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One of the most highly-anticipated days on the club cricket calendar is here – it’s Cup Final weekend in the Butlers Irish Senior Cup and Butlers National Cup. And this year there are 150 reasons to celebrate!

This year the festival of finals cricket is being hosted at The Mardyke in Cork, the home ground of Cork County Cricket Club – this year celebrating its 150th anniversary. A stunning venue for watching cricket, there may be no more appropriate venue to host the premier all-Ireland cup finals.

And to add to the occasion, Butlers Chocolates recently came on board as Cup sponsors (read here).

The Finals

Butlers Irish Senior Cup

The Butlers Irish Senior Cup is the peak domestic all-Ireland club cup competition in Ireland with a rich heritage stretching back 42 years.

The Final this year is:

• 17 August 2024: Merrion CC v Phoenix CC (The Mardyke; start 12pm)

Butlers National Cup

The Butlers National Cup is the a domestic all-Ireland club cup competition in Ireland for the next tier of clubs down from the Irish Senior Cup, but has become a much sought-after trophy in its own right.

The Final this year is:

• 18 August 2024: Rush CC v Strabane CC (The Mardyke; start 1pm)

How you can watch, attend, follow…

Attend

• There is free entry to The Mardyke on match days – but get in early for the best vantage spots!
• Here is a link to the venue

Watch

• A livestream of the Finals will be available in Ireland/UK via Cricket Ireland Live Youtube Channel: see here

Follow scores

• Scorecards will be available from the following links: Irish Senior Cup / National Cup

POINTS OF INTEREST

Butlers Irish Senior Cup

• The Irish Senior Cup was started in 1982 – read the story here
• The trophy is named after Bob Kerr – read the story here
• The Honour Roll of past winners is here
• Merrion has won the Cup twice
• Phoenix has won the Cup once

Butlers National Cup

• The National Cup was started in 2012 – read the story here
• The Honour Roll of past winners is here
• Rush has won the Cup three times
• Strabane has never won the Cup