There were wins for Pembroke, Leinster, Phoenix and Balbriggan in the Leinster Women's Premiership on Thursday night.

In preparation for the new season earlier in the year, a new artificial mat, replacing a much used strip, was laid in the field known as the Lady Acre in Malahide Castle demesne adjacent to Malahide CC’s main pitch.

Johan George took seven wickets as Leinster U17's beat their NCU counterparts by 93 runs at Beechgrove in County Derry.

Matthew Hollard took six wickets as The Hills make just 19. Wins too in the Championship for Cork and North County.

Wins for Phoenix, Clontarf and Merrion tightens up the Premiership race.

Blake MacDonald's century and Harry Tector's three vital wickets were the catalyst for Pembroke's 81-run win over Clontarf in the Leinster Senior Cup final.

Aisling Lawlor scores 135 not out as Merrion beat Clontarf in high quality Under 15 Leinster Girls final at Castle Avenue.

Clontarf and Pembroke meet in Saturday's Leinster Senior Cup final. Ian Callender looks ahead to the clash with captains David Delany and Paul Lawson.

Blake McDonald made a record unbeaten 263 as Pembroke piled on the agony and the runs against North County at Balrothery, while David Delany took seven wickets as Clontarf ousted Railway Union.

There were wins in the Premiership top flight for Leinster, Pembroke, Clontarf, Merrion and Phoenix, while the Cork County versus Balbriggan game was abandoned.

George Dockrell was again the hero in the final as he made it back-to-back hundreds to help Phoenix squeeze out Leinster by five runs in a real thriller.

Leah Paul starred as Merrion proved too strong for Pembroke in the Leinster Women's Cup final.

Phoenix, Leinster, Malahide and The Hills will meet in the semi-finals next week after topping their respective groups.

An evening of history was held in Malahide Cricket Club based around an old club photo from the year 1901.

Three of the home team’s current international players, Orla Prendergast , Sarah Forbes and Louise Little ran a fundraiser on behalf of the Irish Heart Foundation.  Following the recent passing of her father, The Irish Heart Foundation carries additional poignancy for Orla.

George Dockrell hits 202, Eshan O'Sullivan takes six wickets, while Pembroke look in ominous form.

There were wins on Sunday for The Hills, Leinster, Phoenix, Balbriggan, Clontarf and Pembroke.

Jamie Grassi hit an unbeaten 115 for North County, while there were also wins for Leinster, Railway Union, Clontarf, Malahide, The Hills, Dublin University, and Phoenix.

Leinster put in a powerful display to beat Rush by 144 runs at Kenure, while there were victories for Pembroke against Phoenix and Malahide over Clontarf.

There were wins for Pembroke, Clontarf and North County while the other tie had to be postponed.

Clontarf win again, while there were also wins for Merrion, North County, and Rush on a day when rain saw the games at Pembroke and Railway Union abandoned.

Following last weekend’s two close run things versus St. Columba’s and Chapelizod The Leprechauns crank it up a gear this Wed. 4/6 with our annual College Park visit to take on the Irish Universities (‘k.o’ 1pm).

An entertaining day of Premiership cricket saw wins for Pembroke, Phoenix, Leinster, Balbriggan, Railway Union and Rush.

This article first appeared on CricketEurope exactly five years ago today. It's a superb piece of writing by Peter Prendergast who died earlier this month.

Pembroke certainly had a tiger by the tail as 'Tiger' Tim Tector clubbed, drove, and pulled mercilessly to a 44-ball 86 (9 fours, 5 sixes) to make light work of a DLS target of 172 in 26 overs against Phoenix at Sydney Parade.

Cricket Leinster's President XI beat MCC Women by 22 runs in the first of their two games at Merrion.

RUNS flowed in College Park on Saturday, as Saif Ur Rehman Malik scored an unbeaten 211 for Dublin University 2nd XI against Mullingar 2nd XI in a 40-over Division 10 match.

Dublin University made it two wins from two in their quest for the Siggins Cup, beating South Leinster by 20 runs at College Park.

There was sad news on Tuesday with the death of Peter Prendergast. A talented batsman with Clontarf predominantly and latterly Pembroke.

Brian Gilmore remembers Anton Weir who sadly died recently. He was part of the Malahide Irish Senior Cup winning side of 2002.

