Instonians will start the defence of their Premiership crown with a home clash at Shaw's Bridge against North Down on Saturday April 25th.
Newly promoted Laurelvale - back in the top echelons of senior cricket for the first time since 1972 - will also have home comforts as they entertain Woodvale.
Newly branded CI (the artist formerly known as CIYMS) host Senior Challenge Cup winners Waringstown at Belmont. CSNI have home advantage over Lisburn while the final clash on the opening day pits Cliftonville Acadeny against Muckamore.
The Challenge Cup first round is on May 2nd with the second round scheduled for June 7th. May 9th also features cup action with the opening round of both the Irish Senior and National Cups.
T20 Finals Day will be on Sunday July 27th, while Friday August 7th will be the Senior Cup final date, with the following day set aside as the reserve date.
The ten Premiership teams will once again be split into two groups after playing each other once, with the top six and bottom four in two separate groups. That phase starts on July 18th, with the final round of games set for August 22nd.
Let battle commence!
NCU PL fixtures-
25th April
CI v Waringstown
Cliftonville Academy v Muckamore
CSNI v Lisburn
Instonians v North Down
Laurelvale v Woodvale
2nd May (Challenge Cup – Rd1)
CI v Lisburn
Cliftonville Academy v North Down
CSNI v Instonians
Laurelvale v Muckamore
Waringstown v Woodvale
9th May (Irish Senior Cup – Rd1)
16th May
Instonians v Cliftonville Academy
Lisburn v Laurelvale
Muckamore v Waringstown
North Down v CI
Woodvale v CSNI
23rd May
Lisburn v Cliftonville Academy
Muckamore v CI
North Down v CSNI
Waringstown v Laurelvale
Woodvale v Instonians
24th May (Sunday) (Irish Senior Cup – Rd2)
30th May (T20 Cup Fixtures)
6th June
Cliftonville Academy v Laurelvale
CSNI v Waringstown
Instonians v Muckamore
North Down v Lisburn
Woodvale v CI
7th June (Sunday) (Challenge Cup – Rd2)
13th June
CI v Cliftonville Academy
Laurelvale v CSNI
Lisburn v Woodvale
Muckamore v North Down
Waringstown v Instonians
14th June (Sunday) (Irish Senior Cup – QF)
20th June
CI v Instonians
Cliftonville Academy v CSNI
Laurelvale v North Down
Muckamore v Woodvale
Waringstown v Lisburn
27th June
Laurelvale v CI
Lisburn v Instonians
Muckamore v CSNI
North Down v Woodvale
Waringstown v Cliftonville Academy
28th June (Sunday) (Challenge Cup – QF)
4th July
CSNI v CI
Instonians v Laurelvale
Lisburn v Muckamore
North Down v Waringstown
Woodvale v Cliftonville Academy
Post Split Fixtures:
Top 6 play each other one more time (5 matches)
Bottom 4 play each other home and away (6 matches)
11th July (T20 Cup Semi-Finals)
12th July (Sunday) (Challenge Cup – SF)
18th July (Post Split Fixtures)
19th July (Sunday) (Irish Senior Cup – SF)
25th July (Post Split Fixtures)
26th July (Sunday) (T20 Finals Day)
1st August (Post Split Fixtures)
7th August (Friday) (Challenge Cup – Final)
8th August (Challenge Cup Final – Reserve Date)
(Only bottom 4 post split fixtures)
15th August (Post Split Fixtures)
16th August (Sunday) (Irish Senior Cup – F)
22nd August (Post Split Fixtures)
