Founded in 1876, Clontarf Cricket Club is a premier ground and cricket club in Ireland. It has six men’s teams, three women’s teams, and youth teams for all age groups.

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Since King Brian Boru's days, cricket has been played in Clontarf. The Clontarf Club was officially founded in 1876, and after a year or two of silence, it started making strides. In the middle 80s of the 1800s and to the end of that decade, the Clontarf Cricket Club was a healthy organisation, its ground off the top of Vernon Avenue, whose colours rose and black were often worn to victory.

Under new management, the club moved to the field on the Howth road in 1892. To help the exchequer, the Clontarf football club was invited to become tenants during the winter season, paying half the rent. 

This arrangement, however, did not improve the quality of the cricket pitch owing to the limited area. The two clubs were forced to use the same venue. In 1896, a change was made to the present spacious grounds in Castle Avenue, where both clubs could find a home without this inconvenience.

The rest of the story is quickly told, and it luckily records the study's progress. In 1898, the junior cricket cup was first one by Clontarf players. From that year, they appeared in the final round each season and twice against the cure for the coveted trophy at last. In 1907, they decided to join the senior ranks pitted against the strongest clubs in Ireland; they have met with such a measure of success that no one can doubt the wisdom of this decision.

The club has gone on to be one of the largest and most successful in the country. The Castle Avenue ground has played host to many Ireland internationals, including a 1999 Cricket World Cup fixture between the West Indies and Bangladesh.