A New Season…
The 2016 cricket season is up and running and it looks like the weather is warming up too. We will be keeping you updated on all things to do with cricket in Railway through this weekly newsletter. If you have announcements that you would like included, email them to rucccricketcomp@gmail.com by 1pm on Tuesday using the email subject ‘Newsletter’.
The Irish Senior Cup kicks off this weekend; our 1st XI will be renewing rivalries with Cork County at the Mardyke on Saturday. Let’s hope we get the same results if not the same weather as we got down there last season. Good luck boys, go well!
RESULTS
02 May – Civil Service 4 beat Railway Union 5 by 61 (Phoenix Park)
Civil Service 118 all out in 40 overs (C Marais 3–12) RUCC 57 all out in 31 overs – N. Jagoe 22, D. Diskin 15.
02 May – Railway Union 2 v YMCA 3—Railway Union won by 78 (Park Avenue)
Railway Union 2 1st Innings 170/10 All Out (Overs 45.4) (Umar Siraj 67);
YMCA 3 94/10 All Out (Overs 33.3) Andrew Jackson 3-32, Eoghan Grehan 3-24, Eoghan Connolly 2-5.
01 May – Railway Union 4 v Longford 2—Railway Union won by 207 (Park Avenue)
Railway Union 4 251/6 (Overs 40) – R Abbott 87, C Marais 40, K. Khan 60.
Longford 2 44/10 (Overs 20.4) – Susheel Kumar 5 – 4.
30 Apr – Phoenix 1 v Railway Union 1—Phoenix won by 6 wkts
Railway Union 1 1st Innings 244/9 Closed (Overs 50) ( K. Carroll 107, E. Barron 36, M. Tariq 39)
Phoenix 1 1st Innings 245/4 Closed (Overs 42.1)
24 Apr – Castleknock 3 150 v Railway Union 5 155 for 2—Railway Union won by 8 wkts (Porterstown)
Castleknock 3 1st Innings 150/10 All Out (Overs 33) (Asif Saleem 3 – 11, N Jagoe 3 – 28)
Railway Union 5 155/2 (Overs 32) -N Jagoe 62.
23 Apr – D6 North County 3 v Railway Union 3 273—Railway Union won by 86 runs
Railway Union 3 273/6 Closed (Overs 45) – G. O’Brien 125, G. Carroll 26.
North County 3 187/10 All Out (Overs 35.3) – R. Dixit 3 – 43, E. Grehan 3 – 56.
7 Apr Adamstown 4 135 v Railway Union 5 136 for 5—Railway Union won by 5
Adamstown 4 1st Innings 135/10 All Out (Overs 33.4) – S Condron 4 – 26.
Railway Union 5 1st Innings 136/5 Closed (Overs 36.4) – P. Byrne 35.
UPCOMING FIXTURES
07 May (12.30) Cork County 1 v Railway Union 1…The Mardyke
07 May (1pm) Railway Union 5 v Adamstown 4…Park Avenue
07 May (1pm) Castleknock 1 v Railway Union 3…Porterstown
14 May (1pm) Railway Union 1 v The Hills 1…Park Avenue
14 May (1pm) Knockharley 3 v Railway Union 5..Kentstown
15 May (1pm) Railway Union 2 v Dundrum 1 Park Avenue
SEASON’S BEST
Batting:
125: Ger O’Brien (3rds) v North County 3 (Inch) 23 April
107: K. Carroll (1sts) v Phoenix (Phoenix Park) 30 April
87: Rob Abbott (4ths) v Longford 2 (Park Avenue) 01 May
60: K. Khan (4ths) v Longford 2 (Park Avenue) 01 May
Bowling:
5-4: Susheel Kumar (4ths) v Longford 2 (Phoenix Park) 01 May
4-26: Sean Condron (5ths) v Adamstown 4 7 April
3-11: Asif Saleem (5ths) v Castleknoch 3 24 April
3 -12: C. Marais (5ths) v Civil Service 4 (Phoenix Park) 02 May
3-24 Eoghan Grehan v YMCA 3 (Park Avenue) 02 May
3-28: N. Jagoe (5ths) v Castleknoch 3 24 April
3-32: Andrew Jackson v YMCA 3 (Park Avenue) 02 May
3-43: R. Dixit (3rds) v North County 3 (Inch) 23 April
3-56: Eoghan Grehan v North County 3 (Inch) 23 April
Welcome Charith!
Railway Union CC are very pleased to announce Charith Fernando as our overseas player for the forthcoming season. Charith is a promising young cricketer from Sri Lanka .
At 23 years old he is one of the up and coming players of the strong Ragama Cricket Club squad that is competing across all formats in the Sri Lankan domestic circuit. He is a seam bowling all rounder.
We are confident he will have a very positive influence on our club both on and off the pitch. We would like to thank Robert Ashwell of Ace Cricket Exchange and Roshan Abesinghe for facilitating us in the signing of Charith.”
Youth Cricket Registration
We are pleased to say that there has been a really good turn out at youth cricket training sessions so far this year despite the cold weather. Matches are starting in the coming weeks. All players must be registered by Friday 13th May.
Youth registration will be taking place in the club house between 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm on Friday 6th, Thursday 12th, and Friday 13th May. There is a limit on the numbers of children we can accommodated and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
You can download the application here; we will have copies available at registration.
