NORTHERN UNION OF

RESULTS & ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDS

2020 SEASON

The Northern Cricket Union of Ireland is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in (Company Number NI 649724) and a Charity registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (Charity Number NIC 106791) having its registered office at The Pavilion, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, . BT4 3TA CONTENTS

RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS ...... 3 CONGRATULATIONS ...... 3 SCHOOLS’ CRICKET 2020 ...... 3 YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET 2020...... 3 NCU WOMEN 2020 ...... 10 MEN’S INTER-PROVINCIALS 2020 ...... 12 CUP COMPETITIONS 2020 ...... 14 LEAGUE TABLES 2020 ...... 15

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RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations are extended to: Ards CC on their 75th Anniversary. CIYMS CC on qualifying for the 2021 European T20. Derriaghy CC on their Centenary. Philip Black on his election as President of . Andy McCrea on his Outstanding Contribution to Coaching Award from Cricket Ireland. on being named as Ireland’s International Player of the Year for 2019.

SCHOOLS’ CRICKET 2020

Unfortunately, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, resulted in the closure of schools in Northern Ireland throughout the summer term. This, along with the subsequent Covid-19 related government restrictions, prevented us from running any schools’ competitions or representative matches this year.

YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET 2020

BOYS

U17 (Inter Provincial series cancelled due to COVID 19)

T20 matches were arranged between Provincial Unions.

NCU vs NWCU CIYMS CC, Belmont, Thursday 6 August North West 88-9 (J Lambert 4/21, C Doak 3/7) NCU 89/4 off 13.4 overs (M Halliday 27, E Wilson 23 no) NCU won by 6

Ardmore CC, Thursday 13 August NCU 138/6 (A Wylie 28, E Wilson 23) NWCU 78 all out (J Rose 4/21, C Doak 2/11) NCU won by 60 runs

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NCU vs LCU North County CC, Monday 17 August LCU v NCU No play due to rain No Result

CIYMS CC, Belmont, Tuesday 18 August NCU v LCU No play due to rain No Result North County CC, Thursday 20 August LCU v NCU No play due to rain No Result

CIYMS CC, Belmont, Friday 21 August NCU v LCU No play due to rain No result

NCU Boys U17 Squad Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn) Matthew Daly (Waringstown) Jack Dickson () Cameron Doak (Lisburn) Rory Ellerby (Instonians) Matthew Halliday (Derriaghy) Adam Kennedy (CIYMS) James Lambert (Instonians) Adam Ly (Instonians) Arnold Oduvelil (Muckamore) Chris Pyper (Bangor) James Rose (Instonians) Ben Snell (Waringstown) Ewan Wilson (Muckamore) Michael Waite (Waringstown) Adam Wylie (Instonians)

NCU U16 Festival Festival cancelled due to COVID 19

U15 (Inter Provincial series cancelled due to COVID 19)

T20 matches were arranged between Provincial Unions.

NCU v LCU Balbriggan CC, Monday 10 August NCU 119/4 (R Hunter 63) Match abandoned after first No Result

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Lisburn CC, Tuesday 11 August NCU 132/5 (S Topping 38 no, R Matthews 22 no) LCU 133/3 off 18 overs LCU won by 7 wickets

Balbriggan CC, Thursday 13 August LCU 159/4 (A Leckey 3/20) NCU 136 all out (J Keates 31) LCU won by 23 runs

Lisburn CC, Friday 14 August LCU 116/7 (H Dyer 3/13, F Lutton 2/8) NCU 98/7 (C McCullough 32 no) LCU won by 18 runs

NCU v NWCU Lisburn CC, Wednesday 12 August NWCU 91/9 (D Kane 3/15, R Matthews 2/9) NCU 93/5 (S Topping 36 no, C McCullough 33 no) NCU won by 5 wickets

Donemana CC, Wednesday 19 August NCU 128/6 (S Topping 71 no) NWCU 130/3 NWCU won by 7 wickets

