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League A

                            P    W    T   NR    L   BP  Pts
Clontarf                   12    8    0    2    2   29  205
Rush                       12    6    0    6    0   22  190
The Hills                  12    5    0    3    4   26  150
Merrion                    12    4    0    5    3   18  138
North County               12    3    0    5    4   21  121
Railway Union              12    0    0    7    5    8   64
YMCA                       12    0    0    4    8    6   38

North County (25) beat The Hills (0) by 113 runs, 28 May. Scorecard
YMCA (1) lost to Merrion (24) by 8 wickets, 28 May. Scorecard
Railway Union (8) v North County (8) - no result, 3 June.
The Hills (8) v Clontarf (8) - no result, 3 June.
Merrion (8) v Rush (8) - no result, 3 June.
YMCA (8) v Rush (8) - no result, 23 June. Scorecard
YMCA (8) v Railway Union (8) - no result, 24 June.
Merrion (8) v North County (8) - no result, 24 June.
Rush (8) v The Hills (8) - no result, 24 June.
Railway Union (8) v Merrion (8) - no result, 6 July.
YMCA (0) lost to The Hills by 9 wickets (DL), 8 July. Scorecard
Railway Union (1) lost to Rush (24) by 7 wickets, 15 July. Scorecard
Clontarf (2) lost to Rush (23) by 6 wickets, 21 July. Scorecard
Merrion (3) lost to Clontarf (22) by 4 wickets, 29 July. Scorecard
YMCA (1) lost to North County (24) by 7 wickets (D/L), 29 July. Scorecard
Railway Union (8) v The Hills (8) - no result, 29 July.
Clontarf (22) beat YMCA (3) by 42 runs, 4 August. Scorecard
North County (8) v Merrion (8) - no result, 6 August.
Railway Union (8) v Clontarf (8) - no result, 6 August.
YMCA (8) v Rush (8) - no result, 6 August. Scorecard
Clontarf (23) beat the Hills (2) by 67 runs (DL), 11 August. Scorecard
North County (8) v Railway Union (8) - no play, 11 August.
Rush (8) v Merrion (8) - no play, 11 August.
The Hills (1) lost to Rush (24) by 8 wickets, 19 August. Scorecard
Railway Union (8) v YMCA (8) - no play, 19 August.
Rush (8) v North County (8) - no play, 21 August.
The Hills (22) beat North County (3) by 49 runs, 25 August. Scorecard
Rush (25) beat Railway Union (0) by 235 runs, 25 August. Scorecard
Merrion (25) beat YMCA (0) by 202 runs, 25 August. Scorecard
The Hills (24) beat YMCA (1) by 8 wickets, 2 September. Scorecard
Rush (22) beat Clontarf (3) by 53 runs (D/L), 2 September. Scorecard
Merrion (20) beat Railway Union (5) by 6 runs (D/L), 2 September. Scorecard
North County (0) lost to Clontarf (25) by 171 runs, 5 September. Scorecard
Clontarf (25) beat YMCA (0) by 111 runs, 8 September. Scorecard
Rush (24) beat North County (1) by 93 runs, 8 September. Scorecard
Merrion (2) lost to The Hills (23) by 5 wickets, 8 September. Scorecard
Railway Union (1) lost to Clontarf (24) by 8 wickets, 9 September. Scorecard
YMCA (0) lost to North County (25) by 9 wickets, 9 September. Scorecard
The Hills (5) lost to Merrion (20) by 1 wicket, 14 September. Scorecard
Clontarf (22) beat North County (3) by 49 runs, 15 September. Scorecard
The Hills (24) beat Railway Union (1) by 83 runs (D/L),16 September. Scorecard
Clontarf (21) beat Merrion (4) by 28 runs (D/L), 16 September. Scorecard

League B

                            P    W    T   NR    L   BP  Pts
Leinster                   12    9    0    0    3   34  214
Malahide                   12    7    0    2    3   21  177
Phoenix                    12    5    0    5    2   28  168
Munster Reds               12    5    0    2    5   20  136
CYM                        12    4    0    2    6   24  120
Old Belvedere              12    3    0    5    4   18  118
Pembroke                   12    0    0    2   10   20   36

