Clontarf Cricket Club
Cricket club in Dublin, Ireland
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Clontarf Cricket Club is a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League. Based at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Castle Avenue, with a shared clubhouse, it also has playing facilities in the grounds of Mount Temple Comprehensive School.[1][2]
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| Team information | |
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| Founded | 1876 |
| Home ground | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Previosly had secondary ground at Mount Temple Comprehensive School |
| Official website | https://www.clontarfcricket.com/ |
History
The club was established in 1876,[3][4] with its first ground off Vernon Avenue, then one near the meeting of the Howth Road with the coast road.[3] Clontarf Football Club, the local rugby union club, joined them in 1892, splitting the rent and with the two sports using the same field.[3] The two clubs moved together to the present ground location, off Castle Avenue, in 1896.[5] The club was initially solely a junior one, and won the Junior Cup final in 1898.[3]
The club fielded its first international player in 1903,[3] and senior status was attained in 1908.[3][5] The club suspended operations for the four years from 1914. It won the Leinster Senior League in 1926.[3] Ladies cricket was begun in 1940, ceased in the early 1960s, and resumed in the mid-1970s.[3]
In 1947, Clontarf Cricket Club and Clontarf Football Club (the local rugby union club) jointly purchased the Castle Avenue playing grounds,[6] and where before 1947 the clubs shared the same field, from 1947 separate pitches were designated for cricket and rugby. At first the cricket club played nearer Castle Avenue, and the rugby club further away, but they later swapped playing areas. The ground is one of just three One-Day International grounds in Ireland.
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- *denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Eoghan Delany |  Ireland | 26 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Sam Morgan |  New Zealand | 17 July 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas Pro |
| David Vincent | Ireland | 17 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Dublin University Dual Player |
| Mitchell Thompson | Ireland |
12 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Fionn Hand | Ireland |
1 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Captain |
| John McNally | Ireland | 17 April 2005 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Curtis Campher | Ireland |
20 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| David Delany | Ireland | 28 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right arm fast | Dublin University Dual Player |
| Ethan Marshall | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| PJ Moor | Ireland | 2 February 1991 | Right-handed | — | |
| Seamus Lynch | Ireland |
10 August 2002 | Right-handed | ||
| Robert Forrest | Ireland |
25 May 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Reuben Wilson | Ireland | 17 September 2006 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Cillian McDonnell | Ireland | 15 October 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Yash Bala | Ireland | 25 November 2004 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Dublin University Dual Player |
| Luke Thompson | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Notable players
- Louis Jacobson, batsman, played for Ireland, and was President of Clontarf from 1966 to 1968.
- Noel Mahony, player, coach and administrator, also played rugby for Clontarf F.C.
- Alec O'Riordan, former international cricketer
- Andrew Poynter, former Irish international cricketer
- Deryck Vincent, Clontarf and Irish international cricketer
Honours
- Irish Senior Cup: 1
- 2013
- Leinster Senior League: 13
- 1926, 1961, 1972, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016
- Leinster Senior Cup: 15
- 1943, 1950, 1969, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023
