Sandyford Cricket Club
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| Team information | |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Home ground | Marlay Park |
| Official website | sandyfordcricket |
Sandyford Cricket Club was founded in 1984 [1][2] in the Dublin suburb of Sandyford. The club's home ground is located in Marlay Park, a 300-acre public park, approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Dublin city centre. The club is a member of the Leinster Cricket Union.[3]
Teams
[edit]As of 2022, the club fields three adult teams across several divisions. These include the:
Location
[edit]Sandyford CC is based in Marlay Park in Rathfarnham. As of 2022, this was also the location where the Longitude Festival is held each year. After the 3 concerts and 3 days of Longitude Festival in 2022, the outfield was left in ruins and in a state that was unfit to play cricket.[10]
As of September 2022, Sandyford Cricket Club and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council were working to move the cricket ground to a new location in keeping with the Marlay Park Master Plan.[11]
Honours
[edit]League titles
[edit]- 1st team league titles (7): 1985 (Junior B), 1990 (Junior A), 1995 (Intermediate B), 1996 (Intermediate A), 2002 (Middle A), 2016 (Division 7), 2022 (Division 6).[12]
- 2nd team league titles (5): 1989 (Junior B), 1994 (Junior B), 2006 (Junior A), 2008 (Intermediate B), 2021 (Division 13).
- 3rd team league titles (1): 2008 (Junior B).
Cup final victories
[edit]- 2008 Middle 2 Cup Final: Sandyford I beat Knockharley
- 2008 Whelan Cup Final: Sandyford II beat Rush
- 2022 YMCA Salver Final: Sandyford I beat Balbriggan 2 [13]
- 2022 Adamstown Cup Final: Sandyford III beat Kilkenny 3 [14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cliff Kennedy, founding member (2005) - History". sandyfordcc.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Current committee details (2022) - go to tab Club Details". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford Cricket Club". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 1 latest results". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 1 upcoming fixtures". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 2 latest results". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 2 upcoming fixtures". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 3 latest results". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford 3 upcoming fixtures". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford home ground after Longitude 2022 (Tweet from "squacko26")" – via twitter.com.
- ^ "Marlay Park Master Plan" (PDF). dlrcoco.citizenspace.com.
- ^ "Sandyford I finish top of division 6". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford I win YMCA Salver finals". cricketleinster.ie.
- ^ "Sandyford III win Adamstown Cup finals". cricketleinster.ie.