Please find the route to reach NewBridge Demesne on 20th for the 4th XI league match away to Swords this Sunday.

The ground is located at Newbridge Park and Demesne, Donabate.

It can be found on google maps – 53.486603,-6.16981
or

http://www.newbridgehouseandfarm.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4

It is very easy to find.

Come through the M1 heading belfast. Take the exit for Donabate/ Lusk / Rush. Take the 3rd exit on on top of the M1 round about. Again take the 3rd exit at the immediate next round about. Heading for don abate, after about 1 km take your left at the BIG Gate for New Bridge House. Come inside and park at the parking. Find the Football ground.

Cricket Pitch is at the far end after the Football ground.

Our annual Quiz Night has been moved back to Friday July 6th at 8pm as the original date for the coming weekend didn’t pan out. We’ll other fundraisers between now and the Quiz Night, and we’ll let you know the details of those in due course, but make sure you put July 6th in your diary!

Tom Anders took figures of 2 for 32 last weekend for the Southern XI against the NWCU but the weather intervened and cut short a game that was well poised.

Tom chipped in with a couple of wickets as he his side restrict NWCU to 165 for 9. The Southern XI were 11/0 in reply when the rain came to cut the match short.

Tom has retained his place, unsurprisingly, for this weekends coming fixture. The Southern U’17 squad to play Northern Cricket Union at Muckamore CC on Sunday, May 20th (12pm start) is as follows

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From this Thursday onward the bar will now be serving food after nets finish up on Thursday evenings. When nets wind down you can head into the bar and pick up 2 slices of pizza and 2 pieces of garlic bread for just €2.50 and of course there will be plenty of beverages on offer for you to wash them down with!

This will give people a chance to relax and hang out with their club mates, old and new, after the final training session before the weekends games. A lot of people have to run to training straight from work so between that and all the training drills we know you work up an appetite.

So make the most of the new initiative by the club and stick around for a drink, a bite and a chat after you finish your Thursday nets.

The season has started well on many levels. We’ve maintained a high level of intensity in our training right from those cold dark mornings back in North County. Our approach has been brilliant and continues to be so.

We’ve also had a massive influx of new players of all grades and ages who have added much to the club already. It’s been great to see the new guys coming in and settling down as a part of the club. As a result there have been huge turnouts at outdoor nets.

There has been great banter between all the players out on the training ground but because there are so many new faces we could still do with mingling more and getting to know each other even better.

This Saturday is a great chance to do so. As well as the 1st X1 game, Heineken Cup & Champion’s League being on we’re going to have our first “End Of Round Report.” This is a quick 1/2 hour wrap up of how each team has got on in the previous weeks. Each captain will nominate 1 player from his/her team to stand up and give everybody else a brief overview of that team’s recent highlighlights, good, bad, funnny or otherwise!

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Things have been going well in training and on the field so far this season but the club has been equally busy off the field getting things geared up for the new season. As busy as anybody has been our new man in charge of the bars, Kieran Collins, who has cleaned and painted the clubhouse interior as well as beginning to stock up for the season ahead.

Kieran’s efforts to get us all into the bars have been somewhat thwarted thus far thanks to the dreary early season weather but there will be no excuses from this weekend on!

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This weekends review is going to be very short and, unfortunately, no so sweet. The weekend started badly with the 4th XI having their game scratched when the club were informed their opponents had been moved up a division in the pre-season reshuffling of the leagues.

That was followed by the cancellation of the 1st XI BKISC match against CSN due to the sodden conditions in the park. Even 10 days of preparation were not enough to get the pitch playable so the 1st XI must now travel to Stormont on Sunday 27th May to try and book their place in the next round.

That left only Conrad Jones and his 3rd XI to fly the flag for Phoenix last weekend as they hosted Pembroke in the Middle Cup.

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by Mary Curley

On Saturday 5^th May, Phoenix U11 girls played their first league match against Railway Union. It is the first time Phoenix has a girl’s league team and it was great to finally see a girl’s team take the field. Unfortunately the girls lost the match but they played well considering they had only one training session prior to the match.

The girls under 11′s team and coaches

We currently have about 27 girls ranging in age from 7 to 13 years. Their training is on every Wednesday from 4.30 to 6.00 pm.

If you know of any girls who are interested in playing cricket please tell them to come along to the training session or else contact Mary Curley 087-6674944.

This is a reminder to all players, of all grades and of all ages. Your 2012 subscription fee is now due!

Subs can be paid directly to your captain, a member of the executive committee or by direct debit. If you require a direct debit form please ask your skipper about getting one.

The deadline for subs is May 31st. After that date anyone who has not paid their subs will not be eligible for selection. In previous years that policy may have been impossible for the club to enforce. However due to the huge amount of new members joining the club that is no longer the case.

