YMCA's return to Claremont Road was a successful one as they beat The Hills by ten wickets in their Leinster Senior Women's clash. Pembroke, Clontarf and Merrion were also victorious.

Andrew Poynter and myself were always chuffed to see Daniel O'Sullivan or Sully as he is known to all, arrive, he was a good kid who gave his best and was a pleasure to coach.

Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin was the day's third centurion as his 113 helped The Hills beat Railway Union, while there were also wins in Group B for North County, Phoenix and Pembroke.

Centuries from Harry Tector and Greg Ford helped YMCA and Balbriggan to victory, while there were also wins in Group A for Clontarf and Leinster.

Five wicket hauls for YMCA's Alice Tector and Clontarf's Christina Coulter-Reilly were the highlights of the latest round of Leinster Women's Division One games.

Cillian McDonnell is seeking to leave YMCA and join Clontarf.

David Delany starred again as Clontarf hammered Balbriggan, while there were victories too for Merrion, YMCA and Cork County.

Lorcan Tucker scored a century as Pembroke defeated The Hills, North County beat Dublin University while there are also wins in Group B for Railway Union and Phoenix.

Sophie MacMahon was the star of the show in the Leinster Women's top flight clash against The Hills, scoring an unbeaten century in their convincing win.

David Delany orchestrated a super rearguard action as Clontarf beat North Kildare by one wicket at The Maws.

Barry McCarthy was the Pembroke hero as he struck a last ball six to beat North County in Balrothery.

There was further last-ball drama at The Mardyke as Leinster edged out Cork County, while Merrion trounced Balbriggan by ten wickets.

Dublin University beat Teernure by 9 wickets, while The Hills and Railway Union had convincing wins over Malahide and Phoenix.

There was drama at Rathmines with defending champions Leinster and YMCA tieing in the Women's Division One match.

There was no shortage of drama with plenty of talking points as the Leinster senior action began with wins for Trinity, Merrion, Pembroke, Clontarf, North County, Rush, Balbriggan and Malahide.

Donal Lynch is captain of Terenure and will have three new players in the ranks as they attempt to challenge for promotion to the top flight of Leinster cricket.

Bilal Azhar is captaining the Rathmines club and he will have a few new faces at his disposal for the upcoming campaign.

There was a little bit of history this week as Balbriggan Women played their first competitive match in their 61 years, making a winning start as they beat North Kildare.

Railway Union will be hoping Liam McCarthy is able to lead them to promotion in 2022.

With new coach Jeremy Bray at the helm, you get the feeling this could be the year the Milverton side get back into the trophy hunt.

Sanil Gupta's 98 inspired his Trinity to an 80-run win against UCD in the first Blues match between the side in seven years.

North Kildare certainly held their own in the Championship last year and they will looking to continue to lay solid foundations in 2022.

There was mixed news for Rush this past week with the news that Lynal Jansen was returning as a coach, while Nathan McGuire had opted to move to the NW to join Glendermott.

Colin Siller is back. The much travelled cricket coach is returning to Ireland to take a Director of Coaching role at Clontarf.

Dublin University bring a different and welcome challenge to Leinster cricket sides and the students have real quality as well as youth at their disposal in 2022.

After two shortened seasons it is a return to an action-packed full schedule for the club competing in both Munster and Leinster competitions.

A fantastic initiative by Rush CC will see 125 youths trying cricket at the club's Kenure ground on Saturday April 89h.

It's been a tough time for North County but the Balrothery side are confident they have what it takes to return to the top flight of Leinster cricket.

It's a historic season for Balbriggan who dip their toes into the water of Leinster Premier cricket for the first time.

While there still is great uncertainty over the future of their Claremont Road home, YMCA received a major boost last week with the appointment of Graham Ford as their Head Coach.

Matt Ford is the man with the captain's armband as the village side look to build on the progress of previous seasons.

Pembroke on their day can put out a formidable side but international commitments mean they are rarely at full strength.

Eoghan Delany is the captain at Clontarf and is looking forward to leading the Castle Avenue side into the new season next month.

It wasn't the best of seasons for Phoenix in 2021, but they have strengthened their squad with three quality additions to their ranks.

Balbriggan have signed Australian Ryan Hadley as their overseas professional for the 2022 season.

Irish international Ben White is returning to his boyhood club Phoenix for the 2022 season.

The MCC Women’s team will visit Ireland for the first time, playing a two-match series against an Ireland Women’s Select XI and a Leinster President’s XI– with Irish players set to feature on both sides of the contest.

The factors which enabled cricket to survive and then thrive in Fingal are analysed in detail and the inextricable links between cricket and the social, political, and cultural history of Fingal are examined.

Gaby Lewis picked up two awards at the Irish Cricket Ceremony on Friday night.

In tribute to Podge Hughes we reproduce Deryck Vincent's article on valuable life lessons taught by the former Irish international.

Anthony Morrissey remembers Brian Brennan who sadly passed away last year.

Huge boost for Balbriggan and Galway in particular as they receive huge cash injections from the government capital grants scheme.

Leinster Cricket Club has announced the appointment of Ron Woods as their Women’s and Girl’s Head Coach for the upcoming 2022 season.

Former Ireland Under 19 international Jamie Grassi has confirmed he is joining The Hills from Phoenix.

Malahide have confirmed the signing of Australian Ryan Hackney as their overseas player for the 2022 season.

Clontarf are on the lookout for a Director of Coaching ahead of the start of the new season.

The Hills have announced the appointment of Jeremy Bray, the former Irish international, as its new Head Coach.

Merrion have appointed Michael Hingston as their Youth Development Officer.

Australian batsman Henry Dall and New Zealander Jono Tuffin are Dublin bound this summer.

Malahide CC is looking for a new Cricket Development Officer for their youth section and also a new Women’s Senior head coach with excellent remuneration package for both roles.

Leinster Cricket Club are looking to employ a Women’s and Girl’s Head Coach for the 2022 season, and beyond.