It was a fun filled and busy summer for cricket all over the Fingal area. Children were playing all forms of cricket – Backyard, street, club matches, tournaments

Cricket Leinster's strong links with Durham reaped huge benefits for the county this week as Peter Chase took five wickets on debut against Nottinghamshire.

Former player Albert van der Merwe hits 28 off an over to win league title for YMCA and relegate The Hills in the process.

Trent Johnston and Alan Lewis speak to CricketEurope after their title triumph.

MERRION fluffed their lines when it mattered to hand YMCA a glorious chance to win the RSA League Division One title tomorrow night.

Just seven days after being crowned Irish Cup holders, The Hills are staring relegation in the face from the top flight of Leinster cricket.

YOUTH will have its day, they say, and it is almost certain that day fell last Saturday.

Half century from Nathan Maguire helps Leinster Under 11s to convincing 91 run win against Eryri.

The Leinster Under 15 girls have a day to remember at the Malvern Festival as they defeat Somerset and Gloucestershire.

Claudia Johnston hits unbeaten 78 as Leinster Under 15 girls beat Wales by 7 wickets.

Six Leinster teenagers given opportunity to take part in 9 day camp in Sri Lanka.

Robyn Lewis stars as Leinster Under 15 girls record 9 wicket win over Hampshire.

Sam Streek takes four wickets for just 3 runs as Leinster U15's crushed Munster by 146 runs to complete a 3-0 series win.

Leinster Under 13 girls make winning start to Malvern Festival with thrilling two run win against Devon.

Half centuries for Andrew Vincent and Dean Brogan set up convincing 85 run win for Leinster over Munster in Under 15 inter-pro game.

Batting woes for Leinster Under 13 girls as they lose heavily to Hampshire and Sussex.

Leinster Under 15's scored another thumping win against Munster at The Mardyke.

The Hills will host an Under 9 and 11 girls tournament on Friday.

Three wickets apiece for Tim Tector and JJ Garth lead Leinster Under 13's to 34 run win against Cornwall in Taunton Festival.

Trent Johnston is pulling stumps on his Irish adventure after a glorious decade and returning 'home' to take up a coaching role with New South Wales at the end of the season.

Cian Nulty's 5 wickets haul isn't enough to stave off another defeat for Leinster U13's against Kent.

THE worlds of cricket and rugby were shocked at the untimely death today of Ian Burns (58). The former YMCA player died on holidays in Co Galway.

Malahide look well placed to be Division Two champions after beating Pembroke Seconds whilst second placed Cork County lost at Leinster.

Gloucestershire beat Leinster Under 13's by 43 runs in the Taunton Festival.

Leinster Under 13's have lost their first match of the Taunton Festival against Yorkshire by 95 runs.

The teams for Thurdsay's T20 under 17 boys Challenge Series between North Leinster and South Leinster have been named.

South Leinster claim inaugural T20 Under 17 series after dramatic super over.

Stephen Doheny captains Leinster U15's against Ireland U15's at Phoenix,

Kim Garth scored an unbeaten 61 and took three wickets as Pembroke beat YMCA to win Leinster Women's Senior Cup final.

Cricket Leinster have named a strong squad for the annual Taunton cricket festival.

The South Dublin under 13 XI to play Bedford Modern School in their annual Challenge match at Corkagh Park on Wednesday 9th July (12 noon start) has been chosen.

Rob O'Connor and Chris Siddell have been appointed to the national women's selection panel, with current selector Nigel Pyne stepping up to be Chairman of the National Women's Selection panel.

Leinster Cricket Union continued its policy of supporting the local community while on their iconic tour of the North East in June by hosting a free community coaching evening.

St Catherine's of Rush are this year's Antalis Leprechaun Cup champions after an 80 run win against St Matthew's of Irishtown.

NUSC win by 136 runs and reclaim the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Championship Trophy.

Leinster's Development squad suffered a thumping 109-run defeat in the second match of their England tour against NUSC.

Yesterday, the Leprechaun Cup Cailiní finals day took place in Malahide Cricket Club on the hottest day of the summer so far!

Lorcan and Fiachra Tucker took the honours as the Leinster Development squad began their tour of England with a morale boosting 46-run victory over NUSC in County Durham.

The Leinster development squad depart to Durham to complete their 11th tour to the North East of England.

Eight wonderful days of cricket blitzes were held for pupils in both 4th & 5th classes during the month of May and also newly started Girls Blitzes for 5th/ 6th Classes.

With the conclusion of the ‘Super league’ attention now turns to the remaining games in this year’s Antalis sponsored Leprechaun Cup.

North County Cricket Club’s Fionn Hand has won Leinster Lightning’s first ‘Find a Bowler’ competition, held in North Kildare and Leinster Cricket Clubs.

Can you solve the mystery that has Irish cricketing historians scratching their heads?

CUS completed an excellent victory in the ‘Super League’ final, played in glorious sunshine at Pembroke Cricket Club.

Sydney Parade will host the second semi-final on Tuesday at 1 30pm and the Final on Wednesday.

The partnership between Dublin City Council and Cricket Leinster will see schools and youth camps across the Dublin City Council region receive visits from qualified cricket coaches.

Six wickets for Jack Barry and half century for Simon O'Kelly the highlights from latest round of Leprechaun Cup games.

Pembroke opener Ryan Hopkins reflects on a remarkable opening three weeks to the domestic season.

Latest results from the prestigious Leprechaun Cup Super League including good performances by Will McDonald, Harry Lynch, Jack Davy and Charlie Johnston.

Not Bodie and Doyle but a look at the overseas players gracing the playing fields of Dublin this summer.

