Irish Senior Cup (cricket)
The RSA Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup is the most important knock-out cricket competition in Ireland, organised by Cricket Ireland and comprising the top teams from each of Ireland's four provincial unions (Leinster, Munster, NCU and North West. It was sponsored initially by Schweppes and then Royal Liver,[1] and the current sponsor is RSA. It was renamed in honour of Bob Kerr, who died at the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[2][3]
Matches are of 50-overs duration, but may be reduced to ten overs where delays or interruptions necessitate.[4]
Each team must contain not less than nine players fully eligible to play for Ireland in all competitions.[4]
Contents
Summary of finalists
Team | Wins | Runners-up | Total Finals | Last Win |
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North County | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2008 |
Limavady | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2004 |
Waringstown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2015 |
North Down | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1995 |
Lurgan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1990 |
Brigade | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1999 |
Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1991 |
The Hills | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2014 |
Donemana | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2000 |
Leinster | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2009 |
Railway Union | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2006 |
Merrion | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2010 |
North of Ireland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1982 |
Strabane | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1998 |
Malahide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 |
Clontarf | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2013 |
Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1986 |
St Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1987 |
Rush | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Ballymena | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Bready | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Cliftonville | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Instonians | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Sion Mills | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
List of finals
1980s
Season | Winners | Runners-Up | Venue | Match Notes |
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1982 | North of Ireland | Leinster | Rathmines, Dublin | North 91–4; Leinster 77–9 (S Corlett 4–26). North won by 14 runs. Match reduced to 30 overs per side. |
1983 | Waringstown | North of Ireland | Ormeau, Belfast | Waringstown 190–8 (D Harrison 60); North 118 all out. Waringstown won by 72 runs. |
1984 | Lurgan | Brigade | Rathmines, Dublin | Lurgan 257–6 (Rahul Mankad 130, P McCrum 56); Brigade 170 all out. Lurgan won by 87 runs. |
1985 | Downpatrick | North Down | Strangford Road, Downpatrick | North Down 79 all out; Downpatrick 85–4.Downpatrick won by 6 wickets. |
1986 | Phoenix | Donemana | Rathmines, Dublin | Donemana 109 all out; Phoenix 110–1 (A Masood 51). Phoenix won by 9 wickets. |
1987 | St Johnston | Brigade | Beechgrove, Derry | Brigade 93 all out; St Johnston 94–3. St Johnston won by 7 wickets. |
1988 | Lurgan | North Down | Rathmines, Dublin | Lurgan 249–6 (G Hunter 100, S Kshirasgar 61); North Down 153 all out. Lurgan won by 96 runs. |
1989 | North Down | Donemana | Rathmines, Dublin | Donemana 101 all out; North Down 102–6. North Down won by 4 wickets. |
1990s
Season | Winners | Runners-Up | Venue | Match Notes |
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1990 | Lurgan | Clontarf | Rathmines, Dublin | Lurgan 251–9 (R McCollum 91, D Neill 52); Clontarf 178 all out. Lurgan won by 73 runs. |
1991 | Downpatrick | North of Ireland | The Green, Comber | Downpatrick 203–6 (K Merchant 60 no); North 200–8. Downpatrick won by 3 runs. |
1992 | Waringstown | Sion Mills | Rathmines, Dublin | Waringstown 171–5; Sion Mills 122 all out. Waringstown won by 49 runs. |
1993 | North Down | Brigade | Rathmines, Dublin | Brigade 155–9; North Down 156–3 (C McCrum 87). North Down won by 7 wickets. |
1994 | Limavady | Strabane | Woodvale Road, Eglinton | Strabane 159 all out (P Gillespie 55; Limavady 160–6 (D Curry 111 no). Limavady won by 4 wickets. |
1995 | North Down | Bready | The Green, Comber | North Down 227–3 (P McCrum 100 no, Robin Haire 64 no); Bready 226 all out (A Rutherford 70). North Down won by 1 run. |
