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Thanks Vic for your comments. The Red Arrows display over Dundrum Bay is not something you would see everyday at a cricket match but I'm glad you enjoyed it. It cost a few quid to get them over but we're having a carboot sale to pay them! Glad to see the Victorians kept up their long tradition of coming back to the local watering hole to quench their thirst. Although some of the 1st team in Victoria who came to support you, had been quenching their thirst all day!!

While all around the country, there were many important matches being played today, none more so than a crucial league game down at sunny Dundrum with their 2nd eleven playing host to the travelling Victoria two's.

And what a great days cricket it was, plenty of runs, wkts and a nail-biting finish, this time for a change, 'the Victorians'just scraping over the 'winning line' !

But as well as the match our hosts had also laid on a real surprise for us compliments of the R.A.F. and eight of their very best fighter pilots and jet planes putting on a brilliant air display just for our entertainment !

Boys a boys.... those Dundrum folk fairly know how to organise a great day out for their visiting teams, but even better than the air-display itself was the super tea laid on by Mrs Maxwell and her loyal team, they were also able to cater for our travelling support as well, meaning everyone went home, well fed, well entertained and very happy !

Thanks to all.. at Dundrum C.C.

Good luck Waringstown CC tomorrow - make it a final spot to reclaim the Crown as All Ireland Champions.............

I'm cheering for Waringstown One's & two's tomorrow, was playing there at the lawn last Tuesday evening, albeit against their 5ths, and I took some heavy treatment from some of their batsmen.....
......And batswomen, would you believe ?

Thankfully on the second evening there was a very heavy shower just before we were due to bat and the match was postponed.

I just could'nt handle the thought of being bowled by a lady player, but fantastic to see the girls playing alongside the guys anyway ....

Great stuff Waringstown and 'Good-luck' tomorrow in the Bob Kerr semi at the lawn and ofcourse to the seconds in the final of 'the Junior Cup' !!

Would like to also wish Shieldsy and the boys all the best for the Junior Cup final tomorrow.

Hopefully they will make it 3 in a row and create their own bit of history.

Just remember: No we're not beat yet.

Good luck guys.

Dundrum wish Academy all the best in trying win 3 in a row . Lisburns bowling backed up by super fielding saw them beat Ciyms defending 88 winning by 7 runs in a 20 over game and Saintfield beat armagh with a ball too spare . ps Bet you Davy Greenlees will be hard too get the microphone off his beloved win the cup again .

I would like to wish Academy all the best in their attempt to make it a Three-in-a-row tomorrow when they take on Waringstown 2s in the Junior Cup Final in a repeat of last years final. The one omen that the boys have is that in each of the past 3 Junior Cup victories they have beaten Waringstown 2s at some stage along the way in the competition.
Good luck guys from a 2 time Academy CC Junior Cup winner.

Danny cheers CI v Lisburn that deff interest few id bet also sorry its Saintfield v Armagh tonight . Editor North down v Ciyms this sunday ? Start ?

Jeff

CIYMS v LISBURN tomorrow night at Belmont - 5pm start

Anyone no off any games on tonight or thurs ( saintfield v academy thurs )as fancy run out premier if possible . Yes congratulations to Cliftonville & Ciyms and all the staff at comber as i witnessed first hand on looking for a cup of tea birthday DRINK for the wife Robin Haire got her sandwiches an buscuits so well done all the members an groundsman Raymond Moreland . Dundrums unpaid for 50 years groundsman Tommy Curlett is recovering from a knee operation so will be out till next season as we have already found out their is a lot off work preparing an maintaining wickets so anyone think that the should be a some sort off recognition by the ncu too groundsmen and i also think the umpires should get free entry too all internationals an cup finals as without them ( good or bad ) cricket is dead without both umpires and groundsmen.

well said bumper and sam. fair play to north down and raymond for working hard and getting 3 games in over 2 days.
Well done to ci today. A lot of critics but it is awesome to see someone like craig mcmillan playing our cricket.
Player of the day...bod mcchesney. Well done mate. A hat trick in 2 balls!!

I have just spent two days at Comber. Friday, when play was washed out and Sunday at the T20 finals and it was fascinating to watch the North Down club at work.
The secret of their success is sheer hard work. The number of helpers each with a designated role and the leadership of stalwarts like Raymond Moreland, Robin Haire and Peter Shields.
I witnessed Peter Shields brushing the pitch between the two games and then witnessed him going around with a ballot to raise over £200. On top of this he was in at 9.30am to help clean the dressing rooms despite not finishing the cup winning celebrations until the small hours.And all with a smile on his face. Most of the cup winning team were on covers or sightscreen duty today testimony of the pride they have in the club.
I'm sure the same dedication would take place at the Lawn and I think if clubs want to see a blueprint for success look no further than those two clubs.
I would also like to congratulate Cliftonville on the win today and their inspirational skipper Davy Munn.
And finally congratulations to CIYMS on winning the Senior T20 trophy. Both teams had a good support and the game was played in a great spirit. Fitting that a long serving CI stalwart in Richard Lucas saw his team home.We had five teenagers in our twelve today and the experience of playing in a cup final like this can only be another step in their development.
Cricket returns to Moylena next weekend for the first time this season with our 1sts at home to Armagh on Saturday and Saintfield on Sunday. I hope all those from Muckamore there today witnessed the hard work being done by so many at North Down.

Thanks Bumper for the comments. Good game today with two evenly matched teams. Its our aim to continue to prove people wrong!

Congratulations to North Down, Cliftonville and CIYMS on their respective trophy wins this weekend. Also Raymond Moreland and his helpers deserve recognition for their hard work preparing the ground in challenging conditions.

Just back from playing in the 20/20 final. Good news- I got another NCU medal. Bad news- it was of the runner-up variety.
But the point I want to make is a big well done to Cliftonville CC. No home ground, unhelpful comments about them possibily winding-up.
No chance super show Cliftonville and all for who support the development of cricket this is a reward for the hard graft and detemination of all at the club!
Long may Cliftonville CC grace our cricket!