North Down Cricket Club
Encyclopedia
North Down Cricket Club is an Irish
cricket club based in Comber
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
, playing in the NCU Premier League
. It was founded in 1857. Currently the Club fields four Saturday/Sunday XIs, Colts XI and under-11, under-13 and under-15 sides.
† Won by 2nd XI
in 1994. The Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup has been won 3 times and the Ulster Cup twice. Since 1999, 6 Senior League wins (one shared), 6 Senior Challenge Cup wins and an Ulster Cup victory have made it one of the most successful periods in the club's history.
In 2007, ONE SHOT MORE... FOR THE HONOUR OF DOWN, a history of North Down Cricket Club at the end its 150th anniversary, written by Ian Shields, was published. It was particularly appropriate that the Senior League and Cup double were won in this anniversary year.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
cricket club based in Comber
Comber
Comber is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 8,933 people in the 2001 Census. Comber is part of the Borough of Ards...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, playing in the NCU Premier League
NCU Senior League
The Northern Cricket Union 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,...
. It was founded in 1857. Currently the Club fields four Saturday/Sunday XIs, Colts XI and under-11, under-13 and under-15 sides.
Honours
- Irish Senior CupIrish Senior CupIrish Senior Cup may refer to*Irish Senior Cup - knockout competition for senior men's cricket clubs in Ireland*Irish Senior Cup - knockout competition for senior men's hockey clubs in Ireland...
: 3- 1989, 1993, 1995
- NCU Senior LeagueNCU Senior LeagueThe Northern Cricket Union 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,...
: 23 (1 shared)- 1897, 1898, 1906, 1910, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 (shared), 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- NCU Challenge CupNCU Challenge CupThe NCU Challenge Cup, also called the NCU Senior Challenge Cup and the NCU Senior Cup, is the most important provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland...
: 32 (1 shared)- 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1908, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1981, 1991, 1994 (shared), 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Ulster CupUlster Cup (cricket)The Ulster Cup is knock-out cricket competition in Ireland run jointly by the Northern Cricket Union and the North West Cricket Union. The top eight teams in the previous season’s NCU Premier League and North West Senior League 1 are eligible to take part...
: 2- 2002, 2006
- NCU Junior CupNCU Junior CupThe NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League...
: †8- †1894, †1897, †1902, †1904, †1926, †1981, †1986, †2006
† Won by 2nd XI
Achievements
North Down have won the Senior League 22 times, sharing it with Waringstown Cricket Club in 2005 and with Cliftonville Cricket Club in 1896, the latter a fact strangely omitted from the NCU records; the Senior Challenge Cup 31 times, including an historic tied match against Lisburn Cricket ClubLisburn Cricket Club
Lisburn Cricket Club is a cricket club in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, playing in the NCU Premier League.Established in 1836, the club is the oldest in Northern Ireland. It is also one of the most successful, having won the league title eleven times and the Senior Cup on nine occasions...
in 1994. The Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup has been won 3 times and the Ulster Cup twice. Since 1999, 6 Senior League wins (one shared), 6 Senior Challenge Cup wins and an Ulster Cup victory have made it one of the most successful periods in the club's history.
In 2007, ONE SHOT MORE... FOR THE HONOUR OF DOWN, a history of North Down Cricket Club at the end its 150th anniversary, written by Ian Shields, was published. It was particularly appropriate that the Senior League and Cup double were won in this anniversary year.