As the 2014 schools cricket season gets underway Cricket Leinster have received a timely boost with the announcement of a three-year sponsorship deal with Antalis Ltd.

Win an opportunity to be part of the Lightning squad for 2014 T20 day at Pembroke

Over 200 school children attended a number of Easter coaching camps held within Fingal cricket clubs.

Coaching staff from the Leinster Cricket Union will soon be running the above workshop for school teachers and Dublin City Council sports staff.

John Mooney instated as captain of Leinster Lightning replacing Kevin O'Brien.

Terenure skipper departs on even of new season.

The Leinster Schools season is up and running and already some exciting games have been played.

The sessions have been as well attended as they have been in years gone by, approximately 30 girls attending each session. A total of 59 girls have been coached intensively over the 3-day camp.

The working relationship between Fingal County Council and Cricket Leinster is expanding all the time.

Fours, sixes and run-outs were the order of the day as 48 local children recently participated in the first ever National Schools ‘Street 20’ Cricket Competition at IT Carlow.

Just one of the Leinster Lightning players who played at the recent World Twenty20 has been named in the squad to play Ireland Under 19 next week.

John Mooney will skipper Leinster Lightning in their friendly game against the Irish Under 19's next week.

Level One Scorers Course being held on May 25th.

While the T20 World Cups are being held in Bangladesh at the moment, the two annual SDCC 'European Week Against Racism' Sports blitzes took place recently at Clondalkin Leisure Centre.

A highly successful coaching workshop was run at Mount Anville School recently with 13 Leinster based PE teachers attending.

Cricket Leinster in conjunction with Fingal County Council is running ‘Welcome to Cricket’ Courses.

The North West Head Coach Bobby Rao will be bringing his charges to the Vineyard on Sunday the 13th of April to take on The Hills First X1 in our first pre-season friendly of 2014

Dundalk CC marched in the St Patrick's Day Parade including fourteen girls resplendent in their whites from St Vincents Secondary School cricket team.

23 year old Zimbabwean joins YMCA from CIYMS.

The course will cover areas like batting, bowling, fielding/games and will also involve a separate scorer’s course for interested teachers and/or students.

3-day Easter camp planned for U13s at Loughlinstown Leisure Centre.

Tim Affleck (24) is a batting all-rounder who has enjoyed a prolific season in the Sydney Grade Competition for North Sydney.

South Dublin County Council & Leinster Cricket Union will be hosting a 'Cricket for Teachers' course in the South Dublin area.

Cricket Leinster in conjunction with Fingal County Council is running ‘Welcome to Cricket’ Courses.

The Leinster coaching clinics commence again on Friday, March 21st with the fourth block of sessions taking place at venues in both West and South Dublin.

Dublin University CC kicks off the season with its annual quiz at 8pm next Monday night, 10th March, in the Lombard.

Brian O'Rourke hails South African tour as an amazing experience that will be remembered by all for many years to come.

Cameron Shoebridge half century sees Leinster finish tour on successful note.

A training squad has been selected for coaching sessions currently being held in Kings Hospital. The three coaching sessions will give the girls an opportunity to further develop their skills.

Colin Currie and Rory Anders score hundreds as they share partnership of 212 in comfortable win in South Africa.

Rory Anders top scores with 65 in drawn game against St John's.

Fiachra Tucker takes five wickets as Leinster Under 16's beat Muir College by three runs in South Africa

A training squad has been selected for winter coaching sessions currently being held in North County.

Leinster lose low scoring game in tour opener in Port Elizabeth.

Phoenix Cricket Club is delighted to announce three new additions to their coaching team as the club continues to invest in the future.

Stephen Moreton and Conor Kelly have joined Terenure as they strengthen their squad for Senior One cricket.

29 year-old all-rounder joins Balbriggan from Terenure.

No fewer than 48 girls are named in the Leinster Under 13 training squad.

THE role of the club in Irish cricket is a frequent matter for debate. Is it merely a centre for a community to play the game and enjoy itself on weekends, with no responsibility to the outside world?

It's week four over here in Uitenhage and it couldn’t be going any faster. We are all really enjoying the challenges of living in another country, the opportunity to play good challenging cricket and making friends.

Derek Scott takes a look back at the career of Jimmy Boucher.

Former Irish international Reinhardt Strydom leaves YMCA to join Malahide as player/coach.

A Leinster Under 17 training squad has been selected for winter coaching sessions currently being held at North County Cricket Club.

Daniel Hogan reports from South Africa where the Irish have made an immediate impact.

The squad who depart on February 14th will play against some of the strongest cricket schools in South Africa in what promises to be a memorable tour.

Ten Leinster schoolboys are currently residing in South Africa taking advantage of their school Transition year to spend time in schools and playing cricket at a high standard.

A training squad has been selected for winter coaching sessions currently being held at North County Cricket Club.

An Under 13 training squad has been selected for winter coaching sessions currently being held at North County Cricket Club.

A Leinster Under 11 training squad has been selected for winter coaching sessions currently being held at North County Cricket Club, King’s Hospital School and St Columba’s College.

Railway successfully defended their title before Christmas with a thrilling win over The Leprechauns.

The Leinster coaching clinics, launched in 2013, commence again on Friday, January 10th with the third block of sessions taking place at venues in both West and South Dublin.

Having successfully launched its' own Cricket Academy in 2013 and in response to increased demand, Terenure CC is now supporting the development of a broader West Dublin Cricket Academy.

Due to the success and huge interest shown by players and parents we are delighted to announce that we will be running a Spring/Pre-Season Academy starting in January 2014.