Ashbourne Cricket Club
While the name Ashbourne Cricket Club was first established in 2013, the Ashbourne area has a history of cricket. From the late 1800's up until around 1910, there were cricket teams scattered across various parts of the locality, such as Kilbrew, Muckerstown, Ratoath, Ballymadun, Donaghmore etc. These teams were mostly comprised of local workers/farmers that would have worked for local lords/landowners. These landowners would have competed against other local landowners in cricket.
Ashbourne Cricket Club is aiming to be up and running by 2014 playing various friendly matches throughout the season. By 2015 we hope to fully affiliated with the Leinster Cricket Union and competing in the Leinster Cricket League.
Currently, Ashbourne C.C. are trying to identify and secure a playing area in the locality as well as seeking assistance in starting off from Cricket Ireland and the Leinster Cricket Union. We will soon be advertising in Ashbourne and surrounding areas looking for members of all ages/experience/gender. Keep an eye on the facebook site for any developments with Ashbourne C.C.