WOMEN'S COMPETITIONS STRUCTURE FOR THE 2023 SEASON
The Cricket Leinster Women’s Committee is delighted to announce the structures for the 2023 Season.
Once again we are delighted that all our league and cup competitions will be sponsored by Sprint Coatings Ltd, with thanks to Alan Maginnis in particular for this ongoing support. This support greatly assists the women’s committee in delivering on our expansion plans and is especially welcome during these challenging times
For the 2023 season the number of competing teams rises to 33. In particular we are delighted to welcome Adamstown who will play a full season and a second team from Balbriggan.
This continued expansion is a testament to the development work by the Cricket Leinster development staff and by club coaches. The broad focussed development programmes that support women’s cricket are unrivalled in their success in terms of increasing participation and retaining female players in the game.
League Competitions
There will be four leagues again in 2023, retaining the expansion from 2020. Each league will be played in the T20 format with centrally made fixtures for Division 1.
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
| Merrion W1 | Clontarf W2 | Merrion W2 | Phoenix W2 |
| Pembroke W1 | North Kildare W1 | YMCA W2 | Leinster W3 |
| YMCA W1 | Malahide W2 | Railway Union W1 | North Kildare W2 |
| Malahide W1 | Balbriggan W1 | Terenure W1 | Terenure W2 |
| Leinster W1 | Rush W1 | Clontarf W3 | Mullingar W1 |
| Clontarf W1 | Leinster W2 | Rush W2 | Merrion W3 |
| The Hills W1 | The Hills W2 | Pembroke W3 | Adamstown W1 |
| Phoenix W1 | Pembroke W2 | Greystones W1 | Balbriggan W2 |
| Dublin University W1 |
Pilkington Plate
The Women’s Committee is delighted to retain and expand the Pilkington Plate as a stand-alone competition for the 2023 season.
The competition will be played in round-robin format with two group of four. The winners of each group will progress to the end of season showpiece final.
| Group A | Group B |
| YMCA | Pembroke |
| Merrion | Malahide |
| Balbriggan | Clontarf |
| Leinster | The Hills |
Cup Competitions
The committee is delighted to retain four knockout cup competitions in the 2023 season. The draws were undertaken at a recent women’s committee meeting and are shown below. All finals will be arranged for weekend dates in order to recognise the changing demographics of players.
