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jurisdiction in

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, which covers the province of

in the

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. The league was formed in 1919, the nine founding members being

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, Pembroke,

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and the Royal Hibernian Military School. The league is currently divided into twenty divisions, the top two (senior) divisions are designated as the Premier League and the Championship. The Championship includes two member clubs from the

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province:

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and Cork Harlequins. Teams play each other twice per season, once at home and once away, with league positions determined on the basis of percentage of points gained out of possible total points. 20 points awarded for a win, 12.5 for a tie, no points are awarded for “

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”, and up to five bonus points are awarded, depending on the margin of victory. Matches consist of one

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per side, with a maximum of fifty, and a minimum of twenty overs bowled per innings.Cricket Leinster Open Competition Regulations 2011 - League Division 1 to Division 4
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Members of senior divisions for 2022 season

Source
Cricket Leinster

List of champions

Performance by club

Summary of winners

References

Cricket Leinster ArchivesCricket Leinster Archives

External links

Cricket Leinster
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