Malahide Cricket Club
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Fintan McAllister |
| Team information | |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Home ground | Malahide Cricket Club Ground |
| Capacity | 11,500[1] |
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, Development XI, 12 youth and a Taverners side).
The club has won a number of honours in its history, most notably the Irish Senior Cup in 2002 (Men's) and the Ladies' Senior Cup and Pilkington Plate competitions.
Home ground
The Village or Malahide Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club and has been developed to take a capacity of 11,500 when using temporary grandstands making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue.[1][2]
In September 2013, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host an international cricket match. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team Ireland played against England, with England winning by six wickets after captain Eoin Morgan hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth.[3]
Malahide was also set to be the stage for two Twenty20 games against the touring South Africa A side in 2012, but both games were cancelled.[4]
The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, along with Castle Avenue in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont.
Honours
- Irish Senior Cup: 1[citation needed]
- 2002
- National Irish Cup[citation needed]
- 2013
- Leinster Senior League: 4[citation needed]
- 1964, 1971, 1977, 1980
- Leinster Senior Cup: 2[citation needed]
- 1959, 1971
Notable players
References
- ^ a b "Malahide to host England ODI". ESPNcricinfo. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Flynn, Odran (2 September 2013). "Cricket Ireland to get largest ever attendance tomorrow". Newstalk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Shemilt, Stephan (3 September 2013). "Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara give England win over Ireland". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "South Africa A in Ireland 2012accessdate=6 May 2014".