Stormont (cricket ground)

Civil Service Cricket Club
Ground information
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Establishment1949
Capacity6,000[1]
End names
Dundonald End
City End
International information
Only Test25–28 July 2024:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First ODI13 June 2006:
 Ireland v  England
Last ODI13 September 2021:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First T20I2 August 2008:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I9 August 2022:
 Ireland v  Afghanistan
First WODI5 August 1997:
 Ireland v  South Africa
Last WODI11 September 2024:
 Ireland v  England
First WT20I10 July 2019:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
Last WT20I27 May 2021:
 Ireland v  Scotland
Team information
Civil Service North of Ireland (2005)
Northern Knights (2017–present)
As of 28 July 2024
Source: Cricinfo

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.

International cricket

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It 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

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Seven 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

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One Day Internationals

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
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

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
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

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  1. ^ "Civil Service Cricket Club". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Stormont to host Zimbabwe Test but Australia series off". BBC Sport. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine lead Ireland to historic first home Test win". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ^ "2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Belfast, Jul 4 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. ^ "1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of Ireland and Netherlands at Belfast, Jul 18 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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