Day: September 7, 2017

From Sion Mills to Stormont, 1969 – 2017

Sion Mills Cricket Club is inextricably linked to two things: The Mill where 700 local people found work, and for whom the club was founded, and a single day in 1969 when a touring West Indies side were humbled by the “Gentlemen of Ireland”.A number of Sion players made it on to the field that…

Joyce Hits Unbeaten Century as Lightning Secure Hanley Energy Title

ED JOYCE’S brilliant unbeaten 167 ensured Leinster Lightning retained their Hanley Energy Interprovincial crown on the second day of their Championship clash with Northern Knights at Clontarf. Needing to reach 250 to ensure the necessary bonus points to wrap up the title, Joyce and opening partner Jack Tector started the day in positive fashion, 17…