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List Of Northern Ireland Cricket Clubs
Northern Ireland cricket clubs, by county, are as follows: County Antrim *Academy Cricket Club, Hydepark *Ballymena Cricket Club *Belfast International Sports Club, Mallusk *Carrickfergus Cricket Club, Carrickfergus *Cliftonville Cricket Club, Mallusk *Cooke Collegians Cricket Club, Belfast *Cregagh Cricket Club, Belfast *Derriaghy Cricket Club, Derriaghy *Dunmurry Cricket Club *Larne Cricket Club, Larne *Lisburn Cricket Club, Lisburn *Muckamore Cricket Club, Antrim *P.S.N.I. Cricket Club, Belfast * Templepatrick Cricket Club, Ballyclare * Woodvale Cricket Club, Belfast County Armagh *Armagh Cricket Club, Armagh *Laurelvale Cricket Club *Lurgan Cricket Club, Lurgan *Portadown Cricket Club *Victoria Cricket Club Lurgan County Down *Ards Cricket Club, Newtownards *Bangor Cricket Club, Bangor * C.I.Y.M.S. Cricket Club, Belfast *Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club, Belfast *Cooke Collegians Cricket Club, Belfast *Donaghadee Cricket Club, Donaghadee *Donaghcloney Cricket Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymena Cricket Club
Ballymena Cricket Club is a cricket club in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, playing in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League. Honours * NCU Senior League The Northern Cricket Union (NCU) Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties Antrim, Armagh, Down and south Tyrone of Northern Ireland. The league was formed in 1897 and is curre ...: 1 ** 1998 * NCU Junior Cup: ‡4 ** 1906, 1935, 1939, †1984 * Lagan Valley Steels T20 Trophy ** 2021 ‡ 1 won by 2nd XI † Won by 2nd XI References External links Ballymena Cricket Club Cricket clubs in County Antrim NCU Senior League members Ballymena Cricket clubs in Northern Ireland {{cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort (''Eamhain Mhacha'') was a pagan ceremonial site and one of the great royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Although classed as a medium-sized town, Armagh was given city status in 1994 and Lord Mayoralty status in 2012, both by Queen Elizabeth II. It had a population of 14,777 people in the 2011 Census. History Foundation ''Eamhain Mhacha'' (or Navan Fort), at the western edge of Armagh, was an ancient pagan ritual or ceremonial site. According to Irish mythology it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumaness
Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; ) is a class village and townland (of 761 acres) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, County Down, Ballynahinch, which is not really far enough, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle, County Down, Newcastle road. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Magheradroll and the historic Barony (Ireland), barony of Kinelarty. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census it had a population of 1,339 people. Demography The population of Drumaness on Census day 2011 was 1339 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Drumaness was as follows: * 22.93% were aged under 16 years; * 10.53% were aged 65 and over; the average age was 32 years (median); * 48.24% of the population were male and 51.76% were female; * 88.72% were from a Catholic community background; * 7.84% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census. History Pre-history An early Bronze Age site was excavated in the Meadowlands area of Downpatrick, revealing two roundhouses, one was four metres across and the other was over seven metres across. Archaeological excavations in the 1950s found what was thought to be a Bronze Age hillfort on Cathedral Hill, but further work in the 1980s revealed that this was a much later rampart surrounding an early Christian monastery. Early history Downpatrick (''Dún Pádraig'') is one of Ireland's oldest towns. It takes its name from a ''dún' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick Cricket Club
Downpatrick Cricket Club is a cricket club in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, formerly playing in the NCU Senior League. The club's Strangford Road ground has hosted fifteen Ireland international matches, most recently against Australia "A" and South Africa in 1998. As a result of a player shortage, the club sought demotion to Section 2 of the Senior League for the 2021 season, but did not play in the League at all. Honours * Irish Senior Cup: 2 **1985, 1991 *NCU Senior League: 6 (1 shared) **1968, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1986 (shared), 1994 *NCU Challenge Cup The NCU Challenge Cup, also called the NCU Senior Challenge Cup and the NCU Senior Cup, is the most important provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1887, with eleven clubs participating in ...: 7 **1923, 1945, 1953, 1966, 1977, 1984, 1997 * NCU Junior Cup: †4 **†1954, †1973, †1974, †1975 † Won by 2nd XI References External linksDownpatric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaghcloney Cricket Club
