With the Premier League turning into the home straight, Merrion find themselves in poll position with five games to play. The elevation to the top spot was brought about thanks to a home win over Malahide combined with a Pembroke tie v Leinster.
The absence of any relegation this season means that the focus is entirely on the top half of the league table. The league table at the start of August is.
M | W | T | NR | L | Points | |
Merrion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 136.5 |
Pembroke | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 133.5 |
Phoenix | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
Leinster | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 84.5 |
Clontarf | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 69.5 |
Balbriggan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 59.5 |
Malahide | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 41.5 |
Merrion’s strong position is mainly down to the batting, with three players in the top ten of the Leinster Averages.
The top five in the Batting and Bowling averages in the Premier League only is as follows.
Name | Mts | Inns | NOs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s | Runs |
Swapnil Modgill | 6 | 6 | 2 |
84
|
57.0 | 0 | 4 | 285 |
Stephen Doheny | 4 | 4 | 1 |
104
|
85.3 | 2 | 1 | 256 |
Adam Rosslee | 3 | 3 | 1 |
90
|
112.5 | 0 | 3 | 225 |
Samuel Harbinson | 5 | 4 | 1 |
45
|
39.7 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
Michael Lewis | 5 | 4 | 0 |
75
|
29.8 | 0 | 1 | 119 |
Name | Mts | Overs | Runs | 5WI | BBI | Average | Econ | Wickets |
Swapnil Modgill | 6 | 28 | 159 | 0 | 4-51 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 12 |
Samuel Harbinson | 6 | 39 | 187 | 0 | 3-24 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 9 |
Melvin Devaraj | 4 | 26.4 | 111 | 1 | 5-32 | 12.3 | 4.2 | 9 |
Mikey O’Reilly | 6 | 50 | 238 | 0 | 2-35 | 34.0 | 4.8 | 7 |
Max Sorensen | 5 | 30 | 170 | 0 | 2-26 | 34.0 | 5.7 | 5 |