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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Stormont (cricket Ground)

Stormont (also known as Civil Service Cricket Club) 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

It is one of four ODI grounds in Ireland (the others being the Bready in Magheramason and 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. The ground is scheduled to host its first Test match when Ireland play Zimbabwe in July 2024.

International centuries

Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, two of them by Ireland's own Ed Joyce.

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result
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 (1/2)  Ireland 135  Afghanistan 14 July 2016 Won
6 160* Ed Joyce (2/2)  Ireland 148  Afghanistan 19 July 2016 Won
7 101 Mohammad Shahzad  Afghanistan 88  Ireland 21 May 2019 Won

International five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Gulbadin Naib 21 May 2019  Afghanistan  Ireland 2 9.2 43 6 Afghanistan won
2 Tim Murtagh 4 July 2019  Ireland  Zimbabwe 2 10 21 5 Ireland won

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Elias Sunny 18 July 2012  Bangladesh  Ireland 2 4 13 5 Bangladesh won