Downpatrick Cricket Club
Encyclopedia
Downpatrick Cricket Club is a cricket
club in Downpatrick
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
, playing in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League
.
The club's Strangford Road ground has hosted fifteen Ireland international matches, most recently against Australia "A" and South Africa in 1998.
† Won by 2nd XI
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club in Downpatrick
Downpatrick
Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, playing in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League
NCU Senior League
The Northern Cricket Union Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties Antrim, Armagh, Down and south Tyrone of Northern Ireland. The league was formed in 1897 and is currently divided into four sections, namely the Premier League,...
.
The club's Strangford Road ground has hosted fifteen Ireland international matches, most recently against Australia "A" and South Africa in 1998.
Honours
- Irish Senior CupIrish Senior CupIrish Senior Cup may refer to*Irish Senior Cup - knockout competition for senior men's cricket clubs in Ireland*Irish Senior Cup - knockout competition for senior men's hockey clubs in Ireland...
: 2- 1985, 1991
- NCU Senior LeagueNCU Senior LeagueThe Northern Cricket Union Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties Antrim, Armagh, Down and south Tyrone of Northern Ireland. The league was formed in 1897 and is currently divided into four sections, namely the Premier League,...
: 6 (1 shared)- 1968, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1986 (shared), 1994
- NCU Challenge CupNCU Challenge CupThe NCU Challenge Cup, also called the NCU Senior Challenge Cup and the NCU Senior Cup, is the most important provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland...
: 6- 1923, 1953, 1966, 1977, 1984, 1997
- NCU Junior CupNCU Junior CupThe NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League...
: †4- †1954, †1973, †1974, †1975
† Won by 2nd XI