Regardless of what side you play for be it the First XI or the Fifth XI or the under 13 boys team you will not be selected if you have not paid by that date.

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Fresh off his success at the weekend leading the LCU under 17 side to victory over the MCU, Tom Anders, has yet again been selected for representative honours. This time he will take the field for the Southern Boys under 17 side that will face North West this coming Sunday May 13th. The game will start at 12 midday.

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Congratulations to Tom Anders who led his LCU under 17 side to a 148 run victory over MCU in Kilcock last Saturday.

Tom posted 23 as all of his batsmen chipped in seeing his side reach 165 from their 40 overs. In reply the MCU were decimated and only managed 17 all out. It was a resounding victory and a great start to the representative season for skipper Anders. We wish him continued success moving forward this season.

LCU 165 (40 overs) M Hogan 36, D Nicol 27, J Balbirnie 25, T Anders 23, H O’Brien 2/14, B Morgan 2/23, C Andrew 2/24

MCU 17 (13.5 overs) J Smith 5/3, S Shamim 2/6

Despite the poor weather there was a busy schedule for the club over the long weekend. Both the 1st XI and 5th XI had their games called off on Saturday but the 3rd XI trip to YMCA went ahead.

On Sunday David Ford’s 2nd XI kicked off their home campaign in desperately cold conditions. The 4th XI repeated the process, with a very similar result, on Monday while the 1st XI saw their game rained off after a very strong 1st innings showing down in Leinster.

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courtesy of Conor Dillon

Phoenix at Rush 29/04/12

The temperature hovered around 6.5 degrees for this Irish Senior Cup qualifier with most sensible men following the fortunes of  Leinster in the Heineken Cup. With Conor Kelly injured and the rules not permitting Phoenix to select McKay and Stennkamp together  Chris Cavanagh was recalled to the side and there was a first eleven debut for Eoin Cleere. The captaincy was assumed by Jonty Wardell . The Phoenix eleven was: Chris Cavanagh, Eoin Cleere,  M D Masud Ahmed, Syed Ali, Jan Hendrik Steenkamp, Amit Battan, Osama Khan, Captain Jonty Wardell, Thomas Anders, Rory Anders, Sadaf Raza. Phoenix won the toss and inserted Rush.

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Phoenix v Old Belvedere 28/04/12

As  Phoenix looked to conserve playing resources for the first double weekend of the season Asim Nazir, Chris Cavanagh and Matt Lunson dropped out of the side for the visit of Old Belvedere. The bowling attack was beefed up (in theory at least) with the introduction to Leinster cricket of Jan Hendrik Steenkamp and the first eleven debut of Rory Anders. Phoenix also had the nous of  Jonty Wardell in the outfield. The Phoenix eleven was: Captain Conor Kelly, Joe McKay, M D Masud Ahmed, Syed Ali, Jan Hendrik Steenkamp, Amit Battan, Osama Khan, Jonty Wardell, Thomas Anders, Rory Anders, Sadaf Raza. Phoenix won the toss and inserted the visitors.

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Despite the persistent inclement weather in the week leading up to the 5th XI opening fixture of the 2012 campaign the trip to Anglesea Road, to face Merrion, went ahead last Saturday and took place, in the main, under blue skies and bright sunshine. The result, in the end, was not more of a damp squib for Phoenix but 80 overs of tough cricket against one of the best sides in their division will serve them well.

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Many congratulations to Tom Anders whose fine start to the season continues as he has been named captain of the Leinster under 17 side to face Munster in North Kildare Cricket Club this coming Sunday, May 6th. The game commences at 12 midday for those of you who wish to attend.

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Our club shop is open for business with the new season about to hit full swing. The club shop page has been updated with some pictures of the kit and equipment available and there will be more to follow.

You can check it out by clicking here

Full club kit is available ranging from playing caps to full club tracksuits. There is also plenty of high quality equipment available at great prices. Bats, pads, spikes and whatever else you need.

For more information on how to pick up your gear you can contact Grant White on (087) 050 5456 or alternatively you can e-mail him grant@migrantsports.com

Two Phoenix sides kicked off their season this weekend despite the inclement weather in the week leading up to the fixtures. The 1st XI and 5th XI were both in action over the two days with the 1st XI opening their league campaign at home to Old Belvedere on Saturday before heading out to Rush for the BKISC Preliminary Round game on Sunday.

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Just a quick update for you all on the club handbooks for the 2012 season. Thanks to hard work behind the scenes the handbook has come out nice and early for everyone this year. As things stand some handbooks have been posted to our more far flung members.

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Due to the large set up required for Monday U9′s & U11′s there will be no one-on-one coaching on Mondays until the schools finish. Apart from that we’re as we were…..

