Sandyford Cricket Club Explained

Sandyford Cricket Club
Founded:	1984
Ground:	Marlay Park
Website:	Sandyford Cricket Club, Marlay Park

Sandyford Cricket Club, Marlay Park, Dublin

History of Sandyford CC

Sandyford Cricket Club was founded in 1984 ^{[1] [2]} in the Dublin suburb of Sandyford. The club's home ground is located in Marlay Park, a 300-acre public park, about nine kilometers from Dublin city center. The club is a member of the Leinster Cricket Union^[3] and currently fields three adult teams across various divisions.

• The first team is in division 6 ^{[4] [5]}
• The second team is in division 12 ^{[6] [7]}
• The third team is in division 19 ^{[8] [9]}

Fixtures and results

Fixtures and results

Team	Latest Results	Upcoming fixtures
Sandyford 1	Sandyford 1 results	Sandyford 1 fixtures
Sandyford 2	Sandyford 2 results	Sandyford 2 fixtures
Sandyford 3	Sandyford 3 results	Sandyford 3 fixtures

Location crisis 2022

The current location of Sandyford CC in Marlay Park is also the location where the Longitude Festival is held each year. After the 3 concerts and 3 days of Longitude Festival in 2022, the outfield was left in ruins and in a state that was unfit to play cricket. This gained significant social media traction.^[10]

As of September 2022, Sandyford Cricket Club and the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council are working to move the cricket ground to a new location in keeping with the Marlay Park Master Plan.^[11]

Club Honors

• 1st team league titles (7): 1985 (Junior B), 1990 (Junior A), 1995 (Intermediate B), 1996 (Intermediate A), 2002 (Middle A), 2016 (Division 7), 2022 (Division 6).^[12]
• 2nd team league titles (5): 1989 (Junior B), 1994 (Junior B), 2006 (Junior A), 2008 (Intermediate B), 2021 (Division 13).
• 3rd team league titles (1): 2008 (Junior B).

Cup Final Victories

• 2008 Middle 2 Cup Final: Sandyford I beat Knockharley
• 2008 Whelan Cup Final: Sandyford II beat Rush
• 2022 YMCA Salver Final: Sandyford I beat Balbriggan 2 ^[13]
• 2022 Adamstown Cup Final: Sandyford III beat Kilkenny 3 ^[14]

External links

• Sandyford Cricket Club, Marlay Park
• Sandyford Cricket Club archived website
• Sandyford Cricket Club listing on the Cricket Leinster website

Notes and References

1. Cliff Kennedy, founding member (2005), https://web.archive.org/web/20180903145045/http://sandyfordcc.org/history
2. Current committee details (2022), https://www.cricketleinster.ie/clubs/sandyford-cricket-club, go to tab Club Details
3. Sandyford Cricket Club listing on the Cricket Leinster website, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/clubs/sandyford-cricket-club
4. Sandyford 1 latest results, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/results?team=1WXNM0UQJE&club=1E302RS0X0
5. Sandyford 1 upcoming fixtures, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/fixtures?team=1WXNM0UQJE&club=1E302RS0X0
6. Sandyford 2 latest results, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/results?team=02JME1BGXW&club=1E302RS0X0
7. Sandyford 2 upcoming fixtures, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/fixtures?team=02JME1BGXW&club=1E302RS0X0
8. Sandyford 3 latest results, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/results?team=W03VYCY3VQ&club=1E302RS0X0
9. Sandyford 3 upcoming fixtures, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/fixtures?team=W03VYCY3VQ&club=1E302RS0X0
10. Sandyford home ground after Longitude 2022, https://twitter.com/squacko26/status/1547204790295433216
11. Marlay Park Master Plan, https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/parks/marlay-park-master-plan-have-your-say/supporting_documents/Marlay%20Park%20Masterplan.pdf
12. Sandyford I finish top of division 6, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/league-tables/division-6
13. Sandyford I win YMCA Salver finals, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/sandyford-elated-at-lhk-insurance-ymca-salver-win
14. Sandyford III win Adamstown Cup finals, https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/sandyford-finglas-victorious-in-last-round-of-finals-action