List of Leinster Lightning grounds

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The cricket ground at College Park
College Park (pictured) will host all Leinster Lightning home matches from 2019.

Leinster Lightning was established in 2013, and accorded first-class status in 2017.[1] Since then, they have played first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket at a number of different home grounds. Their first home first-class match was against North West Warriors in 2017 at Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground in County Wicklow.[2] From 2019, Leinster will play their home matches at College Park, Dublin.[3]

As of 4 September 2018, Leinster Lightning have played four first-class matches,[2] four List A matches,[4] and seven Twenty20 matches at seven different home grounds.[5] The seven grounds that Leinster Lightning have used for home matches are listed below, with statistics complete through the end of the 2018 season.

List of grounds[]

Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs
First-class List A Twenty20
The Vineyard Skerries – – 0 1 May 2017
v North West Warriors		 4 June 2018
v Northern Knights		 2 – – 0 [6][7][n 1]
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground Dublin – – 0 – – 0 9 June 2017
v Northern Knights		 21 July 2017
v North West Warriors		 3 [8][9][n 2]
Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground County Wicklow only match:
20 June 2017
v North West Warriors		   1 – – 0 – – 0 [10][11][n 3]
Castle Avenue Dublin only match:
5 September 2017
v Northern Knights		   1 – – 0 – – 0 [12][13][n 4]
Observatory Lane Dublin – – 0 10 September 2017
v Northern Knights		 9 September 2018
v North West Warriors		 2 – – 0 [14][15][n 5]
Sydney Parade Dublin only match:
1 May 2018
v North West Warriors		   1 – – 0 18 May 2018
v Munster Reds		 8 July 2018
v Munster Reds		 4 [16][17][18][n 6]
The Village
Malahide Cricket Ground 2013.jpg
 Malahide only match:
4 September 2018
v Northern Knights		   1 – – 0 – – 0 [19][20][n 7]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hosted two List A matches during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A matches played by Leinster Lighting are recorded.
  2. ^ Hosted a single List A match between Papua New Guinea and the United States during the 2005 ICC Trophy.
  3. ^ Ireland played a first-class match and two Twenty20 matches here against South Africa A. Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lightning is recorded.
  4. ^ Has hosted 15 first-class matches. Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lightning is recorded.
  5. ^ Hosted two List A matches during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A matches played by Leinster Lighting are recorded.
  6. ^ Has hosted seven Twenty20 matches. Only the Twenty20 matches with Leinster Lighting as the home team are recorded.
  7. ^ Six first-class matches have been played at the ground (including one Test match). Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lighting is recorded.

References[]

  1. ^ "First-class status for interpros sees Irish cricket break another glass ceiling". Irish Independent. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Leinster Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  3. ^ "College Park to become Lightning home ground". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Leinster Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Leinster Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  6. ^ "The Vineyard, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. ^ "List A Matches played on The Vineyard, Dublin (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  8. ^ "Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  9. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  10. ^ "Oak Hill Cricket Club, County Wicklow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  11. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Oak Hill Cricket Club, County Wicklow (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  12. ^ "Castle Avenue, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  13. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Castle Avenue, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  14. ^ "Observatory Lane, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  15. ^ "List A Matches played on Observatory Lane, Dublin (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  16. ^ "Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  17. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  18. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  19. ^ "The Village, Malahide". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  20. ^ "First-Class Matches played on The Village, Malahide (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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