Leinster (25) beat CYM (0) by 104 runs, 3 June. Scorecard
Pembroke (2) lost to Old Belvedere (23) by 5 wickets, 4 June. Scorecard
Munster Reds (23) beat Old Belvedere (2) by 67 runs, 9 June. Scorecard
Pembroke (3) lost to CYM (22) by 4 wickets, 30 June. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (8) v Phoenix (8) - no result, 30 June.
Phoenix (24) beat CYM (1) by 8 wickets, 1 July. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (20) beat Leinster (5) by 9 runs, 7 July. Scorecard
Phoenix (25) beat Pembroke (0) by 124 runs, 15 July. Scorecard
CYM (24) beat Malahide (1) by 86 runs, 15 July. Scorecard
Leinster (5) lost to Munster Reds (20) by 1 wicket, 15 July. Scorecard
Pembroke (2)lost to Leinster (23) by 5 wickets, 21 July. Scorecard
CYM (4) lost to Munster Reds (21) by 2 wickets, 21 July. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (8) v Malahide (8) - no play, 21 July.
Pembroke (8) v Munster Reds (8) - no play, 5 August.
Malahide (8) v Phoenix (8) - no play, 5 August.
Old Belvedere (8) v CYM (8) - no play, 5 August.
Malahide (3) lost to Leinster (22) by 43 runs (DL), 10 August. Scorecard
CYM (23) beat Pembroke (2) by 77 runs (DL), 10 August. Scorecard
Phoenix (8) v Old Belvedere (8) - no result, 10 August. Scorecard
Malahide (24) beat Munster Reds (1) by 92 runs (DL), 12 August. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (4) lost to Leinster (21) by 2 wickets (DL), Rathmines, 12 August. Scorecard
Phoenix (8) v CYM (8) - no result, 12 August. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (8) v Pembroke (8) - no result, 18 August.
Munster Reds (8) v Phoenix (8) - no result, 18 August.
Leinster (25) beat CYM (0) by 118 runs (DL), 18 August. Scorecard
Leinster (20) beat Malahide (5) by 19 runs, 24 August. Scorecard
CYM (23) beat Old Belvedere (2) by 62 runs, 25 August. Scorecard
Leinster (21) beat Phoenix (4) by 28 runs, 25 August. Scorecard
Pembroke (2) lost to Malahide (23) by 6 wickets, 26 August. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (24) beat Munster Reds (1) by 95 runs, 26 August. Scorecard
Phoenix (24) beat Leinster (1) by 96 runs, 26 August. Scorecard
CYM (5) lost to Malahide (20) by 1 wicket, 1 September. Scorecard
Leinster (25) beat Munster Reds (0) by 110 runs, 1 September. Scorecard
Phoenix (25) beat Pembroke (0) by 135 runs, 1 September. Scorecard
Phoenix (21) beat Munster Reds (4) by 32 runs (D/L), 2 September. Scorecard
Pembroke (5) lost to Malahide (20) by 1 wicket (D/L), 2 September. Scorecard
CYM (2) lost to Munster Reds (23) by 6 wickets, 8 September. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (3) lost to Malahide (22) by 4 wickets, 9 September. Scorecard
Leinster (21) beat Pembroke (4) by 39 runs, 9 September. Scorecard
Phoenix (5) lost to Malahide (20) by 1 wicket, 15 September. Scorecard
Munster Reds (25) beat Pembroke (0) by 135 runs, 15 September. Scorecard
Malahide (23) beat Munster Reds (2) by 77 runs, 22 September. Scorecard

45 Overs League

Final

Merrion beat Phoenix by 90 runs.
Phoenix Park, 8 July. Scorecard

Merrion 190-6 (45 overs, D Joyce 47, T Fourie 38, K Beasley 37, K Meth 3-33)
Phoenix 100 (32.2 overs, R Flanagan 36, T Fourie 3-27)

Semi-Finals

>Malahide lost to Merrion by 2 wickets (D/L), Malahide, 23-25 June. Scorecard
Phoenix beat North County 5-2 in a bowlout, Phoenix Park, 3 July.

