Athy Cricket Club was founded in 1872 and was one of the first
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
clubs in
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...
.
Honours
The club won the first ever Leinster intermediate cup in 1895 and again in 1896.
The club won the midland plate in 1990 and the Griffin Hawe Cup in 1993.
References
Cricket clubs established in 1872
Cricket clubs in Leinster
Sports clubs and teams in County Kildare
1872 establishments in Ireland
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