List of Northern Knights grounds

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Northern Knights 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 Stormont in Belfast.[2]

As of 4 September 2018, Northern Knights have played four first-class matches,[2] four List A matches,[3] and five Twenty20 matches at seven different home grounds.[4] The eight grounds that Northern Knights 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
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground
Stormont (cricket ground).jpg
 Belfast only match:
5 June 2017
v Leinster Lightning		   1 28 May 2018
v North West Warriors		 1 July 2018
v Leinster Lightning		 2 only match:
18 May 2018
v North West Warriors		   1 [5][6][7][8][n 1]
The Meadow
The Strangford Road Grounds of Downpatrick Cricket Club (geograph 5364728).jpg
 Downpatrick – – 0 only match:
4 June 2017
v Leinster Lightning		   1 – – 0 [9][10][n 2]
Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground Belfast – – 0 – – 0 only match:
23 June 2017
v Leinster Lightning		   1 [11][12][n 3]
Middle Road Carrickfergus – – 0 – – 0 only match:
21 July 2017
v Munster Reds		   1 [13][14][n 4]
The Green Comber 1 August 2017
v North West Warriors		 2 July 2018
v North West Warriors		 3 – – 0 – – 0 [15][16][n 5]
The Lawn Waringstown – – 0 only match:
6 August 2017
v North West Warriors		   1 – – 0 [17][18][n 6]
Circular Road Belfast – – 0 – – 0 only match:
11 August 2017
v North West Warriors		   1 [19][20]
Shaw's Bridge Upper Ground Belfast – – 0 – – 0 only match:
25 May 2018
v Leinster Lightning		   1 [21][22]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ireland have played first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches at Civil Service Cricket Ground. Only the first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches played by Northern Knights are recorded.
  2. ^ Ireland played a single first-class match at The Meadow against Scotland in 1983. Ireland played two List A matches at The Meadow in 1990 and 1997, with The Meadow hosting a further two List A matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A match played by the Northern Knights is recorded.
  3. ^ Two List A matches were played there during the 2005 ICC Trophy.
  4. ^ Middle Road hosted a single List A match between Netherlands and Oman in the 2005 ICC Trophy.
  5. ^ Ireland have played two List A matches at The Green (1995 Benson & Hedges Cup v Kent and in the 2005 ICC Trophy v Uganda). In the 2005 ICC Trophy, Uganda and Bermuda also played a List A match there.
  6. ^ The Lawn hosted a List A match between Bermuda and the United States in the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A match played by the Northern Knights is recorded.

References[]

  1. ^ "First-class status for interpros sees Irish cricket break another glass ceiling". Irish Independent. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Northern Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Northern Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Northern Cricket Union". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ^ "Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  7. ^ "List A Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  9. ^ "The Meadow, Downpatrick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  10. ^ "List A Matches played on The Meadow, Downpatrick (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  11. ^ "Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  12. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  13. ^ "Middle Road, Carrickfergus". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  14. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Middle Road, Carrickfergus (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  15. ^ "The Green, Comber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  16. ^ "First-Class Matches played on The Green, Comber (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  17. ^ "The Lawn, Waringstown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  18. ^ "List A Matches played on The Lawn, Waringstown (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  19. ^ "Circular Road, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  20. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Circular Road, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  21. ^ "Shaw's Bridge Upper Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  22. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Upper Ground, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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