Woodvale Road
Woodvale Road is a cricket ground in Eglinton, Northern Ireland. The home team of the ground is Eglinton Cricket Club who were founded in 1936. It has a capacity of 2,000.
| Eglinton Cricket Club Ground | |||
| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Establishment | 1936 | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Eglinton Cricket Club | ||
| Operator | Cricket Ireland | ||
| Tenants | Ireland Cricket Team | ||
| End names | |||
| Twaddell Avenue McCallum Hall | |||
| International information | |||
| Team information | |||
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| As of September 19, 2014 Source: espncricinfo | |||
The ground has staged two first-class matches and three List A matches, a further two were abandoned without a ball bowled. It also staged a single match between Canada and the Netherlands at the 2005 ICC Trophy. The ground also hosted Ireland's opening match of the Intercontinental Cup against Kenya in 2009.
North West Cricket Union wants to make it a fully international ground as it is one of Ireland's most famous cricket venues. It has hosted a Twenty20 match, Ireland against Bangladesh A. It has also hosted North West cup finals and has seen the Australian national team take to the field.
External links
- Official Eglinton Cricket Club Website
- Irish Cricket Grounds
- Woodvale Road, Eglinton at CricketArchive