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Limerick progress to Junior Cup Semi-final - Monday 1st June 2009

Kerry CC v Limerick CC @ Tralee RFC Co Galway

Limerick overcame the challenge of Kerry in Tralee on the bank holiday Monday to reach to latter stages of the junior cup for the 4^th year in a row. Limerick had by far the better of the opening exchanges with Gogi removing Asim the Kerry opener in the second over, with Sobin affecting a runout in the same over. Kerry set about batting thro’ the 50 overs with only 2 players reaching double figures, Gideon De Swat top scored and carried his bat from the first over to the 50^th for a very patient score of 33 n.o., his patience highlighted in that it was 17^th over before he got off the mark. Limerick assisted Kerry in setting a difficult target of 172 by bowling 62 extras.   The pick of the bowlers were the death bowlers of James Murphy ( 7.1-1-27-3) and Morgan Callaghan (4-1-15-1), Mosh, Gogi, Matthew Callaghan, and Kevin Hennessy all took a  wicket a piece.

Limerick in reply struggled again and with only Morgan Callaghan of the top 4 batsmen scoring double figures, it was left to skipper Luke Kirwan to rescue Limerick. Luke looked very comfortable however partners were running out, losing Gogi at 102-6, and Mosh at 115-7.  Eoghan O’Sullivan came to the crease at this stage and played faultless defensive cricket allowing Luke most of the strike.  Kerry at this stage sensed victory, however after repeated attempts to remove Eoghan or Luke and once the partnership brought Limerick above 150 ( thanks to 2 dropped chances by Kerry) and in sight of a win, Kerry heads dropped and Limerick eased home.  Luke and Eoghan finished with an unbeaten 8^th wicket partnership of 57, with Luke top-scoring with an unbeaten 78, and Eoghan 6 not out.

Limerick progress to a semifinal the first weekend in July.

Inter Club 20/20 friendly with Kerry Cricket Club

This Sunday we have a Club Friendly 20/20 Day Out against Kerry Cricket Club at their home ground in Tralee.  We encourage you to bring parents, siblings, kids, partners etc along and make it a family day out.

Barbeque facilities will be provided so please bring along some food for the barbeque and a plate of salad to share.

There will be 3 x 20/20 games catering to all ages and abilities of club members.

Teams will consist of:

1)    Senior /Junior level

2)    Junior/Minor level

3)    Underage

If you would like to play please let the following people know by 1:00pm on Friday (05/06/09):

Overage people:  contact Luke (0868708533)

Underage people:  contact Alan (0876127238)

The first game starts at 10:30.  If you don’t know how to get to the ground or if you require a lift – we will be meeting at the car park of Punch’s Cross Hotel to leave for Tralee at 08:45.

Juniors Struggle as Ennis claim a convincing 9 wicket victory

Limerick again struggled to provide a batting performance and managed only to set Ennis a target of 47.  The opening pair of Declan Early and J Lenehan managed a 20 run opening partnership, seeing off the Ennis opening bowlers, however first change bowler Conor for Ennis took both openers in his first over, on his way to a 6 wicket haul. Ranjit Singh played another stable innings, top scoring with 8, however no other player could survive long enough to offer any support.  Limericks chances effectively disappeared when a direct hit from former Limerick player Raj, ran out Mosh Tayyab leaving limerick struggling on 30 for 4.  Limerick were eventually bowled out in 21.1 overs after some last ditch batting from Manvinder Singh to finish on 6 not out.

Ennis were guided home by Raj scoring 30, and they reached the total after only 13.1 overs.  Manvinder and Kevin Hennessy continue to improve in the bowling department with the later claimed the only Ennis wicket of the day, trapping their opener LBW.

Limerick now move on to Cup weekend hoping for improved batting performances against Lismore and Kerry. 

Limerick CC refocus its resources

Following a number of meetings the membership of Limerick CC has made some fundamental changes to its structure and policies.  At our 2009 AGM the club decided to enter one adult team and one underage team into the leagues, with enter each of the three Cups.   The Club has also opted to arrange Senior Tour matches and a Twenty:20 tournament.  This should offer members the opportunity to play cricket at various levels, from U13 through to Senior grade. 

This season we primarily aim to :

• Develop cricket at under-age levels and harness the interest of newcomers to the game. 
• Increase our profile within the community
• Re-establish the social aspects of cricket club life within LCC

To achieve these aims and provide leadership a revised club committee has been established: Chairman (Gay Lawlor), Treasurer (John Lenehan), PRO (Luke Kirwan), Youth Development & MCU Contact (Alan Lynch) General Dogsbody (Chris Thomas).  The committee are meeting on a regular basis and would welcome any suggestions and support.

Seniors Win senior cup prelim.

A good performance with the bat from Rizwan (47) and with the ball by Farrukh (4 for 26) and Azeen (3 for 5) help limerick overcome Kerry in Senior cup Prelim match…..Match card.

LIMERICKs NEW YOUTH CRICKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - Update

An increased allocation of resources has seen Limerick CC establish a more structured youth training scheme.  Dedicated coaches are running training sessions every Sunday morning at 1100-1300 in Villiers School, North Circular Road, Limerick.

We will be entering teams in the Munster U13 League.  Details of these fixtures are given below:

If you’re interested come along to one of our training sessions or drop an email to limerickcc@hotmail.com

Outdoor cricket training now on Sundays at Villiers School in Limerick

Outdoor training for all cricketers is now taking place every Sunday at 1100 on the astro turf at Villiers School (North Circular Road, Limerick).

Last updated

17/06/2009 14:13