History – Merrion Cricket Club

07 Aug

Junior Cup Winners 1986 by Mark Rutledge

August 8, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Preparing to move house, I came across an old photograph, taken 40 years ago in August 1986 at Civil Service CC at the scene of a Merrion Junior Cup final win celebrating Brendan Whyte's (RIP) 5 wicket haul against an Aer Lingus CC side. In that photo...

28 Jul

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Highest Innings Scores for Merrion

July 29, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Sunday’s innings score of 391/5 for the 2nd XI against the Hills 2nd XI prompted a search of the records books to see where that would rank among the highest innings totals by a Merrion team. The post has been amended to include Irish Senior...

24 Jul

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High Scores for Merrion

July 24, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Three centuries by Merrion players this week in representative matches prompted interest in other examples of centuries by Merrion players. But first the three centuries, 148 by Annabelle Squires, her maiden century in any form of cricket, for Leinster v NCU in the Future...

17 Jul

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From the Archive – the first game in 1926

July 17, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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On the 10th July 1926, a Merrion 1st XI played their first ever match in the Senior League at Anglesea Road. The opposition was Clontarf and the game ended in a draw. In the 100 years of senior cricket since, allowing for one year lost...

29 Jun

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‘Stanton holds nerve for victory’

June 29, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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In what proved a memorable weekend for men’s and women’s cricket in Ireland, a little piece of history was also being commemorated at Anglesea Road. The newly created seating area in the corner at the Dunluce end of the ground was being dedicated to the...

19 Jun

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A dissertation on the place of cricket in Ireland at the end of 19C

June 19, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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‘Decolonising Cricket’: The Politicisation of Sport in Ireland from 1882 to 1924 Michael O’Reilly The dissertation examines the politicisation of cricket in Ireland between 1882 and 1924, charting the sport’s transformation from a celebrated ‘national pastime’ into a marginalised ‘garrison game’. Existing scholarship has variously attributed...

21 Apr

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Merrion 1st XI start their league campaign

April 21, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Merrion 1st XI begin their league campaign on Saturday with an away match against Malahide. This is the 100th year since Merrion became a Senior Club in 1926 . In 1993 the Senior League was divided into two sections with Merrion starting is Section B. In...

13 Apr

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Start of the Season

April 19, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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For those still waking up after the winter, youth and senior practice have started and matches at Merrion will commence this weekend. The 1st XI have a friendly abasing Leinster on Saturday and league starts for the 3rd XI who take on North County IIs The fixture...

15 Mar

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Senior Averages : MVP Performances By Season

March 15, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Brad Spanner who averaged 930 MVP Points per season in his four years with the club. He also scored the most runs in a season in 2000. The previous year he had scored 1014 runs. The only other player to reach the 1000 run...

10 Mar

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Leinster Clubs in the Irish Senior Cup

March 10, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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