NCU Boys U15 Squad Rory Ellerby (Instonians) Captain Mohammed Aahil (CSN) Ashton Clark (Carrickfergus) Tom Crothers (Instonians) Harry Dyer (CSN) Ryan Hunter (CSN) David Kane (Templepatrick) Jude Keates (Muckamore) Adam Leckey (CSN) Finn Lutton (Templepatrick) Ryan Matthews (Donacloney Mill) Carson McCullough (CIYMS) Sam Topping (Waringstown)

U14 West Cricket Festival Festival cancelled due to COVID 19

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U13 NCU v LCU Ringscommons CC, Tuesday 4 August NCU 100/9 (J West 42) LCU 91/7 (S Yeates 2/12, M Hollway 2/18) NCU won by 9 runs

Derriaghy CC, Wednesday 5 August No play due to rain No Result

Ringcommons CC, Thursday 6 August LCU 145/7 (M Hanna 3/14) NCU 109/7 (S Yeates 39) LCU won by 36 runs

Campbell College, Friday 7 August LCU 114/8 (L Bates 2/9, O Dyer 2/25) NCU 81 All Out (J West 28) LCU won by 33 runs

NCU Intra squad matches Campbell College, Tuesday 11 August NCU 79/6 (A Heasley 21 ret) NCU Women 80/4 (M Wilmott 2/20) NCU Women won by 6 wickets Campbell College, Monday 24 August NCU Women 99/8 (D Henry 2/5, M Hanna 2/6) NCU 87/8 (C McVicker 22 no) NCU Women won by 11 runs

NCU Boys U13 Squad Adam Leckey (CSNI) Captain Luka Bates (CSNI) Ollie Dyer(CSNI) Charlie Haldane (Holywood) Mark Hanna (Donacloney Mill) Adam Heasley (CIYMS) Daniel Henry (Instonians) Michael Hollway (Instonians) Charlie Kirk (Instonians) Aadi Maini (CSNI) Conor McVicker (CSNI) Alastair Watt (Cregagh) James West (CSNI) Max Willmott (Instonians) Seb Yeates (CSNI)

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U11 NCU v LCU Ringcommons CC, Monday 10 August Match abandoned after first innings No result Shaw’s Bridge, Tuesday 11 August LCU 95/7 (L Crothers 4/14, F Hollway 3/18) NCU 55/9 (J Smyth 16) LCU won by 40 runs

Ringcommons CC, Thursday 14 August LCU 92 all out (L Crothers 3/9, J Smyth 2/10) NCU 54 all out (L Crothers 12) LCU won by 38 runs

Shaw’s Bridge, Friday 15 August LCU 102/8 (D Agnew 2/3, R McCollam 2/14) NCU 89/4 (M Bates 26, J Smyth 25) LCU won by 13 runs

NCU Boys U11 Squad Jack Smyth (Templepatrick) Captain David Agnew (Instonians) Marko Bates (CSNI) Henry Brand (Instonians) Luke Crothers (Instonians) Frank Hollway (Instonians) Zayyan Malik (Waringstown) Jack Morrow (Templepatrick) Robbie McCollam (Waringstown) Alex McMeekin (Waringstown) Josh McMillan (Bangor) Hugo Robinson (Instonians) Ben Walsh (Instonians)

GIRLS U23 Coleraine CC, Wednesday 12 August NCU 50 all out (C Lyons 11) NWCU 51/1 NWCU won by 9 wickets

NCU Girls U23 Squad Charlotte Lyons (Waringstown) Captain Julia Forbes (Carrickfergus) Jemma Gillan (CSN) Becky Hall (Muckamore)

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Rachel Harrison (Waringstown) Lauren Irwin (Waringstown) Abbi Leckey (CSN) Natasha Morton (North Down) Erin MacQuarrie (Carrickfergus) Susie McCollum (Lurgan) Chloe Neville (CSN) Rachel Thomas (CSN)

