List of cricket grounds in Ireland explained

This is a list of cricket grounds in Ireland, inclusive of all-Ireland.

Cricket was introduced to Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe in the early 19th century.^[1] The game increased in popularity until the early 1880s. The Land War in the 1880s resulting from the Irish Land Commission and a ban on playing "foreign" games by the Gaelic Athletic Association set back the spread of cricket.^[1] Anyone playing foreign games such as cricket would be banned from the extremely popular Irish games such as hurling and Gaelic football, which in turn had a detrimental impact on the game.^[1] The ban was not lifted until 1970, after which time cricket has continued to grow in popularity.

Men's international venues

• For a full list of grounds that have staged men's international matches, see List of international men's cricket grounds in Ireland

Domestic Teams

Leinster Lightning

• For a full list of grounds that Leinster Lightning have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of Leinster Lightning grounds

Munster Reds

• For a full list of grounds that Munster Reds have used as home grounds in Twenty20 cricket, see List of Munster Reds grounds

Northern Knights

• For a full list of grounds that Northern Knights have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of Northern Knights grounds

North West Warriors

• For a full list of grounds that North West Warriors have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of North West Warriors grounds

Other venues

First-class venues

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		First-class			List A
					-	-		^[2] ^[3]
College Park					-	-		^[4] ^[5]
					-	-		^[6] ^[7]
								^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

List A venues

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		List A
					^[11] ^[12]
Drummond Cricket Club Ground					^[13] ^[14]
					^[15] ^[16]
					^[17] ^[18]
					^[19] ^[20]
					^[21] ^[22]
					^[23] ^[24]
The Mall	Armagh				^[25] ^[26]
					^[27] ^[28]
Wallace Park	Lisburn				^[29] ^[30]

Defunct venues

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		First-class			List A
		-	-					^[31] ^[32]
								^[33] ^[34] ^[35]
	Bray				-	-		^[36] ^[37]

Women's international venues

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		Women's Test			Women's ODI			Women's T20I
		-	-								^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
Ballymagorry		-	-					-	-		^[41] ^[42]
		-	-		-	-					^[43] ^[44]
		-	-					-	-		^[45] ^[46]
		-	-								^[47] ^[48] ^[49] ^[50]
		-	-					-	-		^[51] ^[52]
		-	-								^[53] ^[54] ^[55]
College Park								-	-		^[56] ^[57]
		-	-								^[58] ^[59] ^[60]
		-	-								^[61] ^[62] ^[63] ^[64]
Ormeau Cricket Ground †		-	-					-	-		^[65]
		-	-					-	-		^[66] ^[67] ^[68]
		-	-					-	-		^[69] ^[70]
		-	-								^[71] ^[72] ^[73]
The Village		-	-								^[74] ^[75] ^[76]
		-	-								^[77] ^[78] ^[79]

External links

• Cricket Ireland Official Website

Notes and References

1. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
2. Web site: Beechgrove, Derry . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
3. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Beechgrove, Derry (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
4. Web site: College Park, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
5. Web site: First-Class Matches played on College Park, Dublin (28) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
6. Web site: Lodge Road, Coleraine . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
7. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Lodge Road, Coleraine (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
8. Web site: Pollock Park, Lurgan . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
9. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Pollock Park, Lurgan (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
10. Web site: List A Matches played on Pollock Park, Lurgan (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
11. Web site: Ballygomartin Road, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
12. Web site: List A Matches played on Ballygomartin Road, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
13. Web site: Drummond Cricket Club Ground, Drummond . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
14. Web site: List A Matches played on Drummond Cricket Club Ground, Drummond (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
15. Web site: John Hunter Grounds, Limavady . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
16. Web site: List A Matches played on John Hunter Grounds, Limavady (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
17. Web site: Moylena Ground, Muckamore . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
18. Web site: List A Matches played on Moylena Ground, Muckamore (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
19. Web site: Newforge, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
20. Web site: List A Matches played on Newforge, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
21. Web site: Osborne Road, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
22. Web site: List A Matches played on Osborne Road, Belfast (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
23. Web site: The Inch, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
24. Web site: List A Matches played on The Inch, Dublin (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
25. Web site: The Mall, Armagh . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
26. Web site: List A Matches played on The Mall, Armagh (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
27. Web site: Upritchard Park, Bangor . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
28. Web site: List A Matches played on Upritchard Park, Bangor (4) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
29. Web site: Wallace Park, Lisburn . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
30. Web site: List A Matches played on Wallace Park, Lisburn (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
31. Web site: Cliftonville Cricket Club, Greenisland . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
32. Web site: List A Matches played on Cliftonville Cricket Club, Greenisland (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
33. Web site: Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
34. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast (9) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
35. Web site: List A Matches played on Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
36. Web site: Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, Bray . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
37. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, Bray (5) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
38. Web site: Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
39. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (5) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
40. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
41. Web site: Ballymagorry, Strabane . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
42. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Ballymagorry, Strabane (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
43. Web site: Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
44. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
45. Web site: Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
46. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
47. Web site: Castle Avenue, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
48. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Castle Avenue, Dublin (5) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
49. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Castle Avenue, Dublin (3) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
50. Has hosted one neutral Women's T20I.
51. Web site: Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
52. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
53. Web site: Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
54. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (7) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
55. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Claremont Road, Dublin (10) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
56. Web site: Women's Test Matches played on College Park, Dublin (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
57. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on College Park, Dublin (11) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
58. Web site: Kenure, Rush . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
59. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Kenure, Rush (3) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
60. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Kenure, Rush (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
61. Web site: Observatory Lane, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
62. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Dublin (6) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
63. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Observatory Lane, Dublin (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
64. Has hosted one neutral Women's ODI.
65. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Ormeau, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
66. Web site: Park Avenue, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
67. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Park Avenue, Dublin (5) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
68. Has hosted three neutral Women's ODIs.
69. Web site: Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
70. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
71. Web site: Sydney Parade, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
72. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (4) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
73. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
74. Web site: The Village, Malahide . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
75. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on The Village, Malahide (3) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
76. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on The Village, Malahide (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
77. Web site: The Vineyard, Dublin . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
78. Web site: Women's One-Day International Matches played on The Vineyard, Dublin (4) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.
79. Web site: Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on The Vineyard, Dublin (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-07-13.