Quarter-Finals

Rush lost to Malahide by 5 wickets, Malahide, 2 June. Scorecard
North County beat Clontarf by 49 runs, Castle Avenue, 2 June. Scorecard
YMCA lost to Merrion by 5 wickets, Anglesea Road, 2 June. Scorecard
Phoenix walkover v Munster Reds.

Group Stages

Section A

Munster Reds (0) lost to Malahide (10) 159-4 by 6 wickets, Malahide, 28 April. Scorecard
Leinster (10) beat CYM (0) by 66 runs, Rathmines, 28 April. Scorecard
Malahide (10) beat CYM (0) by 195 runs (DL), Malahide, 7 May. Scorecard
Munster Reds (0) lost to Leinster (10) by 9 wickets, Mardyke, 7 May. Scorecard
Leinster (10) beat Malahide (0) by 107 runs, Rathmines, 12 May. Scorecard
CYM (0) lost to Munster Reds (10) by 8 wickets, Mardyke, 12 May. Scorecard

               P   W   L  NR   Pts
Leinster       3   3   0   0    30
Malahide       3   2   1   0    20    Qualified
Munster Reds   3   1   2   0    10    Qualified
CYM            3   0   2   0     0

Leinster subsequently excluded for registration irregularities.

Section B

The Hills (0) lost to Rush (10) by 7 wickets, Kenure, 28 April. Scorecard
Old Belvedere (0) lost to Phoenix (10) by 3 wickets, Phoenix Park, 28 April. Scorecard
The Hills (10) 295-5 beat Old Belvedere (0) 151 by 139 runs (DL), Milverton, 7 May. Scorecard
Phoenix (10) beat Rush (0) by 26 runs, Phoenix Park, 6 May. Scorecard
Rush (10) beat Old Belvedere (0) by 115 runs, Kenure, 12 May. Scorecard
Phoenix (4) v The Hills (4) - abandoned, Milverton, 12 May. Scorecard

               P   W   L  NR   Pts
Phoenix        3   2   0   1    24    Qualified
Rush           3   2   1   0    20    Qualified
The Hills      3   1   1   1    14
Old Belvedere  3   0   3   0     0

Section C

Merrion (10) beat North County (0) by 43 runs, Anglesea Road, 29 April. Scorecard
Civil Service (0) lost to Dublin University (10) by 8 wickets, College Park, 29 April. Scorecard
Dublin University (0) lost to Merrion (10) by 10 wickets, College Park, 6 May. Scorecard
Civil Service (0) lost to North County (10) by 7 wickets, Balrothery, 7 May. Scorecard
Merrion (10) beat Civil Service (0) by 164 runs, Anglesea Road, 20 May. Scorecard
Dublin University (0) lost to North County (10) by 7 wickets, Balrothery, 20 May. Scorecard

               P   W   L  NR   Pts
Merrion        3   3   0   0    30    Qualified
North County   3   2   1   0    20    Qualified
Dublin Univ    3   1   2   0    10
Civil Service  3   0   3   0     0

Section D

Clontarf (10) beat Pembroke (0) by 94 runs, Sydney Parade, 29 April. Scorecard
YMCA (0) lost to Railway Union (10) by 6 wickets, Park Avenue, 29 April. Scorecard
Pembroke (0) lost to YMCA (10) by 6 wickets, Claremont Road, 6 May. Scorecard
Clontarf (10) beat Railway Union (0) by 131 runs, Castle Avenue, 7 May. Scorecard
YMCA (10) beat Clontarf (0) by 12 runs, Claremont Road, 12 May. Scorecard
Pembroke (0) lost to Railway Union (10) by 8 wickets, Sydney Parade, 20 May. Scorecard

               P   W   L  NR   Pts  
Clontarf       3   2   1   0    20    Qualified (NRR +1.58)
YMCA           3   2   1   0    20    Qualified (NRR +0.52)
Railway Union  3   2   1   0    20    (NRR -0.22)
Pembroke       3   0   3   0     0

Senior Cup

Round 1

Malahide beat CYM by 79 runs, Malahide, 26-30 May. Scorecard
Railway Union lost to North County by 1 wicket, Balrothery, 26-28 May. Scorecard >Old Belvedere beat Rush by 37 runs, Cabra, 26-28 May. Scorecard
Leinster beat Pembroke by 107 runs, Rathmines, 26 May. Scorecard
YMCA beat Phoenix by 64 runs, Phoenix Park, 26-28 May. Scorecard

Byes: The Hills, Clontarf and Merrion.

