Malahide Cricket Club Ground

The Village
Ground information
Location Malahide, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Establishment 1966
Capacity 11,500
Owner Malahide Cricket Club
Operator Cricket Ireland
Tenants Ireland Cricket Team
End names
Dublin Road End
Castle End
International information
First ODI September 3, 2013: Ireland v England
Last ODI May 8, 2015: Ireland v England
First T20I July 17, 2015: Nepal v Papua New Guinea
Last T20I July 26, 2015: Netherlands v Scotland
As of August 11, 2015
Source: Cricinfo.com

The Village or Malahide Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in the Malahide, Ireland. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club.[1]

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.[2] The ground is now the biggest in Ireland.[3]

The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue and will be officially opened for international cricket in 2013.

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

The ground became Ireland's third venues for international cricket included Castle Avenue in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont.

It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4]

One Day International matches

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A) Team (B) Winner Margin Year
 Ireland  England  England By 6 wickets 2013
 Ireland  Scotland  Ireland By 7 wickets 2014
 Ireland  Scotland  Ireland By 3 wickets 2014
 Ireland  Scotland  Scotland By 8 wickets 2014
 Ireland  England No Result 2015

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Coordinates: 53°26′58″N 6°09′40″W / 53.449329°N 6.161233°W / 53.449329; -6.161233

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