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NCU News 2011
NCU Review 13: Derriaghy
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2010 was another season of mid-table mediocrity for Derriaghy on the field, although off the field the club's efforts continue to bear fruit.
Woodvale Sixes launches this weekend
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The inaugural Woodvale CC indoor sixes tournament will commence on 9 January at the Shankill Leisure Centre in Belfast.
Millpark minnows handed huge tie against Cup holders
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Millpark pulled out the plum draw in the NCU Challenge Cup last night when they were paired with holders North Down in the second round of the 2011 competition.
Cup draws for other NCU cups
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The full draws for the Intermediate, Minor and Minor Qualifying Cups.
Derriaghy receive Club Accreditation Scheme status
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Derriaghy has become the latest club to be accredited on the Cricket Ireland/Clubmark NI Club Accreditation Scheme.
Woodvale 6-a-side tournament gets underway
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Opening day wins for Instonians, Muckamore, North Down and Holywood.
Foyle seek Schools' Cup hat trick
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Holders Foyle drawn away to Bangor GS seconds. Also details of under 15 Cup draw.
Lisburn launch their 175th anniversary celebrations
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Memorable season in propect for the oldest Club in Ulster.
Waringstown sign South African Obus Piennar
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2010 pro Victor Mpitsang is injured and will not be able to return to The Lawn.
Woodvale 6s -week 6 results
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North Down remain unbeaten and need to beat Holywood next week to win the title.
North Down are crowned Woodvale 6s champions 2011
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Holywood lose by just 13 runs to hand the inaugural trophy to North Down.
Attwood opens Woodvale Cricket Club environmental improvement scheme
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Social Development Minister Alex Attwood today opened the 134,000 Woodvale Cricket Club environmental improvement scheme.
Ulster Grasshoppers win opening tour fixture
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8 wicket win over Jennings CC at Sir Vivian Richards ground.
Second victory for Ulster Grasshoppers in Antigua
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Half centuries for Johnny Terret and Andrew Cowden in crushing 121 run win over Boland.
Templepatrick and Carrickfergus receive Club Accreditation
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The two clubs join Derriaghy and North Down in achieving accreditation status.
Ulster Grasshoppers crushed in Barbados
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Last match in Antigua rained off - Pickwick openers put Grasshoppers to the sword.
Ulster Grasshopper lose last tour match by 3 runs
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After a successful Golf Open the team finish their Carribbean tour just failing to chase St John Cultural's 264 in 35 overs.
Cricket hat trick for Ulster Bank
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One of Ulsters leading banks has completed a cricketing hat trick with the announcement of two major sponsorships.
Exciting season ahead in NCU
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Andrew White and Nigel Jones will look for better times during the domestic season that starts this week than they enjoyed during Irelandfs famous World Cup sojourn earlier in the year.
North Down and Waringstown start favourites for title
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North Down captain Peter Shields believes that his club and Waringstown are likely to be the two main contenders for the NCU Premier League title.
NCU opening Saturday review
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Big crowd expected today at The Lawn for Waringstown against CIYMS after the respective club professionals made a memorable first impression on Saturday.
Lisburn shock North Down
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If the entertainment served up on the opening day of the NCU Premier League season is anything to go by, we are in for an almighty treat this summer.
Runs galore in NCU
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It's not often that you post a mammoth total of 296 for three and end up on the losing side, but thats exactly the fate that befell Carrickfergus against Waringstown on Saturday.
Piennaar breaks NCU scoring record
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Waringstown's new South African professional, Obus Piennaar, continues to hog all the headlines at the start of the NCU season but yesterday he set a new standard.
Pienaar outshines De Villiers
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Obus Pienaar surpassed the record of his illustrious countryman AB de Villiers as he smashed what is thought to be the highest individual batting total in NCU history at The Lawn yesterday.
Lisburn win thriller against Instonians
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Lisburn are rapidly becoming the NCU Premier Leagues great entertainers.
History to repeat itself with Pienaar at Shaws Bridge?
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This time last week Obus Pienaar was a name known in Northern Ireland only to members of Waringstown Cricket Club.
NCU name Under 17 squad
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Ben Wylie will skipper the side in their inter-pro clash with the NW at Muckamore.
McCallan excited about Pienaar prospects
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If anyone in NCU cricket is equipped to talk with authority about the raw talent of Obus Pienaar then it is Kyle McCallan.
Umpiring crisis looms in NCU
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Amidst what has been a riveting start to the 2011 NCU season, a potential crisis is brewing in the game.
