It’s a massive June Bank Holiday weekend of cricket, featuring localized T20 blitzes, high-stakes Premier clashes, and a showcase day for women’s cricket.
🏏 The Headline Act: The Derby at The Mardyke
Thursday, 28 May
- The Match: Cork County CC 1st XI vs. Cork Harlequins CC 1st XI
- Time & Venue: 6:00pm, The Mardyke
Week 7 kicks off with one of the most anticipated fixtures on the Munster calendar. This local derby shifts to the fast-paced MCU Premier T20 format. Expect a lively atmosphere at the Mardyke as these two historic rivals look to establish early-season bragging rights and short-format dominance.
🗓️ Saturday, 30 May: T20 Blitzes & Women’s Super League Showcase
Saturday is all about multi-match blitzes at single venues, offering fans a full day of action.
Women’s Super League Takeover
- Venue: The Manor Fields, Adare
- The Lowdown: A brilliant tri-series day for women’s cricket. Limerick, Cork County, and County Galway will face off in a round-robin style day out starting at 12:00pm. With three matches back-to-back, fitness and squad depth in the afternoon heat will be crucial.
The Division 4 T20 Blitzes
- Croker’s Oval, Ballyneety (Group A): Host club Limerick Blasters 3rd XI, Clare 4th XI, and Limerick CC 4th XI face off in a local battle.
- Gracedieu West (Group C): Waterford Vikings 2nd XI welcome Midleton 4th XI and United Cricket Clonmel 2nd XI for a three-match festival of cricket.
🗓️ Sunday, 31 May: Premier T20s & Regional Showdowns
Premier T20 Triangular at Adare
- Venue: The Manor Fields, Adare
- Featured Teams: Limerick CC 1st XI, Clare CC 1st XI, County Kerry CC 1st XI
- The Lowdown: This is the group to watch on Sunday. Three of the region’s top first teams will play a grueling triple-header starting at 10:00am. Limerick holds home-field advantage, but Kerry and Clare both possess explosive batsmen capable of turning a T20 match on its head inside powerplays.
Division 2/3 Regional Hubs
- Carriganore, Waterford (Group B): A local southeast battle featuring Waterford & District 1st XI, Waterford Vikings 1st XI, and Lismore 1st XI.
- Lisronagh Castle Grounds (Group C): United Cricket Clonmel 2nd XI, Nenagh 2nd XI, and Limerick Blasters 2nd XI.
- Ballycasey Oval, Shannon (Group D): Clare 3rd XI, Limerick 3rd XI, and Kerry 3rd XI round out a massive day of lower-order T20 cup action.
🗓️ Bank Holiday Monday, 1 June: The Shift to the Long Format
After days of frantic T20 cricket, Monday tests the tactical patience and endurance of squads as the longer formats take over.
MCU Premier (50 Overs)
- The Match: Midleton CC 1st XI vs. County Galway CC 1st XI
- Time & Venue: 12:00pm, Townparks, Midleton
- The Lowdown: The marquee longer-format match of the weekend. Galway makes the long trip down to Townparks. Fifty-over cricket requires a completely different mindset from the weekend’s earlier blitzes—look for traditional swing bowling and built partnerships to dictate this result.
Division 2 (40 Overs) — 11:00am Starts
Three matches across Munster will test the depth of the club’s second and third strings:
- The Mardyke: Cork County 3rd XI vs. UCC CC 1st XI (Expect a young, vibrant student side to push County hard).
- Farmers Cross: Cork Harlequins 3rd XI vs. Waterford Vikings 1st XI.
- Knockshigowna: Nenagh 2nd XI vs. Clare 3rd XI.
🌤️ Spectator Note: The sun will be shining again this weekend! Whilst temperatures are slighter lower than over the last few days, make sure you Slap on sun cream and wear a hat!
