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Civil Service Cricket Club
Ground information
Location	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Establishment	1949
Capacity	6,000
	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
Civil Service North of Ireland	(2005)
Northern Knights	(2017–present)
	As of 28 July 2024; Source: Cricinfo

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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.^[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

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

One Day Internationals

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

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

^ "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

Ground profile from Cricinfo

54°35′49″N 5°50′04″W / 54.59694°N 5.83444°W / 54.59694; -5.83444

[Stormont_capacity-1] "Civil Service Cricket Club". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2015Fixtures-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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 |     international = true
+|      onlytestdate = 25–28 July
+|      onlytestyear = 2024
+|      onlytesthome = Ireland
+|      onlytestaway = Zimbabwe
+|     firsttestdate =
+|     firsttestyear =
+|     firsttesthome =
+|     firsttestaway =
+|      lasttestdate =
+|      lasttestyear =
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+|      lasttestaway =
 |      firstodidate = 13 June
 |      firstodiyear = 2006
 |      firstodihome = Ireland
 |      firstodiaway = England
-|       lastodidate = 4 July
+|       lastodidate = 13 September
-|       lastodiyear = 2019
+|       lastodiyear = 2021
 |       lastodihome = Ireland
 |       lastodiaway = Zimbabwe
 | firstt20idate    = 2 August
 | firstt20iyear    = 2008
 | firstt20ihome    = Kenya
 | firstt20iaway    = Netherlands
-| lastt20idate     = 22 July
+| lastt20idate     = 9 August
-| lastt20iyear     = 2021
+| lastt20iyear     = 2022
 | lastt20ihome     = Ireland
-| lastt20iaway     = South Africa
+| lastt20iaway     = Afghanistan
+| firstwodidate   = 5 August
+| firstwodiyear   = 1997
+| firstwodihome   = Ireland
+| firstwodiaway   = South Africa
+| lastwodidate    = 11 September
+| lastwodiyear    = 2024
+| lastwodihome    = Ireland
+| lastwodiaway    = England
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 |             club2 = [[Northern Knights (cricket team)|Northern Knights]]
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-|              date = 22 July 2021
+|              date = 28 July 2024
-|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/ground/58588.html Cricinfo.com
+|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/ground/58588.html Cricinfo
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 ==International cricket==
-It is one of four [[One Day International|ODI]] grounds in [[Ireland]] (the others being the [[Bready Cricket Club Ground|Bready]] in Magheramason and [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground|Clontarf]] and [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|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 cricket team|England]].
+It is one of four [[One Day International|ODI]] grounds in [[Ireland]], the others being the [[Bready Cricket Club Ground|Bready]] in [[Magheramason]] and [[Castle Avenue cricket ground|Clontarf]] and [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|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 cricket team|England]].
 In 2007, a [[2007 Future Cup|three-match ODI series]] between [[India cricket team|India]] and [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] was played at this ground, and in 2008 it hosted the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20]].
-It was selected as a venue to host matches in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="2015Fixtures">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/87946/icc-announces-schedule-of-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015 |title=ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 |access-date=14 May 2015 |work=International Cricket Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100208/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/87946/icc-announces-schedule-of-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+It was selected as a venue to host matches in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="2015Fixtures">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/87946/icc-announces-schedule-of-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015 |title=ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 |access-date=14 May 2015 |work=International Cricket Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100208/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/87946/icc-announces-schedule-of-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The ground hosted its first [[Test cricket|Test match]] when Ireland played [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stormont to host Zimbabwe Test but Australia series off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cw07j0zk6xzo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=22 April 2024 |date=22 April 2024}}</ref> Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets and recorded a second consecutive Test victory and a first on home soil.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine lead Ireland to historic first home Test win |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/07/28/lorcan-tucker-and-andy-mcbrine-lead-ireland-to-historic-first-home-test-win/ |website=Irish Times |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
 ==International centuries==
-Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1409;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
+Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, two of them by Ireland's own [[Ed Joyce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=1409;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref>
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 | 4 || 109 || [[Paul Stirling]] || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 107 || {{cr|PAK}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|May|30}} || Lost
 |-
-| 5 || 105* || [[Ed Joyce]] (1/2) || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 135 || {{cr|AFG}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|14}} || Won
+| 5 || 105* || [[Ed Joyce]] (1/2) || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 135 || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|14}} || Won
 |-
-| 6 || 160* || [[Ed Joyce]] (2/2) || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 148 || {{cr|AFG}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|19}} || Won
+| 6 || 160* || [[Ed Joyce]] (2/2) || {{cr|IRE}} || {{ntsh|1100}} 148 || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|19}} || Won
 |-
-| 7 || 101 || [[Mohammad Shahzad]] || {{cr|AFG}} || {{ntsh|0880}} 88 || {{cr|IRE}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|May|21}} || Won
+| 7 || 101 || [[Mohammad Shahzad]] || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{ntsh|0880}} 88 || {{cr|IRE}} || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|May|21}} || Won
 |}
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 ! Result
 |-
-| 1 || [[Gulbadin Naib]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|5|21}} || {{cr|AFG}} || {{cr|IRE}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|9.2}} || {{nts|43}} || {{nts|6}}  || Afghanistan won<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19064/scorecard/1168516/ireland-vs-afghanistan-2nd-odi-afg-in-ireland-2019|title=2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 21 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
+| 1 || [[Gulbadin Naib]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|5|21}} || {{cr|AFG|2013}} || {{cr|IRE}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|9.2}} || {{nts|43}} || {{nts|6}}  || Afghanistan won<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19064/scorecard/1168516/ireland-vs-afghanistan-2nd-odi-afg-in-ireland-2019|title=2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 21 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
 |-
 | 2 || [[Tim Murtagh]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|7|4}} || {{cr|IRE}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|21}} || {{nts|5}} || Ireland won<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19062/scorecard/1168518/ireland-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-odi-zim-in-ireland-and-nl-2019|title=2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Belfast, Jul 4 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=5 July 2019}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
-* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/58588.html Ground profile] from [[Cricinfo]]
+* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/ground/58588.html Ground profile] from [[Cricinfo]]
 {{List of cricket grounds in Ireland}}
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 [[Category:Sports venues in County Down]]
 [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1949]]
+[[Category:Cricket in Belfast]]
+[[Category:Test cricket grounds in Ireland]]
-{{NorthernIreland-sports-venue-stub}}
-{{cricket-ground-stub}}

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