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Mercury Senior League Section 1 2026

Winners 2025: Carrickfergus
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  P W T L NR Pts   NRR
Bangor 4 4 0 0 0 16   2.71
Lurgan 5 4 0 1 0 16   1.82
Carrickfergus 4 3 0 1 0 12   1.39
Armagh 6 3 0 3 0 12   0.78
Saintfield 3 2 0 1 0 8   0.25
Cregagh 5 2 0 3 0 8   -0.57
Templepatrick 5 2 0 3 0 8   -0.98
Donacloney Mill 5 1 0 4 0 4   -0.15
Cooke Collegians 4 1 0 3 0 4   -1.74
Derriaghy 5 1 0 4 0 4   -1.79

14th June
Templepatrick 140 (36.2 overs, J Smyth 46, M Thompson 51, C Lewis 3-32, M Scoble 3-29, W Hughes 2-35)
Derriaghy 88 (28.1 overs, R Beckett 23, B Cave 5-24, C Courtney 2-11)
Templepatrick beat Derriaghy by 52 runs

13th June
Armagh 229-9 (50 overs, L Liebenberg 74, H Boyd 74, C Gordon 4-27, B Krishali 2-43, J Devenport 2-22)
Saintfield 108 (27 overs, B Krishali 41, L Liebenberg 3-39, M Wilson 4-33, B Mackey 2-20)
Armagh beat Saintfield by 121 runs

Cregagh 216 (48.2 overs, B Moore 29*, D Cooper 34, S Nelson 25, A Beattie 35, B Browne 22, D Henry 21, C Courtney 3-36, B Cave 4-34)
Templepatrick 104 (31.2 overs, R Greer 20, M Stewart 24, M Shannon 3-41, D Cooper 5-13)
Cregagh beat Templepatrick by 112 runs

Lurgan 160 (47.2 overs, S Chambers 26, J Guy 35, P Sharma 2-38, V Srinivasan 4-22, C Shekhar 2-25)
Cooke Collegians 70 (24.5 overs, M Khatri 27, L Doddrell 6-30, J Guy 2-16)
Lurgan beat Cooke Collegians by 90 runs

Derriaghy v Cooke Collegians – Postponed due to Challenge Cup rearrangement
Donacloney Mill v Carrickfergus – Postponed due to Challenge Cup rearrangement
Lurgan v Bangor – Postponed due to Challenge Cup rearrangement

6th June
Donacloney Mill 147-8 (38 overs, S Warren 33, L Aitken 34, J Cunningham 27, L Liebenberg 2-28, A Wright 4-23)
Armagh 109-2 (19.5 overs, M Villiers 39*, A Wright 47*)
Armagh beat Donacloney Mill by 8 wickets (DLS)

Derriaghy 150-7 (28 overs, R Bailey 26, M Scoble 27, C Lewis 26, J Bell 34, C Pyper 2-23, B Harrison 2-29)
Bangor 151-2 (22.5 overs, S McMillan 29, M Hutchinson 41*, B Harrison 64*)
Bangor beat Derriaghy by 8 wickets

Saintfield v Lurgan – Match Postponed
Carrickfergus v Cregagh – Match Postponed
Templepatrick v Cooke Collegians – Match Postponed

30th May
Armagh 182-4 (36 overs, S Wilson 36, A Wright 66*, M Steenson 36*, P Sharma 2-40)
Carrickfergus 192-9 (35.3 overs, A Varape 103, L Liebenberg 2-25, M Wright 2-42, A Wright 2-24)
Carrickfergus beat Armagh by 1 wicket (DLS)
Target revised to 190 off 36 overs

Derriaghy 234-6 (40 overs, R Beckett 31, R Bailey 38, M Scoble 101*, C Lewis 22, H Lockhart 2-26, J Cunningham 3-69)
Donacloney Mill 241-9 (40 overs, R Matthews 26, N Kilpatrick 62, A Ogle 61*, M Hanna 21, H Lockhart 28*, R Bailey 3-44, W Hughes 2-46, B Cairns 2-54)
Derriaghy beat Donacloney Mill by 10 runs (DLS)
Target revised to 252 off 40 overs

Lurgan 255-9 (36 overs, J Oliver 120, L Doddrell 63, Z Khan 3-61, A Watt 4-59, M Shannon 2-46)
Cregagh 129 (32 overs, M Shannon 68, L Doddrell 2-13, D Nazari 2-42, I Sinovich 2-22, I Khan 2-7)
Lurgan beat Cregagh by 118 runs (DLS)
Target revised to 248 off 36 overs

