The Mall, Armagh
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| Location | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Coordinates | 54°20′54″N 6°39′00″W / 54.3483°N 6.6501°W | ||
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The Mall is a cricket ground in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has been used to host inter-club cricket matches since at least the 1840s, and has hosted a number of international cricket matches.
Club cricket
[edit]The Mall was used to host club cricket matches in the 1840s,[1][2] and has been used for home matches by Armagh Cricket Club since the 1860s.[2] Founded in 1859,[3] the club originally played on other pitches,[2] before obtaining a lease for use of The Mall in 1861.[4] Armagh Cricket Club built a number of pavilions at the ground,[5] with the current building dating to the 1990s.[6]
International cricket
[edit]In 2005, the ground hosted a List A match in the 2005 International Cricket Council Trophy between Denmark and the United States,[7] which Denmark won by 96 runs.[8] It had previously hosted a European Cricket Championship match, in July 2002, between Germany and Israel.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Weir, Brian (December 2018). "Armagh Cricket Club" (PDF). History Armagh. 4 (2). Armagh History Group: 31–33. ISSN 1743-565X.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Armagh Cricket Club History". armaghtoday.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Armagh Cricket Club: The Short History of Previous Pavilions". armaghcricketclub.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Mall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Denmark v United States, 2005 ICC Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played on The Mall, Armagh (97)". stats.acscricket.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "German opener blasts a century as Israel suffers heavy defeat". espncricinfo.com. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Mall, Armagh at CricketArchive
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