U19 NCU v NWCU Coleraine CC, Friday 31 July NCU 63/9 NWCU 64/1 NWCU won by 9 wickets

North Down CC, Friday 21 August NCU v NWCU No play due to rain No Result

NCU v LCU North County CC, Thursday 6 August NCU v LCU u15 LCU 61 all out (E McMurray 3/13) NCU 62/1 (S Thomas 30 no) NCU won by 9 wickets

NCU Girls U19 squad Rebekah Evans (Waringstown) Jennifer Hanna (Waringstown) Sophie Hinds (Lurgan) Amy Hunter (Instonians) Gracie Keenan (North Down) Lois Lyttle (Waringstown) Emily Mathers (Waringstown) Molly Mathers (Waringstown) Emma McMurray (Lurgan) Ellen Sterritt (Instonians) Sophie Thomas (CSNI) Sam Todd (Lurgan)

U17 NCU v LCU North Down CC, Wednesday 5 August No play due to rain No Result

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U15 NCU v NWCU Glendermott CC, Tuesday 11 August NCU 75/8 (A Cunningham 25) NWCU 76/6 NWCU won by 4 wickets

NCU v LCU Rush CC, Wednesday 19 August No play due to rain No Result

NCU Girls U15 Squad Gracie Keenan (North Down) Captain Annie Cunningham (Donacloney Mill) Aoife Fisher (CSNI) Ciara Murray (Muckamore) Evey Keenan (North Down) Joni Cunningham (Donacloney Mill) Katie Hunter (Waringstown) Lucy Blair (Wallace HS) Lucy Ly (Instonians) Maya Watson (Instonians) Rebekah Evans (Waringstown) Sophie Thomas (CSNI)

U13 NCU v NWCU North Down CC, Tuesday 18 August No play due to rain No Result

NCU Girls U13 Squad Lucy Ly (Instonians) Captain Abi Toland (Instonians) Annie Cunningham (DonaghcloneyMill) Ella Hinds (Lurgan) Emily Calvert (Holywood) Emma Laverty (Muckamore) Eva Wilson (Holywood) Evey Keenan (North Down) Grace Wilson (Lurgan) Joni Cunningham (DonaghcloneyMill) Mya Branagh (Carrickfergus) Zoe Jenkins (Muckamore)

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NCU WOMEN 2020

WOMEN 15-18 July, NCU women’s tour to Jersey cancelled due to COVID 19. NCU Intra squad matches NCU Women v NCU U13 Boys Campbell College, Tuesday 11 August NCU Boys U13 79/6 (N Niblock 2/13) NCU Women 80/4 (C Lyons 33 ret) NCU Women won by 6 wickets Campbell College, Monday 24 August NCU Women 99/8 (A Caulfield 25 ret) NCU Boys U13 87/8 (C Murray ¾, S Maxwell 3/18) NCU Women won by 11 runs Jersey Cricket Board tour to NCU Campbell College, Tuesday 25 August Match abandoned due to rain No result Cregagh CC, Ground unplayable Match moved to Astro pitch at Stormont, Wednesday 26 August NCU Women 93/5 (A Caulfield 21) Jersey Women 53 all out (N Niblock 3/13, A Leckey 2/7, J Hanna 2/14) NCU Women won by 40 runs Stormont, Thursday 27 August Match abandoned due to weather No result Cregagh CC, Ground unplayable, Match moved to Astro pitch at Stormont, Friday 28 August Women 123/9 (A Benson 37) Jersey Women 95/7 (C Murray 3/18, A Leckey 2/9) NCU Women won by 28 runs NCU Women’s squad Amy Caulfield (c) (Muckamore) Abbie Leckey (CSNI) Aisling Healy (CSNI) Amy Hunter (Instonians) Amy Benson (North Down) Cara Murray (Waringstown) Charlotte Lyons (Waringstown) Emma McMurray (Lurgan) Jennifer Hanna (Waringstown) Joanne Logan (Muckamore)