NCU announce details of their 125th Anniversary Dinner
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Michael Vaughan will be the guest speaker at the Dinner in October.
Waringstown crush Instonians at Shaw's Bridge
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Instonians already have a mountain to climb in the title race.
Favourites through in Schools Cup
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Last years finalists of the Ulster Bank Schools Cup, Foyle & Londonderry College and Sullivan Upper, are through to the second round of this years competition.
Clash of the giants looms large
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There are only three confirmed ties in the second round of the Bob Kerr Irish Cup but the tie of the round is already clear-cut.
Obus Pienaar to play at The Green in Charity match on Friday 27 May
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Twenty20 match to start at 6pm. Proceeds towards Rotary sponsored charities.
Waringstown v North Down jinx to striker again?
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They say that things come in threes and judging by todays weather forecast, a Waringstown-North Down match at The Lawn will fall victim to the elements for the third year in succession.
Shields relishing Pienaar challlenge
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PETER Shields, the North Down captain, accepts he faces one of the toughest challenges of his career tomorrow when the Ulster Bank Premier League champions meet Waringstown at The Lawn in the clash of the season so far.
Templepatrick to unveil new facilities
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TO CELEBRATE the massive investment in playing and practice facilities at Templepatrick Cricket Club over the past two years, the Ballyclare based club will be holding an official pitch opening at The Cloughan on Sunday, May 29.
NCU Challenge Cup preview
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Alistair Bushe casts an expert eye over the NCU Challenge Cup ties on Sunday.
North Down end Millpark fairytale
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MILLPARKS day in the limelight lasted just 56 overs but the Section One newcomers can say they have taken on North Down in the Ulster Bank Challenge Cup and come out the other side.
Last year's finalists Foyle & Londonderry College and Sullivan Upper through to last eight of Schools Cup
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Campbell College have two sides still in the competition.
Lisburn to play Cricket Ireland President's XI
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Fixtures announced to celebrate Lisburn's 175th season.
Moran leads North Down to convicing T20 win
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Ian callender roudns up all last night's T20 action in the NCU.
NCU preview
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Ballymena lost to Instonians yesterday but have had an excellent start to their season.
Muckamore gain first league win of the season
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North Down lose four quick wickets but run out winners at Bangor.
Ballymena edge out CIYMS in dramatic finish at Eaton Park
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Civil Service North crushed Downpatrick in the other outstanding second round cup tie.
Holders Foyle & Londonderry College move into the semi- final
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Latest results in the Schools Cup.
Challenge Cup quarter final draw
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Holders North Down to host Carrickfergus at The Green. Local derby at The Lawn where Waringstown take on Lurgan.
Ulster Schools Cricket Trial Teams
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Adam Berry and Graeme McCarter will captain the trial teams at Ballyclare HS on Friday 10 June.
Waringstown to end NCU barren spell?
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The statistics, should we need reminding, make for unpleasant reading for the NCU - no Irish Cup winner for 16 years.
Adam Berry to Captain Ulster Schools v MCC
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Match scheduled to start at 11 30 on Tuesday 14th at Campbell College.
Sullivan Upper reach the last four of the School Cup
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Foyle and Londonderry, RBAI and Regent House also through to the semis.
Memorable day for Lisburn and Walker
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Cecil Walker celebrated news of his MBE for services to sport by watching his beloved Lisburn beat Carrickfergus in the NCU Premier League on Saturday.
Waringstown and Downpatrick edge through in T20
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High drama in Group 3 as it takes the calculators to work out that Downpatrick progress.
Muckamore hoping for record crowd
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The Ulster Bank Challenge Cup quarter finals may hold centre stage in the NCU this weekend but it is a Premier League game on Sunday which is expected to draw the largest crowd.
Cup to the fore in NCU
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Civil Service Norths NCU Challenge Cup bid has been boosted by the return of Ireland international Gary Wilson.
Inst and Regent House through to Schools Cup Final
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Holders Foyle & Londonderry College knocked out by Regent House.
RBAI win the Ulster Schools Cup by 12 runs
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Extras dominate the final - but Regent House's late rally was not enough.
Ulster Bank Challenge Cup - Semi Final Draw
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Waringstown will host Instonians and CSN travel to North Down.
NCU Cup draw reaction
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To have the draw for the NCU Challenge Cup at Wallace Park just prior to the Lisburn 175th Anniversary match was a bit of inspired planning.
Rain ruins Lisburn celebration game
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An afternoon which began with the promise of a celebration of all that is best in Irish cricket ended in disappointment when only 21 overs play was possible between the Lisburn Presidents XI and Cricket Ireland Presidents XI.
