Civil Service Cricket Club
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Civil Service Cricket Club (CSCC) is one of Ireland's oldest cricket clubs. Formed in 1863 in Dublin's Phoenix Park
, the club currently has over 40 members and competes in league and cup competitions arranged by The Leinster Cricket Union.
The Club's first games were played on the lawn of the Vice-Regal Lodge (Now Áras an Uachtaráin
) in 1863, the same year that the Club had their ground Civil Service Cricket Club Ground donated to them – the ground they still use today.
Originally founded as a club for the Civil Servants of the administration, the rules were first relaxed to allow family of civil servants to play, and finally were relaxed to open membership to all.
Like other cricket clubs, CSCC endured some tribulations during the Irish War of Independence
and fluctuations in its membership as one administration was replaced by another.
The club currently features players of several nationalities with South Africa, India, Australia, Pakistan, and other countries represented among the playing membership.
The club also has a thriving Hockey section – Portrane/St Brendans/Phoenix Park, and an Athletics section.
Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 16 km perimeter wall encloses , one of the largest walled city parks in Europe. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth...
, the club currently has over 40 members and competes in league and cup competitions arranged by The Leinster Cricket Union.
The Club's first games were played on the lawn of the Vice-Regal Lodge (Now Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin
Áras an Uachtaráin , formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence of the President of Ireland. It is located in the Phoenix Park on the northside of Dublin.-Origins:...
) in 1863, the same year that the Club had their ground Civil Service Cricket Club Ground donated to them – the ground they still use today.
Originally founded as a club for the Civil Servants of the administration, the rules were first relaxed to allow family of civil servants to play, and finally were relaxed to open membership to all.
Like other cricket clubs, CSCC endured some tribulations during the Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
and fluctuations in its membership as one administration was replaced by another.
The club currently features players of several nationalities with South Africa, India, Australia, Pakistan, and other countries represented among the playing membership.
The club also has a thriving Hockey section – Portrane/St Brendans/Phoenix Park, and an Athletics section.