Greenisland (cricket ground)

Greenisland was a cricket ground in Greenisland, Northern Ireland, used first by Greenisland Cricket Club, and then by Cliftonville Cricket Club from 1990–2007. Since 2008, the owners of the ground, Greenisland War Memorial Sports Club, replaced the cricket pitch with artificial hockey pitch and it has ceased to be a cricket venue.[1]

Greenisland
LocationGreenisland, Northern Ireland
Establishment1990
End names
Mountsandel End
Pavilion End
As of 30 August 2011
Source: Ground profile

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1967, when the Northern Cricket Union played an Ireland Development XI.[2] In 2005, the ground hosted a List A match in the 2005 ICC Trophy between Bermuda and Denmark,[3] which resulted in 93 run victory for Bermuda.[4]

References

  1. Cliftonville Cricket Club History Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Other matches played on Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played on Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. "Bermuda v Denmark, 2005 ICC Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

54°42′03.33″N 5°52′49.63″W

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