Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
Encyclopedia
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, also known as Castle Avenue is a cricket
ground in the suburb of Clontarf
, Dublin, Ireland
. It sits in the shadow of Clontarf Castle
, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club. The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008.
Clontarf is one of two ODI grounds in Ireland
(the other being the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont) 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 on 14 July 2007 against the West Indies
as part of a quadrangular series
.
There are also two rugby union
pitches on the complex, which are home to Clontarf RFC
since 1876. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in the suburb of Clontarf
Clontarf, Dublin
Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts...
, Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It sits in the shadow of Clontarf Castle
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf Castle is a much-modernised castle, dating to 1837, in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, an area famous as a key location of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. There has been a castle on the site since 1172...
, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club. The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008.
Clontarf is one of two ODI grounds in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
(the other being the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont) hosting its first ODI match on 21 May 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
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when Bangladesh played the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue on 14 July 2007 against the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
as part of a quadrangular series
Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007
The Quadrangular Series in Ireland was a One Day International cricket tournament, contested between three associate nations and one full member , from July 10 to July 15, 2007, following the conclusion of the West Indies' tour of England...
.
There are also two rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
pitches on the complex, which are home to Clontarf RFC
Clontarf RFC
Clontarf Football Club. Having played firstly in a field at the bottom of Vernon Avenue, then on a site currently used by Dublin Bus as a Depot., the club moved to its present location in 1896 and celebrated 100 years at Castle Avenue in 1996. The Bull Emblem used in the logo is that of the...
since 1876. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators.
External links
- Ground profile from CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Cricket Europe profile
- Clontarf RFC profile
- Clontarf C.C. website