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The Super 3’s has moved into its second year, with the pool of players coming from Leinster, the North-West and Northern Cricket Unions, with the majority having been involved with Irish cricket at either a senior, or emerging player level.
The Super 3’s has moved into its second year, with the pool of players coming from Leinster, the North-West and Northern Cricket Unions, with the majority having been involved with Irish cricket at either a senior, or emerging player level. The competition was split into two parts, where the first was a 50 Over competition played from May to July. Some of these games were played in the North West, highlighting the progress that women’s cricket has made in the region over the past few seasons.
The second part of the series was a T20 day in Rathmines, where each team played each other twice. This turned out to be the most exciting day in the series, with last ball wins and super overs needed to decide results.

The Dragons were the eventual winners of the series, with four wins throughout the competition.

Dragons

The champions went unbeaten in the 50 over format, mainly due to their strong bowling attack. In each of the three games, they won the toss and inserted the opposition. Louise McCarthy and took 5 wickets at an average of 7.60 in this format, while Rachel Delaney took 4 wickets apiece at an economy of 2.75, and no team were able to reach the 160 mark.

They also made light work of their three chases. Irish skipper Laura Delany was the highest run scorer for the 50 over games, where she made 77 runs while not losing her wicket. Cecelia Joyce was the only player for the Dragons to make a 50. She made 54(88) when the Dragons defeated the Typhoons by 8 wickets in Anglesea Road on the 3rd of July.

They were able to consolidate their position at the top of the table after the T20 day in Leinster CC. They went away with a win and a loss. Their win against the Scorchers came down to a last ball thriller. Mary Waldron scored the winning run to get them over the line by 7 wickets, with Jenny Gray (43) top scoring for them. They had two run outs, which restricted the Scorchers to 115/3.

Typhoons

It was a difficult season for the Typhoons, despite the changes in personnel to bolster the squad from 2015. They weren’t able to pick up a win in the 50 Over format of the game. However, there were some excellent performances by Typhoon players. Cath Dalton showed her commitment by travelling from England to play for the Typhoons, and she scored 61 (81) in a loss to the Scorchers on the 8th of May. Anna Peterson performed the best with the ball for the Typhoons. The New Zealand international took four wickets at an economy of 2.81, including 3-22 in the loss to the Dragons on the 1st of May.

However, their best performances came in the T20 day in July. This is since the Typhoons would be more experienced in that format, since most club cricket at women’s level is played in T20. They also picked up their first win of the competition on that day, where they defeated the Dragons by 10 runs. Eimer Richardson top scored for the Typhoons with 44 (29) to get them to 122/8, while Vanessa Kelada took 2-14 to restrict the eventual champions to 112/4 from their 20 Overs.

Scorchers

The Scorchers were able to pick up wins against the Typhoons, but they were not able to pick up one against the Dragons. They also had one extra No Result compared to other teams, which didn’t help them to keep in touch with the Dragons.

The bowling was also the strongest area for the Scorchers, with the best performance coming from Lucy O’Reilly. Her 4-19 restricted the Typhoons to 116 All Out on the 8th of May in Merrion CC. They eventually won by 5 wickets, with runs from Ireland’s Vice Captain Kim Garth, who made 30* (71) as well as former Irish captain Isobel Joyce, who scored 20 (28).

For the Scorchers, it was the emergence of Una Raymond-Hoey which was the standout story from their season. Her 57*(63) in the T20 loss to the Dragons was her best performance in the competition, which would have helped her to be selected for the Irish team, and subsequently making her debut for Ireland in the successful series against South Africa.

Again, the Scorchers seemed more comfortable in the T20 format. Hoey, as well as Clare Shillington, who made 67*(58) in their Super Over win against the Typhoons, where the highest individual scores by Dragon’s players in the series, which came in this version of the game.

The Dragons ran out deserved winners of the competition, picking up their first title in the process. The Super 3’s will return once again in 2017, and we look forward to having a bigger and better competition next year.

Final Table:
P W T NR L Pts
Dragons 6 4 0 1 1 9
Scorchers 6 2 0 2 2 6
Typhoons 6 1 0 1 4 3

Toyota Super 3s winners Rachel Delaney and Cecelia Joyce of the Dragons
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