Malahide Cricket Club was founded in 1861 and is situated within
Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle ( ga, Caisleán Mhullach Íde), parts of which date to the 12th century, lies close to the village of Malahide, nine miles (14 km) north of central Dublin in Ireland. It has over of remaining parkland estate, forming the ...
demesne, near the
railway station
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.
The club has over 400 members and is open all year round. The club currently fields 20 teams (5 Senior Men’s, 2 Ladies, Development XI, 12 youth and a Taverners side).
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
Malahide ( ; ) is an affluent coastal settlement in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland, situated north of Dublin city. It has a village centre surrounded by suburban housing estates, with a population of over 17,000.
Malahide Castle dates from th ...
,
Ireland
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. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club and has been developed to take a capacity of 11,500 when using temporary grandstands making it
Ireland
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's biggest cricket venue.
In September 2013,
International Cricket Council
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cleared the ground to host an international cricket match. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
played against
England
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, with England winning by six wickets after captain
Eoin Morgan
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engli ...
hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth.
Malahide was also set to be the stage for two
Twenty20
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games against the touring
South Africa A side in 2012, but both games were cancelled.
The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, along with
Castle Avenue
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, ...
in
Dublin
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and the
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground
Stormont (also known as Civil Service Cricket Club) is an international and first-class cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the grounds of the Stormont Estate, the seat of government in Northern Ireland, and is the hom ...
at
Stormont.
Honours
*
Irish Senior Cup: 1
**2002
* National Irish Cup
**2013
*
Leinster Senior League: 4
**1964, 1971, 1977, 1980
*
Leinster Senior Cup: 2
**1959, 1971
Notable players
*
Eoin Morgan
Eoin (, or ) is an Irish name. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is () and both are closely related to the Welsh . It is also cognate with the Irish . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as ''John'' in Engli ...
*
Johan Botha
References
External links
Website
{{Leinster Senior League
Sports clubs in Fingal
Cricket clubs in County Dublin
Sports venues in Fingal
Leinster Senior League (cricket) teams
1861 establishments in Ireland
Malahide