Wins in the Leinster Senior Cup for The Hills, Balbriggan, North County, Trinity, Railway Union, Pembroke, Clontarf and Phoenix.

Laura Delany top-scored with 43 and took 5 for 2 as Leinster hammered Balbriggan in the Leinster Women's Premier League.

A half century from New South Wales Under 19 player Andrew Boulton helped Dublin University beat North Leinster by 45 runs in the opening round of the U-23 District Cup.

Clontarf stage late rally to beat Railway, while there are wins for Leinster, Pembroke, Merrion, North County and Phoenix.

Wins in the Premiership for Rush, Clontarf, Merrion, Leinster, and Phoenix after Pembroke's earlier win over Railway Union.

I have decided that today’s report will come in a form that befits the fact that I spend my working days in the company of primary school children, in an acrostic style.

The new-look Leinster Premiership is up and running with a shock as North County stunned defending champions Pembroke, while there were also wins for The Hills, Leinster, Malahide, Phoenix and the biggest scorers of the day, Clontarf.

We finish off our previews of the top flight Leinster Premiership clubs with a look at Merrion.

Brian Gilmore goes back to 1971 when Malahide beat Merrion over three days and nights to win the Intermediate Cup.

Cork County make a long-awaited return to the top tier of Leinster club cricket in 2025, marking their first Premier League campaign since 2017.

Railway Union are back in the top tier of Leinster cricket after they finished second behind Rush in the Championship, and are quietly confident they can acquit themselves well in the top flight.

There hasn't been much change for the Villagers over the close season and have been handed a further boost by having Graham Ford once again as Coach.

JOSH LITTLE could return to domestic action this season for the first time since 2022 after being named in an ultra-strong Leinster Lightning list under new captain Lorcan Tucker.

Eddie Richardson takes over the captaincy armband and he will have a new overseas player plus three ins - two of whom are very familiar to the Balrothery side having played there previously.

Rush enjoyed a very productive 2024 winning the Championship and National Cup with a series of impressive displays.

After a tough campaign last time out, Balbriggan go into the new season full of optimism, and could well once again be challenging at the very top for major honours.

It hasn't been the most productive era in terms of trophies at The Hills in recent times and the Milverton side have rejigged their squad in an attempt to reverse their fortunes.

It's been a very successful few seasons for Leinster who followed up their Irish Senior Cup success in 2023 with the capture of the Alan Murray T20 cup in 2024.

Clontarf have a new captain in David Delany, while Seamus Lynch arrives from Terenure and Patrick Xie is their new overseas player.

It was a memorable year for Phoenix as they won a thrilling decider in the Irish Senior Cup final to clinch the trophy for the second time.

The defending champions have an incredible depth of talent available at Sydney Parade and despite the loss of the hugely influential Nick Stapleton look to have secured a quality replacement as overseas professional in Blake MacDonald.

The season in the province starts in mid-April, and Cricket Leinster are marking the occasion with a unique Bollywood night of celebration in the celebrated Krystle night club on April 4th.

Clontarf have confirmed the signing of Nicky Kenny as their new Head Coach.

Phoenix have signed Australian batsman Eknoor Singh as their overseas professional for the 2025 campaign.

Railway Union have announced the signing of South African Lolit Sesele as their Director of Youth Cricket, and also confirmed that Irish youth international Gethin Kelleher is joining from Terenure.

The Hills Cricket Club have announced Kevin Heuvel as the club’s head coach for the upcoming season.

Merrion have been busy behind the scenes in recent times with a strengthening and restructuring of their coaching set-up.

Anthony Morrissey lays claim to the title of the worst cricketer to play the game, but one who enjoyed it the most.

There was sad news this week with the passing of Mrs Maureen Byrne at the age of 102.

There's a magnificent new indoor centre at Balbriggan which will benefit the cricket community in Dublin and beyond.

Stephen Doheny's Kensington side were beaten by 60 runs in the final of the T20 cup in Adelaide on Sunday.

Pembroke's Gavin Hoey signed off his time with University of New South Wales with a fine 97 in their Premier League clash with Randwick Petersham in Sydney.

The Hills have announced that Head Coach Jeremy Bray is stepping down at the end of the month, but will continue to have a role at Milverton.

Every club goes through different stages. In the beginning a group of enthusiasts come together and the seeds of an association germinate and a club is formed.  

Merrion have confirmed South African Muhammad Manack as their overseas professional for the 2025 season.