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.

Civil Service Cricket Club

Ground information
Location	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Establishment	1949
Capacity	6,000[1]
End names
Dundonald End City End
International information
Only Test	25–28 July 2024:  Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First ODI	13 June 2006:  Ireland v  England
Last ODI	13 September 2021:  Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First T20I	2 August 2008:  Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I	9 August 2022:  Ireland v  Afghanistan
First WODI	5 August 1997:  Ireland v  South Africa
Last WODI	28 July 2025:  Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First WT20I	10 July 2019:  Ireland v  Zimbabwe
Last WT20I	27 May 2021:  Ireland v  Scotland
Team information
Civil Service North of Ireland (2005) Northern Knights (2017–present)
As of 28 July 2024 Source: Cricinfo

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.^[2] The ground hosted its first Test match when Ireland played Zimbabwe in July 2024.^[3] Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets and recorded a second consecutive Test victory and a first on home soil.^[4]

International centuries

Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, two of them by Ireland's own Ed Joyce.^[5]

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[6]
2	Tim Murtagh	4 July 2019	Ireland	Zimbabwe	2	10	21	5	Ireland won[7]

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[8]