Observatory Lane

Observatory Lane is a cricket ground in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.

Observatory Lane
Ground information
LocationDublin, Ireland
Coordinates53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620
Establishment1865[1]
End names
Rathmines[2]
Mount Pleasant[2]
International information
First WODI17 August 1990:
 Ireland v  England
Last WODI17 July 2013:
 Ireland v  Pakistan
First WT20I29 May 2009:
 Ireland v  Pakistan
Last WT20I6 August 2009:
 Ireland v  Netherlands
Team information
Leinster Lightning (2017–2018)
As of 3 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

History

Leinster Cricket Club was founded in 1852, originally playing matches at nearby Grosvenor Square, before moving to Observatory Lane in 1865.[1] The Ireland rugby union team played their first home match at Observatory Lane in 1875 against England,[3][1] after Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable.[4] First-class cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in 1912 when Ireland played Scotland.[5] The ground hosted six first-class matches before World War II, including a match between Ireland and the touring New Zealanders in 1937, in which no team passed 100 in any of the four innings.[6] 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.[5] To date, 13 first-class matches have been played at Observatory Lane, the last in 2012 against Afghanistan in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5] List A cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in the 2005 ICC Trophy, with the ground hosting two matches.[7] 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.[7] 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).[8] To date six WODIs have been played at the ground,[8] along with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals in 2009.[9]

Ireland International Rugby Union Matches
Date Home Score Opponent Competition Attendance
13 December 1875 Ireland0G–1G England1875–76 Home Nations[10][11]

Records

First-class

List A

See also

Notes and references
    1. "Rathmines History". www.inrathmines.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    2. "Rathmines, Dublin". CricketEurope. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    3. "Irish International Teams: Results, Scorers, Dates and Venues – 1874 to June 1999". Irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    4. Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.37
    5. "First-Class Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    6. "Ireland v New Zealanders, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    7. "List A Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    8. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    9. "Women's Twenty-20 International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    10. "ENGLAND TOUR - Dublin, 13 December 1875". espnscrum. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
    11. "History shines brightest on England against Ireland in Dublin". espnscrum. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
    12. "Ireland v Canada, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
    13. "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    14. "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    15. "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    16. "Ireland v Minor Counties, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    17. "Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights, 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    18. "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    19. "Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

    53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620

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