This is a list of cricket grounds in Ireland, inclusive of all-Ireland.
Cricket was introduced to Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe in the early 19th century.[1] The game increased in popularity until the early 1880s. The Land War in the 1880s resulting from the Irish Land Commission and a ban on playing "foreign" games by the Gaelic Athletic Association set back the spread of cricket.[1] Anyone playing foreign games such as cricket would be banned from the extremely popular Irish games such as hurling and Gaelic football, which in turn had a detrimental impact on the game.[1] The ban was not lifted until 1970, after which time cricket has continued to grow in popularity.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
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First-class | List A | |||||||
Beechgrove | Derry | only match: 27 July 1963 Ireland v Scotland |
1 | – | – | 0 | [2][3] | |
College Park |
Dublin | 20 May 1895 Dublin University v Marylebone Cricket Club |
12 August 1961 Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club |
28 | – | – | 0 | [4][5] |
Lodge Road | Coleraine | 18 July 1987 Ireland v Scotland |
13 August 2012 Ireland v South Africa A |
2 | – | – | 0 | [6][7] |
Pollock Park | Lurgan | only match: 20 July 1999 Ireland v South Africa Academy |
1 | 4 July 2005 Uganda v United States |
7 July 2005 Uganda v United Arab Emirates |
2 | [8][9][10] |
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
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List A | |||||
Ballygomartin Road | Belfast | only match: 1 July 2005 Canada v Namibia |
1 | [11][12] | |
Drummond Cricket Club Ground |
near Limavady | only match: 5 July 2005 Oman v Papua New Guinea |
1 | [13][14] | |
John Hunter Grounds | Limavady | only match: 5 July 2005 Namibia v Scotland |
1 | [15][16] | |
Moylena Ground | Antrim | 1 July 2005 Denmark v Uganda |
4 July 2005 Canada v Oman |
2 | [17][18] |
Newforge | Belfast | only match: 2 July 2005 Namibia v Papua New Guinea |
1 | [19][20] | |
Osborne Park | Belfast | 1 July 2005 Netherlands v Papua New Guinea |
4 July 2005 Namibia v Netherlands |
2 | [21][22] |
The Inch | Dublin | 9 July 2005 Denmark v Netherlands |
11 July 2005 Oman v United States |
2 | [23][24] |
The Mall |
Armagh | only match: 20 July 1999 Denmark v United States |
1 | [25][26] | |
Upritchard Park | Bangor | 2 July 2005 Canada v Scotland |
29 June 2008 Ireland v Bangladesh A |
4 | [27][28] |
Wallace Park |
Lisburn | only match: 2 July 2005 Bermuda v United Arab Emirates |
1 | [29][30] |
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
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First-class | List A | |||||||
Cliftonville Cricket Club | Greenisland | – | – | 0 | only match: 4 July 2005 Bermuda v Denmark |
1 | [31][32] | |
Ormeau Cricket Ground | Belfast | 26 June 1926 Ireland v Wales |
21 August 1999 Ireland v Scotland |
9 | 25 June 1996 Ireland v Sussex |
19 May 1999 Ireland v Essex Cricket Board |
2 | [33][34][35] |
Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground | Bray | 2 May 1907 Ireland v Yorkshire |
12 September 1912 CB Fry's XI v Australians |
5 | – | – | 0 | [36][37] |