Malahide Cricket Club

Malahide
Captain: Callum Riches
Founded: 1861
Home ground: Malahide Cricket Club Ground
Capacity: 11,500

Malahide Cricket Club was founded in 1861 and is situated within Malahide Castle demesne, near the railway station. The club has over 400 members and is open all year round. The club currently fields 20 teams (5 Senior Men’s, 3 Ladies, 12 youth and a Taverners side). Both the men’s and women’s premier teams compete (in their respective leagues) at the highest grade of cricket played in Ireland.

The club has won a number of honours in its history, most notably the Irish Senior Cup in 2002 (Men's) and the Ladies' Senior Cup and Pilkington Plate competitions.

Home ground

The Village or Malahide Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club.

In September 2013, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host an international cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team Ireland played against England, with England winning by six wickets after captain Eoin Morgan hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth.[1] The ground is now the biggest in Ireland.[2]

The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue.

Malahide was also set to be the stage for two Twenty20 games against the touring South Africa A side in 2012, but both games were cancelled.[3]

The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, along with Castle Avenue in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont.

Honours

Famous Player

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland v England ODI as it happened". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Malahide to host England ODI
  3. ↑ "South Africa A in Ireland 2012accessdate=6 May 2014".

External links

Coordinates: 53°26′58″N 6°09′40″W / 53.449329°N 6.161233°W / 53.449329; -6.161233

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