Woodvale Road is a

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ground in Eglinton,

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. The home team of the ground is

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who were founded in 1936. It has a capacity of 2,000. The ground has staged two first-class matches and three

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matches, a further two were abandoned without a ball bowled. It also staged a single match between

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and the

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at the

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. The ground also hosted

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's opening match of the Intercontinental Cup against

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in 2009.

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wants to make it a fully international ground as it is one of

's most famous cricket venues. It has hosted a Twenty20 match,

against

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. It has also hosted North West cup finals and has seen the Australian national team take to the field.

External links

Official Eglinton Cricket Club Website

Irish Cricket Grounds

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