From The Pavilion

Welcome to the Irish League Senior Plate.
Important! Changes made starting from Season 64:

• All teams in Divisions 3 and 4 in BOTH Senior formats of the Irish League receive an invite.

• So, if your team is in the top two divisions in either Senior format, you will not receive an invitation; this is to give a competitive chance to lower tier teams.

• Teams will be invited in the reverse order or their One Day ranking at the end of the previous season (so worst to first).

• This means the newest and lowest ranked 16 (or 32) teams that accept are guaranteed place in the draw.

• There will be 16 teams in the plate, or 32, if sufficient numbers accept.

• Warning note: FTP does not allow teams to compete in more than one Friendly Competition on the same day and so teams still in the Cup will not be able to accept. If you have been knocked out of the cup, please be patient, sometimes it takes FTP a week to disconnect from the cup and so allow to join the plate. I promise it will work eventually.
  
  Competition Details:
  • It is a knock-out cup.
  • The draw is random (there is no seeding).
  • Games are played on a Saturday.
  • Games played are T20 friendlies
  • Games do not impact player fatigue for league matches.
  • Local weather conditions are applied
  • Pitch preparation is at the whim of the home team’s groundskeeper (so random).
  What's the catch?
  • There is none, entry is free.
  • We ask, but don't enforce, that those who can pull Irish youth players as a contribution.
  • Both finalists win an award of Pavilion membership.
  Then why?
  As always, my hope is to:
  • Develop a sense of identity, belonging and community to the Irish league setup.
  • Support the Irish national side by encouraging youth pulls where possible.
  • Offer teams in lower divisions the chance to test themselves against higher league opposition.
  • Have fun.
  • Additionally, the plate offers a chance for teams in the lower divisions to compete in something they can progress in and may just win.

Proposed Timeline
From 1 Mar 2026 After the draw for the Cup has been made, ALL teams in Divisions 3 and 4 in BOTH Senior formats of the Irish League receive an invite. Teams will be invited in the reverse order or their One Day ranking at the end of the previous season (so worst to first).

• FTP does not allow teams to compete in more than one Friendly Competition on the same day and so teams still in the Senior Cup will not be able to accept until eliminated (see below).

• If you are knocked out of the Senior Cup, please be patient, sometimes it takes FTP a week to disconnect from the cup and so allow to join the plate. I promise it does work eventually.

For 16 teams / for 32 teams:
Warning: As this is the first year trying this approach, I have a feeling the competition might be delayed by one week due to FTP setup restrictions on the acceptance timeline (we will see when I create it it).

• 14 Mar 2026: Acceptance deadline

• 21 Mar 2026: Round of 16 / Round of 32

• 28 Mar 2026: Quarter-finals / Round of 16

• 4 Apr 2026: Semi-finals / Quarter-finals

• 11 Apr 2026: Final / Semi-finals

• 18 Apr 2026: --- / Final

Team Roll of Honour

Season 63:

• Winner: The Hurlutown Partnership

• Runner-up: Dunbrody CC

• Semi-finalists: Ella XI; North Cardiff Cosmos

Season 62: competition cancelled

• Insufficient acceptances to run.

Season 61:

• Winner: Hammers CC

• Runner-up: Belmont CC

• Semi-finalists: Blwe Scavengerz; Western Suburbs Hacks

Season 60:

• Winner: Ireland Lions

• Runner-up: Western Suburbs Hacks

• Semi-finalists: Blazing Dragons Cricket Club; FPCC Ireland

Individual leaders
Player of the Tournament, for most fantasy points:

• S63: 392 Antonie Wylie (The Hurlutown Partnership)

• S62: competition cancelled

• S61: 352 - Reece Haymes (Belmont CC)

• S60: 320 - Boyd Rankin (Ireland Lions)

Golden pads, for most runs scored by a batter:

• S63:275 Antonie Wylie (The Hurlutown Partnership)

• S62: competition cancelled

• S61: 266 - Reece Haymes (Belmont CC)

• S60: 148- Ian Hooper (Chester Ducks)

Golden cap, for most wickets taken by a bowler:

• S63: 9-86 Thorpe Lind (rf, The Hurlutown Partnership)

• S62: competition cancelled

• S61: 10-79 Wasantha Kumarasooriya (rws, Hammers CC)

• S60: 9-94 Clayton Tyler (lfm, Ireland Lions)

Golden gloves, for most dismissals involving the keeper:

• S63:9 (6c, 3st) - Tjarda Karstens (Dunbrody CC))

• S62: competition cancelled

• S61: 6 (5c, 1st) - Jake Gladman (Hammers CC)

• S60: 9 (9c) Maddox Bice (Blazing Dragons Cricket Club)