International men's
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
was first played in
Ireland in 1855 by a
Gentlemen of England team, although it would not be until 1888 that the first tour by a team termed as representative was made by
Scotland. The first
Test match to be played in Ireland came 120 years later in 2018 between
Ireland and
Pakistan at
Malahide. The first
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
to be held in Ireland came in the
1999 Cricket World Cup
The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with Scotland, Ireland, Wales ...
between
Bangladesh and the
West Indies at
Castle Avenue, Dublin
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Clontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being a ...
. In 2008, the
Stormont in
Belfast hosted the first
Twenty20 International to be played in Ireland during the
2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was the inaugural tournament of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and was played between 2 and 5 August 2008 in Stormont, Belfast in Northern Ireland. The top three played in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, the int ...
, with
Canada playing the
Netherlands.
Men's international grounds
Active venues
''Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in Ireland, listed in order of first use.''
See also
*
List of cricket grounds in Ireland
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. Retrieved on 3 November 2008. The game increased ...
Notes
References
{{Cricket grounds by country
Cricket grounds in Ireland
Cricket grounds in Northern Ireland