Irish Senior League Plate – S61

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Competition Details
The League Plate is open to any youth teams in tiers 3 and 4 of the Irish One Day pyramid that did not get a place in the League Cup or that are knocked out in the first round of the League Cup.

• It is a T20 knock-out cup.

• There will 16 teams (or 32, if sufficient teams accept).

• It is a random draw (no seeding).

• Games are played on a Wednesday.

• Entry is free.

• We ask that those who can consider pulling Ireland youth players as their donation.

• Local weather conditions will be applied and the pitch prepared is at the whim of the groundskeeper (randomly selected).

Competition Timeline

• 19 April: Tier 3 and 4 teams not in the League Cup will be invited.

• 26 April: Tier 3 and 4 teams knocked out in the first round of the League Cup will be invited on, or around, this date.

North Saxe
Meeting Mr Miandad
The New Originals
All Leeds Aren't We
North Cardiff Cosmos
Celtic Wolves
The WaddiWallas
Blazing Dragons Cricket Club
The Irish Super Giants
The Hurlutown Partnership
The Cross Lances
Alrewas All Saints
Dunbrody CC

• 3 May: Is the deadline for entry

• 10 May: The first round will be played.

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Roll of Honour

Season 60:

• Winner: Ireland Lions

• Runner-up: Western Suburbs Hacks

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

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Thanks for arranging all these competitions. It appears that my team (Donna's Kebabs) can't enter as we "are already in a competition" with the same dates.

As I have no other comps (except the seniors on Sat), presumably this results from the entry in the main youth competition (even though we were knocked out in round 1).

Strange.

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Thanks for arranging all these competitions. It appears that my team (Donna's Kebabs) can't enter as we "are already in a competition" with the same dates.

As I have no other comps (except the seniors on Sat), presumably this results from the entry in the main youth competition (even though we were knocked out in round 1).

Strange.

My fault, I think you have to wait until the draw for the second round is done and then you're "officially" no longer in the cup. I sent out the message before the changeover because it goes to both winners and losers.

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Thanks for arranging all these competitions. It appears that my team (Donna's Kebabs) can't enter as we "are already in a competition" with the same dates.

As I have no other comps (except the seniors on Sat), presumably this results from the entry in the main youth competition (even though we were knocked out in round 1).

Strange.

My fault, I think you have to wait until the draw for the second round is done and then you're "officially" no longer in the cup. I sent out the message before the changeover because it goes to both winners and losers.

I take that back, the plate is for Division 3 & 4 teams who didn't make the cut for the cup and Division 3 & 4 teams knocked out in the first round. This is to provide something competitive for lower ranked sides. Apologies but the Kebabs are overqualified for the Senior Plate, unless you were talking about the Junior Plate when my previous answer applies.

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Thanks for arranging all these competitions.

My pleasure Bustergut

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I take that back, the plate is for Division 3 & 4 teams who didn't make the cut for the cup and Division 3 & 4 teams knocked out in the first round. This is to provide something competitive for lower ranked sides. Apologies but the Kebabs are overqualified for the Senior Plate, unless you were talking about the Junior Plate when my previous answer applies.

We are a Div 3 YOD Team, but I'm OK not entering.

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We are a Div 3 YOD Team, but I'm OK not entering.
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Sorry again, I got confused because of the heading for the thread and then didn't fully engage my brain. Your youth team is eligible to enter the Youth Plate.

The second round of the Cup has been done so I believe from what happened last season that you should now be able to accept. I have just tried and got the same message; I also tried refreshing the page and clearing my cache - neither worked. It may simply be a matter of timing so being patient and trying again later but I have raised a support request to see if they can help. It definitely worked last season.

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I have raised a support request to see if they can help.

I think once it finalises in the next day or so it should be ok,

If not give me the team_id for each team and I can sort it out from there.

Regards GM-crowfan65

Please try again tomorrow and the next day if needed but don't panic I will pass the details of eligible teams to GM-crowfan65 to get sorted. Crackit

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Please try again tomorrow and the next day if needed but don't panic I will pass the details of eligible teams to GM-crowfan65 to get sorted. Crackit
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I am in, please try again. Let me know if you still have a problem accepting and I will ask support to do this on your behalf, Cheers Crackit

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I am in, please try again. Let me know if you still have a problem accepting and I will ask support to do this on your behalf, Cheers Crackit

And I'm in too

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First Round
Note: Rankings used are as of the start of the season.

Draw
Insane Inglewood Posse (53) v Rocket City Trash Pandas (63) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]
Blwe Scavengerz (48) v Babylon5 (76) [Senior Rivalry: 8-2]
Hammers CC (49) v Q Dragon Empire (54) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]
Aripal Qalandars (68) v Zeugma Ferrets (72) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]
St Johns Athletic (67) v Belmont CC (51) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]
Crzy Tornadoes (65) v Chester Ducks (58) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]
Xessux Club (64) v Western Suburbs Hacks (47) [Senior Rivalry: 0-8]
FPCC Ireland (66) v Dublin Devils (59) [Senior Rivalry: 0-0]

Selected highlights
Unfortunately, like the Youth Plate, we didn't get enough acceptances for the full 32 draw but hopefully it will still be open and competitive.

Apologies, to anyone left disappointed but maybe we can get the two Cups up to 64 acceptances and the two Plates up to 32. It will cost me more but it would support my three aims in organising them. That the cups and plate competitions:

• Are representative of the whole league setup and so strong and competitive.

• Help build a strong Irish league community that also helps support the National Team by promoting academy pulls (but that will neither be mandatory or enforced).

• To add a bit of interest and fun, in part by achieving the first two.

