Stormont (cricket ground)
Appearance
Ground information | |
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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 | 15 July 2007: Ireland v Scotland |
As of 4 February 2008 Source: CricketArchive |
Stormont is a 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.
It is one of two ODI grounds in Ireland (the other being the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground at 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.
External links
- Ground profile from Cricinfo