Osborne Park, Belfast Explained

Ground Name:	Osborne Park
Country:	Ireland
Location:	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Coord:	54.5686°N -5.9512°W
Establishment:	1912
End1:	Osborne Park^[1]
End2:	Cranmore
Date:	17 July
Year:	2018
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/60/6179.html Ground profile

Osborne Park is a cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

History

Established in 1912, Osborne Park is owned by the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and is used as their main sports field.^[1] The ground was selected to host two List A matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy, hosting Netherlands v Papua New Guinea, and three days later Namibia v Netherlands.^[2]

Records

List A

• Highest team total: 189/4 by Netherlands v Namibia, 2005^[3]
• Lowest team total: 69 by Papua New Guinea v Netherlands, 2005^[4]
• Highest individual innings: 65 by Bas Zuiderent for Netherlands v Namibia, 2005^[3]
• Best bowling in an innings: 5-20 by Edgar Schiferli for Netherlands v Papua New Guinea, 2005^[5]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Ireland

External links

• Osborne Park at CricketArchive

54.5686°N -5.9512°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osborne Park, Belfast. CricketEurope. 17 July 2018.
2. Web site: List A Matches played on Osborne Park, Belfast. CricketArchive. 17 July 2018.
3. Web site: Namibia v Netherlands, 2005. CricketArchive. 17 July 2018.
4. Web site: Osborne Park, Belfast - Lowest Team Totals in List A matches. CricketArchive. 17 July 2018.
5. Web site: Osborne Park, Belfast - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches. CricketArchive. 17 July 2018.