Monthly Archive: July 2021

Narrow defeat for 1sts in cup semi-final

Narrow defeat for 1sts in Cup semi-final The 1sts lost their semi-final Junior Cup tie against Laurelvale by the agonizing margin of just 3 runs in an excellent match at Pollock Park on Saturday. And such are the narrow margins that if a shot off the 2nd last ball of the game by Derek Wilson had cleared the boundary instead...

Ladies team progress to the next round of the Cup.

On a very hot Sunday 25th July at the Lawns, Lurgan Ladies met local team Waringstown in what was set to be another thrilling match between the two sides. After meeting twice already in two very tight games in the Premier League, it was all set to play for with both sides eager to make it into the next round...

WEEKEND CRICKET

3 WINS FOR MEN’S TEAMS There was Junior Cup success for the 1sts against Downpatrick on Saturday while there was double success for the 2nds with wins against Carrick 3rds on Friday evening and Instonians 4ths on Saturday morning. A second successive century for Stephen Johnston paved the way for the 1sts to post a huge 386 for 6 in...

WEEKEND CRICKET

1sts beat BISC, 2nds lose at Donacloney A record breaking sensational 267 run partnership **between Stephen Johnston and Stephen Chambers at a sizzling Pollock Park on Saturday saw the 1sts go joint top of the Robinson’s Services League Section 2 as they defeated BISC by nine wickets. On a super batting strip with a fast outfield, BISC had threw the...

Ladies lose local derby

On Sunday past the Ladies Team played Waringstown at Pollock Park. Like any game with two local teams, both teams came out raring to go with Lurgan bowling first. Lurgan started strong and worked hard as a team throughout the game. Bowling highlights included E McMurray 1-16, S Todd 1-24 with some great bowling by S McCollum also. However, Waringstown...