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

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Welcome to the Irish League Youth Cup.

• All, and only, 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 Youth Plate.

Competition Details:

• It is a knock-out cup.

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

• Games are played on a Wednesday.

• 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

• w/s Sunday 12 October: All invitations will be sent in rank order. Note: You may accept right up to the deadline, the top ranked teams accepting are included in the draw.

• 12 November: Acceptance deadline

• 19 November: Round of 64 / 32.

• 26 November: Round of 32 / 16.

• 3 December: Round of 16 / Quarter-finals.

• 10 December: Quarter-finals / Semi-finals.

• 17 December: Semi-finals / Final.

• 24 December: Final / nothing.

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Team Roll of Honour

Season 62:

• Winner: Staindrop Lordies

• Runner-up: Hunslet Parkside C.C.

• Semi-finalists: kato xi; Woodlands CC

Season 61:

• Winner: Chester Ducks

• Runner-up: Staindrop Lordies

• Semi-finalists: Ella XI; Hunslet Parkside C.C.

Season 60:

• Winner: Spinney Wanderers

• Runner-up: Celtic Wolves

• Semi-finalists: Meeting Mr Miandad; Shaktar Senseless

Season 59:

• Winner: The WaddiWallas

• Runner-up: Spinney Wanderers

• Semi-finalists: kato xi; Royal Eleven

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

• S62: 387 - Mark McDermott (Hunslet Parkside C.C.)

• S61: 510 - Malcolm Sartori (Chester Ducks)

• S60: 410 - Senan Scannell (Celtic Wolves)

• S59: 433 - Joost Brentjens (Spinney Wanderers)

Golden pads, for most runs scored by a batter:

• S62: 273 - Mark McDermott (Hunslet Parkside C.C.)

• S61: 359 - Malcolm Sartori (Chester Ducks)

• S60: 222 - Christian Tynan (Meeting Mr Miandad)

• S59: 279 - Joost Brentjens (Spinney Wanderers)

Golden cap, for most wickets taken by a bowler:

• S62: 10-109 Tshepo Matsikenyeri (lf, Staindrop Lordies)

• S61: 9-94 Randall Norris (lfm, Chester Ducks)

• S60: 8-64 Taral Soni (rws, Corleone)

• S59: 10 – 141 Desmond Depay (rfm, Spinney Wanderers)

Golden gloves, for most dismissals involving the keeper:

• S62: 6 in 3 games (5c, 1st) - Philip Burke (The Cross Lances)

• : 6 in 4 games (6c, 0st) - Dave Tone (Woodlands CC)

• : 6 in 4 games (6c, 0st) - Eric O'Leary (kato xi)

• : 6 in 5 games (6c, 0st) - Jonas Wilkes (Staindrop Lordies)

• S61: 8 (6c, 2st) - Dinny Taylor (Staindrop Lordies)

• S60: 11 (9c, 2st) Diarmuid McGrath (Meeting Mr Miandad)

• S59:12 (10c, 2st) Dogo Kiribui (The WaddiWallas)

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Draw

[Krishna18]

I would love to participate. Let me know how to take part. I am training 2 youth Irish players and will be willing to scout from Ireland also. Thanks!

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I would love to participate. Let me know how to take part. I am training 2 youth Irish players and will be willing to scout from Ireland also. Thanks!

Apologies Krishna18 but all, and only, teams in the Irish League receive an invite to the Irish League Youth Cup.

I see that you are a senior national assistant to DEVI, I wish you and the best in the upcoming Twenty20 games. Cheers Crackit