To book a session please email mattlunson@gmail.com with your preferred times & dates and leave a mobile number. Thanks!

by Conor Dillon

Phoenix v Waringstown 21/04/12

The weather turned out all right for Phoenix’s first friendly of the season. Captain Conor Kelly and coach Matt Lunson had a chance to see how the new look first eleven would shape up. Umpire Kevin Gallagher confirmed that the captains had agreed that Phoenix would bat first. Waringstown later stated that they would be fielding a relatively stronger side the next day at North County. The Phoenix batting order was: Joe McKay, M D Masud Ahmed, Syed Ali, Amit Battan, Osama Khan, Asim Nazir, Conor Kelly, Thomas Anders, Sadaf Raza, Chris Cavanagh, Matt Lunson.

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Coaching Report April/May 2012

Hi all, we’re very excited as we are on the cusp of another season. Our preparation has been excellent and the amount of players training has been outstanding.

Youth registration day was an overwhelming success and although the weather curtailed us last Monday & Tuesday it’s sure to be another bumper year in the Youth Section.
If you can help out this or any other Monday and Tuesday please make yourself known to myself as you arrive on the day. Getting involved can be lots of fun even if it might seem a bit daunting at first.

Note: This equally applies to senior players throughout the season!! Your experience is a valuable asset to the club. We now have 20-30 girls training as a group with Mary Curley on Mondays as well so any help is appreciated!

To assist in this going forward please see below….

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The 2012 Phoenix Cricket Club handbook is now available to pick up from the clubhouse. We’d like to thank everyone for their hard work on putting this together as it is a vital resource for all our members.

The handbook features all information you need for the coming season. All the clubs fixtures are listed as well as the dates of our social events. The handbook also contains all the contact information for the various team captains and club officers.

We hope to see plenty of people along for the Waringstown friendly/Senior Registration Day to pick up their handbooks!

This year will see the clubs first ever Senior Registration Day take place on April 21st. There purpose of the registration day is manifold but it promises to be a good day out for all if the weather holds up. Phoenix will entertain reigning Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup Champions, Waringstown, in a 50 over friendly that will begin at 1pm.

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The LCU has released a list of the top batsmen in Leinster Cricket from 1919 to the present day. There eleven entries from players who have represented Phoenix over the years. However only three of the players featured in the list played the entirety of their career at Phoenix those players being GF Murphy, JSL Mitchell and DB Ensor.

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Our annual Youth Registration day will take place on Saturday 14th April at the clubhouse from 2pm onward.

The day has been a huge success in recent years and our Youth Section has been thriving and our numbers continue to expand year on year. We would encourage anybody interested in enrolling for the coming 2012 season to get along to the club to register and avoid disappointment.

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Will the infamous Phoenix Ladies dominate? I’d say so!

All the info you need is right here:

phoenix youths membership application form 2012-1

South Dublin County Council will be running a short Introduction To Coaching Course on Wednesday 18th April from 11am to 3pm. If anyone is interested and can get along it’s a great opportunity to experience first hand how we run cricket development coaching sessions.
These activities and games will feed directly into Phoenix’s U9 & U11 sessions and would be of huge benefit to any volunteers, managers etc.
The sesssions are great fun and it would be great to see Phoenix represented!
If you need any more info please contact myself or Kenny Carroll.
Matt Lunson

Phoenix head coach Matt Lunson has been busy in the community introducing cricket to our sport’s new fans in schools that would not have previously been exposed to the game. This is part of the LCU & local council’s cricket development strategy and is proving to be a huge success.

Read about it here: http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/cricket-features-at-sdcc-european-week-against-racism-primary-school-sports-blitz-

This is your last chance to book a one hour slot for one-on-one coaching with our new head coach, Matt Lunson, for this coming month. There has been an excellent response for these sessions so far and the first two weeks of the month are booked out completely. Continue reading →

Bag Packing in Tesco Blanchardstown

Phoenix Cricket Club would like to thank everybody who volunteered to help with the recent bag packing fundraiser in Tesco in Blanchardstown. This event helped raise vital funds for the club ahead of the new season. The volunteers on the day helped to raise a phenomenal €2,050 for the club.

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This season we have a special incentive for our current members as we look to expand the Adult Membership within in the club. If you introduce a new member to the club then you will receive a €30 discount (limited to 1 per person) off this years subs. Simply get the new member to make note of your referring them to the club on their membership application this season and you’ll receive the discount! Continue reading →

I know it’s a little late, given that we arrived back on Irish shores little over a week ago but here is the last of my missives! I got a little pre-occupied during our last week in South Africa, due to not wanting to waste time – this is an update on about a month’s life since my most recent blog. Continue reading →

With the start of a new season just around the corner things are starting to gear up at Phoenix Cricket Club. Nets have already begun with a high level of intensity that will only increase over the coming weeks and the numbers have been high. The five senior men’s teams at the club have started to gear up for the challenge ahead and will be fully prepared for the coming season. Continue reading →

Many congratulations to Orla Martin who has been selected in the Leinster Girls under 13 squad. Orla’s selection continues the trend of Phoenix players being selected in representative squads and is a huge boost to our expanding girls section.

