Castle Avenue, Dublin
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and is also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland. Location and dimensions. The ground lies near Clontarf Castle, and is home to Clontarf Cricket Club. The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket  field was celebrated in 2008. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. Other sports. There are also two rugby union pitches within the complex, which are home to Clontarf FC since 1876. International cricket. Clontarf is one of three One Day International (ODI) grounds in Ireland (the others being Stormont in Belfast and Malahide in Dublin), hosting its first ODI match on 21 May 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a quadrangular series . It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. In May 2017, the venue hosted its first match between two Full Member teams when Bangladesh played New Zealand in the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series. Records. International centuries. ODI Centuries. Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. International five-wicket hauls. Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs.