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| Ground information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||
| Establishment | 1949 | ||||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||||
| End names | |||||
| Dundonald End City End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First ODI | 13 June 2006: Ireland v  England | ||||
| Last ODI | 4 July 2019: Ireland v  Zimbabwe | ||||
| First T20I | 2 August 2008: Kenya v  Netherlands | ||||
| Last T20I | 10 July 2019: Ireland v Zimbabwe | ||||
| Only WODI | 5 August 1997: Ireland v  South Africa | ||||
| Only WT20I | 10 July 2019: Ireland v Zimbabwe | ||||
| Team information | |||||
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| As of 3 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo.com | |||||
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
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.[1]
International centuries
Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[2]
| 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
One Day Internationals
| 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[3] |
| 2 | Tim Murtagh | 4 July 2019 | Ireland | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 21 | 5 | Ireland won[4] |
Twenty20 Internationals
| 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[5] |
References
- ^ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "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
- Ground profile from Cricinfo