Stormont (cricket ground)
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| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Establishment | 1949 | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
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| Dundonald End City End |
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| First ODI | 13 June 2006: Ireland v  England |
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| Last ODI | 19 July 2016: Ireland v  Afghanistan |
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| First T20I | 2 August 2008: Kenya v  Netherlands |
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| Last T20I | 15 July 2015: Hong Kong v  Nepal |
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| As of 20 July 2016 Source: Cricinfo.com |
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Stormont is an international and 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.
International cricket[edit]
It is one of three ODI grounds in Ireland (the others being the Clontarf and Malahide in 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.
It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[1]
International Centuries[edit]
There are six ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[2]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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| 1 | 113 | Marcus Trescothick | England |
114 | Ireland |
13 June 2006 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Junaid Siddique |  Bangladesh |
123 | Ireland |
15 July 2010 | Lost |
| 3 | 108 | William Porterfield | Ireland |
116 | Bangladesh |
15 July 2010 | Won |
| 4 | 109 | Paul Stirling | Ireland |
107 |  Pakistan |
30 May 2011 | Lost |
| 5 | 105* | Ed Joyce | Ireland |
135 | Afghanistan |
14 July 2016 | Won |
| 6 | 160* | Ed Joyce | Ireland |
148 | Afghanistan |
19 July 2016 | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links[edit]
- Ground profile from Cricinfo
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Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°50′04″W / 54.59694°N 5.83444°W
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