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Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground

Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground

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Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Kilbride, County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]

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History

The ground was constructed in 2008 by businessman Peter Savill on his stud farm at Kilbride.[2] The ground was officially opened on 22 June 2008, with an Ireland XI playing a Lashings XI.[2] The pavilion at the ground is an exact replica of the one found at Ampleforth College in England, where Savill was educated.[2] First-class cricket was first played at the ground in 2012, when Ireland played South Africa A.[3] The ground was scheduled to host two Twenty20 matches as part of the tour, however both matches were cancelled due to rain.[4][5] The future of the ground was called into question in 2013, when residents of a neighbouring property took legal action in the High Court after complaining about excess noise from the venue.[6] The ground hosted a first-class match between Leinster Lightning and North West Warriors in 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship, which was the inaugural domestic first-class match to be played in Leinster.[3]

Records

First-class

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Irish International Venues- Oak Hill". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Millionaire's dream brings top-class cricket to Wicklow". Irish Independent. Dublin. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played on Oak Hill Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Twenty20 Matches played on Oak Hill Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Ireland v South Africa A, 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. [6]
    "International cricket ground's future uncertain after noise dispute with neighbours". Irish Independent. Dublin. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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    "Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors, 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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    "Ireland v South Africa A, 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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    "Oak Hill Cricket Club, Oak Hill - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Oak Hill Cricket Club, Oak Hill - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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