# Malahide Cricket Club Ground

Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland, situated in the Lady Acre field of Malahide Castle grounds. The ground is owned by Malahide Cricket Club. The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500, making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue; it officially opened for international cricket in 2013. In November 2017, it was confirmed as the venue for Ireland's first men's Test match, when they played Pakistan in May 2018.

## History

Malahide Cricket Club was founded in 1861. The 5th Baron Talbot of Malahide, Richard Wogan Talbot, was fond of cricket and established a cricket ground in the grounds of Malahide Castle. Well over a century later, major cricket was first played at Malahide, when the ground hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland in 1991.

### International cricket

In September 2013, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host international cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team Ireland played against England with England winning by six wickets after captain Eoin Morgan hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth. The capacity was designed to be increased to 11500 using temporary grandstands and hospitality tents making it the biggest in Ireland with a record attendance for the Island of Ireland of over 10,000.
The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, the other two being Castle Avenue (Clontarf) in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont. Malahide was also confirmed as the stage for two Twenty20 games against the touring South Africa A side in 2013. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.

## Records
### International centuries
#### Test centuries

In the very first Test match for Ireland, Kevin O'Brien scored the maiden Test century at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 118 | Kevin O'Brien | Ireland | 217 | 3 | Pakistan | 11 May 2018 | Lost |

#### ODI centuries

16 ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 112 | William Porterfield | Ireland | 142 | England | 3 September 2013 | Lost |
| 2 | 124* | Eoin Morgan | England | 106 | Ireland | 3 September 2013 | Won |
| 3 | 101* | Ravi Bopara | England | 75 | Ireland | 3 September 2013 | Won |
| 4 | 101* | Richie Berrington | Scotland | 126 | Ireland | 10 September 2014 | Won |
| 5 | 116* | Calum MacLeod | Scotland | 141 | Ireland | 10 September 2014 | Won |
| 6 | 100* | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 107 | Ireland | 16 June 2016 | Won |
| 7 | 135 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 128 | Ireland | 16 June 2016 | Won |
| 8 | 152 | Sharjeel Khan | Pakistan | 86 | Ireland | 18 August 2016 | Won |
| 9 | 109 | Niall O'Brien | Ireland | 131 | New Zealand | 14 May 2017 | Lost |
| 10 | 104 | Tom Latham | New Zealand | 111 | Ireland | 21 May 2017 | Won |
| 11 | 135 | Andrew Balbirnie (1/2) | Ireland | 124 | West Indies | 11 May 2019 | Lost |
| 12 | 148 | Sunil Ambris | West Indies | 126 | Ireland | 11 May 2019 | Won |
| 13 | 102 | Andrew Balbirnie (2/2) | Ireland | 117 | South Africa | 13 July 2021 | Won |
| 14 | 177* | Janneman Malan | South Africa | 169 | Ireland | 16 July 2021 | Won |
| 15 | 120 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 91 | Ireland | 16 July 2021 | Won |
| 16 | 100* | Simi Singh | Ireland | 91 | South Africa | 16 July 2021 | Lost |
| 17 | 113 | Harry Tector | Ireland | 117 | New Zealand | 10 July 2022 | Lost |
| 18 | 127* | Michael Bracewell | New Zealand | 82 | Ireland | 10 July 2022 | Won |
| 19 | 115 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 126 | Ireland | 15 July 2022 | Won |
| 20 | 120 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | 103 | New Zealand | 15 July 2022 | Lost |
| 21 | 108 | Harry Tector | Ireland | 106 | New Zealand | 15 July 2022 | Lost |

#### T20I centuries

| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 127* | George Munsey | Scotland | 56 | Netherlands | 16 September 2019 | Won |
| 2 | 104 | Deepak Hooda | India | 57 | Ireland | 28 June 2022 | Won |

### International five wicket hauls

    As of 11 January 2020
A total of seven five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in international matches, including one in a Test match.

#### Test matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Malahide Cricket Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Mohammad Abbas | 11 May 2018 | Pakistan | Ireland | 3 | 28.3 | 66 | 5 | Pakistan won |

#### One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Malahide Cricket Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Craig Young | 8 September 2014 | Ireland | Scotland | 1 | 10 | 46 | 5 | Ireland won |
| 2 | Majid Haq | 12 September 2014 | Scotland | Ireland | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | Scotland won |
| 3 | Dasun Shanaka | 16 June 2016 | Sri Lanka | Ireland | 2 | 9 | 43 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 4 | Imad Wasim | 18 August 2016 | Pakistan | Ireland | 2 | 5.4 | 14 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 5 | Mitchell Santner | 14 May 2017 | New Zealand | Ireland | 2 | 10 | 50 | 5 | New Zealand won |
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Malahide Cricket Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Suné Luus | 9 August 2016 | South Africa | Ireland | 2 | 10 | 32 | 5 | South Africa won |