The Dundalk Cricketers who travelled to North Kildare last Friday
On Friday last, Dundalk Cricket Club played out a very enjoyable double-header under the hospitality of North Kildare Cricket Club.
There were notable performances with the bat, with Glen Armstrong, Ian McEvoy, Michael Mullen and Gerry McKeever reaching the retirement score. Deborah Challoner, Eddie Bosano-Andrews and Ulrich Ofterdinger all stood out with their bowling. However, it was a unanimous post-match decision to award man of the match to Catherine Raftis, who took her first senior wicket in the game.
Dundalk (vs. North Kildare): Michael Mullen ©, John Finnegan (wk), Catherine Raftis, Louise Challoner, Deborah Challoner, Liam Gaynor, Gerry McKeever, Ulrich Ofterdinger, Eddie Bosano-Andrews, Glen Armstrong, Ian McEvoy, Pat Kavanagh
On Saturday, Dundalk 1st XI took on Slieve Bloom CC in Dromiskin. Slieve Bloom started the game well, but great bowling from Conan Martin (3-47) and Lethin Mathew (3-35) restricted them to just 141. Dundalk wobbled at the start of their run-chase, losing Andy Pike in the first over but clinical batting from captain Mike Waterman (25), Lethin Mathew (40) and Sajan Jayaseelan (73 not out) gave Dundalk a comfortable seven wicket win and cemented their place at the top of the table.
Dundalk I (vs. Slieve Bloom): Mike Waterman (c, wk), Andrew Pike, Conan Martin, Lethin Mathew, Zaheer Babar, Rana Shoaib, Kevin Waterman, Michael Mullen, Jiwan Jodhani, Sanjay Kumar, Sajan Jayaseelan
On Sunday, Dundalk Seconds completed the remarkable weekend with a 45-run win over Clontarf in Mount Temple.
Dundalk had a shaky start to the game, losing 4 wickets in the opening overs before Kapil Pun (16) and Aijaz Ali (14) solidified the innings. However, Dundalk still looked uncertain on 79/9 before a massive 67-run last-wicket partnership from Sanjay Kumar and Seamus McDermott, which gave Dundalk a defendable total of 146. Two early wickets from Glen Armstrong (2-18) removed the Clontarf openers before Dundalk were pegged back by an Abdul Kahn half-century. Khan’s dismissal from Dundalk captain Tom Ryan started the collapse for Clontarf, with Ryan picking up figures of 4-13. Fiachra McDermott briefly offered resistance before being caught by McDermott off Mullen’s bowling to keep the Seconds in contention in the league.
Dundalk II (vs. Clontarf): Tom Ryan ©, Scott McDonnell (wk), Michael Mullen, Sanjay Kumar, Yassem Mohammed, Glen Armstrong, Gerry McKeever, Kapil Pun, Seamus McDermott, Meet Choudhary, Aijaz Ali
The Dundalk side who beat Slieve Bloom at the weekend
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