NCU Junior Cup


The NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League. It is sponsored by Goldblatt McGuigan.
Matches consist of one innings per side, with fifty overs bowled per innings. Where matches are interrupted or delayed because of weather, the number of overs may be reduced to a minimum of 20.

List of winners

Source: CricketEurope Ireland Archives
SeasonWinners
1891Lavinia
1892Ulidia
1893Enfield
1894North Down II
1895Enfield
1896Ligoniel
1897North Down II
1898North of Ireland II
1899Enfield
1900North of Ireland II
1901North of Ireland II
1902North Down II
1903Lisburn II
1904North Down II
1905North of Ireland II
1906Ballymena
1907North of Ireland II
1908Sydenham
1909Woodvale
1910Enfield
1911Ulidia
1912Enfield
1913North of Ireland II
1914Enfield
1915-18no competition
1919Oakleigh
1920Enfield
1921North of Ireland II
1922Donaghcloney
1923Muckamore
1924Shrigley
1925Muckamore
1926North Down II
1927Shrigley
1928Shrigley
1929Milford
1930Enfield
1931Muckamore
1932Sirocco Works
1933Lisburn II
1934Cregagh II
1935Ballymena
1936Cregagh
1937North of Ireland II
1938Laurelvale
1939Ballymena
1940-45no competition
1946St Mary’s
1947Lisburn II
1948Donaghcloney
1949North of Ireland II
1950Drumaness and Muckamore
1951Woodvale II
1952Drumaness
1953Ulidia
1954Downpatrick II
1955Woodvale II
1956Cliftonville II and North of Ireland II
1957North of Ireland II
1958Lisburn II
1959Lisburn II
1960Woodvale II
1961Cliftonville II
1962Woodvale II
1963Civil Service
1964Lisburn II
1965Laurelvale
1966Laurelvale
1967Instonians II
1968C.I.Y.M.S.
1969Dunmurry
1970Instonians II
1971Short Brothers & Harland
1972North of Ireland II
1973Downpatrick II
1974Downpatrick II
1975Downpatrick II
1976Woodvale II
1977Dunmurry
1978Dunmurry
1979North of Ireland II
1980Woodvale II
1981North Down II
1982Woodvale II
1983Bangor and Muckamore II
1984Ballymena II
1985Dunmurry
1986North Down II
1987Muckamore II
1988Drumaness
1989Woodvale II
1990Bangor II
1991C.I.Y.M.S.
1992Lisburn II
1993Woodvale II
1994North of Ireland II
1995Woodvale II
1996North of Ireland II
1997Waringstown II
1998Muckamore II
1999Bangor II and Millpark
2000R.U.C.
2001Instonians II
2002Waringstown II
2003Saintfield
2004Bangor II
2005Academy
2006North Down II
2007Lurgan II
2008Academy
2009Academy
2010Academy
2011Cooke Collegians
2012Cooke Collegians
2013North Down II
2014Academy
2015Armagh
2016Lisburn II
2017Instonians II
2018Templepatrick
2019North Down II
2020not played
2021Laurelvale
2022CSNI II
2023Lurgan
2024Waringstown II
2024Cooke Collegians

Summary of winners


  • * 3 by 2nd XI

† 1 by 2nd XI

†† 1 by 2nd XI