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BUAKIT
Premier League Grand Final
Merrion v Pembroke at Sydney Parade
Saturday 11 September 2021
A WARM WELCOME
TO THE BUAKIT PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL
A
s another hectic season heads nalists and wish both teams well.
towards its close, I’m delighted Weather has disrupted the league
to welcome everyone to today’s season and players have shown in-
final. A huge thank you must go to credible commitment to ensure all
Pembroke Cricket Club for hosting so matches were fitted in. Thanks to
many of this year’s finals. As usual, the today’s officials, both umpires and
place looks fantastic today and we scorers. May all your decisions be clear
look forward to a great match. cut and your books balance with ease!
When the season began, we A big thank you to today’s
were unsure how much sponsors, BUAKIT, for their
cricket we would get. The support of cricket in the
sensible decision to frontload province. Sponsors are so im-
the season with T20 cricket portant as we continue to
meant that fears of a lack of grow the game right across
games were unfounded.
Thanks to all at Cricket Lein-
STELLA Leinster. Recent years have
been difficult for many busi-
ster and to all the club volun- DOWNES nesses as a result of the pan-
teers who ensured that games President, demic, and we are very
could proceed with the mini- Cricket Leinster fortunate to have the stalwart
mum of risk. A special word support of our sponsors. I urge
of thanks to all the groundstaff who you all to support them if you can.
worked tirelessly to squeeze in a mul- Win or lose, the memories of games
titude of games. We are indebted to like today will keep us going through
you for your efforts. the winter months. Cricket is not just
Finals are the pinnacle of the season about the medals, but about team
for teams at any level. I extend my spirit and friendships made.
warmest congratulations to today’s fi- Enjoy the games!
Souvenir programme written and produced by gersiggins@gmail.com,
photos courtesy Oisin Keniry, Tommy Geraghty and John Crothers
Paths to the Final: how Merrion and Pembroke got here
Merrion 231 Leinster 124 (a)
Jack Carty 86 Amish Sidhu 3‐17
Clontarf 103 Merrion 83-5 (DLS) (a)
Amish Sidhu 4‐11 Niranjan Shankar 23
Merrion 150-5 YMCA 83 (h)
Jack Carty 42 Daniel Forkin 4‐21
The Hills 102 Merrion 103-2 (a)
Jack Carty 3‐21 Jack Carty 35
Malahide 227 Merrion 230-1 (h)
Tom Stanton 3‐27, Jack Carty 3‐46 S Doheny 108*, J Anderson 102*
Phoenix 124 Merrion 128-3 (a)
Amish Sidhu 3‐10, Daniel Forkin 3‐24 John Anderson 59*
Merrion 145 Pembroke 146-7 (h)
John Anderson 56 Amish Sidhu 2‐28, Jack Carty 2‐28
Pembroke 291 Phoenix 188 (a)
Fiachra Tucker 109 Fiachra Tucker 4‐24
Pembroke 226-8 Clontarf 202-8 (DLS - TIE) (h)
Lorcan Tucker 84* Scott Ruttle 2‐45, Gavin Hoey 2‐46
Pembroke 214-9 Leinster 80-5 (h)
Lorcan Tucker 58
Malahide 109 Pembroke 113-8 (a)
Gavin Hoey 4‐15 Danny Hogan 35
Pembroke 192-8 The Hills 195-6 (h)
Sprint Coatings Limited Theo Lawson 74* Fiachra Tucker 3‐31
Merrion 145 Pembroke 146-7 (a)
Unit 620 North West Logistics Park Joe Prendergast 3‐21 Theo Lawson 83*
YMCA 135-6 Pembroke 136-3 (h)
Kilshane Avenue, Dublin D15 Y263, Gavin Hoey 4‐26 Theo Lawson 70*
Ireland
FINAL TABLE P W T NR L BP PP Pts
Merrion 7 6 0 0 1 29 0 149
Tel. 00 353 (0) 1861 2988 Pembroke
The Hills
7
7
5
5
1
0
0
0
1
2
20
9
0
0
132.5
109
Fax. 00 353 (0) 1861 2765 Clontarf 7 3 2 0 1 16 0 101
Malahide 7 3 0 0 4 18 0 78
YMCA 7 3 0 0 4 15 0 75
sales@sprintcoatings.com Phoenix 7 1 0 0 6 12 0 32
Leinster 7 0 1 0 6 11 0 23.5
BolTs For The Blue
T
he Future is bright — and it’s That was the start of an eight game
bright blue too! This summer winning streak, The Bolts won all
saw the Leinster Bolts take part eight of their games in the Future Se-
in the Inaugural Future ries, registering wins on the road in
Series competition the Mardyke, up in Waringstown and
and duly matched two successful trips to the North
their senior coun- West at Brigade and Drummond.