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Lois Lyttle (Waringstown) Molly Mathers (Waringstown) Natasha Morton (North Down) Nikki Niblock (Muckamore) Rachael Harrison (Waringstown) Rachael Thomas (w/k) (CSNI) Samantha Todd (Lurgan) Sophie Hinds (w/k) (Lurgan) Staci Maxwell (North Down) NCU Coaches for Summer 2020 representative matches:

Callum Atkinson Peter Bates James Cameron Dow Andrew Cowden Steven Crothers Stephen Dyer Wayne Hughes Craig Irvine Charlotte Lyons Simon Johnston Raymond Matthews Staci Maxwell David Miller Colin Morrow Barry Scott Colin Stewart Chris Yeates

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MEN’S INTER-PROVINCIALS 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup (50 overs)

10 September Shaw’s Bridge MTB Northern Knights (2pts) v North West Warriors (2 points) No result 15 September Bready North West Warriors (2 pts) v MTB Northern Knights (2pts) No result 17 September The Green, Comber 306-7(G McCarter 2-53, D Delany 2-67, H Tector 2-67) MTB Northern Knights 215 (S Getkate 73, R Pretorius 50, J McCollum 21) Leinster Lightning (5pts) win by 91 runs

26 September MTB Northern Knights 240-9 (J McCollum 60, N Rock 48, G Wilson 22, S Getkate 22, H Tector 20) Leinster Lightning 243-7 (G McCarter 2-48, M Adair 2-46, D Delany 2-62) Leinster Lightning (4pts) win by 3 wickets

P W NR L BP PTS Leinster Lightning 4 4 0 0 2 18 North West Warriors 4 0 2 2 0 4 MTB Northern Knights 4 0 2 2 0 4

Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy (20 overs)

20 August Bready North West Warriors 132-6 (G McCarter 2-17) MTB Northern Knights 52 – 3 (P Stirling 41no) MTB Northern Knights (4pts) win by 2 runs (DLS)

25 August The Green, Comber MTB Northern Knights (2pts) v Leinster Lightning (2pts) No result

27 August Stormont MTB Northern Knights (2pts) v Munster Reds (2pts) No result

1 September North West Warriors 115 (M Adair 4-14, G McCarter 2-13) MTB Northern Knights 119 -2 (J McCollum 79no, H Tector 22) MTB Northern Knights (5pts) win by 8 wickets

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3 September Sydney Parade MTB Northern Knights 128 (H Tector 24) Leinster Lightning 131-5 Leinster Lightning (4pts) win by 5 wickets

8 September Munster Reds (2 pts) v Northern Knights (2 pts) No result

P W NR L BP Pts Leinster Lightning 6 4 2 0 2 22 MTB Northern Knights 6 2 3 1 1 15 Munster Reds 6 0 4 2 0 8 North West Warriors 6 0 3 3 0 6

The following players represented the MTB Northern Knights:

IP50 IP20 2 2 Ross Adair 3 2 2 Marc Ellison 2 3 Matthew Foster 1 Shane Getkate 2 3 James Hunter 1 1 Josh Manley 1 Graeme McCarter 2 2 James McCollum 2 3 Jacob Mulder 3 Ruhan Pretorius 2 3 Carl Robinson 1 1 Neil Rock 1 1 Paul Stirling 1 2 3 CJ Van der Walt 3 2 3

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CUP COMPETITIONS 2020

Lagan Valley Steel Cup 30 August The Green, Comber CIYMS 138-6 (N Jones 43no, J Matchett 41, M Adair 23, R Pretorius 2-21, P Davison 2-21) North Down 127-5 (R Pretorius 47no, A Adey 28, P Eakin 26, J Mulder 3-31) CIYMS win by 11 runs Man of the Match: M Adair (CIYMS)

