Clontarf all-rounder John McNally has made a bright start to his stint in Australia.

Pembroke have confirmed the signing of Australian all-rounder Blake Macdonald for the 2025 season.

Leinster claim victory thanks to a fine century from Rachan Potcuri.

It's been a confusing and controversial few weeks for Mike Frost whose participation in the Zim Afro T10 competition looks to be over before it even got started.

The (very)  belated arrival of Summer has come in time for the Leprechauns annual migration to Carlow and Kilkenny, aka :-  The SOUTH EAST TOUR.

Clontarf all-rounder John McNally has been selected by Cricket Ireland to be the latest participant in their ongoing Cricket Programme with Australian club side Randwick Petersham.

The day begins early.  The rainwater is cleared and the tarpaulin covers removed. Then a walk-around examination of the square and in particular the twenty two yard strips which have been earmarked for upcoming games.

Rush clinched the Leinster Championship with a 40-run win over challengers Railway Union.

Pembroke are Leinster champions after a 9-run win over Merrion in a tense finale to the title.

It was all (green) and yellow at Park Avenue on Saturday as Coldplay front man Chris Martin popped in to see the action between Railway Union and Cork County in the Leinster Championship clash.

Rush and Railway Union win again in the Championship, while there are also victories for The Hills and North Kildare.

Pembroke's convincing win over Balbriggan allied with Merrion's loss to Phoenix means it's advantage to the Sydney Parade side in the Premiership battle. Clontarf beat Malahide in the other top flight game.

Sunday saw wins for both Pembroke and Merrion who continue to battle it out for the Premiership title.

A look back at a famous last-wicket stand for Malahide to beat Pembroke in the 1955 Leinster-Cup semi-final.

There were wins in the Championship for Rush, North County and North Kildare.

Irish Senior Cup winners Phoenix were victorious again as half centuries from Jack Lalor and Shane Getkate, plus 44 from Head Coach Tyrone Kane propelled them to a comfortable 98-run win against Leinster at Rathmines.

Railway Union and Rush continue to battle it out in the race for the Leinster Championship title.

Amongst his many contributions, Derek served in all officer posts at his club, was instrumental in guiding the then CYM to senior club status and also served a term as Chair of the Irish Cricket Union (now Cricket Ireland).

There were wins in the Championship for Rush, Railway Union, Terenure and Cork County.

Pembroke tied again, this time with Clontarf, while there were wins for Phoenix and Leinster.

Railway Union were crowned Under 17 Leinster Boys Cup winners after a 28-run win over The Hills at Park Avenue.

Clontarf are the Leinster U15 Girls Cup winners after they beat Pembroke by 9 wickets at Sydney Parade.

Gaby Lewis scored a Player of the Match unbeaten 93 as Phoenix beat The Hills by 16 runs (DLS) in a rain-affected final at Sydney Parade.

Pembroke powered to a comprehensive 210-run win over Phoenix in the SkellingSix18 Senior Cup final at Sydney Parade. 

An outstanding century partnership between Hayden Clinton and Joseph Russell ensured The Hills triumphed in the Leinster Under 15 Boys Cup final with a ten-wicket win over local rivals Balbriggan at The Vineyard.

There were Championship wins for Rush, North County, The Hills and Terenure.

Merrion kept the pressure on Pembroke at the top of the Premiership table with an impressive 10-wicket win in a contest ultimately reduced to 24 overs.

Railway Union, Rush, North Kildare and Cork County all won in the Championship.

The Premiership returned with wins for leaders Pembroke, Merrion and Malahide.

Leinster beat Pembroke in the T20 decider at Sydney Parade.

North County beat the weather and Railway Union in the only fixture that managed to get a result in the top two divisions.

Matthew Humphreys took 5-57 and 5-54 for Emerging Ireland this week against the West Indies Academy, the first time there’s been a 10-for on the island since Dermott Monteith took 12-95 (7-38 and 5-57) against Scotland at the Mardyke over fifty years ago.

Blue Moon, Hen’s Teeth, Holy Grail it dosen’t matter which figure of speech you use they all apply to Alun Brophy’s incredible feat of capturing all 10 Merrion wickets at Anglesea Road in the Leinster Senior League on Saturday 27th April 1991.

Returning Irish internationals Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell played pivotal roles as Pembroke and Phoenix reached the final of the Leinster Senior Cup.

There will be a special unveiling of a tribute to Richard 'The Flash' Dunne at The Hills on Saturday.

There was sad news on Monday with the death of former Hills and Ireland Coach John Wills, who also played Second XI cricket for Middlesex and Glamorgan, as well as capturing 575 wickets in Leinster senior cricket.

It's four wins out of four for the powerhouses of Pembroke and Merrion.

Leinster beat Adamstown twice, while Phoenix and Terenure shared the spoils.

Malahide and Clontarf both made it four wins out of four to top Group B.

Balbriggan take charge of Group A with two big wins over North County, while The Hills and Dublin University share the spoils.

North County top the Group A table with back-to-back wins over Dublin University, while Balbriggan and The Hills share the spoils.

A Mitchell Thompson century and a five wickets haul for Kelvin Donnelly were the highlights of two victories for Clontarf and Malahide.

Phoenix and Leinster had little trouble with two wins apiece over Adamstown and Terenure.

There were two wins apiece for kingpins Merrion and Pembroke in Group D of the Alan Murray T20 Cup.

