Merrion Win Leinster Senior Cup by 1 run
In one of the most exciting senior finals in years, Merrion won the Leinster Senior Cup by one run on the last ball of the match. Needing two to win [one for a tie was not enough] Dom Joyce bowled Eddie Richardson for a dramatic victory. On an easy paced Malahide wicket the batsmen were on the top throughout and although Merrion scored a competitive 272 for seven, most on the ground thought it was a little light, especailly after North County reached 150 for the loss of only one wicket in good time. But the last ball before tea saw John Anderson bowl Conor Armstrong to provide a chink of light. An excellent bowling spell from CUS schoolboy Tyrone Kane (pictured) [to add to a fluent 66 with the bat] earned him man of the match and meant that North County had to score at six an over for 10 overs. A pulsating finish saw the match swing one way then another until 10 runs were needed off the last over. And so it came down to one ball - and two to win. There were only a few people on the ground that could remember the last time Merrion won the cup - 51 years before in 1960.
Scorecard
1-Innings Match Played At Malahide, 23-Jul-2011, LHW Leinster Senior Cup
Merrion 1 Win by 1 runs
| Round |
Final |
| Umpires |
Nigel Parnell and Jim Mcgeehan |
| Player / Match |
Kane, Tyrone |
Merrion 1 1st Innings 7/272 Closed (Overs 60)
| Batsman |
Fieldsman |
Bowler |
Runs |
Bls |
4s |
6s |
| K Beasley |
run out G Hay/John Moone. |
|
44 |
122 |
4 |
0 |
| D Joyce |
c Conor Armstrong |
b E Richardson |
66 |
122 |
7 |
0 |
| J Anderson* |
c Conor Armstrong |
b J Reeves |
46 |
37 |
6 |
1 |
| T Kane |
c G Hay |
b J Reeves |
66 |
56 |
7 |
1 |
| R Allwright |
c Conor Armstrong |
b E Richardson |
10 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| M Petrie |
c A Coughlan |
b J Reeves |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| D Poder |
c John Andrews |
b E Richardson |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| J Short |
not out |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| C O'Donoghue |
not out |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| P Tice+ |
dnb |
|
- |
|
|
|
| A Chetkovich |
dnb |
|
- |
|
|
|
| extras |
|
(b1 lb2 w22 nb1) |
26 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
7 wickets for |
272 |
|
|
|
| FOW |
| 1-128(K Beasley) 2-139(D Joyce) 3-226(J Anderson) 4-254(T Kane) 5-261(R Allwright) |
| 6-267(M Petrie) 7-267(D Poder) |
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
wd |
nb |
| John Mooney |
10 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
2 |
- |
| J Reeves |
10 |
0 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
- |
| E Richardson |
12 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
4 |
- |
| T Richardson |
9 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| A Coughlan |
10 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
10 |
- |
| John Andrews |
6 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
- |
- |
| T Sheil |
3 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
- |
North County 1 1st Innings 9/271 Closed (Overs 60)
| Batsman |
Fieldsman |
Bowler |
Runs |
Bls |
4s |
6s |
| Conor Armstrong |
|
b J Anderson |
57 |
97 |
7 |
0 |
| T Sheil |
c D Joyce |
b D Joyce |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| G Hay |
c P Tice |
b T Kane |
89 |
140 |
13 |
0 |
| John Mooney* |
lbw |
b T Kane |
15 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
| A Coughlan |
c P Tice |
b T Kane |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| J Reeves |
c M Petrie |
b D Poder |
29 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
| E Richardson |
|
b D Joyce |
34 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
| D Nolan |
|
b A Chetkovich |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| John Andrews |
run out P Tice/A Chetkov. |
|
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| T Richardson |
not out |
|
13 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
| D Casey+ |
dnb |
|
- |
|
|
|
| extras |
|
(b4 lb10 w17 nb0) |
31 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
9 wickets for |
271 |
|
|
|
| FOW |
| 1-11(Conor Armstrong) 2-153(T Sheil) 3-186(G Hay) 4-190(John Mooney) |
| 5-199(A Coughlan) 6-247(J Reeves) 7-248(E Richardson) 8-248(D Nolan) |
| 9-271(John Andrews) |
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
wd |
nb |
| M Petrie |
12 |
0 |
68 |
0 |
4 |
- |
| D Joyce |
12 |
0 |
63 |
2 |
3 |
- |
| A Chetkovich |
6 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| D Poder |
9 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
- |
- |
| J Anderson |
12 |
1 |
34 |
1 |
3 |
- |
| T Kane |
9 |
1 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
- |