Sion Mills Cricket Club

Last updated

Sion Mills
SionMmillCricket.jpg
Personnel
CaptainSimon Galloway
Team information
ColorsNavy & Blue
Founded1864
Home groundHolm Field

Sion Mills Cricket Club is a cricket club in Sion Mills, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, playing in Qualifying League 1 of the North West League, having dropped out of the North West Senior League before the 2015 season.

Contents

The club was founded in 1864, under the patronage of the Herdman family, the local mill owners. [1] It has won the North West Senior League on 28 occasions and the Cup 29 times. The club is remembered internationally as the host of the famous victory by Ireland against the West Indies in 1969. [2]

In 1947, Sion Mills entered the NCU Challenge Cup and won it at the first attempt, also doing the North West "double" of league and cup in the same season. [3] Sion reached eleven North West cup finals between 1945 and 1962, and lost only one, also winning six league titles during the same period. [4] During the 1940s, it was arguably the strongest club in Ireland. [5]

In September 2019, the future of the club was put in doubt, following an arson attack. [6]

150th anniversary

Ireland Select and Sion Select, 2016 Sion Select & Ireland Select.jpg
Ireland Select and Sion Select, 2016

The club celebrated its 150th anniversary by hosting a select match at the Holm Field in 2014. Sion Mills Select consisting of past names through the years and some current squad members as well as some North West stalwarts like Junior McBrine and James McBrine. Played an Ireland Select (selected by then Cricket Ireland President Joe Doherty) led by Cricket Ireland international John Mooney and backed by another Ireland International in Stuart Thompson.

Some big names from around the North West and Ireland Cricket were selected. Then Ireland head coach Phil Simmons put on a display for the Ireland Select backed up by an innings of 70 for Thompson. The Ireland Select scored 279 which they declared. Roy Silva taking 3 wickets.

Sion Select fought hard through the match and their innings was dominated by Sri Lankan North West dynamo Roy Silva. Who scored a 116 consisting of 12 sixes and 8 fours entertaining the crowd. Sion recorded a win in the last over of the game.

Honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cricket Ireland</span> Governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland

Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket Union, is the national governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland, and oversees the national men's and women's cricket teams. It also organises the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and three All-Ireland club competitions: Irish Senior Cup, National Cup and the All-Ireland T20 Cup. It achieved Test-status for women in 2000, and then for men in 2017 when it was made a Full Member of the ICC in June 2017.

Lisburn Cricket Club is a cricket club in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, playing in the Premier League of the NCU Senior League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leinster Cricket Club</span>

Leinster Cricket Club is an Irish cricket club which was founded in Rathgar in 1852. The Dublin sports club now hosts tennis, squash, table tennis, bowls and cricket. The Leinster Sports Club complex is situated in the Observatory Lane ground, in the heart of Rathmines. The cricket section currently has eight men's teams, three women's sides and fifteen youth sides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Instonians</span> Sporting society

Instonians is a sports club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that incorporates rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and cricket sections. There is also a golf society that plays under the Instonians name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Down Cricket Club</span> Irish cricket club

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.

The Northern Cricket Union (NCU) 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, Sections 1, 2 and 3. It is sponsored by Robinson Services and marketed as the Robinson Services Premier League, Robinson Services Section 1, etc.

The North of Ireland Cricket Club (often referred to simply as North or by the abbreviation N.I.C.C. was a cricket club in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Ulster Cup was a 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 were eligible to take part.

The 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. The competition began in 1887, with eleven clubs participating in the first competition, North Down eventually beating North of Ireland in the final at Ormeau.

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. It is sponsored by Goldblatt McGuigan.

The Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the RSA Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup is a 50-over cricket competition for Irish amateur clubs. It is the most important knock-out cricket club competition in Ireland, is organised by Cricket Ireland and comprises the top teams from each of Ireland's four active provincial unions. Connacht Cricket Union, the youngest, smallest and weakest provincial union, do not enter teams in their own right, but County Galway CC enters as a member club in Munster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Cricket Union of Ireland</span>

The Northern Cricket Union of Ireland, more usually referred to as the N.C.U., is one of five provincial governing bodies in Ireland. Along with the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and North West unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union, the supreme governing body of Irish cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North West of Ireland Cricket Union</span>

The North West of Ireland Cricket Union, often referred to as the North West Cricket Union, is one of five provincial governing bodies in Ireland. Along with the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Northern unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union, the supreme governing body of Irish cricket.

The North West Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the North West Cricket Union jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties Londonderry, Fermanagh, and part of Tyrone in Northern Ireland and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. The league has fifteen members. The season begins with the teams divided into two groups, and after playing each other once the top four teams from each group play off as the Premier League to determine the champions, while the remaining seven clubs play a separate competition. It is sponsored by Long's Supervalu. Teams play each other twice per season, once at home and once away, each season, with two points awarded for a win and one for a tie or for “no result”.

Donemana Cricket Club is a cricket club in Donemana, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, playing in North West Senior League 1.

The North West Senior Cup is the most important provincial cricket knock-out cup of the North West jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition is open to teams playing in the North West Senior League. It is sponsored by Bank of Ireland and marketed as the Bank of Ireland Senior Cup.

The Leinster Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the Leinster jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers the province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. The league was formed in 1919, the nine founding members being Phoenix, Leinster, Pembroke, Dublin University, Railway Union, Civil Service, U.C.D., County Kildare and the Royal Hibernian Military School. The league is currently divided into twenty divisions, the top two (senior) divisions are designated as the Premier League and the Championship. The Championship includes two member clubs from the Munster province: Cork County and Cork Harlequins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leinster Cricket Union</span>

The Leinster Cricket Union, also known as Cricket Leinster, is one of five provincial governing bodies for cricket in Ireland. Along with the Northern, Munster, Connacht Cricket Union and North West unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union, the supreme governing body of Irish cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Munster Cricket Union</span>

The Munster Cricket Union is one of five provincial governing bodies for cricket in Ireland. Along with the Connacht, Northern, Leinster and North West unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union, the supreme governing body of Irish cricket.

Observatory Lane is a cricket ground in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.36
  2. ↑ Strabane History Society
  3. ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.71
  4. ↑ Siggins (2005), p.71
  5. ↑ Siggins (2005), p.71
  6. ↑ "Future of Sion Mills in doubt after arson attack". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2019.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.