Bready Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in the village of Magheramason, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The ground is owned by the Bready Cricket Club. The ground became Ireland's fourth venue for international cricket along with The Village in Malahide, Dublin, Ireland; Castle Avenue in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Magheramason, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Establishment | 1989 |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner | Bready Cricket Club |
| Operator | Cricket Ireland |
| Tenants | Ireland Cricket Team |
| End names | |
| n/a n/a | |
| International information | |
| Only ODI | 1 July 2019: Ireland v  Zimbabwe |
| First T20I | 18 June 2015: Ireland v  Scotland |
| Last T20I | 4 September 2021: Ireland v Zimbabwe |
| Only WODI | 8 September 2016: Ireland v  Bangladesh |
| First WT20I | 5 September 2016: Ireland v Bangladesh |
| Last WT20I | 14 July 2019: Ireland v Zimbabwe |
| As of 4 September 2021 Source: Cricinfo.com | |
International cricket
editIn May 2015, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host the shorter format of cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when Ireland played against Scotland in a series of Twenty20 International ( T20I) matches in June 2015.[1][2]
It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[3]
International centuries
editOne Day International centuries
editTwo ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[4]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | Craig Ervine | Zimbabwe |
117 | Ireland |
1 | 1 July 2019 | Lost |
| 2 | 101 | Andrew Balbirnie | Ireland |
112 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 July 2019 | Won |
Twenty20 International centuries
editOne T20I century has been scored at the venue.[5]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115* | Paul Stirling | Ireland |
75 | Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 September 2021 | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Tyrone Kane given first Ireland call-up for World T20 qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Shivam, Sandeep. "Ireland's Bready Cricket Club Gets ICC's Recognition". CricketWorld.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.