Knockharley CC 2026
CL First Team League
Knockharley beat North Kildare by 8 wickets
Knockharley, 5 September.
North Kildare 156
Knockharley 157-2 (Brandon Kruger 83*)
Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley beat Cork Harlequins by 10 wickets.
Knockharley, 23 August.
Cork Harlequins 65 (24.5 overs; Adam Hickey 36; Aabis Mirza 6-17, Brandon Kruger 2-3, Kashif Ali 2-9)
Knockharley 69-0 (15 overs; Sayed Zubair 37*)
Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley beat Adamstown by 15 runs.
Knockharley, 15 August.
Knockharley 268-7
Adamstown 253-9
Leinster 1st Team League
The Hills beat Knockharley by 111 runs.
The Vineyard, 8 August.
The Hills 211 (45 overs; Nathan Rooney 48, Max Robertson 26, Andrew Kavanagh 25, Muzamil Sherzad 24; Syed Mehdi 3-49, Daneyaal Janjua 3-36, Kashif Ali 2-41, Jack Condie 2-31)
Knockharley 100 (33 overs; Don Retty 32; Yaseen Sherzad 3-12, Killian McGrane 2-22, Febin Manoj 2-12)
Leinster 1st Team League
Terenure lost to Knockharley by 4 wickets.
Terenure, 2 August.
Terenure 214 (47 overs; Gareth Morgan 66*, Thomas Shand 42, Henry Dall 36, Aamir Bafanda 28; Brandon Kruger 4-16, Sumit Singh 3-39, Syed Mehdi 2-49)
Knockharley 217-6 (48.1 overs; Sumit Singh 35*, Daneyaal Janjua 30, Ehtesham Ahmed 28; Henry Dall 2-36)
Leinster 1st Team League
North Kildare lost to Knockharley by 9 wickets.
The Maws, 26 July.
North Kildare 142 (34.2 overs; Y Kalasannavar 41, M Haider 29; S Mehdi 4-26)
Knockharley 147-1 (26.2 overs; B Kruger 78*, D Retty 46*)
Brandon Kruger (Baz Grimes)Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley tied with Terenure.
Knockharley, 19 July.
Knockharley 122 (38 overs; Sayed Zubair 52*; Aamir Bafanda 4-25, Thomas Shand 2-7, Bhavic Tukrel 2-19, Henry Dall 2-34)
Terenure 122 (33.4 overs; Thomas Shand 26; Brandon Kruger 5-22, Daneyaal Janjua 3-25)
Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley beat Adamstown by 9 wickets.
Knockharley, 5 July.
Adamstown 114 (29.5 overs; N Namburu 25; B Kruger 3-26, K Ali 2-10, A Kayani 2-20)
Knockharley 115-1 (16.1 overs; B Kruger 36*, D Retty 34*, S Zubair 34)
Leinster 1st Team League
Cork Harlequins v Knockharley - no play.
Farmers Cross, 27 June.
Cork Harlequins
Knockharley
Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley lost to The Hills by 29 runs.
Knockharley, 21 June.
The Hills 229-8 (50 overs; J Fletcher 68, A Kavanagh 62, L Blackford 25; S Mehdi 4-49, R Sahaq 2-42)
Knockharley 200-8 (50 overs; T Rashid 44, S Mehdi 40*, W Butt 26*; R Payne 4-34, T Rooney Murphy 3-21)
Leinster 1st Team League
Terenure lost to Knockharley by 5 wickets.
Terenure, 14 June.
