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Merrion top Premier League

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

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