Dundalk Cricket Club wins the GS Cricket T20 Cup
Dundalk Cricket Club wins their first ever T20 Tournament to lift the 110 Year old GS Cricket T20 Trophy
Dundalk Cricket Club (DCC) made history on Sunday, winning their first ever T20 Tournament to lift the 110 Year old GS Cricket T20 Trophy and have their name sealed in Irish cricketing history.
The club says they have had a very dominating season this year with both teams, but their firsts have been on another level winning 14 out of their 17 games and losing only two. They showed their great strength to beat Ongar last Sunday to win the T20 Tournament. The tournament was heavily conteste and included 14 teams in total.
The match was played at a neutral venue, The Inch (North County CC Home Ground) on a nice sunny afternoon and was live telecast online so their fans got to view the exciting battle. Dundalk lost the toss and were put in to bat first.
The chase started well for Ongar who fired away from the start with a couple of boundaries to get the start they needed to silence Dundalk.
Player of the Match went to Umer for his bowling performance and removing Ongar’s on-form batsman. Bowler of the Tournament was won by Sanju Baby and Batsman of the tournament was Sakhi Jan.
The club have had great support from local businesses and communities and would like to thank their sponsors Grafton Barbers, Phone X2 Dundalk, Vitality Sports, Marhaba Food Store, Sitara Indian Restaurant, Blueberry International and Therapeutic Touch Dundalk. They also would like to thank Dundalk FC, Dundalk Grammar School and Cricket Leinster who have supported them throughout the season.
The club hopes that this win will get them more sponsorships and funding that allows them to build critical facilities at the premises like changing rooms, toilets and complete the training nets.
The club has had a record 45 player registered but unfortunately haven’t been able to recruit young talent. This win should inspire more to take on Cricket so that the club can continue their vision of having a youth and a women’s team.
Get in touch with the club if you would like to get involved in cricket or learn more about it. They can be reached on www.dundalkcricket.com or email [email protected]