Irish League Senior Cup S59-date *** PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ***

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Welcome to the Irish League Senior Cup.

• All teams in the Irish League receive an invite.

• Teams are invited in the order or their One Day ranking at the end of S62

• There will be 32 teams in the cup, or 64, if sufficient numbers accept.

• So the top 32 (or 64 teams) that accept are guaranteed place in the draw.

Later, all Division 3 and 4 sides that not making round two of the cup are invited to the Irish League Senior Plate.

Competition Details:

• It is a knock-out cup.

• The draw is random (there is no seeding).

• Games are played on a Saturday.

• Games played are T20 friendlies

• Games do not impact player fatigue for league matches.

• Local weather conditions are applied

Pitch preparation is at the whim of the home team’s groundskeeper (random).

What's the catch?

• There is none, entry is free.

• We ask, but don't enforce, that those who can pull Irish youth players as a contribution.

• Both finalists win an award of Pavilion membership.

Then why?
As always, my hope is to:

• Develop a sense of identity, belonging and community to the Irish league setup.

• Support the Irish national side by encouraging youth pulls where possible.

• Offer teams in lower divisions the chance to test themselves against higher league opposition.

• Have fun.

It would be great if you would join in by hitting the accept button when you receive your invite.

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Timeline - S63

• 15 Nov 2025 - Entry deadline

• 22 Nov 2025 - Round of 32 / Round of 64

• 29 Nov 2025 - Round of 16 / Round of 32

• 6 Dec 2025 - Quarter-finals / Round of 16

• 13 Dec 2025 - Semi-finals / Quarter-finals

• 20 Dec 2025 - Final /Semi-finals

• 27 Dec 2025 - --- / Final

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Team Roll of Honour

Season 62:

• Winner: Shaktar Senseless

• Runner-up: Rebel Spinners

• Semi-finalists: Applewood Crossing; Chesney Champions

Season 61:

• Winner: Chesney Champions

• Runner-up: Donna's Kebabs

• Semi-finalists: Applewood Crossing; kilkenny

Season 60:

• Winner: Chesney Champions

• Runner-up: Weston Super Mud CC

• Semi-finalists: Ballingeary Lakers; Me & My Buddies

Season 59:

• Winner: Ballingeary Lakers

• Runner-up: Donna's Kebabs

• Semi-finalists: Applewood Crossing; Cork City Cobra's

Individual leaders
Player of the Tournament, for most fantasy points:

• S62: 389 Philip Kendrick (Rebel Spinners)

• S61: 319 Jackson Caulfield (Chesney Champions)

• S60: 414 Donk Niebeling (Chesney Champions)

• S59: 412 Gregor Coupar (Ballingeary Lakers)

Golden pads, for most runs scored by a batter:

• S62: 318 Oscar Pearse (Rebel Spinners)

• S61: 201 Julian Landry (Donna's Kebabs)

• S60: 227 Akshey Verma (Corleone)

• S59: 292 Gregor Coupar (Ballingeary Lakers)

Golden cap, for most wickets taken by a bowler:

• S62: 14-127 Philip Kendrick (lf, Rebel Spinners)

• S61: 11-68 Jackson Caulfield (lf, Chesney Champions)

• S60: 11-134 Brock Woodward (rfs, Chesney Champions)

• S59: 13-91 Marc Melksham (lfm, Ballingeary Lakers)

Golden gloves, for most dismissals involving the keeper:

• S62: 13 (11c, 2st) Antonio Goggin (Applewood Crossing)

• S61: 6 (4c, 2st) Bhupesh Dibyendu (Corleone)

• S60: 11 (8c, 3st) Tasesa Dummett (Ballingeary Lakers)

• S59: 11 (9c, 2st) Tasesa Dummett (Ballingeary Lakers)