Probably since the days of King Brian Boru there was cricket played in Clontarf. The Clontarf Club was officially founded in 1876 and after a year or two of silence it starting making strides. In the 1880s the Clontarf Cricket Club was a healthy organisation with its ground off the top of Vernon Avenue whose colours rose and black were often worn to victory.
In 1892 under new management the club found its way to the field on the Howth Road. To help the exchequer, the Clontarf Football Club were invited to become their tenants during the winter season paying half the rent. This arrangement however was not conducive to preparing cricket pitches as the limited area meant the two clubs were forced to make use of the same patch. In 1896 a move was made to the present spacious grounds in Castle Avenue where both clubs had sufficient space for their needs.
In 1926 the club won the Leinster Senior League for the first time and the club’s first Leinster Senior Cup success came in 1943. The 40’s also saw the beginning of Women’s cricket in Clontarf. In 2013 the club won their first Irish Senior Cup.
The Castle Avenue ground has played host to many Ireland internationals and indeed a Cricket World Cup fixture in 1999 between West Indies and Bangladesh.
Honours
Irish Senior Cup (1)
2013
Leinster Senior League (13)
1926, 1961, 1972, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016
Leinster Senior Cup (14)
1943, 1950, 1969, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018
Past Presidents
1893-1900 William Graham
1901-1910 Colonel J. Vernon D.L.
1911 F. Turpin
1912 M. Adam
1913 J. V. Coyle C.B.E.
1914-1925 John Foxall
1926-1931 R.S. Montgomery
1932 G. N. Crawford
1933-1934 J. G. Aston
1935-1948 J. G. Oulton M.A.
1949 C. P. Stuart
1950-1951 A. J. G. White
1952-1953 A. R. White
1954-1956 S. E. Keegan
1957-1958 A. A. O’Donnell
1959-1960 D. F. Fitzgerald
1961-1962 N. C. Mahony
1963-1965 G. Wheeler
1966-1968 Dr. L. C. Jacobson
1969 H. J. Smith
1970 L. B. McMahon
1971-1972 E. d’H. Dexter
1973 J. A. Bell
1974-1976 E. H. Bodell
1977 R. A. Brophy
1978-1979 R. Smith
1980-1983 D. A. Sweeney
1984-1985 E. H. Bodell
1986-1987 J. A. McManus
1988-1989 M. A. Caroll
1990-1991 V. F. Savino
1992-1993 T. P. Byrne
1994-1995 A. W. D. Spence
1996-1997 T. J. Prior
1998-1999 F. J. Carrol
2000-2001 E. A. McDermott
2002 L. P. Hogan
2003 J. M. Nolan
2004 R. D. Ellis
2005-2006 K. W. Lewis
2007-2008 J. B. O’Sullivan
2009 R. McGreal
2010 C. E. Craig
2011 Peter Lacy
2012 D. P. Gunn
2013 Donal O’Sullivan
2014 G. T. Murphy
2015 K. W. Lewis
2016 T. Coghlan
2017 T. J. Prior
2018-2019 Stella Downes
2020-2021 Brian McNeice
2022 Donal O’Sullivan
2023-2024 Susan O’Neill
Ladies’ Cricket Club Past Presidents
1976-1977 Harrie McManus
1978-1979 Elizabeth Rubbathan
1980 Phyllis Spence
1981-1982 Eileen Byrne
1983-1984 Louise Byrne
1985 Joan Lewis
1986 Kay Bergin
1987 Joan Lewis
1988 Fiona Murphy
1989-1991 Clodagh Killen
1992-1994 Stella Downes
1995-1996 Olive Kelly
1997-1998 Lindy Taylor
1999-2000 Cecily McGeer
2001-2002 Gladys Shaw
2003-2004 Michelle Harper
2005 Liz Kirk