We are delighted to announce the following two squads selected for the U17 Interprovincial Series:
CL Blue | Club | School |
Arisha Foysal (Captain) | Phoenix | Colaiste Pobail Setanta |
Iris Cooney | Clontarf | Holy Faith Clontarf |
Genevieve Morrissey | Clontarf | Holy Faith Clontarf |
Ava O’ Reilly | Clontarf | Kings Bruton, UK / Loreto St Stephen’s Green |
Haley Moore | Malahide | Mount Temple |
Lizzie Troup | Malahide | Loreto St Stephen's Green |
Sibha Bhoja | Merrion | Sandford Park |
Aoife Hayden | Merrion | St. Conleth's College |
Ashwi Manoj | Merrion | St Raphaela's |
Sophie Pollock | Merrion | St Columba's College |
Molly Butterly | The Hills | Skerries CC |
Tara O’ Brien | The Hills | Skerries CC |
Aimee Scollard | The Hills | Skerries CC |
CL Navy | Club | School |
Aisling Lawlor (Captain) | Merrion | Muckross Park College |
Erin Knight | Balbriggan | Ardgillan |
Sophie Lawless | Clontarf | Holy Faith Clontarf |
Ava O’ Donnell | Clontarf | Holy Faith Clontarf |
Gemma Sargent | Clontarf | Mount Temple |
Sinead Thomson | Clontarf | Santa Sabina |
Isabella McGrath | Leinster | Dublin Academy of Education |
Aisling O’ Kelly | Leinster | The High School |
Safia Walker | Merrion | St Columba's College |
Georgia Beatty | Pembroke | St. Andrew’s College |
Zoe Bell | Pembroke | Newpark Comprehensive |
Isabelle McLean | Pembroke | Bremore Balbriggan |
Rhea Nair | Phoenix | King's Hospital |
Caoimhe Emmett | The Hills | Skerries CC |
Coaching and Management Team
The Squads are coached by Eimear Richardson (CL Blue) and Chuka Uba (CL Navy), and managed by Naomi Scott Hayward.
Game One Round-Up
The Leinster Blue and Leinster Navy squads played their opening fixtures against each other in the U17 Girls’ Interprovincial Series today in Oak Hill CC. After months of hard work during their comprehensive training programme, the players are ready to test themselves against the best young cricketers from around the provinces. The series promises a packed schedule of competitive cricket, with matches played in both T20 and 40-over formats over the coming days, with both Leinster teams in action. Full schedule at the end of the article.
Today saw our two squads face off against each other in a T20 to kick start the series., Leinster Blue won the toss and elected to bowl. Leinster Navy set a target of 104 with Isabelle McLean scoring 37 off with notable partnerships of 45 with Aisling Lawlor and 23 with Sinead Thomson. Leinster Navy’s top bowlers were Tara O'Brien 4-0-17-2, Síbha Bhoja 4-0-21-2 and captain Arisha Foysal taking 1 off her 4 overs for just 18 runs.
Leinster Blue had a rocky start with an early wicket taken by Thompson but recovered quickly with a strong partnership (52) from Lizzie Troup (33*) and Genevieve Morrissey(15) which put them in a strong position. In the end Leinster Navy took the win by 4 wickets.
Full Scorecard available here:
https://live.nvplay.com/ireland/?tab=m_summary#m9832ae90-8005-4690-8e6d-4c46a3197ca5
Fixtures
Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Match Time | Format |
Friday 20 June | CL Blue | CL Navy | Oak Hill | 11.00 | T20 |
Friday 27 June | CL Blue | CL Navy | Oak Hill | 11.00 | 40 Over |
Wednesday 2nd July | CL Blue | NCU | CIYMS | 11.30 | 40 Over |
Wednesday 2nd July | CL Navy | NWCU | Stormont | 11.30 | 40 Over |
Thursday 3rd July | CL Blue | NWCU | Hollywood | 10.45 | 40 Over |
Thursday 3rd July | CL Navy | NCU | Larne | 10.45 | 40 Over |
Friday 4th July | Rest Day | ||||
Saturday 5th July | CL Blue | NWCU | Campbell College | 10.30 | T20 |
Saturday 5th July | CL Navy | NCU | Campbell College | 10.30 | T20 |
Saturday 5th July | CL Blue | NCU | Campbell College | 15.15 | T20 |
Saturday 5th July | CL Navy | NWCU | Campbell College | 15.15 | T20 |