Bangor 46-3 (12.2 overs, M Hutchinson 21*, S Henderson 2-11)
Templepatrick v Bangor – Abandoned

Cooke Collegians v Saintfield – Match postponed

26th May
Donacloney Mill 198-4 (20 overs, S Warren 25, C Kennedy 54, L Aitken 85)
Lurgan 100 (16.5 overs, J Harrison 24, L Doddrell 29, A Ogle 2-22, S Leckey 3-23, M Lyttle 2-10)
Donacloney Mill beat Lurgan by 98 runs

23rd May
Cooke Collegians 168 (38.3 overs, J Gibbons 59, V Srinivasan 23, L Liebenberg 5-39, H Doyle 3-36)
Armagh 169-2 (31 overs, O Mann 45, S Wilson 72)
Armagh beat Cooke Collegians by 8 wickets

Carrickfergus 237-4 (50 overs, M Gilmour 49, I Parkhill 44, A Varape 54, J Parkhill 37, CJ Van der Walt 28)
Bangor 238-3 (39.2 overs, S McMillan 50, S Yeates 51, B Harrison 76*, I Butler 31)
Bangor beat Carrickfergus by 7 wickets

Derriaghy 37 (19.3 overs, N Babu 4-7, I Sinovich 2-12, J Guy 2-8)
Lurgan 38-0 (5 overs)
Lurgan beat Derriaghy by 10 wickets

Saintfield 213 (48.2 overs, W Brand 53, A McCavera 28, R Boultwood 32, C McGuire 26, A Watt 2-45, Z Khan 4-36, A Nelson 3-29)
Cregagh 103 (31.2 overs, M Shannon 41, B Krishali 3-18, E Hanna 5-14, W Brand 2-33)
Saintfield beat Cregagh by 110 runs

Donacloney Mill 161 (45.2 overs, C Kennedy 32, L Aitken 37, C Deelman 2-36, F McCarthy 2-24, A Greer 2-14, B Cave 2-31)
Templepatrick 162-9 (48 overs, C Deelman 28, L Goodbarn 3-33, A Ogle 2-47)
Templepatrick beat Donacloney Mill by 1 wicket

17th May
Armagh 196-9 (40 overs, L Liebenberg 49, M Steenson 81, B Mackey 23, C Pyper 2-30, A Farrell 4-28)
Bangor v Armagh – Match abandoned

16th May
Cooke Collegians 95 (34.3 overs, A Pandita 22, R Hassanar 20, C Pyper 3-11, A Farrell 3-12, B Harrison 2-35, G Prince 2-30)
Bangor 99-3 (11.1 overs, S McMillan 33, B Harrison 37, B Babu 2-30)
Bangor beat Cooke Collegians by 7 wickets

Templepatrick 81 (24.5 overs, R Greer 22, A Martin 3-40, P Sharma 5-15)
Carrickfergus 81-1 (13.2 overs, M Gilmour 20, J Parkhill 21*, A Varape 38*)
Carrickfergus beat Templepatrick by 9 wickets

Cregagh 191 (46.4 overs, M Shannon 29, S Nelson 31, C Boultwood 28, A Watt 23, L Liebenberg 3-31, S Wilson 2-24, A Wright 3-19)
Armagh 164 (35.1 overs, A Wright 57, L Liebenberg 23, A Watt 4-27, M Shannon 2-33, S Nelson 3-37)
Cregagh beat Armagh by 8 runs (DLS)
DLS par score was 172 of 37 overs

Saintfield 171-4 (29 overs, W Brand 100, A McCavera 32, B Kenny 2-12)
Derriaghy v Saintfield – Match abandoned

Lurgan 37-2 (8.3 overs) v Donacloney Mill – Match abandoned

4th May
Donacloney Mill 238 (47.5 overs, L Aitken 66, R Matthews 36, N Kilpatrick 30, L Goodbarn 46, C Pyper 2-52, G Prince 3-43, B Harrison 2-38, I Butler 2-29)
Bangor 242-3 (34.4 overs, S McMillan 109*, S Yeates 25, I Butler 21, A Kirkpatrick 51*, M Lyttle 2-45)
Bangor beat Donacloney Mill by 7 wickets

Derriaghy 171 (46.1 overs, D Scott 27, R Bailey 40*, M Scoble 21, M Coburn 22, M Armstrong 3-27, A Varape 3-20)
Carrickfergus 172-4 (30.5 overs, A Varape 95*, J Parkhill 25, C Lewis 2-21)
Carrickfergus beat Derriaghy by 6 wickets