Round 2

Old Belvedere lost to Clontarf by 8 wickets, Castle Avenue, 23 June. Scorecard
North County lost to YMCA by 7 wickets, Inch, 9 June. Scorecard
The Hills lost to Malahide by 1 wicket, Milverton, 9 June. Scorecard
Merrion beat Leinster by 120 runs, Rathmines, 9 June. Scorecard

Semi-Finals

Clontarf beat YMCA by 75 runs, Castle Avenue, 30 June. Scorecard
Malahide lost to Merrion by 9 wickets, Malahide, 30 June. Scorecard

Final

Clontarf beat Merrion by 126 runs.
Rathmines, 18-19 August. Scorecard
Clontarf 253-8 (Rod Hokin 116*, R O Reilly 27, D Rigby 26, R Keaveney 4-55)
Merrion 127 (S Morrissey 33, J Morrissey 3-12, R Hokin 3-21) by 126 runs.

Alan Murray Cup

Final

The Hills beat Clontarf by losing fewer wickets.
Milverton, 8 August. Scorecard
The Hills 160-3 (20 overs, J Bray 64*, M Sorensen 42, M O'Herlihy 27*)
Clontarf 160 (20 overs, R Hokin 31, D Rigby 28)

Semi-Finals

The Hills beat Merrion by 4 runs (DL), Railway Union, 22 July. Scorecard
Old Belvedere lost to Clontarf by 8 wickets, Castle Avenue, 28 July. Scorecard

Round 2

Group 1

The Hills beat Clontarf by 13 runs (DL), Castle Avenue, 1 July. Scorecard
Clontarf beat Railway Union by 17 runs, Castle Avenue, 1 July. Scorecard
The Hills v Railway Union - no play, Castle Avenue, 1 July.

Group 2

North County beat Leinster by 7 wickets, Rathmines, 1 July. Scorecard
Merrion beat Leinster by 10 wickets, Rathmines, 1 July. Scorecard
Merrion beat North County by 27 runs (DL), Rathmines, 1 July. Scorecard

Group 3

Old Belvedere beat Pembroke 4-2 in a bowlout, Kenure, 1 July.
Old Belvedere beat Rush 3-2 in a bowlout, Kenure, 1 July.
Rush beat Pembroke 4-3 in a bowlout, Kenure, 1 July.

Preliminary Round

Old Belvedere beat Dublin University in a bowlout, 3 June.
Old Belvedere beat CYM in a bowlout, 3 June.
Dublin University beat CYM in a bowlout, 3 June.

Round 1

Section 1

North County lost to Clontarf by 7 wickets, Claremont Road, 17 June. Scorecard
North County beat YMCA by 17 runs, Claremont Road, 17 June. Scorecard
YMCA lost to Clontarf by 4 runs, Claremont Road, 17 June. Scorecard

Clontarf 8, North County 4, YMCA 0.

Section 2

Rush lost to Railway Union by 9 wickets, Malahide, 17 June. Scorecard
Malahide lost to Rush by 4 wickets, Malahide, 17 June. Scorecard
Railway Union beat Malahide by 26 runs, Malahide, 17 June. Scorecard

Railway Union 8, Rush 4, Malahide 0.

Section 3

Merrion beat Phoenix by 7 runs, Sydney Parade, 17 June. Scorecard
Phoenix lost to Pembroke by 7 wickets, Sydney Parade, 17 June. Scorecard
Merrion beat Pembroke by 38 runs, Sydney Parade, 17 June. Scorecard

Merrion 8, Pembroke 4, Phoenix 0.

