NCU Junior Cup

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The 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 (which is made up of 2nd XI teams of senior clubs). It is sponsored by Goldblatt McGuigan.

Contents

Matches consist of one innings per side, with fifty overs bowled per innings. Where matches are interrupted or delayed because of weather, the number of overs may be reduced to a minimum of 20. [1]

List of winners

Source: CricketEurope Ireland Archives [2]

SeasonWinners
1891Lavinia
1892 Ulidia
1893 Enfield
1894 North Down II
1895 Enfield
1896Ligoniel
1897 North Down II
1898 North of Ireland II
1899 Enfield
1900 North of Ireland II
1901 North of Ireland II
1902 North Down II
1903 Lisburn II
1904 North Down II
1905 North of Ireland II
1906 Ballymena
1907 North of Ireland II
1908Sydenham
1909 Woodvale
1910 Enfield
1911 Ulidia
1912 Enfield
1913 North of Ireland II
1914 Enfield
1915-18no competition
1919Oakleigh
1920 Enfield
1921 North of Ireland II
1922 Donaghcloney
1923 Muckamore
1924Shrigley
1925 Muckamore
1926 North Down II
1927Shrigley
1928Shrigley
1929Milford
1930 Enfield
1931 Muckamore
1932Sirocco Works
1933 Lisburn II
1934 Cregagh II
1935 Ballymena
1936 Cregagh
1937 North of Ireland II
1938 Laurelvale
1939 Ballymena
1940-45no competition
1946St Mary’s
1947 Lisburn II
1948 Donaghcloney
1949 North of Ireland II
1950Drumaness and Muckamore (shared)
1951 Woodvale II
1952Drumaness
1953 Ulidia
1954 Downpatrick II
1955 Woodvale II
1956 Cliftonville II and North of Ireland II (shared)
1957 North of Ireland II
1958 Lisburn II
1959 Lisburn II
1960 Woodvale II
1961 Cliftonville II
1962 Woodvale II
1963Civil Service
1964 Lisburn II
1965 Laurelvale
1966 Laurelvale
1967 Instonians II
1968 C.I.Y.M.S.
1969 Dunmurry
1970 Instonians II
1971Short Brothers & Harland
1972 North of Ireland II
1973 Downpatrick II
1974 Downpatrick II
1975 Downpatrick II
1976 Woodvale II
1977 Dunmurry
1978 Dunmurry
1979 North of Ireland II
1980 Woodvale II
1981 North Down II
1982 Woodvale II
1983 Bangor and Muckamore II (shared)
1984 Ballymena II
1985 Dunmurry
1986 North Down II
1987 Muckamore II
1988Drumaness
1989 Woodvale II
1990 Bangor II
1991 C.I.Y.M.S.
1992 Lisburn II
1993 Woodvale II
1994 North of Ireland II
1995 Woodvale II
1996 North of Ireland II
1997 Waringstown II
1998 Muckamore II
1999 Bangor II and Millpark (shared)
2000R.U.C.
2001 Instonians II
2002 Waringstown II
2003 Saintfield
2004 Bangor II
2005Academy
2006 North Down II
2007 Lurgan II
2008Academy
2009Academy
2010Academy [3]
2011Cooke Collegians [4]
2012Cooke Collegians
2013 North Down II [5]
2014Academy [6]
2015 Armagh [7]
2016 Lisburn II [8]
2017 Instonians II [9]
2018Templepatrick [10]
2019 North Down II [11]
2020not played
2021 Laurelvale [12]
2022 CSNI II [13]
2023 Lurgan [14]

Summary of winners

TeamWins
North of Ireland II 15 (1 shared)
Woodvale 11*
North Down II 10
Enfield/Cliftonville II 9 (1 shared)
Lisburn II 8
Muckamore 7 (2 shared)**
Academy5
Ballymena †4
Downpatrick II 4
Dunmurry 4
Instonians II 4
Bangor II 4 (2 shared)
Shrigley3
Ulidia 3
Drumaness3 (1 shared)
C.I.Y.M.S. 2
CSNI II 2
Cooke Collegians 2
Cregagh ††2
Donaghcloney 2
Lurgan Cricket Club 2
Waringstown II 2
Armagh 1
Civil Service1
Laurelvale 1
Lavinia1
Ligoniel1
Milford1
Millpark 1
Oakleigh1
R.U.C.1
St Mary’s1
Saintfield 1
Short Brothers & Harland1
Sirocco Works1
Sydenham1
Templepatrick1

* 11 by 2nd XI
** 3 (1 shared) by 2nd XI
† 1 by 2nd XI
†† 1 by 2nd XI

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