Claremont Road Cricket Ground

YMCA Cricket Club Ground

Claremont Road
Ground information
Location	Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Establishment	1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Capacity	2,000
End names
n/a
International information
First WODI	31 July 2005:  Ireland v  Australia
Last WODI	8 June 2018:  Ireland v  New Zealand
First WT20I	16 July 2013:  Ireland v  Pakistan
Last WT20I	26 May 2019:  Ireland v  West Indies
Team information
YMCA Cricket Club (1911 – 2024)
As of 20 August, 2015 Source: Ground profile

Claremont Road is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1994, when Munster played North West.^[1] In local domestic cricket, the ground was the home of YMCA Cricket Club.^[2]

In 2021, the ground was acquired from the YMCA by Lansdowne Rugby Club, who then ended the cricket club's lease in 2024.^[3][4]

The ground has hosted 5 Women's One Day Internationals (ODI), the first of which came in 2005 and saw Ireland women play Australia women. The second Women's ODI came in 2006 when Ireland women played the Netherlands women. In 2012 Ireland Women played Bangladesh and Pakistan in an ODI Tri-Series.^[5]

The ground also hosted final of 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan and Sri Lanka both went on to be undefeated at the tournament, sharing the title after the final was interrupted by rain.^{[citation needed]}

The ground was hosted for hosts to 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.^{[citation needed]}

One Day International matches

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
Ireland	Australia	Australia	By 240 runs	2005
Ireland	Netherlands	Ireland	By 84 runs	2006
Ireland	Pakistan	Pakistan	By 42 runs	2012
Ireland	Bangladesh	No result	No result	2012
Ireland	Pakistan	Pakistan	By 89 runs	2013

T20 International matches

The stadium has hosted following T20I matches till date.

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
Ireland	Pakistan	Pakistan	By 38 runs	2013
Ireland	Pakistan	Australia	By 9 wickets	2013
Pakistan	Sri Lanka	No result	No result	2013
Ireland	Australia	Australia	By 25 runs	2015
Ireland	Australia	Australia	By 55 runs	2015
Ireland	Australia	Australia	By 99 runs	2015

References

External links

• Claremont Road – via CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Claremont Road – via Cricinfo

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This page was last edited on 25 May 2024, at 09:22