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 (which is made up of 2nd XI teams of senior clubs). 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
Summary of winners
| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| North of Ireland II | 15 (1 shared) |
| Woodvale | 11* |
| North Down II | 10 |
| Enfield/Cliftonville II | 9 (1 shared) |
| Lisburn II | 8 |
| Muckamore | 7 (2 shared)** |
| Academy | 5 |
| Ballymena | †4 |
| Downpatrick II | 4 |
| Dunmurry | 4 |
| Instonians II | 4 |
| Bangor II | 4 (2 shared) |
| Shrigley | 3 |
| Ulidia | 3 |
| Waringstown II | 3 |
| Drumaness | 3 (1 shared) |
| C.I.Y.M.S. | 2 |
| CSNI II | 2 |
| Cooke Collegians | 2 |
| Cregagh | ††2 |
| Donaghcloney | 2 |
| Lurgan Cricket Club | 2 |
| Armagh | 1 |
| Civil Service | 1 |
| Laurelvale | 1 |
| Lavinia | 1 |
| Ligoniel | 1 |
| Milford | 1 |
| Millpark | 1 |
| Oakleigh | 1 |
| R.U.C. | 1 |
| St Mary’s | 1 |
| Saintfield | 1 |
| Short Brothers & Harland | 1 |
| Sirocco Works | 1 |
| Sydenham | 1 |
| Templepatrick | 1 |
* 11 by 2nd XI
** 3 (1 shared) by 2nd XI
† 1 by 2nd XI
†† 1 by 2nd XI
See also
References
- Junior Cup Playing Regulations
- NCU Archives: Junior Cup
- NCU Junior Cup final scorecard
- NCU Junior Cup 2011
- Junior Cup 2013
- Junior Cup 2014
- Junior Cup 2015
- Junior Cup 2016
- Junior Cup 2017
- Junior Cup 2018
- Junior Cup 2019
- Junior Cup 2021
- NCU
- NCU
- NCU
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