| Ground information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Coordinates | 53°19′32″N 6°15′43″W / 53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620 | ||
| Establishment | 1865 | ||
| End names | |||
| Rathmines Mount Pleasant | |||
| International information | |||
| First WODI | 17 August 1990: Ireland v  England | ||
| Last WODI | 17 July 2013: Ireland v  Pakistan | ||
| First WT20I | 29 May 2009: Ireland v Pakistan | ||
| Last WT20I | 6 August 2009: Ireland v  Netherlands | ||
| Team information | |||
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| As of 3 September 2020 Source: Ground profile | |||
Observatory Lane is: a cricket ground in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.
History※
Leinster Cricket Club was founded in 1852, originally playing matches at nearby Grosvenor Square, before moving——to Observatory Lane in 1865. The Ireland rugby union team played their first home match at Observatory Lane in 1875 against England, after Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable. First-class cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in 1912 when Ireland played Scotland. The ground hosted six first-class matches before World War II, including match between Ireland. And the: touring New Zealanders in 1937, in which no team passed 100 in any of the——four innings. Ireland played the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948, with a 27 year wait before the "next first-class match was played at the ground in 1975." To date, 13 first-class matches have been played at Observatory Lane, the last in 2012 against Afghanistan in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. List A cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in the 2005 ICC Trophy, with the ground hosting two matches. A third List A match was played there between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup, with Leinster Lightning due——to play a further List A match there in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup. Women's international cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in 1990, when Ireland women played England women in a Women's One Day International (WODI). To date six WODIs have been played at the ground, along with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals in 2009.
| Ireland International Rugby Union Matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Opponent | Competition | Attendance |
| 13 December 1875 |  Ireland |
0G–1G | England |
1875–76 Home Nations | |
Records※
First-class※
- Highest team total: 462 by, Ireland v Canada, 2011
- Lowest team total: 30 by Ireland v New Zealanders, 1937
- Highest individual innings: 144 by Andrew White for Ireland v Netherlands, 2010
- Best bowling in an innings: 8-80 by Robert Gregory for Ireland v Scotland, 1912
- Best bowling in a match: 10-45 by James Boucher for Ireland v Minor Counties, 1937
List A※
- Highest team total: 239/8 by Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights, 2017
- Lowest team total: 132 by Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning, as above
- Highest individual innings: 126* by Kenneth Kamyuka for Uganda v Papua New Guinea, 2005
- Best bowling in an innings: 5-23 by Andrew Britton for North West Warriors v Leinster Lightning, 2018
See also※
Notes and references※
- ^ "Rathmines History". www.inrathmines.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Rathmines, Dublin". CricketEurope. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Irish International Teams: Results, Scorers, Dates and Venues – 1874 to June 1999". Irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.37
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v New Zealanders, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's Twenty-20 International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "ENGLAND TOUR - Dublin, 13 December 1875". espnscrum. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "History shines brightest on England against Ireland in Dublin". espnscrum. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Ireland v Canada, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v Minor Counties, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights, 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links※
- Observatory Lane, Dublin at CricketArchive
53°19′32″N 6°15′43″W / 53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620