Section 4

The Hills beat Leinster by 8 runs, Milverton, 17 June. Scorecard
Leinster beat Old Belvedere by 59 runs, Milverton, 17 June. Scorecard
Old Belvedere beat The Hills by 25 runs, Milverton, 17 June. Scorecard

Leinster 4 (NRR +1.175), The Hills 4 (- 0.425), Old Belvedere 4 (- 0.85).

First and second in each group plus Old Belvedere as best third placed team go through to next round.

Senior Cup Reports & Articles

Leinster cup draws ()

The draws for the Antalis Cup, DGM 45 Overs League and LHW 20/20 Cup.

Antalis Leinster Senior Cup roundup ()

Centuries for Stuart McCready and Mark Jones in the opening round of the Antalis Senior Cup.

Malahide knock out cup holders ()

Simi Singh hits undefeated 129 as Malahide win, and Merrion upset Leinster in Antalis Senior Cup.

Clontarf and Merrion to contest final ()

Merrion and Clontarf both record comfortable wins to reach the Antalis Senior Cup final.

LHW 20/20 and Antalis Cup ()

The arrangements for the final stages of both competitions.

Clontarf win Leinster Senior Cup ()

An unbeaten century from Rod Hokin helps Clontarf to 126 run win over Merrion in Leinster Senior Cup final.

Leinster senior competition draws ()

The draws for the 2008 Leinster senior competitions.

League Reports & Articles

Match reports: 29 April ()

Reports from Sunday's four matches in the Dublin Grass Machinery League.

Match reports: 28 April ()

Reports from the opening day's matches in the Dublin Grass Machinery League.

Leinster Senior Fixtures ()

Details of the fixtures and umpires on a busy Bank Holiday weekend in Leinster.

Clontarf win again in DGM League ()

Clontarf crush Railway, wins for North County, Merrion and YMCA.

Phoenix beat Rush in DGM League ()

87 from Shaid Iqbal isn't enough as Phoenix defeat Rush by 26 runs.

Emphatic wins for Malahide and The Hills ()

97 not out from Patrick Byrne helps The Hills to a 145 run win, while Mike O'Brien hits 135 for Malahide.

Leinster hammer Munster Reds ()

A 5 wicket haul from Barrington Yearwood and 74 not out from Mark Jones lead Leinster to 9 wicket win over Munster Reds.

YMCA stun Clontarf ()

News of wins for Munster Reds, YMCA, Rush and Malahide. The Hills versus Phoenix is washed out.

Railway Union fail to qualify ()

Despite an 8 wicket win over Pembroke, Railway Union fail to make the quarter finals of the DGM league.

North County win Fingal Derby ()

North County defeat The Hills in the Senior League.

Leinster disqualified from DGM League ()

The LCU Executive have excluded Leinster from the DGM League because of registration irregularities.

Semi finalists decided in DGM league ()

News of wins for Malahide, North County and Merrion. Phoenix receive a walk-over after Munster Reds fail to field.

WM League Wash Out ()

Rain the winner in opening games of the WM League.

Old Belvedere defeat Pembroke ()

Old Belvedere have 5 wickets to spare over Pembroke.

YMCA shock North County ()

Beacroft and Murray lead YMCA to a 7 wicket win over North County.

Leinster complete easy win over CYM ()

Scholtz and Lennon inspire Leinster to victory over CYM.

Munster Reds hammer Old Belvedere ()

News of an easy won for Munster Reds at The Mardyke.

Rain hits Leinster cricket ()

Torrential rain plays havoc with Saturday games in Leinster.

CYM defeat Pembroke by 4 wickets ()

Taz satti inspires CYM to win over Pembroke.

Phoenix destroy CYM ()

Dave Langford-Smith inspires Phoenix to 8 wicket win.

Old Belvedere defeat Leinster in thriller ()

Sameer Dutt and Yogesh Kumar lead Old Belvedere to 9 run win.

Merrion take the DGM league title ()

Merrion defeated Phoenix o take the first Leinster trophy of the season.

CYM and Munster win ()

Munster Reds defeat Leinster by 1 wicket, while CYM have 86 runs to spare over Malahide.

Wins for Phoenix and Rush ()

Comprehensive victories for Rush and Phoenix in the league.

