The Northern Cricket Union of Ireland, more usually referred to as the N.C.U., is one of five provincial governing bodies in Ireland. 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, Munster and

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unions, it makes up the

Irish Cricket Union 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 ...

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

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 P ...

and Down and part of Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The object of the NCU is "to promote and improve cricket generally in Northern Ireland among men and women, the able-bodied and the disabled". The Union was founded in 1886 and is the oldest of the five provincial unions. It has organised the

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 ...

since 1887 and the

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 ...

since 1897. In 2005, there were 50 clubs fielding 137 teams affiliated to the union.Gerard Siggins (2005), ''Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005''. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., pp.126-127 In 2013,

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formed a three-day

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, featuring teams from Leinster, NCU and the

. The NCU team is known as the

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References

External links

The Northern Cricket Union official website
{{Authority control Irish provincial cricket unions Cric 1886 establishments in Ireland

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