Terenure 186-9 (50 overs; Henry Dall 54, Aamir Bafanda 29, Vishnu Sadanandan 23, Sophie Reid 21; Jack Condie 3-42, Syed Medhi 2-47)
Knockharley 187-5 (36.5 overs; Brandon Kruger 56, Sumit Singh 41*, Mubeen Ali 34, Sayed Zubair 32; Henry Dall 2-38, Aamir Bafanda 2-44)
Brandon Kruger (Baz Grimes)
Knockharley continued their impressive form with a five-wicket victory over Terenure after comfortably chasing down a target of 187. Earlier, Henry Dall top-scored with 54, striking eight fours, while Aamir Bafanda made 29 as Terenure posted 186-9. Jack Condie led the bowling attack with 3-42, supported by Syed Medhi's 2-47. The chase got off to a solid start as Sayed Zubair (32) and Brandon Kruger shared a half-century opening stand. Kruger continued his excellent season with 56, including eight boundaries. Although Terenure briefly fought back through Dall and Bafanda, an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 67 between Sumit Singh (41*) and Mubeen Ali (34) guided Knockharley to the brink of victory, eventually clicnhing a five-wicket win with more than 13 overs to spare.
Leinster 1st Team League
Adamstown lost to Knockharley by 7 wickets.
Oak Hill, 7 June.
Adamstown 104 (33 overs; Nithin Namburu 25; Ahmed Kayani 5-19, Syed Mehdi 2-22, Aabis Mirza 2-23)
Knockharley 107-3 (19.4 overs; Brandon Kruger 50*, Sayed Zubair 36; Aryan Adelkar 3-20)
Ahmad Kayani of Knockharley (Baz Grimes)
Knockharley climbed to the top of the First Team League table with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Adamstown at Oak Hill. The foundations were laid by Ahmed Kayani, whose outstanding figures of 5-19 helped dismiss Adamstown for just 104 in 33 overs. Nithin Namburu top-scored with 25, while Syed Mehdi and Aabis Mirza claimed two wickets apiece. Knockharley made light work of the chase, reaching 107-3 in 19.4 overs. Brandon Kruger anchored the innings with an unbeaten 50 from 60 balls, including two fours and three sixes. He shared an opening stand of 67 with Sayed Zubair, who struck 36 from 32 balls. Aryan Adelkar took all three wickets for Adamstown, finishing with 3-20.
Leinster 1st Team League
Knockharley walkover v Cork Harlequins.
Knockharley, 31 May.
Knockharley
Cork Harlequins
National Cup
Round 1: Knockharley lost to Donacloney Mill by 29 runs.
Knockharley, 9 May.
Donacloney Mill 204-8 (40 overs; R Matthews 66, L Aitken 58; A Kayani 3-25, E Ahmed 2-51)
Knockharley 175 (37.4 overs; M Ali 31, D Rett 30, E Ahmed 26; L Aitken 4-32, A Ogle 3-28)
Donacloney Mill defeated Knockharley by 29 runs thanks to an excellent all-round display by overseas professional Lachy Aitken. Ryan Matthews top scored with 66 (4 fours, 4 sixes) sharing a third wicket stand of 116 with Aitken (58) in a total of 204 for 8. Knockharley threatened briefly, but Aitken's four wickets and three for Alex Ogle settled the contest in favour of the NCU side.
Leinster 1st Team League
The Hills beat Knockharley by 70 runs.
The Vineyard, 3 May.
The Hills 286-5 (50 overs; L Blackford 137*, Muzamil Sherzad 60, J Fletcher 43; E Ahmed 3-42)
Knockharley 216-9 (50 overs; K Ali 50, D Retty 31, S Medhi 30, M Ali 30, M Nawaz 28; T Rooney-Murphy 2-28, F Manoj 2-29, S Di Bartolomeo 2-33, Mohammed Sherzad 2-36)
Liam Blackford scored an unbeaten 137 (The Hills CC)
Liam Blackford's unbeaten 137 propelled The Hills to a 70-run win over Knockharley in a high scoring game at The Vineyard. The former Australian U19 international showcased his class as he hit 14 fours and 3 sixes in a wonderful knock, sharing stands of 86 with Muzamil Sherzad (60) and 159 for the fourth with Joe Fletcher (43). Ehtesham Ahmed took three wickets but the hosts still racked up an imposing 286 for 5. Knockharley made a brave fist of the chase with Kashif Ali's half century (5 fours, 3 sixes), 31 from Don Retty and 30 apiece from Mubeen Ali and Syed Medhi all doing well. The Hills attack all stuck to their task well with two wickets apiece for Tomas Rooney-Murphy 2-28, Febin Manoj 2-29, Stefano Di Bartolomeo 2-33, and Mohammed Sherzad 2-36 as the visitors ended on 216 for 9.