Training sessions have been planned for Friday evenings after Easter – April 13th, 20th and 27th.

The Leinster under 13′s currently have four fixtures slated to look forward to.

U13′s North Leinster V’s South Leinster – July 6th The Hills CC (11am)
U13′s South Leinster V’s North Leinster – Juy 25th Railway Union CC (1pm)
U’13 Leinster v’s North Wales – August 13th Pembroke CC
U’13 North Wales v’s Leinster – August 16th Anglsea Aluminium, Holyhead, North Wales

We wish Orla all the best with her time in the squad!

Congratulations to Thomas Anders who has been named in the twenty four man Leinster under 17 training squad that was announced earlier today. Thomas captained the Ireland under 15’s last year and is currently away in South Africa and will have a busy schedule ahead of him when he gets back.

As well as playing in this year’s interprovincial series, some of the squad will also take part in a tour to Durham and Newcastle in June. The now annual festival will take place at Brandon Cricket Club and will involve a series of games against the Northern Universities (NUSC).

Leinster U’17’s  v’s Munster – North Kildare CC – Sun, May 6th
Southern u’17’s v’s NWCU –  Dublin – Sun, May 13th
NCU U’17’s v’s Southern – NCU area – Sun, May 20th
Leinster Development v’s MCC – Malahide – Fri, June 8th
Leinster Development tour to Durham/Newcastle – June 18th-22nd
Leinster U’17 training day – Mon, July 16^th

Leinster Development v’s CCGS (Australia) – Tue, July 17^th

Three weeks to go! It’s strange to think we’ve been here for five weeks already, but the enjoyment factor is still as strong as at the beginning. This week was a little different to other weeks as we had to go to ‘prep’ every night. Prep is basically study-time from 6:30 – 9 o’clock. For us this meant prep time in the gym! Continue reading →

Hello all playing members and parents. One-on-one coaching sessions continue in May and will run right through until the end of the season. Continue reading →

Greetings to all Phoenix Members,

With the 2012 season closing in upon us work has begun to ensure that everything runs smoothly both on and off the field for all concerned this year. The club has many things to take care of over the course of the season and this year is no exception. The various committees have been working hard on your behalf in preparation for the year ahead and the hard work will go on continuously throughout the season. With the hard work of all our volunteers the club would not be able to function as it does and none of us would have a season to look forward to. Continue reading →

Congratulations are in order for both Jean-Louis Laubert and Willie Clarke as both men received the umpiring certification ahead of the new season.

Jean-Louis is now a level 4 umpire and can stand in Senior matches. Willie will start the new season as a level 1 umpire and can now be sure of accounting for the fall of a few wickets in 2012!

We wish them both the best of luck with their umpiring in 2012.

President’s Dinner 2012

Date:  Saturday March 24th, 2012
Venue: The Long Room, Phoenix Pavilion
Time:  7.30 p.m. – for dinner at 8 p.m.
Subscription: €45

A total of 50 seats are available for members and guests and will be allocated strictly on applications received with payment in full.
Please note that dinner will be served at 8 p.m. sharp.

Dress will be Jacket and Tie.

Please contact Helen Caird (details below) to reserve the number of places you require. Please mention also if you have any special dietary requirements and we will try to accommodate you.

Cheques should be made payable to “Phoenix Cricket Club”.

Congratulations to Rory Anders, Eoin Cleere, Marc Gibson-McKenna and Adam Chester who have all been selected for the Leinster u-15 Training Squad.

 
The panel is to be split into two groups (North and South) with training sessions currently taking place at North County Cricket Club and King’s Hospital respectively.

 
The Phoenix players have been selected in the 23 player North Panel and will be hoping to make it onto the reduced panel that will train together at Easter.

 
Selection would mean the chance to play in this years u-15 Interprovincial Series as well as the chance to join the August Tour to the Wolverhampton Cricket Festival where they will face off against Cheshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Cumbria and Lincolnshire.

 
We wish the four lads the very best of luck!

Captain of Ireland U15s in 2011, Tom Anders writes from South Africa…

Tom is down in South Africa and made his debut for Muir College 1st X1 at the weekend. He should be nicely primed for another year at Phoenix where he’ll be looking to further establish himself in the 1st X1.

Full details: http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-continue-link-with-sa-schools

We get Merrion…. Full draw at the link below.

http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/draw-for-the-2012-tillain-cup

Our 3rds will play the winner of Old Belvo 2 & Clonee 1.

http://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/draw-for-the-2012-ymca-salver