Merrion Womens 1st XI start their defence of their Senior League title today [Sunday] against The Hills at Anglesea Road [12.00]. Merrion will be hoping for another successful season to follow what has been some of the club’s best performances since Womens Competitions were re-launched in 1977.
Since 2000, Merrion 1st XI have won the Senior League in 2022 and 2025, the Senior Cup in 2022, 2023 and 2025, the Pilkington [not played for since 2023] in 2021 and 2023 and the All-Ireland T20 Cup in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
The team for Sunday, under the captaincy of Niamh MacNulty is as follows:
Naimh MacNulty, Sibha Bhoja, Ally Boucher, Aoife Brennan, Aoife Hayden, Aisling Lawlor, Julieanne Morrissey, Ashwi Manoj, Leah Paul, Rebecca Stokell, Anabelle Squires
records on Women’s Senior Cricket in Leinster since 2000 can be found here.