Leinster Lightning was established in 2013, and accorded first-class status in 2017.
Since then, they have played first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket at a number of different home grounds.
Their first home first-class match was against North West Warriors in 2017 at Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground in County Wicklow. From 2019, College Park was due to become the home ground for Leinster Lightning for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, though this arrangement failed to materialise.
As of 4 September 2018, Leinster Lightning have played seven first-class matches, 18 List A matches, and 20 Twenty20 matches at eight different home grounds. The grounds that Leinster Lightning have used for home matches are listed below, with statistics complete through the end of the 2023 season.
List of grounds Name Location First Last No. First Last No. First Last No. Refs First-class List A Twenty20 The Vineyard Skerries – – 1 May 2017v North West Warriors 14 Aug 2023v North West Warriors – – Hosted two List A matches during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A matches played by Leinster Lighting are recorded. Anglesea Road Dublin – – – – 9 Jun 2017v Northern Knights 21 Jul 2017 v North West Warriors Hosted a single List A match between Papua New Guinea and the United States during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Oak Hill County Wicklow 20 Jun 2017 v North West Warriors – – – – – Ireland played a first-class match and two Twenty20 matches here against South Africa A. Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lightning is recorded. Castle Avenue Dublin 5 Sep 2017 v Northern Knights – – – – – Has hosted 15 first-class matches. Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lightning is recorded. Observatory Lane Dublin – – 10 Sep 2017 v Northern Knights 9 Sep 2018 v North West Warriors – – Hosted two List A matches during the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A matches played by Leinster Lighting are recorded. Sydney Parade Dublin 1 May 2018 v North West Warriors – 27 Jun 2019 v Northern Knights 18 May 2023 v Munster Reds 18 May 2018v Munster Reds 3 Aug 2023v Northern Knights Has hosted seven Twenty20 matches. Only the Twenty20 matches with Leinster Lighting as the home team are recorded. The Village Malahide 4 Sep 2018 v Northern Knights 30 Jul 2019 v Northern Knights 17 Sep 2020 v Northern Knights 28 Sep 2020 v North West Warriors – – Six first-class matches have been played at the ground (including one Test match). Only the first-class match played by Leinster Lighting is recorded.The InchBalrothery12 Aug 2019 v North West Warriors–––0––0
See also List of cricket grounds in Ireland List of international men's cricket grounds in Ireland
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