Castle Avenue cricket ground

Castle Avenue cricket ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club ground,[1] is a cricket facility in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is the primary of the two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the secondary being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and the lands on which it lies are also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only four One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.

Castle Avenue cricket ground
Clontarf Cricket Club ground
Ireland compete against Essex at Castle Avenue in May 2007
Ground information
LocationClontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53°22′04.97″N 6°12′25.75″W
Establishment1958
Capacity3,200
End names
City End
Killester End
International information
First ODI21 May 1999:
 Bangladesh v  West Indies
Last ODI15 May 2019:
 Ireland v  Bangladesh
First T20I25 July 2015:
 Afghanistan v  Oman
Last T20I29 August 2021:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First WODI16 August 1990:
 Ireland v  England
Last WODI28 July 2023:
 Ireland v  Australia
First WT20I28 August 2012:
 Ireland v  Bangladesh
Last WT20I29 August 2012:
 Bangladesh v  Pakistan
Team information
Clontarf Cricket Club (1896 – present)
As of 28 July 2023
Source: Cricinfo

Location and capacity

The ground lies on a lane off Castle Avenue in central Clontarf, near Clontarf Castle, and have been home to Clontarf Cricket Club since 1896.[2] The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. The playing field's ends are named "Killester" and "City".[3]

History

Clontarf Cricket Club began operations on a site on Vernon Avenue in 1876. They moved to a site near the end of Howth Road in 1892, which they started to share with rugby union side Clontarf Football Club. The two clubs moved to the site off Castle Avenue in 1896.[1] Operations were suspended from 1914 to 1918, and during World War II, the site was used for allotments. Fully separate playing areas were set out from 1947, and the two clubs swapped fields in 1958, from which time the current playing areas date.

International cricket

Clontarf is one of three One Day International (ODI) grounds in Ireland (the others being Stormont in Belfast and Malahide in Dublin), hosting its first ODI match on 21 May 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a quadrangular series.

It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4]

In May 2017, the venue hosted its first match between two Full Member teams when Bangladesh played New Zealand in the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[5]

Other sports

There are also two rugby union pitches within the complex, which is home to both cricket and rugby, with Clontarf FC, since 1896. The clubs swapped sides of the complex (fields) in 1958.

Records

ODI Centuries

Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[6]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1116*Gary Wilson Ireland 113 Netherlands16 August 2010Won
2122*Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan 113 Ireland23 May 2013Tied
3103Paul Stirling (1/2) Ireland 107 Pakistan23 May 2013Tied
4116*Ed Joyce Ireland 132 Pakistan26 May 2013Lost
5179John Campbell West Indies 137 Ireland5 May 2019Won
6170Shai Hope (1/2) West Indies 152 Ireland5 May 2019Won
7109Shai Hope (2/2) West Indies 132 Bangladesh7 May 2019Lost
8130Paul Stirling (2/2) Ireland 141 Bangladesh15 May 2019Lost

International five-wicket hauls
As of 11 January 2020

Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Castle Avenue
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1John Blain29 July 2008[lower-alpha 1] Scotland Netherlands19225Scotland won[7]
2James Hopes17 June 2010 Australia Ireland29145Australia won[8]
3Abu Jayed15 May 2019[lower-alpha 2] Bangladesh Ireland19585Bangladesh won[9]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Castle Avenue
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Amelia Kerr[upper-alpha 1]13 June 2018 New Zealand Ireland27175New Zealand won[11]

Notes
  1. This match took place during the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division One final competition which was held in Ireland.
  2. This match was part of the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series between Ireland, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
  1. Kerr's five-wicket haul was her first in international cricket. She also scored 232 not out during the same match, a new record in women's ODI cricket. She was aged 17 when the match was played.[10]

References
  1. Cricket Leinster. "Clontarf Cricket Club". Cricket Leinster. Clontarf Cricket Club is a premier ground and cricket club
  2. Clontarf Cricket Club
  3. "Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. "Bangladesh seek maiden away win against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. "European Championship Division One at Dublin, Jul 29 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. "Only ODI, Australia tour of England and Ireland at Dublin, Jun 17 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. "6th Match, Ireland Tri-Nation Series at Dublin, May 15 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. Kerr 232*, Kasperek 113, New Zealand 440 in another massive win, CricInfo, 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  11. 3rd ODI, New Zealand Women tour of Ireland and England at Dublin, Jun 13 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-11.


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