News – Merrion Cricket Club

28 Apr

Wine Tasting 9th May

April 26, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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The next event on the Merrion social calendar is the annual wine tasting evening organised by Leslie Light and presented by Celeste Raack. The theme this year is A Wine Tour of France. Previous attendees will remember this as a most enjoyable evening so anyone who...

27 Apr

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Premier League Wins for Merrion

April 27, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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A successful start to the season saw both the Open and Women’s 1st XIs score victories in the first round of their respective leagues. Getting off to a good start is important any season but particular so this year with both teams in transition and...

26 Apr

homepage, News, Women

Merrion Women Begin Defence of Title

April 26, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Merrion Womens 1st XI start their defence of their Senior League title today against The Hills at Anglesea Road . 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...

21 Apr

History, homepage, Open

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

History, homepage, News

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...

01 Apr

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Captains for 2026 Season

April 1, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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As the countdown to the start of the new season begins in earnest, the following is the list of the captains for the Open and Womens Competitions. Open 1st XI: Sean Stanton Open 2nd XI: Hugh Kennedy Open 3rd XI: JJ Walsh Open 4th XI: Joe Hourihane Open 5th XI:...

26 Feb

homepage, Open, Women

Cup Competitions for 2026

February 26, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Cricket Leinster has confirmed the following dates and opponents for Cup Matches for the coming season. Of note, Merrion 1st and 2nd XI have a double header against Leinster, who we also meet in the Alan Murray Group Stage. Leinster Senior Cup : 1st XI...

24 Feb

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Overseas Player for 2026

February 24, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Merrion CC are delighted to confirm Corne Botha as our Men’s overseas pro for the 2026 season! Corne was apart of the South African team at the recent U19 Cricket World Cup He is a hard hitting lower order batsman and a seam bowler We look forward to...

02 Feb

Cricket Leinster, homepage, News, Records

Open Competitions for 2026

February 2, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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There has been a restructuring of league competitions by Cricket Leinster over the winter and next year Merrion will have teams in Divisions more suited to its current underlying strength. The teams in the Open Competitions, with the exception of the 2nd XI who won the...

30 Jan

homepage, Representative, Women

Irish Women Close in on T20 World Cup place

January 30, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Congratulations to Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell as the Irish Womens secured an important win against the Netherlands as they seek to qualify for the Womens T20 World Cup later in the year. Ireland batting first got off to a steady start with Gaby Lewis ...

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