Cooke Collegians 261-7 (50 overs, H Haider 55, B Babu 26, V Srinivasan 83*, A Pandita 20, S Mahatd 34*, P Davison 2-39, D Henry 3-51)
Cregagh 242 (49.2 overs, B Moore 29, A Johnston 42, C Cahoon 26, A Beattie 53, D Henry 22, A John 2-44, C Shekhar 2-52)
Cooke Collegians beat Cregagh by 19 runs

Templepatrick 244 (49.5 overs, J Smyth 51, C Deelman 56, M Thompson 60, B Krishali 3-52, E Hanna 2-33, G Harrison 2-12)
Saintfield 246-4 (38.4 overs, W Brand 157*, TJ McCavera 44, C Deelman 3-53)
Saintfield beat Templepatrick by 6 wickets

Armagh 244 (48.2 overs, H Doyle 46, S Wilson 97, M Steenson 26, L Doddrell 3-31, I Sinovich 2-32, D Nazari 4-44)
Lurgan 245-5 (43.4 overs, J Oliver 95, L Doddrell 33, S Johnston 58, H Lafeer 2-15, M Hoey 2-32)
Lurgan beat Armagh by 5 wickets

25th April
Bangor v Armagh – Postponed by the NCU
Cooke Collegians v Lurgan – Postponed by the NCU
Derriaghy v Templepatrick – Postponed by the NCU
Donacloney Mill v Cregagh – Postponed by the NCU
Saintfield v Carrickfergus – Postponed by the NCU

16th June
Cooke Collegians v Saintfield (M2)

17th June
Saintfield v Lurgan (M2)

18th June
Carrickfergus v Cregagh (M2)
Templepatrick v Bangor (M2)

20th June
Armagh v Templepatrick
Bangor v Saintfield
Carrickfergus v Lurgan
Cooke Collegians v Donacloney Mill
Cregagh v Derriaghy

21st June (Sunday) (Challenge Cup – QF)

23rd June
Bangor v Armagh (M2)

25th June
Templepatrick v Cooke Collegians (M2)

27th June
Cooke Collegians v Carrickfergus
Cregagh v Bangor
Derriaghy v Armagh
Donacloney Mill v Saintfield
Lurgan v Templepatrick

28th June
Donacloney Mill v Cregagh
Saintfield v Carrickfergus

4th July
Armagh v Bangor
Carrickfergus v Saintfield
Cooke Collegians v Lurgan
Cregagh v Donacloney Mill
Templepatrick v Derriaghy

11th July (T20 Semi Finals Day)

12th July (Sunday) (Challenge Cup – SF)

18th July
Bangor v Donacloney Mill
Cooke Collegians v Cregagh
Derriaghy v Carrickfergus
Lurgan v Armagh
Saintfield v Templepatrick

19th July (Sunday) (Irish National Cup – SF)

25th July
Armagh v Cregagh
Cooke Collegians v Bangor
Donacloney Mill v Lurgan
Saintfield v Derriaghy
Templepatrick v Carrickfergus

26th July (Sunday) (T20 Trophy Final)

1st August
Carrickfergus v Bangor
Cooke Collegians v Armagh
Cregagh v Saintfield
Derriaghy v Lurgan
Donacloney Mill v Templepatrick

7th August (Friday) (Challenge Cup – Final)

8th August
Armagh v Carrickfergus
Bangor v Templepatrick
Donacloney Mill v Derriaghy
Lurgan v Cregagh
Saintfield v Cooke Collegians

15th August (Irish National Cup – F)
Cooke Collegians v Templepatrick
Cregagh v Carrickfergus
Derriaghy v Bangor
Donacloney Mill v Armagh
Lurgan v Saintfield

22nd August
Armagh v Saintfield
Bangor v Lurgan
Carrickfergus v Donacloney Mill
Cooke Collegians v Derriaghy
Templepatrick v Cregagh

29th August
Derriaghy v Cregagh
Donacloney Mill v Cooke Collegians
Lurgan v Carrickfergus
Saintfield v Bangor
Templepatrick v Armagh

5th September
Armagh v Derriaghy
Bangor v Cregagh
Carrickfergus v Cooke Collegians
Saintfield v Donacloney Mill
Templepatrick v Lurgan

To be rearranged
Derriaghy v Saintfield (M2)