It is with great sadness that we have to report the news that Mary Gilbride has died. Mary was a long time supporter of our club and we will miss her greatly. Our condolences go out to the Gilbride family at this time. Detailed funeral arrangements at the following link;

https://rip.ie/death-notice/mary-gilbride-skerries-dublin/486105

The numbers drawn in the Lotto last evening were;

2, 5, 6 &13

There was no winner of The Jackpot.

Lucky Dip winners were John Fleming & Conor Donoghue, €25.00 each.

The Jackpot next week will be €3,200.00.

Saturday, as most of the country was focused on rugby, fifteen of our members volunteered their time for training in how to use our Automated External Defibrillator. Members learned the procedures needed to react calmly and administer CPR to adults, children and infants. Thanks to Miranda Andrews for organising and to Tom for providing the training. We would all hope we never need to use what we’ve learned but it is reassuring to know that there are plenty of people trained to help if the need ever arises. Well done to all.

Hot on the heels of the arrival of Jeremy Bray at The Vineyard, we are delighted to welcome Jamie Grassi to The Hills. The Italy international joins us from Phoenix Cricket Club, where he opened the batting in last season’s Premier League campaign. Jamie is excited by the prospect of working under the guidance of our new Head Coach, Jeremy and alongside Ireland prospect, Murray Commins, and our returning Germany international, Dylan Blignaut as well as the rest of skipper, Tomás Rooney Murphy’s talented squad.

We’re also excited by the news that Rebecca Gough will be joining our Ladies’ squad, having come to The Hills from Rush Cricket Club. Rebecca, like our own Aimee Maguire, has been selected on the Cricket Ireland Development Squad. Our new Ladies’ Captain is Jane Maguire who has had her spot in the full Ireland Squad recently confirmed by national coach, Ed Joyce.

The numbers drawn in the Lotto this week were;

9, 11, 17 & 23

There was no winner of The Jackpot.

Lucky Dip winners were Aisling Byrne and Michelle Everard, €25.00 each.

The Jackpot next week will be €3,150.00

The Hills Cricket Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Bray, the former Irish international, as its new Head Coach. Jeremy brings to this role a significant level of experience both as a top-class player and coach. Up to recently, he was the High-Performance Manager of Vanuatu, and prior to that, he was Head Coach of the Denmark Cricket Union. In Ireland, he has coached the Irish women’s team and the Irish u-19 squad.

“I enjoyed my seasons as a player at The Hills CC, and I am looking forward to working with the players and coaches at the club so that we can build on the existing good practice and structures”, said Bray when he confirmed the news of his appointment. Barry Grimes, Chairperson of the Cricket Committee of The Hills CC, in making the announcement indicated that during the close season, the Executive of The Hills had undertaken a root and branch review of its coaching structures and decided that the appointment of a top-class coach was a pre-requisite if the club was to fulfil its goals and aspirations.

In appointing Jeremy as the full-time coach to all sections of The Hills CC, we are confident that the future development of our adult and youth cricketers are in great hands. Everybody at The Hills is looking forward to Jeremy getting started, and his appointment is a wonderful boost for our club as we seek to maximise the talents of all our players. 

The numbers drawn in last nights draw were;

 5, 15, 16 & 24

There was no winner of The Jackpot.

Lucky Dip winners were Chantelle Maritz & Caroline Clinton, €25.00 each.

The Jackpot next week will be €3,100.0.

Jane Maguire has been named in the Ireland Women’s Performance squad for 2022 while Aimee Maguire and Rebecca Gough have been named in the Development squad. Congratulations to all three players and enjoy the experience.