26/05/2026
On a double weekend for our 1's, we beat Gorey by 42 runs in the cup. Batting first in Courtown, we set a big marker scoring 210 from their 40 overs. A Hing father and son opening partnership didn't get off to the start they would have wanted as the skipper Lesley fell for just 6 as they made 21 together. A 30 run partnership between Michael and Nadun followed before Michael fell for 37. A flurry of wickets fell as Nathan Hing (15), Mo (3) and AJ (0) all fell quickly one after another. Jasinghe and Dinesh Sagi held things together before Jasinghe fell for 54. Sagi held things together with the tail making 55 not out dragging Bagenalstown from 147-6 to 210 all out, once again proving to be an excellent off season signing. Dave Brogan made 18 whilst Sean Farrell, Srikar and Dilmon all went for ducks.Β
With the ball, Michael Hing was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 3-17, Lesley got 2-16, Nadun, Dave Brogan, Nathan Hing, Srikar and AJ all picked up one each.Β
On Saturday, they lost by 36 runs in the league to The Hills playing with only ten men.
On a beautiful day for cricket, the hills won the toss and batted first on a nice-looking wicket. Fielding with 10 men, the lads all chipped in both with the ball and in the field, with the hills finishing on 223-9. Notable mentions for Ray's 3 wickets, a direct hit run out from Lesley, a superb catch from Mohammed and a stunning one handed diving catch from Simon that he's not going to let anyone forget about for quite a while π
Lesley took two wickets whilst Robbie O'Neill, Mo and Simon all picked up one each as the Dublin side made made a challenging total of 223 with 33 extras.
After a steady start with the bat and a couple of harsh looking lbw decisions, they ultimately ran out stream despite good knocks from Nadun top scoring on 45, Dinesh scoring 24, Bernard O'Mara making 21, Nathan 18, Ray 16, Simon 12 and Robbie 10 with the biggest 6 of the day from Ray. They ended up 36 short, picking up 4 bonus points.
