The North West of Ireland Cricket Union, often referred to as the North West Cricket Union, is one of five provincial governing bodies in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Along with the

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

and Northern unions, it makes up the

Irish Cricket Union Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket Union, is the national Sport governing body, governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the national Ireland cricket team, m ...

(now known as Cricket Ireland), the supreme governing body of Irish cricket. The North West jurisdiction covers counties

Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of a ...

and Londonderry and part of Tyrone in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

and Donegal in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. All of these

counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

are in

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

, the northern

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

in Ireland. The Union organises the

North West Senior Cup The North West Senior Cup or North West Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North West of Ireland Football Association. Senior and intermediate teams from the North West FA's jurisdiction (which covers County Lon ...

and the

North West Senior League The North West Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the North West Cricket Union jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties Londonderry, Fermanagh, and part of Tyrone in Northern Ireland and County Donegal in the Republic of ...

. The Union was formed as the County Derry Cricket Union in 1890, changing to the current name in 1907 to reflect the wider geographical basis of its membership. In 2015, there were 23 clubs fielding 51 teams affiliated to the union. There are 6 divisions: two senior leagues- premiership and a championship, along with 4 Qualifying leagues. Premiership 2015 -Ardmore -Bready -Brigade -Coleraine -Donemana -Eglinton - St. Johnston -Strabane Championship 2015 -Bonds Glen -Burndennet -Creevedonnell -Drummond -Fox Lodge -Glendermott -Killyclooney -Newbuildings Qualifying 1 2015 -Ballyspallen -Bonds Glen 2nds -Bready 2nds -Brigade 2nds -Coleraine 2nds -Donemana 2nds -Eglinton 2nds -Fox Lodge 2nds -Sion Mills -Strabane 2nds Qualifying 2 2015 -Ardmore 2nds -Bready 3rds -Crindle -Donemana 3rds -Limavady -North Fermanagh -St. Johnston 2nds -The Nedd Qualifying 3 2015 -Bready 4ths -Creevedonnell 2nds -Coleraine 3rds -Drummond 2nds -Fox Lodge 3rds -Glendermott 2nds -Killyclooney 2nds -Sion Mills 2nds Qualifying 4 2015 -Ardmore 3rds -Ballyspallen 2nds -Bready 5ths -Burndennett 2nds -Donemana 4ths -Eglinton 3rds -Killyclooney 3rds -Maghera -Newbuildings 2nds

Interprovincial Team

In 2013,

Cricket Ireland Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket Union, is the national governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the national men's and women's cricket teams. It also org ...

formed the three-day

Interprovincial Championship The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

, featuring teams from

, the NCU and the North West. The North West team is known as the

North West Warriors North West Warriors is one of four provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and Munster Reds, it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup & Inter-Provincial Trophy. The tea ...

. On 8 April, they announced Bobby Rao as their coach.

References

External links

North West of Ireland Cricket Union
{{Cricket in Ireland Irish provincial cricket unions Cric 1890 establishments in Ireland