The new women's contracts were recently announced. While much of it was as expected there were a few nice stories in the news flash.

As things hot up outside in America, "Jazz Hat" cricket continues apace on the home front with the Leprechauns taking on the Irish Universities at College Park on Wednesday.

Wins for Phoenix, Malahide, Pembroke and Leinster in the Senior Cup.

Bilal Azhar, Tim Tector and Jack Lalor stole the show in the Leinster Premiership on Saturday.

There were wins in the Championship for Cork County, Rush, North County and Railway Union.

There were wins for Merrion, Balbriggan and Pembroke.

There were wins for The Hills, North County and Civil Service.

As YMCA CC is threatened with extinction after 112 years at Claremont Road came to an abrupt end this year, lifelong member James Fitzgerald takes a personal look back at his time playing at the ground and some of the people he met along the way.

Finn McGee's brilliant 133 led St Joseph's Rush to a maiden Schools Cup success as they beat St Columba's College by 98 runs at a sun drenched Merrion.

Live streaming of cricket in Pembroke Cricket Club started in 2019 and has gone from strength to strength since. The stated aim, not always met, of the Pembroke streaming team is to cover all Pembroke’s home fixtures in Open and Women’s cricket. 

There was no shortage of excitement in the Leinster Senior Cup with Dublin University and Railway Union ousting out 2023 finalists The Hills and Clontarf, while Phoenix won a remarkable game against Merrion.

Jeremy Martins took five wickets and Cameron Rowe scored a rapid half century as Fingal thumped Dublin City. There was no play in the other scheduled game due to the ongoing students protest at Trinity.

There were wins for Railway Union, Rush, and North Kildare in the Championship, while there was no play in the Cork County versus The Hills match.

Stephen Doheny scored a century as Merrion beat Balbriggan, Reuben Wilson took four wickets to help Clontarf crush Leinster, while Ben White and Jack Lalor starred as Phoenix beat Malahide.

There were opening day wins for North County, Rush, Railway Union and The Hills in the Championship

Pembroke and Balbriggan won convincingly, while Leinster edged out Merrion.

Malahide have confirmed that Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin is joining them from The Hills.

Deryck Vincent revisits the controversial visit of a South African based side to Ireland in 1969.

Every now and again something happens, or takes place, which would warm the cockles of your heart.

The demise of YMCA has led to many players seeking pastures new, but the signing of Graham Ford as Head Coach by Malahide where he will hook up with his son Matt is perhaps the most significant.

Leinster will be led on the field by captain Bilal Azhar and he will be aiming for some more silverware in 2024 after their Irish Cup success last season.

Eoghan Delany is at the helm for the upcoming campaign and his side has been active over the close season.

It may only be a seven team Premiership, but it will certainly be ultra-competitive, and Phoenix aim to be right in the mix. Adam Chester is in the driving seat as they hope to mount a title challenge.

The hard work started last season for a North County side that is determined to mount a serious challenge for the Championship title.

It's a huge season for Rush, who go into the new season without the services of Neil Rock, having lost Stephen Doheny the previous season.

Terenure have been something of a cup team over the last few years, but captain Dónal Lynch is looking to add some consistency to mount a promotion challenge.

There was sad news on Thursday night when YMCA confirmed they wouldn't be able to participate in the premiership for the upcoming season.

There is plenty of positivity around Milverton as the new campaign approaches.

It's been a successful few years for Balbriggan who went agonisingly close to winning the All-Ireland T20 Cup last season.

It's a new era at Pembroke, with Theo Lawson having retired.

It's been a busy close season down at Park Avenue with three players in and out.

We start our previews of the domestic season with a look at the ins and outs at Merrion.

Sydney Parade will host the interprovincial season curtain-raiser with the opening T20 Festival taking place at Pembroke from Wednesday May 1st until Friday May 3rd.

The Story of Cricket in Laois by Jim Bennett will be launched on Friday Apil 19th at the Midlands Park Hotel.

Sports clubs are run by many different types of people. Some love the spotlight and do their thing in the full glare of the public. Others work behind the scenes, quietly beavering away, not drawing any attention to themselves but always getting the job done. Charlie Craig was one of the latter.

The Hills have confirmed that influential all-rounder Brandon Kruger is joining the club from Railway Union.

Clontarf have confirmed that Irish international Curtis Campher is joining the club from YMCA.

Merrion have signed Leinster professional Peter Francis, while Andrew Doheny has also joined from Rush.

Railway Union have been busy during the close season and are currently carrying out major improvements at Park Avenue.

Alan Lewis will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution and Service to Irish Cricket award on Friday night.

Shane Getkate is looking forward to a return to Leinster cricket after spending a decade in the NCU.

YMCA members expect to hear later this week that their protracted battle to stay at Claremont Road has been lost, after the ground was put up for sale three years ago, and that the club that produced Ireland star Harry Tector will cease to exist.

It's all change at Phoenix for the forthcoming campaign with Irish international Shane Getkate moving to the Park.

Rush have signed New Zealander Ocean Bartlett for the 2024 season.

The annual club dinner scene made a welcome return last year, but it's not always just a case of turning up for some members, with an incredible amount of work going in behind the scenes.

Des Cashell, President of the Irish Cricket Union had assembled a star studded XI to play a Malahide XI to mark the opening of the extended and renovated grounds in Malahide including a new international standard cricket square.

Hard hitting batsman Younas Ahmadzai is returning to Malahide for the 2024 season.