At the end of the season please let me know:

• Whether you like the idea, aims and execution; so is it worth my effort?

• Whether you think these are being achieved to any extent; so am I doing it right?

• Whether there is some way you might promote or support it; so are you willing and able to help in any way?

Back to the Senior Plate... also like the Youth Plate, this competition is all about new rivalries; only two matchups have met before and both games involve one the two highest ranked sides in it.

Xessux Club (64) v Western Suburbs Hacks (47)
Blwe Scavengerz (48) v Babylon5 (76)
FPCC Ireland (66) v Dublin Devils (59)
Crzy Tornadoes (65) v Chester Ducks (58)
The Hacks from the Western Suburbs made the final last year and the Scavengerz were quarter-finalists and these two teams look the most likely finalists this year. FPCC Ireland and Chester Ducks are two other teams that progressed beyond last year's first round.

Aripal Qalandars (68) v Zeugma Ferrets (72)
Hammers CC (49) v Q Dragon Empire (54)
Although invited, none of this year's new joiners who accepted made the cut to get in the draw (soory guys). However, we have two teams who joined last season (the Q Dragon and the Ferrets - sounds like a good band) and the Hammers who joined the season before; hopefully the Plate provides an opportunity to make them feel welcome and a part of the setup.

That's pretty much the whole draw and hopefully gives you a feel for the range of competitors this year.

Welcome to relative newbies and good luck to everyone involved.

Results
Insane Inglewood Posse 92-2 (8.1) v Rocket City Trash Pandas 91-6 (20)
Blwe Scavengerz 175-2 (17) v Babylon5 174-6 (20)
Hammers CC 140-0 (12.3) v Q Dragon Empire 136-6 (20)
Aripal Qalandars 244-3 (20) v Zeugma Ferrets 140-7 (20)
St Johns Athletic 143-10 (14.4) v Belmont CC 201-2 (20)
Crzy Tornadoes 114-10 (20) v Chester Ducks 115-2 (17.2)
Xessux Club 173-5 (20) v Western Suburbs Hacks 231-2 (20)
FPCC Ireland 166-7 (20) v Dublin Devils 187-5 (20)

Trí chonair na héiginnteachta
Blame Google translate
Western Suburbs Hacks, Blwe Scavengerz and Chester Dicks progressed as predicted, but not FPCC Ireland. Hammers CC are the only relative newcomer to progress, but look strong.

A quick summary
Not quite in a word.

• Whoosh! Insane Inglewood Posse chase down Rocket City Trash Pandas' total in 49 balls.

• Staying Power. Babylon5 fade badly after the third wicket falls, whereas Blwe Scavengerz stay strong.

• Unbroken. Robert Duminy and Marcell Perrin share an opening stand of 140 as Hammers CC see off the Q Dragon Empire.

• Comfortable. Adriaan Pierneef (104*) led Aripal Qalandars to an easy win over Zeugma Ferrets.

• Exhausted. St Johns Athletic tracked Belmont's run rate well enough, but ran out of batters. R. Haymes (101*) and Cole Watkins (4-20) and Shahenn Taher (3-10) star for Belmont.

• Blown away. Sunil Binny (4-27) and Nick Carleton (3-19) flattened the Tornadoes' batters then Jans Beerens (61*) and Dandy Fenton (40) finished off the job for the Ducks.

• X*****x! Swinbourne Nagel (100*) and Ismael Jafar (96) did the job for the Hacks whereas the Xessux boys couldn't respond.

• Job well done. Bart Blain (82*) and Garfield Baynes (65) then Hana Rashid (3-27) steer the Devils past solid opposition in FPCC: Lachie Hilton (66*); James Bradanovich (3-31).

Leaders
Silver pads, for most runs scored by a batter:

• 104 - Adriaan Pierneef (Aripal Qalandars)

• 101 - Reece Haymes (Belmont CC)

• 100 - Swinbourne Nagel (Western Suburbs Hacks)

• 99 - Harry Cusack (Babylon5)

• 96 - Ismael Jafar (Western Suburbs Hacks)

Silver cap, for most wickets taken by a bowler:

• 4-20 Simon Drummond (lfm, Blwe Scavengerz)

• 4-20 Cole Watkins (rf, Belmont CC)

• 4-27 Sunil Binny (rfs, Chester Ducks)

• 3-10 Shaheen Taher (lfm, Belmont CC)

• Five other bowlers with three wickets

Silver gloves, for most dismissals involving the keeper:

• 3 (2c, 1st) - Makin Kardal (Dublin Devils)

• 2 (2c, 0st) - Christopher Donaghy (Zeugma Ferrets)

• 1 (1c,0st) - Leroy Durand (St Johns Athletic)

• 1 (1c,0st) - Dandy Fenton (Chester Ducks)

• 1 (1c,0st) - Duncan Ingram (FPCC Ireland)

• 1 (1c,0st) - Milton Woodard (Blwe Scavengerz)

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Quarter Finals
Note: Rankings used are as of the start of the season.

Draw
Insane Inglewood Posse (53) v Blwe Scavengerz (48) [Senior Rivalry: ?-?]
Hammers CC (49) v Aripal Qalandars (68) [Senior Rivalry: ?-?]
Belmont CC (51) v Chester Ducks (58) [Senior Rivalry: ?-?]
Western Suburbs Hacks (47) v Dublin Devils (59) [Senior Rivalry: ?-?]

Selected highlights
More coming soon...

Insane Inglewood Posse (53) v Blwe Scavengerz (48)
This game looks tight, whereas the others do not.

Hammers CC have emerged from the first round looking like the strongest team in the competition.

Belmont CC and Western Suburbs Hacks look like a close semi-final in the offing, but we'll see.