Leinster Senior League Cup (cricket) explained

The Leinster Senior League Cup is the most important provincial cricket knock-out cup of the Leinster jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began as the Leinster Senior Cup in 1919 and was renamed in 2019.[1]

Traditionally a knock-out competition, from 2019 it has been played in a group format, with the winners and runners-up of two groups qualifying for semi-finals. In 2021, it was played as a T20 competition.[2]

List of finals

1930s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1935PembrokePhoenix
1936LeinsterMerrion
1937PhoenixDublin University
1938PhoenixDublin University
1939PhoenixLeinster

1940s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1940MerrionLeinster
1941LeinsterDublin University
1942Dublin UniversityPhoenix
1943ClontarfPembroke
1944PembrokeMerrion
1945PhoenixPembroke
1946PembrokeMerrion
1947PhoenixClontarf
1948PhoenixMerrion
1949PhoenixRailway Union

1950s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1950ClontarfRailway Union
1951PhoenixMerrion
1952Dublin UniversityClontarf
1953LeinsterMalahide
1954PembrokeDublin University
1955LeinsterMalahide
1956LeinsterPhoenix
1957PembrokeLeinster
1958LeinsterPhoenix
1959MalahideLeinster

1960s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch scores
1960MerrionClontarf
1961Dublin UniversityRailway Union
1962Dublin UniversityPembroke
1963Dublin UniversityMerrion
1964Old BelvedereMalahide
1965Old BelvedereMalahide
1966Old BelvedereMalahide
1967Railway UnionPhoenix
1968LeinsterClontarf
1969ClontarfPhoenix

1970s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1970Old BelvedereClontarf
1971MalahideClontarf
1972PembrokeMalahide
1973PhoenixPembroke
1974PembrokeRailway Union
1975PhoenixLeinster
1976PhoenixLeinster
1977PhoenixOld Belvedere
1978PhoenixMerrion
1979Phoenix?

1980s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
1980PembrokeYMCA
1981LeinsterRailway Union
1982PhoenixMalahide
1983PembrokeLeinster
1984YMCALeinster
1985LeinsterMerrion
1986YMCAPhoenix
1987YMCAClontarf
1988YMCARailway Union
1989The HillsCarlisle

1990s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch scores
1990YMCAClontarf
1991YMCALeinster
1992ClontarfYMCA
1993PembrokeOld Belvedere
1994YMCAMalahide
1995ClontarfMerrion
1996The HillsPembroke
1997PembrokeThe Hills
1998LeinsterMalahide
1999PembrokeThe Hills

2000s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
2000ClontarfNorth County
2001YMCATerenure
2002YMCAMerrion
2003North CountyClontarf
2004ClontarfRush
2005The HillsClontarf
2006The HillsNorth County
2007ClontarfMerrion
2008ClontarfNorth County
2009ClontarfNorth County

2010s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
2010Railway UnionClontarf
2011MerrionNorth County[3]
2012ClontarfPembrokePembroke 236–8 (60.0 overs, T Lawson 79, A Balbirnie 57*, G Baugh 45, A Cusack 3–45)
Clontarf 238–4 (55.5 overs, B Coghlan 62, A Poynter 56*, M Watterson 53, A Eastwood 2–38, A Leonard 2–58)
Clontarf won by 6 wickets[4]
2013YMCAPembrokeYMCA 288-6 (60.0 overs, J Bray 130*, T Johnston 62, B McCarthy 2-61)
Pembroke 209 (55.4 overs, B McCarthy 45, T Lawson 35, R Russell 28, A van der Merwe 4-39, Simmi Singh 3-35, Yacoub Ali 2-45)
YMCA won by 79 runs[5]
2014ClontarfMalahideClontarf 215 (Delany 57, Savile 5/40, B McCarthy 2-61)
Malahide 171 (Strydom 48, Der Merwe 2/27, Morrissey 4/41, D'Arcy 3/38)
Clontarf won by 44 runs[6]
2015ClontarfYMCAClontarf 204 (S McAuley 40, M Granger 5/38)
YMCA 208-2 (A D'Arcy 88no, B Coghlan 53)
Clontarf won by 8 wickets[7] [8]
2016YMCALeinsterLeinster 225-8 (Coad 24, Delany 27, Dockrell 70, O'Dwyer 33, Singh 5/57)
YMCA 226-3 (49.2 overs) (Tector 75, Singh 66, Terry 58no)
YMCA won by 7 wickets[9]
2017The HillsMerrionMerrion 186 (Anderson 80, Lewis 22, Tice 41; Cartwright 4/30)
The Hills 188-5 (37.4 overs) (McLoughlin-Gavin 38, Shah 25, Sorensen 64no; Kane 3/29)
The Hills won by 5 wickets[10]
2018ClontarfNorth CountyClontarf 192-8 (Gallagher 22, Poynter 36, Forrest 66, Islam 35; Sheridan 3/27, Nofal 4/8)
North County 175 (Grassi 32, McGovern 58; Poynter 3/24)
Clontarf won by 17 runs[11]
2019The HillsPhoenix[12]

2020s

SeasonWinnersRunners-upMatch Scores
2020YMCARailway Union[13]
2021MerrionYMCA[14]
2022PembrokeClontarf[15]
2023ClontarfThe Hills[16]

Summary of winners

TeamWins
Phoenix15
Clontarf15
Pembroke13
YMCA12
Leinster10
The Hills6
Dublin University5
Merrion4
Old Belvedere4
Malahide2
Railway Union2
North County1

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/2019-open-premier-season-structure-details Cricket Leinster
  2. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000011/001128.shtml Cricket Leinster
  3. http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/merrion-win-the-lhw-senior-cup Merrion win the LHW Senior Cup
  4. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CEIRELAND/LEINSTER/2012/CUPS/senior.shtml LCU Senior Cup 2012
  5. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CEIRELAND/ZONEMATCHES/LEINSTER/2013/CUPS/senior.shtml LCU Senior Cup 2013
  6. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES7/articles/000044/004437.shtml 7 up for Clontarf
  7. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000043/004398.shtml Best laid plans of mice and men
  8. http://www.cricketleinster.ie/results/view/-claremont-road-2015-08-01-110000 Match Report: Leinster Senior Cup Final
  9. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2016/articles/000018/001851.shtml Singh leads YMCA to cup glory
  10. http://www.cricketleinster.ie/results/view/-the-vineyard-2017-07-29-130000 Cricket Leinster
  11. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2018/articles/000016/001680.shtml Cricket Europe
  12. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000787.shtml CricketEurope
  13. https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/ymca-triumph-in-leinster-senior-league-cup-for-12th-time Cricket Leinster
  14. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000011/001128.shtml Cricket Europe
  15. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000006/000675.shtml Cricket Europe
  16. https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000010/001017.shtml Cricket Europe