Pienaar and Hall destroy North Down
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IT might be less than a month until Obus Pienaar departs these shores, but Waringstowns South African professional will be leaving an unforgettable legacy in NCU cricket.
Pienaar heroics not enough for Waringstown
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A remarkable 98 from just 47 balls from Obus Pienaar wasn't enough to prevent North Down from winning last night's NCU Twenty20 semi-final against Waringstown at The Lawn.
Ulster Schools defeat Leinster Schools
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Jordan McLurkin helps Ulster Schools to a five wicket win over their Southern counterparts.
Jones hoping for repeat of 2008
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Nigel Jones is hoping that history repeats itself today as Civil Service North take on NCU Challenge Cup holders North Down in the competitions first semi-final.
Lightning strikes twice for Civil Service North
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THEY say that lightning never strikes twice, but Civil Service North ridiculed that particular theory with a stunning seven-wicket triumph over holders North Down in Saturdays NCU Challenge Cup semi-final.
Pienaar and McCallan combine to oust Instonians
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Waringstown will meet Civil Service North in the final of the Ulster Bank Challenge Cup at the end of the month after the Villagers ended Instonians winning run at The Lawn yesterday.
Waringstown end Leinster Irish Cup hopes
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Until last season, Waringstowns Irish Cup achievements in the new Millennium would barely have taken up the page of a shorthand notebook.
Waringstown and Civil Service in cup final dress rehearsal
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Waringstown and Civil Service will serve up a preview of the Ulster Bank Challenge Cup final on Sunday when the teams meet at The Lawn in their rearranged Premier League game.
Little sympathy for doomed Bangor
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When a team turns up for a Premier League game without seven of its first-team squad only one of the absent because of injury it is hard to have much sympathy for them.
North Down and Waringstown lead race for title
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Reigning champions North Down and last years runners-up Waringstown remain the front-runners in the NCU Premier League title race.
Basement battle hots up
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If the NCU Premier League title race looks poised to take an all too familiar path, the battle at the bottom is fiendishly difficult to predict.
Disappointing farewell performance by Waringstown's Obus Pienaar
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Waringstown and CIYMS take their eye of the ball.
Crucial league win for Carrick over CSNI
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Michael Gilmour hits his highest score of 95 for Carrick at Stormont.
Waringstown scrap replacement professional
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Waringstown have abandoned plans to bring their former professional Ijaz Ahmed to The Lawn for the remainder of the season.
Waringstown and North Down keep title challenge on course
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THE battle for the NCU Premier League title has almost certainly become a two-horse race between champions North Down and Waringstown.
Ulster Cup final to be all NCU affair
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It will be an all-NCU ClubTurf Ulster Cup final at Carrickfergus next month after North Down won at Limavady yesterday by seven wickets.
Moreland magic wins cup for North Down
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Sometimes in cricket the direction of an entire game is dictated by one over, and thats exactly how last nights dramatic Twenty20 Cup final at Shaws Bridge unfolded.
Umpiring controversy mars Twenty20 cup final
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North Down won the first silverware of the NCU season last night with a comprehensive 38 runs victory over Instonians in the Twenty20 Cup final at Shaws Bridge.
NCU Cup Final preview
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Adam Dennison will become the youngest player in an NCU Ulster Bank Challenge Cup final when he lines out for Waringstown against Civil Service North.
NCU Cup Final preview
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ADAM Dennison will become the youngest player in an NCU Challenge Cup final when he lines out for Waringstownagainst Civil Service North.
Waringstown tradition alive and well
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WARINGSTOWN turned the Ulster Bank Challenge Cup final on its head with a superb bowling and fielding display which handed the underdogs an ultimately clearcut 74-run victory.
CSN win Banoge Cup at Stormont
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Paddy Beverland leads his side to nine wicket victory over holders Waringstown.
Ballymena gain first victory over Instonians since 1999
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Wins also for Carrrick over Bangor and for Lisburn away to CIYMS.
Woodvale II to face Cooke Collegians II
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Woodvale and Cooke Collegians 2nd XIs will meet in this weekend's NCU Junior Cup Final at Belmont.
CSN win U11 Quoile Cup in thrilling final.
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CSN lifted another youth Cup completing a six wicket victory over Ballymena off the last ball.
Pathetic Bangor humiliated by Ballymena
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Bangor's humiliating Ulster Bank Premier League season plumbed new depths last night as they were dismissed for just 24 by Ballymena.
Bangor's fate may be sealed at Comber
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Bangor will be relegated if they lose at North Down and Carrickfergus win at Instonians.
