Castle Avenue
| Castle Avenue | |
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ireland play Essex at Castle Avenue in May 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Town: | Clontarf |
| Grid reference: | O19373679 |
| Location: | 53°22’5"N, 6°12’26"W |
| History | |
| Established: | 1958 |
| Information | |
| Sport: | Cricket |
| Home to: | Clontarf Cricket Club |
| Seating capacity: | 3,200 |
| Website: | Castle Avenue, cricinfo |
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in Clontarf in County Dublin. The ground is one of only three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.
The ground lies near Clontarf Castle. It is the home ground for Clontarf Cricket Club;[1] one of the club's two grounds, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School. The ground also provides two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC, and has done since 1876.
The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators.
International cricket
Clontarf is one of two One Day International grounds in the Republic of Ireland, the other being Malahide Cricket Club also in County Dublin. It hosted its first One Day International match on 21 May 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first One Day International here in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a 'quadrangular series'.
This was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.
In May 2017, the venue hosted its first match between two Full Member teams when Bangladesh played New Zealand in the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[2]
Outside
- Clontarf CC
- Ground profile from Cricinfo
- Cricket Europe profile