Sandyford Cricket Club was founded in 1984 in the

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

suburb of

Sandyford Sandyford () is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Sandyford Business District makes up much of the suburb and encompasses 4 business parks: Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park and S ...

. The club's home ground is located in

Marlay Park Marlay Park () is a suburban public park located in Rathfarnham in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Lying about from Dublin city centre, the parkland comprises woodlands, ponds and walks. Recreational spaces include a n ...

, a 300-acre public park, approximately from

city centre. The club is a member of the

Leinster Cricket Union The Leinster Cricket Union, also known as Cricket Leinster, is one of five provincial governing bodies for cricket in Ireland. Along with the Northern, Munster, Connacht and North West unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union (now known ...

Teams

As of 2022, the club fields three adult teams across several divisions. These include the: * first team in division 6 * second team in division 12 * third team in division 19

Location

Sandyford CC is based in

Rathfarnham Rathfarnham () is a Southside (Dublin), southside suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16, 16. It is between the Lo ...

. 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. As of September 2022, Sandyford Cricket Club and

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council () is the local authority of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that succeeded the former Dublin County Council on its abolition on 1 January 1994 a ...

were working to move the cricket ground to a new location in keeping with the Marlay Park Master Plan.

Honours

League titles

* 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). * 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

* 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 * 2022 Adamstown Cup Final: Sandyford III beat Kilkenny 3

References

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External links

Sandyford Cricket Club, Marlay Park

Former Sandyford Cricket Club website
(archived 2018)
Sandyford Cricket Club listing on the Cricket Leinster website
Cricket clubs established in 1984 Cricket clubs in County Dublin 1984 establishments in Ireland Sandyford Sports clubs and teams in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown