Leinster Cricket Club was founded in Rathgar in 1852. The Dublin sports club now hosts tennis, squash, table tennis, bowls and cricket. The Leinster Sports Club complex is situated in the Observatory Lane ground, in the heart of Rathmines. The cricket section currently has eight men's teams, three women's sides and fifteen youth sides. In 1860, Leinster hosted the first visit to Ireland by the All-England XI on the club's field in Lord Palmerston's demesne. The club also brought W. G. Grace to Ireland for the first time in 1873. In 1875 Ireland's rugby union team played its first home game at the cricket ground as Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable. Leinster hold the record for the most Leinster Senior League titles, with 23. Honours Irish Senior Cup: 1 2009 Leinster Senior League: 24 1919, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 2012, 2017 Leinster Senior Cup: 10 1936, 1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1998 Selected current players George Dockrell Gareth Delany Selected former players David Bevan Louis Bookman Carlos Brathwaite Gerry Duffy Eddie Ingram Trent Johnston Bob Lambert Jack Short References External links Official Leinster Sports Club website LCC Cricket Section website LCC Tennis Section website Cricket clubs established in 1852 Leinster Senior League (cricket) teams Cricket clubs in County Dublin 1852 establishments in Ireland Sports clubs in Dublin (city)