News – Merrion Cricket Club

03 May

Memorable Day for Merrion in the Premier League

May 3, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Merrion had scored 350 or more in an innings on ten occasions prior to Saturday’s game in the Premier League against Civil Service. The highest ever innings score for Merrion was against Malahide in the Senior Cup in 2016. Scoring inflation is evident...

01 May

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A busy long weekend for Merrion.

April 29, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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Plenty of action this weekend. To kick things off the Girls U11 team have an away fixture against Adamstown on Friday evening. The Boys U11 are in action at the same venue the following morning. The second round of the Premier League takes place on Saturday...

29 Apr

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Merrion Wordsmiths

April 26, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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It is great to see the Merrion wordsmiths do battle on social media as they combine entertainment with news of the fortunes of the Merrion teams across Leinster. We would invite others to join in. Of course the bar has been set high. James Joyce wrote...

28 Apr

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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

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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...

24 Apr

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Merrion Senior Career Tables and Milestones for 2026

April 24, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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In a departure from past practice this year the Senior Milestones are linked to the Integrated Senior averages i.e. the Leinster Senior Averages and the ISC. The milestones are based around the players who turned out for the 1st XI in 2026 less known retirements...

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...

18 Apr

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New Season Starts Today

April 18, 2026
By Eddie Lewis
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The 1st XI kicks off the season at Anglesea Road with a friendly against Leinster. It is a much changed side this year under the leadership of Sean Stanton and probably fair to say a team in transition. There certainly will be no lack of...

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...

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