terparts by pick- There were centuries for Merrion’s
ing up the Jack Carty and Pembroke’s JJ Garth.
interprovincial tro- Carty made 116 from 103 balls
phy. against the Emerging Warriors in
The Cricket Ire- Jack Carty Brigade and Garth’s ton came from
land competition saw a side from just 72 deliveries at the Lawn, as the
each of the four Provincial Cricket Bolts won a final-over thriller against
Unions and the Ireland Under-19s the Knights by just three runs.
team play a total of 20 matches, with Gavin Hoey and his leg-spin led the
each side playing four T20s and four way with the ball taking
45 over games. 13 wickets and he
The Future Series was brought in to made the step up
provide competitive action for players his Leinster Light-
on the fringes of Interprovincial ning debut in the
cricket and to help bridge the gap be- IP20. Amish
tween club cricket and the inter- Sidhu and Rory
provincial competitions. Anders also took
Before the campaign got underway, Gavin Hoey 10 wickets each
Bolts head coach Nigel Jones an- across the two formats.
nounced an extended 18-man panel The Bolts used 21 players in all
which featured several players who from nine clubs across the province.
had played for the Lightning before. The team is sponsored by LHW Fi-
The Bolts got their campaign up nancial Planning, whose logo ap-
and running with a T20 peared on the Bolts’ playing kit. The
against the Ireland sponsor’ support plays an important
Under-19s at Oak Hill part in facilitating these games.
in late June and Next year, the Bolts will defend
recorded a convinc- their crown and will be hopeful some
ing win by 53 runs, of the stars of this year’s Future Se-
thanks to runs from ries transfer into Interprovincial hon-
Conor Fletcher and JJ ours with the Lightning.
Garth. JJ Garth Seán Hussey
Roll of honour: Senior League winners since 1919
1919 Leinster 1947 Dublin University 1975 Phoenix
1920 Leinster 1948 Dublin University 1976 Old Belvedere
1921 Phoenix 1949 Phoenix 1977 Malahide
1922 Phoenix 1950 Leinster 1978 Phoenix
1923 Pembroke 1951 Pembroke 1979 Phoenix
1924 Phoenix 1952 Merrion 1980 Malahide
1925 Phoenix 1953 Leinster 1981 Leinster
1926 Clontarf 1954 Pembroke 1982 Leinster
1927 Dublin University 1955 YMCA 1983 Phoenix
1928 Leinster 1956 Phoenix 1984 Leinster
1929 Leinster 1957 Pembroke 1985 Phoenix
1930 Leinster 1958 Merrion 1986 YMCA
1931 Leinster 1959 Leinster 1987 Phoenix
1932 Leinster 1960 Railway Union 1988 Carlisle
1933 Leinster 1961 Clontarf 1989 The Hills
1934 Leinster 1962 Railway Union 1990 YMCA
1935 Leinster 1963 Leinster 1991 Clontarf
1936 Phoenix 1964 Malahide 1992 Clontarf
1937 Leinster 1965 YMCA 1993 YMCA
1938 Pembroke 1966 Dublin University 1994 Pembroke
1939 Leinster 1967 Pembroke 1995 Clontarf
1940 Merrion 1968 Pembroke 1996 Clontarf
1941 Leinster 1969 Pembroke 1997 Carlisle
1942 Phoenix 1970 Dublin University 1998 Leinster
1943 Phoenix 1971 Malahide 1999 Clontarf
1944 Leinster 1972 Clontarf 2000 Clontarf
1945 Merrion 1973 Pembroke 2001 Merrion
1946 Pembroke 1974 Old Belvedere 2002 Pembroke
2003 North County
Grand Final in old tradition
2004 North County
2005 North County
2006 North County
Today is the second of the modern Grand Fi- 2007 Clontarf
nals where the top two sides in the Premier 2008 The Hills
League play off for the title. Two years ago 2009 Clontarf
Merrion finished top but Pembroke turned 2010 North County
2011 Railway Union
the tables in the decider with Ryan Hopkins 2012 Leinster
steering them to a one-wicket victory. 2013 The Hills
There were two previous league play-offs — 2014 YMCA
a ‘timeless’ game in 1929 when Leinster de- 2015 Clontarf
2016 Clontarf
clared on 411-9 (Jim Ganly 232) and bowled 2017 Leinster
out Phoenix for 68 (Eddie Ingram 6-15). 2018 Merrion
In the 1983 final, Pembroke made 259-8 2019 Pembroke
but Phoenix won with four wickets to spare. 2020 not held
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Today’s BUAKit Premier League Grand Final is a mouth-watering clash be- earlier this year.
tween two sides who have a classic mixture or established stars and packed Dom Joyce: 1st team stalwart since
with exciting young talent. The two captains, Pembroke’s Fiachra Tucker and 1996. Made an important 43 in the
Tom Stanton of Merrion, here introduce their teammates: League Cup final earlier in the year.