Donaghcloney Mill Cricket Club is a cricket club in Donaghcloney, County Down, Northern Ireland, playing in Section 1 of the NCU Senior League. It was formed in 2017, when Donacloney Cricket Club and the club merged with Millpark Cricket Club merged and adopted the name Donaghcloney Mill. Donacloney had been founded by the Liddell family, proprietors of the William Liddell & Co. factory in the village of Donaghcloney. The Liddells were members of the North of Ireland Cricket Club in Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ... and decided to establish a club in Donaghcloney for the recreation of the factory workers. References External linksDonaghcloney Cricket Club Cricket clubs in County Down NCU Senior League members {{cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaghadee
Donaghadee ( , ) is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 6,869 people in the 2011 Census. History The name 'Donaghadee' comes from Irish ''Domhnach Daoi'', which has two possible meanings: "church of Daoi", after an unattested saint, or "church of the motte". Originally the site of a Gaelic ringfort, the Anglo-Normans built a motte-and-bailey castle on the site after they conquered the area in the late 12th century.Donaghadee History . Visit Donaghadee. Retrieved 21 November 2021. In the early 17th century, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Service North Of Ireland Cricket Club
Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club (CSNICC, formally Civil Service & North of Ireland Cricket Club and often referred to as Civil Service North or C.S.N.I.) is a cricket club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, playing in the Premier League of the NCU Senior League. The club was formed in 2004 as a merger of Civil Service Cricket Club and North of Ireland Cricket Club, the latter of which had originally folded in 2001 to merge with North of Ireland Football Club, Collegians R.F.C., Collegians Hockey Club and the Belfast Bowling Club as Belfast Harlequins. The former North cricketers, however, were dissatisfied with the Harlequins pitch at Deramore and an inability to attract new players, and decided to merge with Civil Service (first having briefly to reform the North of Ireland Club), playing its first season in 2005. Honours *NCU Challenge Cup: 3 **2008, 2014, 2016 *Ulster Cup: 1 **2009 *NCU Junior Cup The NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, County Down
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 61,011 at the 2011 Census. Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. Bangor Abbey was an important and influential monastery founded in the 6th century by Saint Comgall. Bangor grew during the 17th century Plantation of Ulster, when many Scottish settlers arrived. Today, tourism is important to the local economy, particularly in the summer months, and plans are being made for the long-delayed redevelopment of the seafront; a notable historical building in the city is Bangor Old Custom House. The largest plot of private land in the area, the Clandeboye Estate, which is a few miles from the city centre, belonged to the Marchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor Cricket Club
Bangor Cricket Club is a cricket club in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. There are 4 adult weekend XI's, all of which play in league and cup competitions within the Northern Cricket Union of Ireland. In 2013 the 1st XI were promoted to NCU Senior League 1 and the 2nd XI were promoted to NCU Junior League 1. Honours *NCU Senior League: 1 **2004 *NCU Junior Cup The NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League (which ...: †4 (2 shared) **†1983 (shared), †1990, †1999 (shared), †2004 † Won by 2nd XI References External linksBangor Cricket Club Cricket clubs in County Down NCU Senior League members {{Ireland-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownards
Newtownards is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtownards (civil parish), Newtownards and the historic Barony (Ireland), baronies of Ards Lower and Castlereagh Lower. Newtownards is in the Ards and North Down Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough. The population was 28,050 in the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. History Irish settlement In 540 AD, Finnian of Moville, St. Finian founded Movilla Abbey, a monastery, on a hill overlooking Strangford Lough about a mile northeast of present-day Newtownards town centre. "Movilla" (''Magh Bhile'') means "the plain of the sacred tree" in Irish language, Irish, which suggests that the land had previously been a sacred Celtic paganism, pagan site. It became a significant Christian settlement - a centre for worship, study, mission and comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portadown Cricket Club
Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the 2011 Census. For some purposes, Portadown is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area", alongside Craigavon and Lurgan. Although Portadown can trace its origins to the early 17th century Plantation of Ulster, it was not until the Victorian era and the arrival of the railway that it became a major town. It earned the nickname "hub of the North" due to it being a major railway junction; where the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry. In the 19th and 20th centuries Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen). Portadown is the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute, over yearly marches by the Protestant Orange Order through the Catholic pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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