Castle Avenue, Dublin


Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and is also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.

Location and dimensions

The ground lies near Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club. 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.

Other sports

There are also two rugby union pitches within the complex, which are home to Clontarf FC since 1876.

International cricket

Clontarf is one of three One Day International grounds in Ireland, hosting its first ODI match on May 21st, 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a quadrangular series.
It 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.

Records

International centuries

ODI Centuries

Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1116*Gary Wilson 11316 August 2010Won
2122*Mohammad Hafeez 11323 May 2013Tied
3103Paul Stirling 10723 May 2013Tied
4116*Ed Joyce 13226 May 2013Lost
5179John Campbell 1375 May 2019Won
6170Shai Hope 1525 May 2019Won
7109Shai Hope 1327 May 2019Lost
8130Paul Stirling 14115 May 2019Lost

International five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs.
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1John Blain29 7 200819225Scotland won
2James Hopes17 6 201029145Australia won
3Abu Jayed15 5 201919585Bangladesh won

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Amelia Kerr13 06 201827175New Zealand won