Leinster Cricket Club
Encyclopedia
Leinster Cricket Club was founded in Rathgar in 1852. The Dublin sports club now hosts tennis, squash, table tennis, bowls and cricket. The Leinster Sports Club complex is situated in the Observatory Lane ground, in the heart of Rathmines
. The cricket section currently has seven men's teams, three women's sides and fifteen youth sides.
In 1860, Leinster hosted the first visit to Ireland by the All-England XI on the club's field in Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston's]] demesne. The club also brought W. G. Grace
to Ireland for the first time in 1873. In 1875 Ireland
's rugby union team played its first home game at the cricket ground as Lansdowne Road
was deemed unsuitable.
Rathmines
Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west.Rathmines has...
. The cricket section currently has seven men's teams, three women's sides and fifteen youth sides.
In 1860, Leinster hosted the first visit to Ireland by the All-England XI on the club's field in Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Lord Palmerston's]] demesne. The club also brought W. G. Grace
W. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time, having a special significance in terms of his importance to the development of the sport...
to Ireland for the first time in 1873. In 1875 Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
's rugby union team played its first home game at the cricket ground as Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...
was deemed unsuitable.
Selected former players
- Bob LambertBob LambertRobert James Hamilton "Bob" Lambert was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler, he played 51 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1893 and 1930, including 23 first-class matches, captaining them on thirteen occasions...
- Eddie IngramEddie IngramEdward "Eddie" Ingram was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace/leg spin bowler, he played 48 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1928 and 1953 including nineteen first-class matches...
- Louis BookmanLouis BookmanLouis Bookman , also known as Louis Buckhalter or Louis Buchalter, was a Lithuanian Jewish footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports...
- Trent JohnstonTrent JohnstonDavid Trent Johnston usually known as Trent Johnston is an Australian-born Irish cricketer...
- Gerry Gallivan