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Stormont (cricket ground)

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Capacity
  
7,000

Establishment
  
1949

Location
  
Belfast, Northern Ireland

First ODI
  
13 June 2006:  Ireland v  England

Last ODI
  
19 July 2016:  Ireland v  Afghanistan

First T20I
  
2 August 2008:  Kenya v  Netherlands

Last T20I
  
15 July 2015:  Hong Kong v    Nepal

Similar
  
Clontarf Cricket Club Gro, Malahide Cricket Club Gro, Mannofield Park, Stormont Estate, VRA Cricket Ground

Stormont 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.

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International cricket

It is one of three ODI grounds in Ireland (the others being the 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.

International Centuries

There are six ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

References

Stormont (cricket ground) Wikipedia