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Leinster Senior League (cricket)

The Leinster Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the Leinster jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. The league was formed in 1919, the nine founding members being Phoenix, Leinster, Pembroke, Dublin University, Railway Union, Civil Service, U.C.D., County Kildare and the Royal Hibernian Military School. The league is currently divided into twenty one divisions, the top two (senior) divisions are designated as the Premier League and the Championship. It includes two member clubs from the Munster province: Cork County and Cork Harlequins.

Teams play each other twice per season, once at home and once away, with league positions determined on the basis of percentage of points gained out of possible total points. 20 points awarded for a win, 12.5 for a tie, no points are awarded for “no result”, and up to five bonus points are awarded, depending on the margin of victory. Matches consist of one innings per side, with a maximum of fifty, and a minimum of twenty overs bowled per innings.

In 2025, the Premier League will consist of 12 teams. These top 12 teams will play each other once in 2025 and then split into a top-half and bottom-half. The Top-half will play each other again for the Premier League Trophy whilst the bottom-half will play each other again for Championship Trophy.

The new First Team league is intended to comprise the next first teams. Each team in the new First Team League will play each other three times in 2025 (rather than twice as is the usual convention) totalling 12 league fixtures.

The Top team in the First Team League at the end of 2025 will be promoted to the Premier League for 2026 replacing the bottom team in the Premier League (subject to accreditation standards and OCC determination on final composition). The bottom team in the First Team League at end 2025 will be relegated and replaced by the top first team at the next level.

Members of senior divisions for 2025 season

Source: Cricket Leinster

List of champions

SeasonChampions
1919Leinster
1920Leinster
1921Phoenix
1922Phoenix
1923Pembroke
1924Phoenix
1925Phoenix
1926Clontarf
1927Dublin University
1928Leinster
1929Leinster
1930Leinster
1931Leinster
1932Leinster
1933Leinster
1934Leinster
1935Leinster
1936Phoenix
1937Leinster
1938Pembroke
1939Leinster
1940Merrion
1941Leinster
1942Phoenix
1943Phoenix
1944Leinster
1945Merrion
1946Pembroke
1947Dublin University
1948Dublin University
1949Phoenix
1950Leinster
1951Pembroke
1952Merrion
1953Leinster
1954Pembroke
1955YMCA
1956Phoenix
1957Pembroke
1958Merrion
1959Leinster
1960Railway Union
1961Clontarf
1962Railway Union
1963Leinster
1964Malahide
1965YMCA
1966Dublin University
1967Pembroke
1968Pembroke
1969Pembroke
1970Dublin University
1971Malahide
1972Clontarf
1973Pembroke
1974Old Belvedere
1975Phoenix
1976Old Belvedere
1977Malahide
1978Phoenix
1979Phoenix
1980Malahide
1981Leinster
1982Leinster
1983Phoenix
1984Leinster
1985Phoenix
1986YMCA
1987Phoenix
1988Carlisle
1989The Hills
1990YMCA
1991Clontarf
1992Clontarf
1993YMCA
1994Pembroke
1995Clontarf
1996Clontarf
1997Carlisle
1998Leinster
1999Clontarf
2000Clontarf
2001Merrion
2002Pembroke
2003North County
2004North County
2005North County
2006North County
2007Clontarf
2008The Hills
2009Clontarf
2010North County
2011Railway Union
2012Leinster
2013The Hills
2014YMCA
2015Clontarf
2016Clontarf
2017Leinster
2018Merrion
2019Pembroke
2020not played
2021Merrion
2022Balbriggan
2023YMCA
2024Pembroke
2025Pembroke

Performance by club

Summary of winners

TeamWins
Leinster24
Phoenix15
Pembroke15
Clontarf13
Merrion7
YMCA7
Dublin University5
North County5
Malahide4
The Hills3
Railway Union3
Carlisle2
Balbriggan1
Old Belvedere1

References

References

  1. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/about/history About Cricket Leinster: History]
  2. Gerard Siggins (2005), ''Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005''. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.40
  3. Gerard Siggins (2005), p.40
  4. [https://www.cricketleinster.ie/match-centre/league-tables Cricket Leinster]
  5. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/uploads/files/review_2010_preview_2011.pdf Cricket Leinster Review 2010 Preview 2011]
  6. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/media/Regulation/838_open-competitions-league-division-1-to-division-4-2011/838_open-competitions-league-division-1-to-division-4-2011-11802191.pdf Cricket Leinster Open Competition Regulations 2011 - League Division 1 to Division 4]
  7. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/media/Regulation/838_open-competitions-league-division-1-to-division-4-2011/838_open-competitions-league-division-1-to-division-4-2011-11802191.pdf Cricket Leinster Open Competition Regulations 2011 - League Division 1 to Division 4]
  8. "CL TOP-LEVEL OPEN COMPETITION STRUCTURES (2025)".
  9. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/uploads/files/review_2010_preview_2011.pdf Review 2010 Preview 2011]
  10. [http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/tag/records Senior League (Lewis Hohn Williams) – 93rd Year]
  11. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000021/002140.shtml Leinster crush Merrion to claim title]
  12. Belfast Telegraph, 9 September 2013
  13. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES7/articles/000049/004960.shtml CricketEurope Leinster, 3 September 2014]
  14. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000049/004984.shtml Clontarf seal league title]
  15. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2016/articles/000022/002200.shtml Cricket Europe Leinster]
  16. [http://www.cricketeurope.com/LEINSTER/newsroom.shtml CricketEurope News]
  17. [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2018/articles/000016/001695.shtml CricketEurope News]
  18. [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000014/001416.shtml CricketEurope News]
  19. [https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/merrions-top-three-lead-the-way-in-premier-league-final-triumph Cricket Leinster]
  20. [https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/confirmed-open-competition-league-winners-season-2022 Cricket Leinster]
  21. [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000012/001207.shtml Cricket Europe]
  22. [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000010/001042.shtml Cricket Europe]
  23. [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2025/articles/000023/002367.shtml Cricket Europe]
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