Stormont (also known as Civil Service Cricket Club) is an international and first-class cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the grounds of the Stormont Estate, the seat of government in Northern Ireland, and is the home of Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club.
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| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||
| Establishment | 1949 | ||||
| Capacity | 6,000[1] | ||||
| End names | |||||
| Dundonald End City End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| Only Test | 25–28 July 2024: Ireland v  Zimbabwe | ||||
| First ODI | 13 June 2006: Ireland v  England | ||||
| Last ODI | 13 September 2021: Ireland v Zimbabwe | ||||
| First T20I | 2 August 2008: Kenya v  Netherlands | ||||
| Last T20I | 9 August 2022: Ireland v  Afghanistan | ||||
| First WODI | 5 August 1997: Ireland v  South Africa | ||||
| Last WODI | 11 September 2024: Ireland v England | ||||
| First WT20I | 10 July 2019: Ireland v Zimbabwe | ||||
| Last WT20I | 27 May 2021: Ireland v  Scotland | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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| As of 28 July 2024 Source: Cricinfo | |||||
International cricket
editIt is one of four ODI grounds in Ireland, the others being the Bready in Magheramason and Clontarf and Malahide in Dublin. The ground was established in 1949 and saw its first ODI in June 2006: the inaugural ODI match for the Irish cricket team, against England.
In 2007, a three-match ODI series between India and South Africa was played at this ground, and in 2008 it hosted the qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20.
It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[2] The ground hosted its first Test match when Ireland played Zimbabwe in July 2024.[3] Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets and recorded a second consecutive Test victory and a first on home soil.[4]
International centuries
editSeven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, two of them by Ireland's own Ed Joyce.[5]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113 | Marcus Trescothick | England |
114 | Ireland |
13 June 2006 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Junaid Siddique |  Bangladesh |
123 | Ireland |
15 July 2010 | Lost |
| 3 | 108 | William Porterfield | Ireland |
116 | Bangladesh |
15 July 2010 | Won |
| 4 | 109 | Paul Stirling | Ireland |
107 |  Pakistan |
30 May 2011 | Lost |
| 5 | 105* | Ed Joyce (1/2) | Ireland |
135 | Afghanistan |
14 July 2016 | Won |
| 6 | 160* | Ed Joyce (2/2) | Ireland |
148 | Afghanistan |
19 July 2016 | Won |
| 7 | 101 | Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan |
88 | Ireland |
21 May 2019 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
editOne Day Internationals
edit| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulbadin Naib | 21 May 2019 | Afghanistan |
Ireland |
2 | 9.2 | 43 | 6 | Afghanistan won[6] |
| 2 | Tim Murtagh | 4 July 2019 | Ireland |
Zimbabwe |
2 | 10 | 21 | 5 | Ireland won[7] |
Twenty20 Internationals
edit| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias Sunny | 18 July 2012 | Bangladesh |
Ireland |
2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | Bangladesh won[8] |
References
edit- ^ "Civil Service Cricket Club". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Stormont to host Zimbabwe Test but Australia series off". BBC Sport. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine lead Ireland to historic first home Test win". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Belfast, Jul 4 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of Ireland and Netherlands at Belfast, Jul 18 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
External links
edit- Ground profile from Cricinfo