Monday
At Castle Avenue: Railway Union 148 for 5, 20 overs. Clontarf Ladies 2nds 149 for 2, 20 overs. Clontarf won by 8 wickets (full match report to follow!)

Wednesday
At Castle Avenue: MCC Irish branch v Leinster U-17 XI, 40 overs, 1:30pm

Thursday

At Castle Avenue: Clontarf Ladies 2nds 133 for 2, 20 overs (L. Erskine 59). The Hills 76 for 6 (M. Oliver 3/20).  Clontarf won by 57 runs.

Friday
Ladies Division 1 Cup, at Sydney Parade: Clontarf Ladies 1sts 79 for 7 (20 overs) lost to Pembroke by 5 wickets.

It was a quiet enough weekend on the youth front but after the great battling shown by the under13s in their midweek win (as reported by Rod) it was important that we kept the momentum going and indeed we did.  Sadly the under 11A game on Saturday had be postponed (before the weather would have) due to the opposition being unable to field a full side and the under 13B game against YMCA fell foul of the heavy overnight rain.  It was left to the under 11B and C teams who travelled to Old Belvedere (good to see them back at youth level again) for a double header.  In contrasting games we came back to Casle Avenue with 2 wins.  The C team had a comprehensive victory but the B team needed heroics from a last pair of Daire Vickers and Harry Opperman to see them home by a mere 2 runs.  Well done to all.

The success of these teams is directly related to the excellent work which starts on Friday nights and continues with the excellent coaching mid week with the under age squads.  For that we are indebted to Paddy Lee for his organisation on Fridays which has transformed the night into something very special and of course to Rod Hokin for his excellence in putting in place and carrying out coaching of the highest order.  These things are not happening by chance but by hard work and planning. Thanks to everyone involved.

LHW Senior Cup, 2nd Round: Phoenix or Clontarf 1sts v The Hills

Division III/IV Cup, 2nd Round: Clontarf 2nds v Merrion

The stands for the Ireland v Australia game on June 17th have begun to arrive today. Please be cautious when entering the car park as many large trucks will be entering or exiting the premises over the next few weeks.

If there are any remaining members who wish to help out on the day please contact web@clontarfcricket.com as soon as possible. Entry on the day is by ticket only unless you are helping out!

Congratulations to Andrew Poynter on his selection for the Ireland A squad. The full squad and match schedule can be viewed here.

Photo section has been updated to include some shots from the 4ths batting in tha game against Co Wicklow.

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Saturday

At Phoenix Park: Clontarf 1sts v Phoenix, LHW Cup 1st Round, 60 overs per side, 11am POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE 12th

At Castle Avenue: Clontarf 4ths 158 for 9, 35 overs (F. Sullivan 42, D. Foley 25*, C. Mullins 16*). County Wicklow 142 all out, 32 overs (D. Vincent 3/14, S. Tainton 3/36, F. Furlong 2/1). Clontarf won by 16 runs.

At Sydney Parade: Clontarf 5ths v Pemborke, 1:30pm CANCELLED

At Castle Avenue: Clontarf U-11A v Leinster, 10am

At Claremont Road: Clontarf U-13S v YMCA, 10am

Sunday

Division III/IV Cup, at Castle Avenue: Railway Union 209 all out (M. Ryan 3/27, G. Molins 2/30, V. Gopal 2/40).  Clontarf 2nds 210 for 7 (Ri. Forrest 61, G. Molins 36, Ro. Forrest 27).  Clontarf won by 3 wickets.

At Civil Service: Clontarf 5ths 105 all out, 38 overs (B. Cotter 26, P. McShane 24). Civil Service 106 for 5, 27 overs (R. Smith 2/16, I. Smilie 2/24).  Civil Service won by 5 wickets.

At Cabra: Clontarf U-11B v Old Belvedere and Clontarf U-11C v Old Belvedere, 10am

At Kilcock: Clontarf U-13 girls v North Kildare, 10am CANCELLED

Monday

At Cabra: Clontarf 4ths v Old Belvedere, Whelan Cup, 15×8 ball overs, 6pm POSTPONED

At Castle Avenue: Clontarf Ladies 2nds v Railway Union, 6:30pm

The Under 13A team continued a remarkable winning run when they defeated highly fancied Pembroke last night in a nail-biting match. Bowling first Adam Craig took 2 crucial wickets with outstanding swinging deliveries. Kevin Byrne was introduced and tied down the Pembroke middle order. Wickets fell at regular intervals before in his 2nd spell David Delany cleaned up the tail taking 3 wickets in an over.

The target of 81 in 20 overs was about par on a large ground. The Tarf top order was soon back in the pavilion following an exhibition of leg-spin bowling. James Foxe and Adam Craig led a counter-attack punishing anything loose. After a good partnership both lads were out with 20 odd needed to win. Manager Gerry Delany produced a master-stroke by promoting Pat Kirk up the order to deal with a barrage of pace bowling. Kirk flashed at anything loose. Soon 4 runs were needed off the last over. Stephen O’Quigley ran well to leave Kirk on strike with 2 balls remaining. A pull shot was almost spectacularly caught but Tarf were home for a brilliant win.

Many thanks to the large number of supporters who made the trip to Pembroke including Tom Prior, Greg Molins and Brian O’Sullivan. The team is now undefeated in its last 23 matches. Even more remarkable is the fact that 12 members of the squad are underage.

Clontarf Cricket Club SUMMER CRICKET CAMPS

WEEK 1 – Tuesday 6 July to Thursday 8 July, 2010

WEEK 2 – Tuesday 24 August to Thursday 26 August, 2010

TIMES – 9am – 1pm each day VENUE – Clontarf Cricket Club

Full details in the “Summer Camp” tab above, where an application form may also be downloaded. This form should be returned by Thursday 1st July, 2010. Numbers are limited.

For more information please contact Club Coach Rod Hokin on 0873 149 886 or rod@clontarfcricket.com.