IrelandTest and ODI ground2013 to 2022
The Village
Dublin, Ireland
The Village records at a glance
At The Village, the highest Test team total is 339 by Ireland in 2018; the highest individual score is 118 by Kevin O'Brien in 2018; the highest successful chase is 160/5 by Pakistan in 2018.
At The Village, the highest ODI team total is 377/8 by Sri Lanka in 2016; the highest individual score is 177* by Janneman Malan in 2021; the highest successful chase is 331/5 by West Indies in 2019.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 339 (Ireland, 2018) | 377/8 (Sri Lanka, 2016) |
| Lowest completed total | 130 (Ireland, 2018) | 82 (Ireland, 2016) |
| Highest successful chase | 160/5 (Pakistan, 2018) | 331/5 (West Indies, 2019) |
| Highest individual score | Kevin O'Brien 118 (2018) | Janneman Malan 177* (2021) |
| Best bowling | Mohammad Abbas 5/66 (2018) | Imad Wasim 5/14 (2016) |
| Most runs at the ground | Kevin O'Brien 158 | Andy Balbirnie 462 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Mohammad Abbas 9 | Craig Young 16 |
| Average first-innings total | 310 | 254 |
The Village in numbers
The Village, in Dublin, Ireland, has staged 1 Test and 22 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Ireland and England in 2013, and the most recent international here was in 2022. The scorecards know it by 2 names: The Village (2013 to 2022) and Malahide (2017).
In Tests
None of the 1 Test played at The Village has been drawn, 1 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. Ireland have played only 1 of them; the most frequent sides are Ireland (1) and Pakistan (1).
Kevin O'Brien has made more Test runs here than anyone, 158 in 2 innings with 1 hundred, and Mohammad Abbas has taken the most wickets, 9 in 1 Test.
- Highest total: Ireland's 339 (2018)
- Highest individual score: Kevin O'Brien, 118 against Pakistan (2018)
- Best bowling: Mohammad Abbas, 5 for 66 (2018)
In one-day internationals
Of the 22 ODIs played at The Village, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 11; 3 produced no result. Only 42% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Ireland have played 20 of those ODIs and won 3, lost 14 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 15%. The most frequent visitors have been New Zealand (5) and Bangladesh (4).
The average first-innings total was 242 in the 2010s (16 ODIs) and 285 in the 2020s (6 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 16 ODIs.
Andy Balbirnie has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 462 in 15 innings with 2 hundreds, and Craig Young has taken the most wickets, 16 in 9 ODIs.
- Highest total: Sri Lanka's 377 for 8 (2016)
- Lowest completed innings: Ireland's 82 (2016)
- Highest individual score: Janneman Malan, 177 not out against Ireland (2021)
- Best bowling: Imad Wasim, 5 for 14 (2016)
- Widest win by runs: Pakistan, by 255 runs over Ireland (2016)
- Closest finishes: New Zealand won by 1 run (2022) and New Zealand won by 1 wicket (2022)
Tests at The Village
1 Test, 2018. The first was Pakistan v Ireland on 11 May 2018: Pakistan won by 5 wickets.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 310 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | Ireland | 2 | 158 | 1 |
| Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | 1 | 83 | 0 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 2 | 81 | 0 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 2 | 73 | 0 |
| Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 2 | 63 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abbas | Pakistan | 1 | 9 |
| Tim Murtagh | Ireland | 1 | 6 |
| Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 1 | 5 |
| Stuart Thompson | Ireland | 1 | 4 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 1 | 4 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 339
- Lowest completed total
- 130
- Highest score
- 118 · Kevin O'Brien
- Best bowling
- 5/66 · Mohammad Abbas
ODIs at The Village
22 ODIs, 2013 to 2022. The first was Ireland v England on 3 September 2013: England won by 6 wickets (with 42 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 | 242 |
| 2020s | 6 | 285 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 15 | 462 | 2 |
| William Porterfield | Ireland | 11 | 378 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 16 | 361 | 1 |
| Harry Tector | Ireland | 6 | 358 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | Ireland | 11 | 340 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Young | Ireland | 9 | 16 |
| Barry McCarthy | Ireland | 7 | 13 |
| Josh Little | Ireland | 7 | 12 |
| Boyd Rankin | England | 5 | 11 |
| Tim Murtagh | Ireland | 9 | 11 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 377/8
- Lowest completed total
- 82
- Highest score
- 177* · Janneman Malan
- Best bowling
- 5/14 · Imad Wasim
- Biggest win by runs
- 255 runs
Closest finishes
Most recent matches
- New Zealand v Ireland (ODI, 15 July 2022): New Zealand won by 1 run
- Ireland v New Zealand (ODI, 12 July 2022): New Zealand won by 3 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)
- Ireland v New Zealand (ODI, 10 July 2022): New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)
- South Africa v Ireland (ODI, 16 July 2021): South Africa won by 70 runs
- Ireland v South Africa (ODI, 13 July 2021): Ireland won by 43 runs
- Ireland v South Africa (ODI, 11 July 2021): No result
- West Indies v Bangladesh (ODI, 17 May 2019): Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- West Indies v Bangladesh (ODI, 13 May 2019): Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Ireland v West Indies (ODI, 11 May 2019): West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Ireland v England (ODI, 3 May 2019): England won by 4 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| The Village | 2013 to 2022 |
| Malahide | 2017 |
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 1 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 22 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive