Malahide Cricket Club Ground
| Malahide Cricket Club Ground | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Malahide, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°26′58″N 6°09′40″W / 53.449329°N 6.161233°WCoordinates: 53°26′58″N 6°09′40″W / 53.449329°N 6.161233°W |
| Establishment | 1966 |
| Capacity | 11,500 |
| Owner | Malahide Cricket Club |
| Operator | Cricket Ireland |
| Tenants | Ireland Cricket Team |
| End names | |
| Dublin Road End Castle End |
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| International information | |
| First ODI | 3 September 2013: Ireland v  England |
| Last ODI | 21 May 2017: Ireland v  New Zealand |
| First T20I | 17 July 2015: Nepal v  Papua New Guinea |
| Last T20I | 26 July 2015: Netherlands v  Scotland |
| As of 21 May 2017 Source: ESPN Cricinfo |
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The Village or Malahide Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club.The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue and officially opened for international cricket in 2013.
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 ground is now the biggest in Ireland.
The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, the other two being Castle Avenue 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.
There are nine ODI centuries that have been scored at the venue.
There are five ODI five-wicket hauls that have been taken at this venue.
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