Wins for North County and Clontarf ()

North County defeat YMCA in a reduced overs game while Clontarf beat Merrion in a low scoring affair. Railway Union are washed out again.

Clontarf defeat YMCA ()

Clontarf have 42 runs to spare over YMCA.

The Hills defeat Clontarf in thriller ()

Fewer wickets loss the deciding factor as The Hills beat Clontarf in 20/20 Final.

Phoenix and Belvedere washed out ()

99 from Mitchell in vain as rains come to deny Phoenix and Old Belvedere.

Leinster Senior cricket round-up ()

The Hills and Clontarf clash twice with honours even, Leinster beat Malahide and CYM crush Pembroke.

Rush crush The Hills ()

A 176 run opening stand between Fintan Mc Allister and William Porterfield helps Rush beat The Hills by 8 wickets.

Important win for Leinster ()

A half century from Anton Scholtz helps Leinster to vital win over CYM.

Rush destroy Railway Union ()

A fine all round display moves Rush closer to the league title

Mixed weekend for Old Belvedere ()

A weekend of fluctuating fortunes for Old Belvedere.

The Hills triump over North County ()

Jeremy Bray hits 156 not out as The Hills beat North County in Irish Senior Cup dress rehearsal.

Leinster keep on course for promotion ()

News of another win for Leinster.

Rush win again to stay top ()

Rush defeat Clontarf by 54 runs to stay on course for the title.

Railway in danger of relegation ()

A 5 run defeat by Merrion leaves Railway Union in serious danger of being relegated.

Sorensen strikes to demolish YMCA ()

Max Sorensen takes 6 wickets for 5 runs as The Hills destroy YMCA. Jeremy Bray takes 5 catches and hits unbeaten 41.

Leinster gain promotion ()

Leinster win to ensure promotion to Senior A.

Clontarf crush North County ()

Rod Hokin hits 109 as Clontarf defeat North County by 171 runs.

Rush and Clontarf battle for title ()

Leinster title race goes to final weekend. Railway Union and YMCA are relegated. Leinster are Senior B champions.

The Hills defeat Merrion ()

Max Sorenson and Matt Dwyer put end to Merrion title ambitions.

Munster win convincingly ()

Steve Hickey and Ted Williamson star as Munster crush CYM.

Malahide keep promotion hopes alive ()

Simi Singh takes 6 for 12 as Malahide keep their promotion hopes on track with win over Old Belvedere.

The Hills secure 3rd place ()

A miserable campaign for Railway Union concludes with another defeat.

Munster Reds crush Pembroke ()

Bauer and Rehmann combine to destroy Pembroke, who finish league campaign without a win.

Malahide earn vital win over Phoenix ()

73 from Johnny Pryor helps Malahide earn vital win over Phoenix to keep their promotion hopes on track.

Clontarf win Senior A title ()

Weekend wins over North County and Merrion mean Clontarf pip Rush to league title.

Malahide clinch promotion ()

Bruce Mikkelson stars as Malahide beat Munster to gain promotion to Senior A.

Alan Murray Cup Reports & Articles

Leinster cup draws ()

The draws for the Antalis Cup, DGM 45 Overs League and LHW 20/20 Cup.

Twenty20 action ()

All the latest from the Twenty20 action on Sunday.

LHW Cup Finals Day ()

Details of the semi-finals and finals to be held at Railway Union on Sunday.

Rain forces abandonment of 20/20 finals ()

The Hills reach the final with a win over Merrion, before torrential rain causes play to be abandoned.

LHW 20/20 and Antalis Cup ()

The arrangements for the final stages of both competitions.

Miscellaneous Reports & Articles

Review 2006; Preview 2007 ()

Gerry Byrne's annual review of the past season and look forward at some of the individual milestones that lie ahed in 2007.

Interview with Ed Joyce ()

A recent interview with the Dublin-born England batsman.

Funeral arrangements of Peter Ashe ()

Peter Ashe will be buried this Saturday in Dublin.

Child Protection Workshop ()

The LCU will be running a 'Child Protection in Sport Awareness Workshop' on May 14th.

O'Rourke at the WCA Academy ()

BrÌan O'Rourke reports on his ten day stay at the WCA in Mumbai.