Sunday 22th June

Andrew Russell

MCG

The Hills Minor B 140-3 (Nett 125) beat Pembroke 63-14 (Nett -7). For the first time this season the sun graced the Hills Minor B’s with its welcome presence. Morgan Leonard, The Hills Captain, elected to bat first having won the toss. The initial outlook had changed by the end of the very first over, clouds rolled in over the MCG and The Hills were 3-2 when their opening pair had chipped consecutive balls into grateful hands at mid-wicket. Thankfully at Minor B level (batting in pairs) the chance of redemption is always available and Morgan (23) and James Davis (11) took their opportunity adding 33 without further loss to finish on 36-2 after 4 overs. Daniel Adderley (16) and Chandrahas Chellagurki (11) added 30-0 to the total thanks to some great running between the wickets, including two 3s a rarity at Minor B level. Leo Russell ( and Cillian Fogarty (16) added 28-1, including two superbly struck boundaries from Cillian. As the visitor’s less experienced bowlers came on the extras began to mount up and Sean McFadden (5) & Cillian McKenna (3) added 26-0 with Shreyas Chellagurki (7) & Aram Akbar (6) adding 20-0 bringing the Hills’ total to 140 for 3 wickets (Nett 125 runs), a challenging target for the visitors to chase.

The Hills put in an energetic team performance in the field. Everyone bowled 2 overs with 8 of them taking wickets alongside 2 run outs. Morgan (1-3), Daniel (1-3), Chandrahas (1-3), James (4-0), Aram (1-6), Cillian (1-3), Sean (1-8) & Leo R (2-15). Special mention to James who had a superb spell with two double wicket maidens in addition to a run out in the middle of the innings. Shout out to Cillian McKenna taking a difficult catch in the deep towards the end of the match.Despite the visitors fielding several players playing their very first ‘hard ball’ match, they battled hard until the end and they can be very proud of their future stars.

Once again, the game was played in great spirts by both teams. Thanks to Dave Fogarty for doing the book, Mary Clinton for baking some lovely treats for the players and Mick L for providing refreshments for the thirsty teams.

Cheers, Mark, Simon, Stephen and Ravi

Two Hills players named in Leinster Lightning Bolts Squad for future series. Mark Donegan and Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin have been included in the 17 player squad.

Full details on the link below;

https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/leinster-lightning-bolts-squad-for-future-series-confirmed

Congratulations and good luck to both players.

Catherine Archer

21st June 2022

Team: Aimee Scollard, Tara O’Brien, Molly Butterly, Coela Brophy, Vanessa Scollard, Clodagh O’Connor, Ella Fagan, Genevieve Treacy, Zoe Goss, Caoimhe Emmett and Rebecca Campion.

The first round of the cup was held at The MCG.

The captain on the day, Aimee Scollard, lost the toss and was asked bat first. It wasn’t long before there was two retirements, Aimee Scollard (30) and Tara O’Brien (30), Ceola Brophy made 16 runs before being caught and Molly Butterly made 14 runs before also being caught. Clodagh O’Connor and Vanessa Scollard went on to make 5 runs each to end the first innings. The Hills put up a total score of 132.

Bowling and fielding were kept tight in the second innings and all bowlers did very well. Wickets on the day by Molly Butterly (3) Vanessa Scollard (1) and Tara O’Brien (1) and a lovely run out by Clodagh O’Connor off Caoimhe Emmets bowling. Well done to Aimee who kept wicket very well in the first half of the match, keeping the score tight. Malahide finished on 107 runs, leaving The Junior Girls to go into the second round of the cup. Thanks to the Malahide girls for a great match and we look forward to meeting them again in the league. They are a very strong team with a lot of potential.

Thanks to Sean and Mary for helping out on the day and thank you to all the supporters. Big thanks to the Clinton family who allowed us to play on their beautiful ground. Well done to all The Hills Junior girls, 4 wins out of 4.

Keep up the good work!

The Hills will host Lisburn in the next round of the Irish Senior Cup.

The game will be played at The Vineyard on July 17th.

The other quarter finals are as follows;

 • Balbriggan v Phoenix
  • Pembroke v CIYMS
  • Clontarf v Leinster

The numbers drawn in The Lotto last evening were;

19, 22, 25 & 28

There was no winner of The Jackpot.

Lucky Dip winners were Kathleen Gavin & Niamh Murray, €25.00 each

The Jackpot next week will be €4,150.00.

Many thanks to Michael Dwyer Electrical for the continued sponsorship.

