Open – Merrion Cricket Club

24 Aug

The Final Countdown

August 24, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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With just a few weeks left before the end of th4e season, both the Open and Womens 1st XIs are competing for titles in their respective Premier Leagues. While that might have been expected of the Women’s team, the Open 1st XI, under Sean Stanton,...

20 Aug

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Individual Contributions to Team Success

August 20, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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FROM THE ARCHIVES Photo : Paddy Waldron wins the Marchant Cup in 1943 One of the unique selling points of cricket as a sport is the way it combines individual achievement and team performance. Runs, wickets and dismissals are recorded against the individual while at the same...

17 Aug

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Merrion increase pressure on leaders in Premier League

August 17, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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A hard fought victory against Leinster in the Premier League on Sunday puts Merrion in a position to challenge for league honours. With Pembroke and Balbriggan both losing over the weekend there are now three teams bunched at the top of the table. The scorecard will...

07 Aug

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The Final Count Down

August 7, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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With just six weeks remaining in the season the opportunities and challenges facing Merrion’s league teams are coming into focus. And sadly it is more about challenges than opportunities. The latest official league tables for the club’s six teams in Open Competitions at the end of...

31 Jul

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The Split

August 1, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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For most of its history the Leinster Cricket Union, as it was then known, controlled who counted as a Senior Club and was thus entitled to compete in the Leinster Senior League. This changed in 1993 when the league was split in two with promotion...

19 Jul

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Merrion 1st XI secure place in top half of Premier League

July 19, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Following their excellent win over North County in Inch Merrion 1st XI have guaranteed their place in the top half of the Premier League for the second half of the season with a round still to play. Indeed a win against Phoenix next week...

07 Jul

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Mid Season Averages [Open Competitions]

July 7, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Photo of Hugh Kennedy with his best ever bowling performance for the 2nd XI in their SF Cup Win over Pembroke. Jan Dijkstra helped secure the win with an unbeaten maiden half-century for the IIs. -------------- The batting and bowling averages up to the start...

05 Jul

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The Premier / Championship Split, just two rounds to go.

July 5, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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There is much written about the likely impact of Artificial intelligence on the world. Some have warned that it heralds the end of the dominance of human life on this planet as a higher intelligence, soon to gain full consciousness, takes over. More mundane...

02 Jun

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Leinster Competitions: June Checkpoint

June 2, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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As of the 1stJune 2026 the following is the position of the Merrion teams in Leinster competitions. At this early stage in the season, the 1st XI are battling for a top six spot and the 2nd XI are in second place with a crucial match...

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...

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