The Stormont, also known as Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, 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.
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. The ground hosted its first Test match when Ireland played Zimbabwe in July 2024. Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets and recorded a second consecutive Test victory and a first on home soil.
In 2026, it hosted a two-match T20I series between India and Ireland.
International centuries Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue, two of them by Ireland's own Ed Joyce.
No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result 1 113 Marcus Trescothick 114 Won 2 101 Junaid Siddique 123 Lost 3 108 William Porterfield 116 Won 4 109 Paul Stirling 107 Lost 5 105* Ed Joyce (1/2) 135 Won 6 160* Ed Joyce (2/2) 148 Won 7 101 Mohammad Shahzad 88 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 TeamInnORW Result 1 Gulbadin Naib Afghanistan won 2 Tim Murtagh Ireland won
Twenty20 Internationals + Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club No. Bowler Date Team Opposing TeamInnORW Result 1 Elias Sunny Bangladesh won
References
External links Ground profile from Cricinfo