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.[1]
List of winners
editSource: CricketEurope Ireland Archives[2]
Summary of winners
edit| 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