Category: Reports

Salute the Champions

Ladies clinch Premier League title Lurgan Ladies have clinched the NCU Premier League title with an unbeaten run that culminated with a 46 run win at Muckamore on Sunday. The defeat of CSNI by local rivals Waringstown means that the Lurgan girls cannot now be caught and have emerged champions with two games to spare. In Sunday’s game, another undefeated...

1sts make it 7 wins from last 9 games

A four wicket win for Lurgan in their Section 1 league game with Academy on Saturday gave the home side their seventh win in their last 9 games. Like the previous match against Derriaghy, the pendulum swung both ways throughout the encounter with the Lurgan team being fully deserving of their win. Electing to bat on winning the toss, Academy...

1sts win in dramatic finish

Following a mid-week defeat against Bangor, it was essential that Lurgan got back into winning ways against Derriaghy, and they did so in dramatic fashion at Pollock Park on Saturday. Put into bat, the home side lost both Stephen Johnston (1) and Callum Grieve (9) quickly with just 21 on the board. This brought AV Dandekar and Stephen Chambers to...

Wins for the 1sts and 2nds

There were wins at the weekend for both the 1sts and 2nd XI’s in league games. At Donacloney, the 1sts continued on from where they left off mid-week against Cliftonville with a convincing 7 wicket win in their Section 1 league game. Donacloney batted first and were soon in trouble. With the total on 9, Andrew Bingham claimed the first...

Resounding win for 1sts at Cliftonville

The 1sts produced an excellent all-round performance to beat Cliftonville by a resounding 159 runs in a two night Section 1 league game at Mallusk. Batting first, Stephen Johnston and Callum Grieve got away to a steady start on a difficult batting strip until the total reached 19 when a direct hit run out Grieve without scoring. AV Dandekar joined...