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🔰 Sunday showdown

The rain has passed for now and we’re in for a busy day of cricket 🏏

The only home game sees the Women’s 1sts host CSNI whilst the Men’s 1sts head to the Castle Grounds to take on Cliftonville Academy.

A hope of an Ulster Plate final appearance lies with the Men’s 2nds as they play Muckamore in the semi final and the 4ths travel to tropical Mallusk to play a strong Belfast Superkings side.

🔥 Go well everyone

1sts & 2nds games OFF ❌

3rds waiting at the moment…

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🔰 Weekend Cricket

After a quiet weekend last week, there is much more cricket this week…

On Saturday, the 1sts and 2nds both play Woodvale with the 1sts at home. The 3rds also entertain league leaders Instonians as they push for a promotion place.

Saturdays 1st XI game is sponsored by long time club supporter and former player, Paul Davidson. Thanks Paul for your support!

On Sunday, the Men’s 1sts travel to Castle Grounds to play Cliftonville Academy whilst the Women’s 1sts host CSNI.

The game of the day sees the Men’s 2nds travel to Moylena to face Muckamore in the Ulster Plate Semi Final and the 4ths play Belfast Superkings at Mallusk.

There are still match sponsorship packages available for the remaining games - get in touch with Ryan Haire or any committee member for more info.

Clubhouse at The Green is open all weekend - it would be good to see you at the club!

🏏 June Players of the Month sponsored by Dufferin Arms

⚡️ Lewis Dugan is the Dufferin Arms Men’s Player of the Month as he amassed 226 runs over 4 games, averaging 56.5 and leading the 3rds & 4ths to important victories in the process.

🔥 Alexis MacDonald is the Dufferin Arms Women’s Player of the Month as she claimed an impressive 7 wickets and also bowled some very tight spells for the 1sts & 2nds.

👏🏼 Keep up the good work guys and thanks to Dufferin Arms for the kind sponsorship. Enjoy using the vouchers 🤤

🤝 Match sponsorship

🔰 Aside from the result, it was great to welcome former North Down cricketer, Darren Clarke from My Cloth who sponsored our Men’s 1st XI game on Saturday.

🏏 There are still sponsorship opportunities available for this season - get in touch for more info.

🔰 Men’s 1sts lose out to ruthless Waringstown Cricket Club

Waringstown 282-9 (50 overs)
S Topping 97
G Thompson 36

A Shields 3-51
C Young 2-58
P Davison 2-74

North Down 142 all out (36.1 overs)
M Aahil 42
A Shields 26

J Cameron-Dow 5-29
G Hume 2-18

Waringstown won by 140 runs

🔰 4ths win by 8 wickets

Victoria CC 112-9 (Joel Parker 3-14, B Ewart 2-23)
NDCC 118-2, 13.1 overs (Josh Parker 20, B Ewart 45, O Keenan 40*)

Good all-round display with Joel continuing his rich vein of form with the ball 💪
Excellent knock by Ben, followed by an Ollie Keenan blitz including 6x6s 💥
21 overs of spin bowled for only 71 runs! Great work from the spin quartet of Marty, Joel, Zac and Ben 👏

Well done lads 💪🏼🔰🏏

🔰 Saturday social

🏏 Get down to the club on Saturday as the Men’s 1sts host Waringstown and the 4ths play Victoria on the top pitch.

🍺 Clubhouse at The Green is open and waiting for you.

👏🏼 A huge thanks to former NDCC player, Darren Clarke at My Cloth for sponsoring the 1sts game this weekend.

🫧 My Cloth is an environmentally friendly cleaning cloth and is the only cloth that you will ever need.

🔰 Weekend Results

➡️ Saturday

Laurelvale 2nds 176 (29 overs, A Rahnan 36, J Speers 76, M Moreland 2-29, J Parker 3-28, A Fielding 3-19)
North Down 3rds 141 (26.4 overs, D Parker 37, I Arthur 38, S Crothers 22, S Speers 6-11)
Laurelvale 2nds beat North Down 3rds by 35 runs

North Down 4th XI 127/9 (25)
C Wilson 20, C Scates 18, Z Parker 16
Dunmurry 4th XI 128/4 (14.5/25)
C Wilson 2-37, F Mitchell 1-23, D Johnston 1-25
Dunmurry 4ths beat North Down 4ths by 6 wickets.

➡️ Sunday

North Down 2nds 169-9 (40 overs)
R Galway 45, H Coulter 32, R Haire 27, I Arthur 24
Ardmore 95 all out
J Dines 4-32, T Crothers 3-18
North Down beat Ardmore by 74 runs

Thanks to Ardmore Cricket Club gifting us a presentation frame with photos from the 1st XI Irish Cup game earlier in the season.

BISC 3rds 185-9
A Macrory 4-28
North Down 3rds 189-5
L Crothers 37 from 25 balls, O Keenan 56* from 23 balls💥, M Moreland 35* from 26 balls
North Down beat BISC by 5 wickets

🔰 Well done to all involved and special mention to Fraser Mitchell who travelled with the 2nds to score at Ardmore. Club effort 💪🏼

⚡️ Worth noting that the 4ths oldest players on Saturday were two 16 year olds with 9 others under 16 - great to see!

🔰 A quieter weekend on the cricket front but some BIG games lined up as the 3rds play a league double header on Saturday & Sunday in their push for promotion.

