- NCU Senior League
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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 currently divided into four sections, namely the Premier League, Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3. It is sponsored by Ulster Bank and marketed as the Ulster Bank Premier League, Ulster Bank League Section 1, etc.
There are a total of 37 league members: ten in each of the first three divisions and seven in Section 3. There is promotion and relegation of two clubs between each division.
Teams play each other twice per season, once at home and once away, each season, with four points awarded for a win and two for a tie or for “no result”. When two or more teams finish with the same number of points, the team with the best net run rate is placed highest. Matches consist of one innings per side, with a maximum of fifty, and a minimum of twenty overs bowled per innings.
Contents
Members for 2011 season
Premier League
- Ballymena
- Bangor
- Carrickfergus
- C.I.Y.M.S.
- Civil Service North
- Instonians
- Lisburn
- Muckamore
- North Down
- Waringstown
Section 1
- Cliftonville
- Derriaghy
- Donaghcloney
- Downpatrick
- Dundrum
- Holywood
- Lurgan
- Millpark
- Saintfield
- Woodvale
Section 2
- Academy
- Armagh
- B.I.S.C.
- Cooke Collegians
- Drumaness
- Dunmurry
- Larne
- Laurelvale
- Portadown
- Templepatrick
Section 3
- Ards
- Clogher
- Cregagh
- Donaghadee
- Dungannon
- P.S.N.I.
- Victoria
List of champions
Season Champions 1897 North Down 1898 North Down 1899 North of Ireland 1900 North of Ireland 1901 Holywood 1902 North of Ireland 1903 North of Ireland 1904 North of Ireland 1905 North of Ireland 1906 North Down 1907 North of Ireland 1908 North of Ireland 1909 Holywood 1910 North Down 1911 Waringstown 1912 Holywood 1913 Banbridge 1914 Holywood 1919 North Down 1920 Cliftonville 1921 North Down 1922 Ulster 1923 North of Ireland 1924 Waringstown 1925 Waringstown 1926 Cliftonville 1927 North Down 1928 Armagh 1929 North Down 1930 North Down 1931 Armagh 1932 North Down 1933 Lisburn 1934 North Down 1935 Woodvale 1936 North Down 1937 Lisburn 1938 Cliftonville 1939 Armagh 1940 North of Ireland 1941 Lisburn 1942 Lisburn 1943 Woodvale 1944 Waringstown 1945 Cregagh 1946 North of Ireland 1947 Cregagh 1948 Woodvale 1949 Waringstown 1950 Lisburn 1951 Lisburn 1952 Lisburn 1953 Waringstown 1954 North of Ireland 1955 Woodvale 1956 Holywood 1957 North of Ireland 1958 Holywood and Woodvale (shared) 1959 Queen’s University 1960 North of Ireland 1961 North of Ireland 1962 Instonians 1963 Lisburn and North of Ireland (shared) 1964 Lisburn 1965 North of Ireland 1966 Woodvale 1967 Waringstown 1968 Downpatrick 1969 Lisburn 1970 Muckamore and Waringstown (shared) 1971 North of Ireland and Waringstown (shared) 1972 Waringstown 1973 Waringstown 1974 Downpatrick 1975 Downpatrick 1976 Waringstown 1977 Waringstown 1978 Waringstown 1979 Waringstown 1980 Lisburn 1981 Waringstown 1982 Waringstown 1983 Downpatrick 1984 Waringstown 1985 Waringstown 1986 Downpatrick and North of Ireland (shared) 1987 North of Ireland 1988 Waringstown 1989 North of Ireland and Waringstown (shared) 1990 Lurgan and North of Ireland (shared) 1991 Waringstown 1992 Waringstown 1993 Lisburn 1994 Downpatrick 1995 Cliftonville 1996 Cliftonville and Lisburn (shared) 1997 Cliftonville 1998 Ballymena 1999 North Down 2000 Waringstown 2001 North Down 2002 North Down 2003 North Down 2004 Bangor 2005 North Down and Waringstown (shared) 2006 Waringstown 2007 North Down 2008 North Down 2009 Instonians 2010 North Down 2011 North Down[1] Performance by club
Summary of winners
Team Wins Waringstown 26 (4 shared) North Down 23 (1 shared) North of Ireland 20 (5 shared) Lisburn 13 (2 shared) Cliftonville 6 (1 shared) Downpatrick 6 (1 shared) Holywood 6 (1 shared) Woodvale 6 (1 shared) Armagh 3 Cregagh 2 Instonians 2 Ballymena 1 Banbridge 1 Bangor 1 Queen’s University 1 Ulster 1 Lurgan 1 (shared) Muckamore 1 (shared) See also
- NCU Challenge Cup
- NCU Junior Cup
- Irish Senior Cup
- Ulster Cup
- North West Senior League
References
- ^ [http://www.irishcricket.org/ North Down champions yet again
External links
Section 1 Cliftonville · Derriaghy · Donaghcloney · Downpatrick · Dundrum · Holywood · Lurgan · Millpark · Saintfield · WoodvaleSection 2 Academy · Armagh · B.I.S.C. · Cooke Collegians · Drumaness · Dunmurry · Larne · Laurelvale · Portadown · TemplepatrickSection 3 Governing bodies National teams Leagues Cups Irish Senior Cup · Ulster Cup · Ulster Shield · Leinster Senior Cup · Munster Senior Cup · NCU Challenge Cup · North West Senior Cup · NCU Junior CupCategories:- Senior cricket leagues in Ireland
- Cricket in Ulster
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