Armagh Cricket Club

Armagh
AssociationNorthern Cricket Union of Ireland
Team information
CityArmagh, Northern Ireland
Founded1859[1]
Home groundThe Mall[2]
Armagh Cricket Club plays its home games at The Mall

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]

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

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Burden, Richard (3 November 2022). "It's a night to cap them all!". Ulster Gazette. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Club Team - Armagh". cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Weir, Brian (December 2018). "Armagh Cricket Club" (PDF). History Armagh. 4 (2). Armagh History Group: 31–33. ISSN 1743-565X.
  4. ^ "NCU Section 1 2024 | Northern Cricket Union". northerncricketunion.org. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ McKenna, Micheal (30 October 2022). "Armagh Cricket Club launch '100 Cap Club' celebrating long-serving players in 163-year history". armaghi.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Duffy, S.S., ed. (1984), 125 years of Cricket in the Primatial City: Armagh Cricket Club 1859-1984 (PDF), Armagh: Armagh Cricket Club
  7. ^ "First Past the Post - Outdoor Sports in Armagh". armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2024. Armagh Cricket Club was formed in 1859 [..] two years later, a lease was drawn up with the Mall Trustees to use part of the Mall for cricket matches
  8. ^ a b "Armagh Cricket Club History". armaghtoday.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Armagh Cricket Club: The Short History of Previous Pavilions". armaghcricketclub.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
  10. ^ Morton, Johnny (21 July 2017). "LVS T20 Finals Day: Armagh Cricket Club hoping to replicate success of 2015". belfastlive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ Halliday, Gillian (14 July 2021). "Former Indian cricket star who played for Armagh dies aged 66". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ "NCU Junior Cup - 2015". northerncricketunion.org. Retrieved 19 September 2024.


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