🏏 On Sunday, the 2nds travel to Ardmore in the Quarter Final of the Ulster Plate.

👊🏼 There is an U9 Blitz at The Green this evening with the Minis & U11 also practicing. Clubhouse at The Green is open with the Euro 2024 games showing.

🔰 Sunday action

❌ please note that the Men’s 5ths game is now OFF

June’s 💯 club results
250 Peter Corbett
100 Ian shields
100 David McVeigh
50 bar prize Alan Stevenson
Congratulations to all our winners
Don’t worry it could be you next month 🤞🏻

🔰 Saturday Team News

🏏 Good luck to all 3 teams playing today

👊🏼 Get down the club to support the 2s today

🔰 Looking forward to a weekend of cricket

🏏 Kicking off tonight with our minis & kwiks at 6pm - Clubhouse at The Green open for refreshments

❌ 5ths game now OFF on Sunday

👊🏼 Get down the club this weekend

💷🤑 The monthly 100 club draw also takes place on Saturday at 6.30pm

🔰 Coming up this weekend

🏏 Plenty of cricket to look forward to this weekend. On Saturday, the 1sts travel to Carrick and the 3rds head to Pirrie Park to face Cooke Collegians. The home action sees the 2nds welcome CSNI to The Green with a 12 noon start.

🔥 On Sunday, it’s Irish Cup Quarter Final time as the 1sts head to Dublin to face Phoenix. The 4ths are at home to Belfast Superkings and the 5ths are away at Cregagh.

🔰 Good luck to all teams this weekend - Clubhouse at The Green open as always

🏏 Irish Cup Quarter Final vs Phoenix
➡️ Sunday 30th June
🚌 Players and supporters bus Leaving at 9am
£10 per head

Contact Peter Davison (Daisy) to put your name down -07889047104

🔰 Save the date

🔰 The Women’s 2nd XI travel to Shaws Bridge this evening to take on Instonians with a 6pm start.

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NV Play – North Down Cricket Club

Balbriggan finish on 208-9

Big chase coming up after tea…

🔰Sunday Cricket

🏏 The Men’s 1st XI host Balbriggan Cricket Club in the Irish Senior Cup today with a 12.30pm start at The Green.

🏏 The Women’s 1st XI have a 10am start away to CSNICC this morning.

➡️ Yesterday saw wins for the Men’s 1sts and 3rds whilst the 2nds, 4ths & 5ths all had defeats in their respective games.

Follow the action today ⬇️

NV Play – North Down Cricket Club

🔰 Super Saturday - here we go again…

🏏 See the team news below for our 5 Men’s teams taking to the field today. Well done to all making this happen and that’s still with players not getting a game today.

‼️ The 1st XI game sponsored by Hardy's Hardware & General Store Ltd vs CSNICC will be live-streamed ⬇️

https://northdowncricketclub.co.uk/nv-play/

The Graham Cup Final due to take place this evening has been postponed. A new date is TBC.

‼️ See below regarding road closures this evening for the Comber 10k

🏃🏻🏃🏻‍♀️We wish associate club Ballydrain Harriers all the best for the race this evening

Please be prepared for possible travel delays and disruption tomorrow evening (Friday 21st) around Comber due to the annual 10K race.

The race is due to commence at 19:30 hours and the route is as follows:

· Castle Lane (Start)

· Mill Street

· Old Belfast Road

· Comber By-Pass

· Cherry Valley Link

· Newtownards Road

· Bridge Street

· The Square (2nd lap for 10k)

· Castle Street

· Mill Street

· Old Belfast Road

· Comber By-Pass

· Cherry Valley Link

· Newtownards Road

· Bridge Street

· The Square (Finish)

There will be local road closures in place and marshals as well as police will be assisting in the traffic management. We would advise motorists to seek alternative routes and follow diversions.

Thank you for your cooperation.

🔰 Hang it in the Louvre 🔰

🏏 Day 3 at The Green

👋 WELCOME

Day Three of Emerging Ireland verses West Indies Academy in North Down.

Emerging Ireland resume on 65 for 2 (with a lead of 134)

Big day ahead.

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🔰 The admin is back from holiday and the social media content returns…

🏏 What a weekend of cricket we have ahead. Our Under 15s play in the prestigious Graham Cup Final on Friday evening vs Cliftonville Academy Cricket Club in the first final appearance since 2010.

💥 This Saturday again sees 5 men’s teams out on the same day for the 2nd time in a month and on Sunday, the Men’s 1sts host Balbriggan Cricket Club in the rearranged Irish Cup match whilst the Women’s 1sts head to Stormont to take on familiar foes, CSNICC.
Read more here ➡️ https://northdowncricketclub.co.uk/finalsists/

⚡️ Clubhouse at The Green will be open all weekend - get along and support your local cricket club.

👏🏼 A big THANK YOU to Hardy's Hardware & General Store Ltd for sponsoring our Men’s 1sts match this Saturday. Your support is much appreciated!

Starting today at The Green

Emerging Ireland take on West Indies Academy at NorthDown1857 for a 4 day match starting today at 11am. Clubhouse will be open from 2pm for refreshments

🏏 The Men’s 1sts host Instonians today in the Challenge Cup QF with a 12noon start.

🔰 Get down to support the boys

Looking ahead to Saturday for the Gallagher Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals 🏏🏆