Lagan Valley Steel T20 Trophy 30 August The Demense, Saintfield Cregagh 113-7 (C Irvine 38, M Johnston 20, P Telford 2-24) Saintfield 113-6 (A Reid 40, G Harrison 28, A Beattie 3-12) Match tied Cregagh win after OOPSE Man of the Match: C Irvine (Cregagh)

Gallagher Women’s Challenge Cup 30 August The Lawn, Waringstown CSNI 67-6 (A Leckey 18, M Mathers 2-11, C Lyons 2-12) Waringstown 68-6 (R Harrison 19, A Harrison 15no, M Mathers 15, A Leckey 2-10, N Gondhia 2-14) Waringstown win by 4 wickets Player of the Match: M Mathers (Waringstown)

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LEAGUE TABLES 2020

Robinson Services Cup P W T L NR Pts CIYMS 7 4 0 1 2 20 North Down 7 4 0 1 2 20 Instonians 7 4 0 2 1 18 Waringstown 7 3 0 2 2 16 CSNI 7 3 0 2 2 16 Woodvale 7 2 0 3 2 12 Lisburn 7 1 0 4 2 8 Carrickfergus 7 0 0 6 1 2 # all tied placings decided by Net Rate

5th September - Semi Finals at Comber CIYMS 124 (N Jones 51, J Mulder 24, J Mitchell 4-17, L Nelson 4-33) Waringstown 124-9 (J Hall 47, M Topping 21, J Cameron-Dow 3-24, T Britton 4-22) CIYMS tied with Waringstown - Waringstown won on fewer wickets lost

North Down 179-3 (R Pretorius 120no, R Haire 28no) Instonians 119-5 (M Poskitt 46, P Stirling 2-14) North Down beat Instonians by 41 runs (DLS) DLS par score was 160 in 17 overs

6th September - Final at Comber Waringstown 94-9 (P Stirling 4-18, R Haire 3-20) North Down 97-3 (R Pretorius 47, A Shields 25no) North Down beat Waringstown by 7 wickets

Robinson Services Trophy P W T L NR Pts Cregagh 9 5 0 2 2 24 Derriaghy 9 5 0 2 2 24 Muckamore 9 5 0 3 1 22 9 5 0 3 1 22 Saintfield 9 3 2 3 1 18 Armagh 9 3 2 3 1 18 Cliftonville Academy 9 4 0 4 1 18 Templepatrick 9 2 0 4 3 14 Donacloney Mill 9 2 1 4 2 14 Ballymena 9 0 1 6 2 6 # all tied placings decided by Net Run Rate

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Robinson Services Bowl – Group A P W T L NR Pts Cooke Collegians 6 5 0 0 1 22 Laurelvale 6 3 0 2 1 14 Lurgan 6 2 0 3 1 10 Victoria 6 0 0 5 1 2 # all tied placings decided by Net Run Rate

Robinson Services Bowl – Group A P W T L NR Pts Bangor 6 5 0 0 1 22 Holywood 6 3 0 2 1 14 Donaghadee 6 1 0 4 1 6 Ards 6 1 0 4 1 6 # all tied placings decided by Net Run Rate

Robinson Services Bowl – Group A P W T L NR Pts BISC 6 4 0 1 1 18 Drumaness Superkings 6 4 0 2 0 16 Dundrum 6 3 0 3 0 12 Dunmurry 6 0 0 5 1 2 # all tied placings decided by Net Run Rate

Semi-finals 29th August Drumaness SuperKings 117 (J Cunningham 51, A Bhattacharya 3-12, Daya G 2-29) BISC 98 (A Rekhi 21, N Walsh 2-15, Senthil S 2-25) Drumaness SuperKings beat BISC by 19 runs

5th September Bangor 113-7 Cooke Collegians 74 Bangor beat Cooke Collegians by 39 runs

Final - 12th September Drumaness Superkings 102-6 (J Cunningham 50, D Oldroyd 28no, T Onyekwelu 4-13) Bangor 105-2 (M English 49, A McCusker 27no) Bangor beat Drumaness Superkings by 8 wickets

