Malahide Cricket Club Ground

Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland situated in the Lady Acre field of Malahide Castle grounds. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club.[2] The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue and officially opened for international cricket in 2013. In November 2017, it was confirmed as the venue for Ireland's first Test match, when they played Pakistan in May 2018.[3]

The Village
Malahide Cricket Club Ground
2013 ODI between Ireland and England
Ground information
LocationMalahide, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates53.4493°N 6.1612°W / 53.4493; -6.1612
Establishment1861
Capacity11,500[1]
OwnerMalahide Cricket Club[2]
OperatorCricket Ireland
TenantsIreland Cricket Team
End names
Dublin Road End
Castle End
International information
Only Test11–15 May 2018:
 Ireland v  Pakistan
First ODI3 September 2013:
 Ireland v  England
Last ODI17 May 2019:
 Bangladesh v  West Indies
First T20I17 July 2015:
   Nepal v  Papua New Guinea
Last T20I20 September 2019:
 Ireland v  Scotland
As of 20 September 2019
Source: Cricinfo

History

Malahide Cricket Club was founded in 1861.[4] The 5th Baron Talbot of Malahide, Richard Wogan Talbot, was fond of cricket and established a cricket ground in the grounds of Malahide Castle.[5] It would be over a century later when major cricket would first be played at Malahide, with the ground hosting a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland in 1991.[6]

International cricket

In September 2013, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host international cricket. 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.[7] The capacity was designed to be increased to 11500 using temporary grandstands and hospitality tents making it the biggest in Ireland with a record attendance for the Island of Ireland of over 10,000.[1][8]

The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, the other two being Castle Avenue in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont.

Malahide was also confirmed as the stage for two Twenty20 games against the touring South Africa A side in 2013.

It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[9]

Records

International centuries

Test centuries

In the very first Test match for Ireland, Kevin O'Brien scored the maiden Test century at the venue.[10]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1118Kevin O'Brien Ireland2173 Pakistan11 May 2018Lost

ODI centuries

12 ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[11]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1112William Porterfield Ireland 142 England3 September 2013Lost
2124*Eoin Morgan England 106 Ireland3 September 2013Won
3101*Ravi Bopara England 75 Ireland3 September 2013Won
4101*Richie Berrington Scotland 126 Ireland10 September 2014Won
5116*Calum MacLeod Scotland 141 Ireland10 September 2014Won
6100*Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka 107 Ireland16 June 2016Won
7135Kusal Perera Sri Lanka 128 Ireland16 June 2016Won
8152Sharjeel Khan Pakistan 86 Ireland18 August 2016Won
9109Niall O'Brien Ireland 131 New Zealand14 May 2017Lost
10104Tom Latham New Zealand 111 Ireland21 May 2017Won
11135Andrew Balbirnie Ireland 124 West Indies11 May 2019Lost
12148Sunil Ambris West Indies 126 Ireland11 May 2019Won

T20I centuries
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1127*George Munsey Scotland 56 Netherlands16 September 2019Won

International five wicket hauls
As of 11 January 2020

A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in international matches, including one in a Test match.

Test matches
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Malahide Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Mohammad Abbas11 May 2018 Pakistan Ireland328.3665Pakistan won[12]

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Malahide Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Craig Young8 September 2014 Ireland Scotland110465Ireland won[13]
2Majid Haq12 September 2014 Scotland Ireland110545Scotland won[14]
3Dasun Shanaka16 June 2016 Sri Lanka Ireland29435Sri Lanka won[15]
4Imad Wasim18 August 2016 Pakistan Ireland25.4145Pakistan won[16]
5Mitchell Santner14 May 2017[lower-alpha 1] New Zealand Ireland210505New Zealand won[17]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Malahide Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Suné Luus9 August 2016 South Africa Ireland210325South Africa won[18]

Notes
  1. This match was part of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series between Ireland, Bangladesh and West Indies.

    References
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    See also
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