Merrion Cricket Club is a
cricket
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club in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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, playing in Division 1 of the
Leinster Senior League.
The club was established as Merrion Wanderers and then Land Commission in 1879, moving to its present ground in 1906. Until 1919, membership of the club was restricted to civil servants. Senior status was attained in 1926.
Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years
Merrion has a large number of teams (six men, three women, three social and boys and girls teams for all age groups) catering for all standards and interests.
Honours
* Irish Senior Cup: 2
**2010, 2016
* Leinster Senior League: 7
**1940, 1945, 1952, 1958, 2001, 2018, 2021
* Leinster Senior League Cup: 3
**1940, 1960, 2011, 2021
References
External links
Merrion Cricket Club
Cricket clubs in County Dublin
Leinster Senior League (cricket) teams
Cricket clubs established in 1879
Sports clubs in Dublin (city)
Merrion, Dublin
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