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Junior League 1 P W T L V Pts Instonians II 7 5 0 1 1 22 Carrickfergus II 7 4 0 2 1 18 North Down II 7 4 0 2 1 18 Waringstown II 7 4 0 2 1 18 Lisburn II 7 3 0 3 1 14 CIYMS II 7 2 0 4 1 10 CSNI II 7 2 0 4 1 10 Muckamore II 7 0 0 6 1 2

Junior League 2A P W T L V Pts Cooke Collegians II 6 3 0 2 1 14 Cregagh II 6 3 0 3 0 12 Derriaghy II 6 2 0 2 2 12 Instonians III 6 2 0 3 1 10

Junior League 2B P W T L V Pts Donacloney Mill II 6 5 0 0 1 22 Waringstown III 6 2 0 2 2 12 Armagh II 6 2 0 3 1 10 Laurelvale II 6 0 0 4 2 4

Junior League 2C P W T L V Pts Woodvale II 6 5 0 0 1 22 Cliftonville Academy II 6 2 0 3 1 10 Templepatrick II 6 2 0 3 1 10 Ballymena II 6 1 0 4 1 6

Junior League 2D P W T L V Pts Woodvale III 6 4 0 2 0 16 CSNI III 6 3 0 3 0 12 Bangor II 6 2 0 3 1 10 Downpatrick II 6 2 0 3 1 10

Junior League 3A P W T L V Pts Bangor III 6 4 0 1 1 18 Saintfield II 6 4 0 2 0 16 North Down III 6 3 0 3 0 12 Holywood II 6 0 0 5 1 2

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Junior League 3B P W T L V Pts Carrickfergus III 6 4 0 1 1 16 Muckamore III 6 3 0 3 0 12 BISC II 6 2 1 2 1 12 Templepatrick III 6 1 1 4 0 6

Junior League 3C P W T L V Pts Drumaness Superkings II 5 4 0 1 0 16 CIYMS III 5 3 0 2 0 12 Donaghadee II 5 3 0 2 0 12 Dundrum II 5 3 0 2 0 12 Drumaness Super Kings III 5 2 0 3 0 8 Ards II 5 0 0 5 0 0

Junior League 3D P W T L V Pts Muckamore IV 6 4 0 1 1 18 Cliftonville Academy III 6 3 0 2 1 14 Ballymena III 6 2 0 4 0 8 Carrickfergus IV 6 1 0 3 2 8

Junior League 3E P W T L V Pts Donacloney Mill III 5 3 0 1 1 14 Victoria II 5 3 0 2 0 12 Laurelvale III 5 1 0 1 3 10 Waringstown IV 5 1 0 1 3 10 Armagh III 5 1 0 2 2 8 Lurgan II 5 1 0 3 1 6

Junior League 3F P W T L V Pts Lisburn III 6 4 0 0 2 20 CIYMS IV 6 3 0 2 1 14 Cooke Collegians III 6 1 0 2 3 10 Cregagh III 6 0 0 4 2 4

Junior League 3G P W T L V Pts BISC III 6 5 0 1 0 20 Woodvale IV 6 3 0 3 0 12 Instonians IV 6 2 0 4 0 8 CSNI IV 6 2 0 4 0 8

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Gardiner Brothers Women's League – Group A P W T L V Pts Muckamore 3 3 0 0 0 12 CSNI 2 1 0 1 0 4 Carrickfergus 1 0 0 1 0 0 Holywood 2 0 0 2 0 0

Gardiner Brothers Women's League – Group B P W T L V Pts Waringstown 2 2 0 0 0 8 North Down 3 2 0 1 0 8 Lurgan 3 1 0 2 0 4 Instonians 2 0 0 2 0 0

Final - Sunday 6th September Muckamore 93-3 Waringstown 94-2 Waringstown beat Muckamore by 8 wickets

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