Armagh Cricket Club

Armagh Cricket Club is a cricket club in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The club, which was founded in 1859,^[3] was fielding teams in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League as of 2024.^[4]

Armagh

Association	Northern Cricket Union of Ireland
Team information
City	Armagh, Northern Ireland
Founded	1859[1]
Home ground	The Mall[2]

Armagh Cricket Club plays its home games at The Mall

History

The club was formed in 1859.^[5] Originally playing as "a guest" on other pitches,^[6] by 1861 the club had obtained a lease for its own pitch on The Mall in Armagh.^[7] The club built a number of pavilions on the grounds, including in the early and mid-twentieth century,^[8] with the current building dating to the 1990s.^[9]

Teams from the club won the Northern Cricket Union of Ireland's Senior League in 1928, 1931 and 1939,^[6] before being relegated from the Senior League in the 1950s.^[8] Armagh Cricket Club won the Twenty20 Shield in 2015.^[10]

Former players include the Indian international cricketer Yashpal Sharma, who played with the club between 1988 and 1990.^[11] Other former club members include Irish internationals Ivan Anderson, Lloyd Armstrong, John Barnes, Robert Barnes, Wilfred McDonough and Thomas Fitzgerald Ward.^[6]

Honours

• NCU Senior League (3): 1928, 1931, 1939^[3]
• NCU Junior Cup (1): 2015^[12]

Further reading

• Weir, Brian (2009). Armagh Cricket Club 150 Years: The History of Cricket in an Ulster City. Brian Weir. ISBN 9780954497729.