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club competition in Ireland, is organised by

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and comprises the top teams from each of Ireland's four active provincial unions (

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, Munster, NCU and

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). Connacht Cricket Union, the youngest, smallest and weakest provincial union, do not enter teams in their own right, but County Galway CC enters as a member club in Munster.

Sponsorship

It was sponsored initially by

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and then Royal Liver, and the current sponsor is RSA. It was renamed in honour of

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, who died at the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Matches are of 50- overs duration, though this may be reduced to as few as ten overs per side where delays or interruptions necessitate. Each team must contain not less than nine players fully eligible to play for

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in all competitions. Waringstown are the most successful club in the competition with 6 wins, and as of 2019, Pembroke are the current holders after beating Waringstown in the 2019 final.

Summary of finalists

List of finals

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Summary of winners by province

By country

References

Cricket Ireland Archives
{{Cricket in Ireland Irish domestic cricket competitions