Hugh Kennedy: Tall seamer utilises
PEMBROKE and capable lower his height and pace well.
Theo Lawson: consistent order bat. Michael Lewis: Athletic cricketer
top order batsman and the Danny Hogan: a known for his aggressive fielding and
core of Pembroke's bat- graceful top order MERRION strong batting temperament.
ting line up. His fabu- batsman. Tom Stanton: captain Jamie MacNulty: Young fast bowler
lous 83* against Andrew Balbirnie, and one of three left arm with a bright future ahead of him.
Merrion got us into Josh Little, Barry Mc- Scott Ruttle spinners in their squad. He Max Neville: Exciting talent with a
the final. Carthy and Lorcan will be aiming to bowl an strong reputation for his abilities with
Gavin Hoey: a Tucker: all away on Ireland duty this important spell with Sidhu and get the ball in hand.
destructive middle weekend. Lorcan’s 84* against Clon- most out of his side. Niranjan Shankar: Left-
order batsman and tarf was a highlight of our campaign, John Anderson: Current Irish Club handed batsman and
Greg Hollins aggressive leg spinner. helping to get us a tie in a rain-af- Cricketer of the Year. Top order bats- off spinning bowler
Ryan Hopkins: powerful middle fected close encounter. man with over 10,000 runs in club with a smart
order batsman and accurate swing Fiachra Tucker: skipper and top- cricket to go with his 26 Irish caps. cricket brain.
bowler. order bat whose 109 and 4-24 against Jack Carty: Left handed batsman Amish Sidhu:
JJ Garth: an eloquent middle order Phoenix opened campaign with a bang, and right arm fast bowling all-rounder. keen for further ho-
batsman and leg-spinner. MOTM award in the League Cup final. nours to go with his Max Sorensen
Paul Lawson: a wily off Stephen Doheny: Wicket-keeper strong season with
spinner and a powerful Fiachra Tucker batsman in his first season with the the ball at club and interprovincial
lower order batsman. club. Pushing for his first Ireland cap. level, the left arm spinner put in a
Scott Ruttle: classy open- Daniel Forkin: Talented young left match-winning performance in the
ing batsman and threaten- arm spinner with numerous underage League Cup final earlier in the season.
ing off spinner. representative honours Max Sorensen: Known for his
Sanil Gupta: potent mid- to his name. Took power hitting and wicket taking, can
dle order batsman and dy- 4/22 in his second take the game away from any side.
namic fielder. senior match earlier Sean Stanton: One of the younger
Greg Hollins: a tidy this season. batsmen, his ability to dig deep was
wicket-keeper and solid Peter Forkin: shown in a 63-run stand with Ander-
middle order batsman. Promising off-spinner son in the low-scoring premier league
Joe Prendergast: an ag- Dom Joyce and lower-order bat. final in 2019. Also hoping to show-
gressive opening bowler Took a 5-fer on senior case his recently acquired leg spin.
COACH: Nicky Kenny
Pembroke COACHES: Conor Mullen/Brían O’Rourke
SCORER: Ada Lawson Merrion SCORER: Julianne Morrissey
HOW OUT runs HOW OUT runs
Danny Hogan Stephen Doheny
............................................................. ......... ............................................................. .........
Scott Ruttle Jack Carty
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Theo Lawson John Anderson
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Fiachra Tucker * Michael Lewis +
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JJ Garth Dominick Joyce
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Gavin Hoey Max Sorensen ............................................................. .........
............................................................. .........
Sanil Gupta Tom Stanton * ............................................................. .........
............................................................. .........
Ryan Hopkins Sean Stanton ........................................................ .........
............................................................. .........
Greg Hollins + James Hitchcock ............................................................. .........
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Paul Lawson Hugh Kennedy ............................................................. .........
............................................................. .........
Joseph Prendergast Amish Sidhu ............................................................. .........
..................................................... .........
Extras ......... Extras .........
TOTAL (for ...... wickets) ................ TOTAL (for ...... wickets) ................
BOWLING O M R W Fall of wickets: BOWLING O M R W Fall of wickets:
............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... 1 2 3 4 5 ............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... 1 2 3 4 5
............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... ............................ ...... ..... ..... .....
............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... 6 7 8 9 10 ............................ ...... ..... ..... .....
6 7 8 9 10
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............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... ............................ ...... ..... ..... .....
Umpires: Steve Wood
............................ ...... ..... ..... ..... and Aidan Seaver ............................ ...... ..... ..... .....
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