1996 | Brigade | Leinster | Rathmines, Dublin | Leinster 199–6 (JV Byrne 56, JE Byrne 53); Brigade 201–2 (C Jeffrey 84 no, Akram Raza 67). Brigade won by 8 wickets. |
1997 | Limavady | Leinster | Beechgrove, Derry | Leinster 172–6 (T McDonnell 50); Limavady 174–0 (D Curry 102 no, D Cooke 64 no). Limavady won by 10 wickets. |
1998 | Strabane | Ballymena | Beechgrove, Derry | Strabane 189–4; Ballymena 165 all out (Mark Gillespie 5–33). Strabane won by 24 runs. |
1999 | Brigade | Limavady | Beechgrove, Derry | Limavady 162 all out; Brigade 163–6 (S Smyth 55). Brigade won by 4 wickets. |
2000s
Season | Winners | Runners-Up | Venue | Match Notes |
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2000 | Donemana | Limavady | Beechgrove, Derry | Limavady 215–8 (50 overs G Harron 83 no); Donemana 219–7 (49.1 overs, W Porterfield 59) Donemana won by 3 wickets. |
2001 | North County | Cliftonville | The Lawn, Waringstown | North County 272–7 (A Botha 66, J Mooney 61); Cliftonville 198–9 (K McCallan 60). North County won by 74 runs. |
2002 | Malahide | Rush | Castle Avenue | Rush 148 all out; Malahide 149–6 (N Shaukat 4–26). Malahide won by 4 wickets. |
2003 | North County | Railway Union | Castle Avenue | North County 217–7 (E Morgan 70); Railway Union 146 all out (C Mullen 58, P Mooney 4–19). North County won by 71 runs. |
2004 | Limavady | Strabane | Woodvale Road, Eglinton | Limavady 198–6 (50 overs, I McGregor 89); Strabane 110 all out (42.1 overs). Limavady won by 88 runs. |
2005 | North County | Railway Union | Castle Avenue | Railway Union 182–8 (50 overs A Murphy 80); North County 185–5 (44.2 overs J Mooney 57 no). North County won by 5 wickets. |
2006 | Railway Union | Rush | Castle Avenue | Rush 206–7 (50 overs, S Iqbal 58); Railway Union 210–9 (43.2 overs A Murphy 50, N Mullen 4–32). Railway Union won by 1 wicket. |
2007 | North County | The Hills | Castle Avenue | North County 259–8 (50 overs, A Botha 84); The Hills 154 all out (B Archer 52; R Lawrence 5–38). North County won by 105 runs.[5] |
2008 | North County | Donemana | Strabane | North County 165–8 (Conor Armstrong 68; Junior McBrine 4–42); Donemana 112 all out. North County won by 43 runs.[6] |
2009 | Leinster | Donemana | Milverton | Leinster 265–8 (50 overs A Scholtz 75, JP O'Dwyer 61); Donemana 238 all out (48.4 overs R Kee 61, A Shafique 55, R Miley 4–46). Leinster won by 27 runs. |
2010s
Season | Winners | Runners-Up | Venue | Match Notes |
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2010 | Merrion | Railway Union | Balrothery | Railway Union 317–3 (50 overs Kevin O'Brien 76, Trent Johnston 71, T Fisher 69); Merrion 164–1 (26 overs Greg Clarence 80no, Dominick Joyce 72no). Merrion won by 36 runs. (Duckworth-Lewis par score: 128 in 26 overs)[7] |
2011 | Waringstown | Instonians | The Green, Comber | Instonians 237–8 (50 overs Andrew White 76; Waringstown 125–2 (29 overs Simon Harrison 68). Waringstown won by 21 runs (Duckworth-Lewis).[8] |
2012 | The Hills | Merrion | Castle Avenue | Merrion 153 (48 overs D Joyce 51, J Anderson 47; The Hills 154–2 (39.1 overs D Calder 64 not out). The Hills won by 8 wickets.[9] |
2013 | Clontarf | Merrion | Malahide | Merrion 253-7 (50 overs, B Thompson 78, J Anderson 87, D Joyce 51no, Z van der Merwe 4-46)
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2014 | The Hills | Clontarf | Castle Avenue | The Hills 239 (50 overs, N Pretorius 34, C McLoughlin 75, M Baumgart 62, Z Van Merwe 4-30, J Morrissey 2-30, P Ryan 3-54)
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2015 | Waringstown | Merrion | The Lawn, Waringstown | Waringstown 276-7 (L Nelson 44, G Thompson 78, J de Villiers 31, K McCallan 30no, D Joyce 4-62)
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Summary of winners by province
Team | Wins |
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Leinster | 13 |
Northern | 13 |
North Western | 8 |
Connacht | 0 |
Munster | 0 |
By country
Wins | |
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Northern Ireland | 20 |
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See also
References
- ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.88
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- ↑ Waringstown defeat Instonians in Irish Senior Cup Final
- ↑ Hills lift cup after stumping row
- ↑ Poynter times it perfectly as Clontarf claim Irish Senior Cup
- ↑ Cricket: The Hills win RSA Irish Senior Cup
- ↑ RSA Irish Senior Cup 2014
- ↑ Waringstown Clinch Irish Senior Cup With 107 Run Win Over Merrion
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