Old Belvedere Cricket Club Explained

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Nickname:Cabra Oval
Country:Ireland
Location:Navan Road, Dublin
Establishment:1950
Last Used:September 2012
Owner:Belvedere College
Home Club:Old Belvedere CC[1]

Old Belvedere Cricket Club was a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, that played in the Leinster Senior League. The club was founded in 1950 and promoted to the Senior League in 1957.[2] The club ceased to exist in 2012 when it withdrew from the league.[3] [4]

The club was established in 1950[5] by past pupils of Belvedere College. It was the only club in Ireland capable of hosting two matches simultaneously, as there were two full pitches on the ground. The ground at the Navan Road, known as the Cabra Oval, is owned by Belvedere College. The college continues to play cricket there.[6]

Major honours

The team won the Leinster Senior League twice (1974 and 1976)[7] and the Leinster Senior Cup four times (1964, 1965, 1966 and 1970).[8]

International players

Notable coaches

Fr. Ger Brangan S.J. persuaded coaches to come over from the UK and run sessions in the nets in Jones Road. Among them were Charlie Hallows, Cec Pepper, Victor Cannings and Frank Worrell.[16]

In later years coaching was continued on by Robin Waters.[17]

Club records

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cabra Oval, Dublin. CricketArchive. 11 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Old Belevedre. Leinster Cricket Union. 7 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Statement from Old Belvedere CC regarding the closure of the club. 20 December 2012. Leinster Cricket Union. 7 April 2016.
  4. News: Riordan. Emmet. Briefs: Old Belvedere not to field senior team . 22 December 2012. The Irish Times. 7 April 2016.
  5. News: Johnston. Karl. Some worrying times for Old Belvedere. 27 July 1999. The Irish Times. 7 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Cricket. Belvedere College. 11 April 2016. In the summer term, practices are held in the school Sports Hall and home matches are played in our Cabra sportsgrounds..
  7. Web site: Senior 1 (League) Winners 1895-2015: Old Belvedere. Leinster Cricket Union. 7 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Senior Cup Winners 1895-2015: Old Belvedere. Leinster Cricket Union. 7 April 2016.
  9. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: Owen Fintan Xavier Butler. October 2011. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  10. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: Ray Declan Anthony Daly. November 2009. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: John J McDevitt. September 2011. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  12. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: John Andrew Prior. October 2010. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: Peter Mark O'Reilly. November 2010. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Boylan. Philip. Alec O'Riordan. 22 January 2014. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  15. Web site: Liddle. Eric. StatsZone Ireland: Robin Henry Clough Waters. April 2008. CricketEurope. European Cricket Council. 11 April 2016.
  16. News: List of notable cricketers who coached Belvedere. 7 July 1966. The Irish Times. subscription . 9 April 2016.
  17. Web site: Siggins. Gir. The Ultimate Professionals. 7 August 2013. Leinster Cricket Union. Three other clubs also recruited in that season – Salim Uddin, a Pakistani with Yorkshire league experience joined Merrion; David Bevan, who played for Gloucestershire and Eastern Province ten years earlier, came to Leinster; and Robin Waters, a former Ireland international and coach with Belvedere College who performed a similar role for Old Belvedere.. 7 April 2016.

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