Angel House Charity T20 Cricket Match
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On Sunday 14th August an Angel House XI will play the Pune Cricket Masters Academy at Newforge Country Club, Belfast.
Belfast finish in third place in 2011 Lord's Taverners Inner Cities Cup
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Swansea beat Leeds by 1 wicket in a very close final at Arundel.
Ballymena hoping to make it three way title race
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If the NCU Premier League is to become more than a two-horse race, then Ballymena must beat leaders North Down.
Waringstown nerve-wrecking two-run win over Lisburn at Wallace Park
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Waringstown draw level with North Down at the top of the NCU Premier League.
Waringstown and North Down tied at the top of the Premier League
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Lisburn nearly upset Waringstown on Sunday whilst Muckamore's relegation worries increase after two weekend defeats.
Saintfield receives Club Accreditation Scheme status
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Saintfield has become the latest club to be accredited on the Cricket Ireland/Clubmark NI Club Accreditation Scheme.
North Down and Instonians face double header battles
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NORTH Down and Instonians meet in the final of the ClufTurf Ulster Cup on Sunday, but for the Comber side the more important match is the Ulster Bank Premier League clash between the teams at The Green.
Cup specialists Instonians triumph against North Down
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Just 24 hours after they were soundly beaten by North Down in the Premier League, they had their revenge yesterday, winning the Clubturf Ulster Cup final between the clubs at The Lawn.
Title race goes to the wire
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THE destiny of the Ulster Bank Premier League title looks increasingly like it will hinge on the outcome of North Downs meeting with Waringstown.
Pivotal weekend as NCU season nears an end
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Kyle McCallan and Peter Shields have one thing in common ahead of Sundays probable Ulster Bank Premier League title decider at The Green they cannot afford a slip up on Saturday.
D Day in Premier league title race
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UNLESS the weather intervenes, this will be the weekend that almost certainly decides the destination of the NCU Ulster Bank Premier League title.
North Down on verge of title
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IF there is a championship flag for the NCU Premier League winners, North Down can begin hoisting it high above The Green.
Muckamore relegated from Premier League
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It had been billed as Muckamores defiant last stand, but instead of going down in a blaze of glory, the Moylena side slipped out of the NCU Premier League with barely a whimper.
North Down on brink of title
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North Down captain Peter Shields pulled back from uttering the usual sporting clichs as he looked ahead to todays Ulster Bank Premier League finale at Belmont.
Shields pays tribute to North Down
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North Down captain Peter Shields paid tribute to his teams new-found confidence in chasing down totals after they secured an eighth Ulster Bank Premier League title in 10 years.
North Down champions yet again
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There was always the feeling that North Down had only to turn up at Belmont to win the Ulster Bank Premier League title for the ninth time in 13 years. And thats exactly how it turned out.
All Ireland Junior Cup on the agenda
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The NCU Board have agreed, in principle, to support the introduction of an All Ireland Junior Cup.
Ulster Bank extend NCU sponsorhip
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Ulster Bank has put the icing on the Northern Crickets Union 125th birthday cake by announcing the renewal of a double sponsorship.
Chris Harte elected as NCU President at AGM
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AGM agrees new Senior league structure for 2012 and changes in promotion / relegation.
NCU Challenge Cup History
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History of the Northern Cricket Union Challenge Cup 1887-2011 is out in print thanks to the efforts of the indefatigable Clarence Hiles.
NCU approve new league structure
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Only one team will be relegated from the eight-team Ulster Bank Premier League next season to a 10-team Section One.
NCU Premier Review 1 - North Down
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Another year, another title for the ever consistent Comber side, who claimed their 9th title in the last 13 years.
NCU Premier Review 2 - Waringstown
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2011 was an unqualified success for Waringstown, including the capture of the 'Holy Grail', the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup.
The History of the NCU Challenge Cup 1887-2011
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Sales of Clarence Hiles' authoritative history are reported as brisk as experts comment "Remarkable, wonderful, phenomenal, happy memories, fantastic, a real gem...".
Ulster Bank Challenge Cup Draw 2012
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Holders Waringstown will host Carrickfergus in the first round of the Challenge Cup.
Instonians home draw in Ulster Cup to Glendermott
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Beaten finalists North Down host Limavady at the Green.
News Letter NCU team of the year announced
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Waringstown, North Down and Instonians were rewarded for their domination of NCU cricket last summer as they featured strongly in the News Letters Team of the Year for 2011.
Waringstown announce deal with Kukri
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Waringstown Cricket Club have announced a new two-year deal with sports clothing firm Kukri Sports.
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