Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village 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 ...

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situated in the Lady Acre field of

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 ...

grounds. The ground is owned by the

Malahide Cricket Club 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, 2 Ladies, Develo ...

. The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it

's biggest cricket venue and officially opened for international cricket in 2013. In November 2017, it was confirmed as the venue for Ireland's first

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, when they played Pakistan in May 2018.

History

Malahide Cricket Club was founded in 1861. The 5th Baron Talbot of Malahide,

Richard Wogan Talbot Richard Wogan Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot of Malahide PC (1766 – 29 October 1849), was an Anglo-Irish politician. Talbot was the son of Richard Talbot, of Malahide Castle, and Margaret Talbot, 1st Baroness Talbot of Malahide, daughter of Jame ...

, was fond of cricket and established a cricket ground in the grounds of

. It would be over a century later when major cricket would first be played at Malahide, with the ground hosting a first-class match between

and

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in 1991.

International cricket

In September 2013,

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cleared the ground to host international cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team

played against

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with England winning by six wickets after captain Eoin Morgan hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth. The capacity was designed to be increased to 11500 using temporary grandstands and hospitality tents making it the biggest in Ireland with a record attendance for the Island of Ireland of over 10,000. The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, the other two being

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, ...

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and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont. Malahide was also confirmed as the stage for two

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games against the touring South Africa A side in 2013. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the

2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previous ...

tournament.

Records

International centuries

Test centuries

In the very first Test match for Ireland, Kevin O'Brien scored the maiden Test century at the venue.

ODI centuries

16 ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

T20I centuries

International five wicket hauls

A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in international matches, including one in a Test match.

Test matches

One Day Internationals

Notes

References

External links

Malahide Cricket Club Official Website

{{List of cricket grounds in Ireland Cricket grounds in the Republic of Ireland Malahide Sports venues in Dublin (city) Sports venues completed in 1966 Sports venues in Fingal Cricket grounds in County Dublin