Leinster 1st Team League
North Kildare lost to Knockharley by 74 runs.
The Maws, 26 April.
Knockharley 246 (46.2 overs; Dl Janjua 59, B Kruger 42, K Ali 24; A Sharma 2-35, A Elahi 2-43, A Ahmadzai 2-45, N Boda 2-63))
North Kildare 172 (41.5 overs; M Haider 40, N Boda 37; K Ali 3-36, B Kruger 3-42)
Winners Knockharley (Baz Grimes)
Knockharley gained an excellent win thanks again to the exploits of Daneyaal Janjua who hit 5 sixes in a top score of 59, while Brandon Kruger hit 42 in their total of 246. That proved enough as Kashif Ali and Brandon Kruger each took three wickets to dismiss Kildare for 172. Moize Haider hit 40 in the hosts reply but in vain.
Leinster Senior Cup
Preliminary Round: Terenure beat Knockharley by 5 wickets (DLS).
Terenure, 18 April.
Knockharley 271-7 (50 overs; D Janjua 100*, M Nawaz 36, S Zubair 33, E Ahmed 29, S Ali 26; K Shetty 2-52, Z Mumtaz 2-52, H Dall 2-53)
Terenure 168-5 (22 overs; H Dall 101*; J Condie 2-37) (Target 168 in 24 overs.)
Henry Dall's unbeaten hundred won it for Terenure (Cricket Leinster)
Terenure captain Henry Dall scored a brilliant unbeaten hundred to lead his team to a five-wicket (DLS) win over Knockharley. Daneyaal Janjua thumped nine sixes in a 78--ball unbeaten hundred as the visitors posted 271 for 7 - two wickets apiece for Kripesh Shetty, Zeeshan Mumtiaz and Dall. Gareth Morgan went early in the chase but Mick Cotter (23) and Dall steadied the ship with a half century stand. Rain meant a revised target of 168 in 24 overs and thanks to Dall they coasted to the win as the Australian hit 18 boundaries in his 74-ball unbeaten 101 to seal the win with two overs to spare.
Cricket Leinster 1st Team League
| P | W | T | NR | L | BP | Pts | |
| The Hills | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 316 |
| Knockharley | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 267 |
| North Kildare | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 166 |
| Adamstown | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 152 |
| Terenure | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 131 |
| Cork Harlequins | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 72 |
LCU Review 15: Knockharley
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Knockharley enjoyed a solid 2026 campaign in the Leinster First Team League, finishing second behind runaway champions The Hills after a season in which they produced enough quality to separate themselves from much of the chasing pack.
The Hills extend advantage with emphatic Knockharley win
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The Hills strengthened their position at the top of the table with a commanding 111-run victory over Knockharley after another impressive all-round performance.
Knockharley cruise to victory
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Knockharley cruised to a nine-wicket victory over North Kildare after a dominant unbeaten 78 from Brandon Kruger made light work of a modest target of 143.
Knockharley and North Kildare win
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There were victories in the First Team League for Knockharley and North Kildare.
Leinster Previews 15: Knockharley
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Knockharley have progressed through the ranks in recent years making great strides on and off the field to reach the First Team League and while this season may be about stability, they have long-term plans to feast at the top table of Leinster and Irish cricket.
Knockharley move for Brandon Kruger
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All-rounder Brandon Kruger has joined Knockharley from The Hills.
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