The Village

The Village in numbers

The Village, in Dublin, Ireland, has staged 1 Test and 18 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.

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. The highest total is Ireland's 339 in 2018; the highest individual score Kevin O'Brien's 118 against Pakistan in 2018; the best bowling Mohammad Abbas's 5 for 66 in 2018.

Of the 18 ODIs played at The Village, sides batting first have won 6 and chasing sides 10; 2 produced no result. Only 38% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Ireland have played 16 of those ODIs and won 3, lost 11 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 19%. The most frequent visitors have been England (3) and New Zealand (3). The average first-innings total was 242 in the 2010s (12 ODIs) and 285 in the 2020s (6 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 12 ODIs. Andy Balbirnie has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 414 in 12 innings with 2 hundreds, and Craig Young has taken the most wickets, 14 in 8 ODIs. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 377 for 8 in 2016; the lowest completed innings Ireland's 82 in 2016; the highest individual score Janneman Malan's 177 not out against Ireland in 2021; the best bowling Imad Wasim's 5 for 14 in 2016. The widest margin by runs was Pakistan's 255-run win over Ireland in 2016. The 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

ODIs at The Village

18 ODIs, 2013 to 2022. The first was Ireland v England on 3 September 2013: England won by 6 wickets (with 42 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• New Zealand won by 1 run (2022)
• New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2022)

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)