Great to see 9 Hills players representing Fingal U13’s v Cork County in The Mardyke on Monday. The players were Alan Courell, Billy Kelly, Brandon Vincenzo, Conor Donoghue, Daniel Adderley, Hayden Clinton (c), Joseph Russell, Tristan Vincenzo, Tom Hurley.

Fingal 171-8, 25 overs(Ryan Keenan 36, Hayden Clinton 32, Joe Russell 26, Akshat Sudhaharan 20no)

Cork County 126-8, 25 overs(Cillian Ross 40, Abbas Faizi 31*, Tom Hurley 4-11, Brandon Vincenzo 2-5, Billy Kelly1-8) Fingal won by 45 runs

Well done lads.

Calling all members … we need your help….grab your gear before it goes !!!
The Club needs to clear the cabin and green container at the back of the Clubhouse. The
ambition is to turn the cabin into additional storage for kitchen and bar supplies, a shelved
kit room and an office for the Club Coach.

A band of volunteers has been assembled for Monday 27th June to load a skip. So…if you
have left something in either of these areas that you really need, then grab it now before
this weekend to be sure it doesn’t depart in the skip. We will be sorting through the items
this week but if we don’t know its yours or that you need it, then please understand it will
be leaving the Vineyard. Remember deadline for removing items is Sunday 26th June.

19 June 2022   

Third Man

The Cork County Cricket Club’s players and officers were very welcome visitors to The Vineyard on Sunday for the second -round Irish Senior Cup clash against The Hills. The Hills won the toss, batted first, and lost a wicket with only 8 runs on the board, but Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin (68) and Athar Farooqi (27) overcame this set-back and combined for a commendable partnership of 74 runs which ended when Farooqi was victim of an unusual dismissal – hit his own wicket. McLoughlin-Gavin and Mark Donegan brought the score up to 150 runs, and it was evident that Cork County would be chasing a very big score. Mark Donegan batted brilliantly for his maiden senior century, and at the close of The Hills’ innings, he was 127*.  Until very recently, centuries for Hills’ players were a rare commodity, but already this season, five centuries have been scored, and it is heartening to see that the players no longer have a mindset that a “good” 30 or 40 runs is a satisfactory return for their innings.  Levon Shields (24) and Bhavesh Lakhotia (24) also contributed to The Hills’ innings total of 293 runs for 6 wickets.

At a very pleasant ceremony during the interval between innings, Mortimer Kelleher, President of Cork County CC, thanked The Hills Cricket Club for the warmth of its welcome, congratulated The Hills’ Catering Committee on the excellence of the “teas”, especially the scones which were made by a lady from Douglas, and he presented The Hills with a framed photograph of the great Sir Garfield Sobers. Bobby Swarbrigg, President-Elect of The Hills CC, thanked Mortimer Kelleher for his kind words, and he reciprocated by presenting a Hills 50^th Anniversary Tie and a book. David Griffin, President of Cricket Ireland, was present at the game, and he also received a tie to mark his visit to The Vineyard.

Cork County made a steady start to its innings, and first wicket did not fall until the score was 31 runs, but another wicket fell after only 1 more run had been added with the result that Cork County was on the back foot with two of its more able batsmen (Ross Durity and Cormac Hassett) dismissed. Unlike the previous day when The Hills’ fielding fell below its usual high standards, on this occasion, the fielding was superb. Cormac McLoughlin took a smart catch at slip, Athar Farooqi had a caught and bowled, and Dylan Blignaut took two tremendous catches. Athar Farooqi was the bowling star on the day, with 5 wickets for 16 runs, while Tomás Rooney-Murphy, Matthew Weldon, Asad Farooqi and Bhavesh Lakhotia took one wicket each. Cork County’s final score was 88 runs, and that gave The Hills a victory margin of 205 runs.

It was heartening for The Hills to have a positive result after the defeat on Saturday, and it can now hope for a favourable draw in the next round of the Irish Senior Cup. It’s back to league action on Saturday next when The Hills will visit YMCA at Claremont Road. Until then, its onwards and upwards.

Come and enjoy a wonderful day out for friends, family or work colleagues by sponsoring one of the remaining premier league home matches of the season.

Sponsorship package includes special ‘Vineyard’ afternoon tea including wine for 10 guests.

Dates available are July 9^th Vs YMCA, August 13^th Vs Merrion, September 3^rd Vs Malahide, September 10^th Vs Clontarf.

For further details contact:

Remember….. ‘first up best dressed’ …so if you want your pick of the matches you need to be fast !!!

chairperson.thehillscc@gmail.com