In the National Cup Final, Leinster Cricket Union sides Terenure and Malahide face off in Bready.
One thing is for certain the trophy will be in Dublin on Sunday evening but it’s not a straightforward decision as to where it will be.
Malahide were comprehensive semi-final winners over Derriaghy, where they bowled their opponents out quickly before openers Alan Reynolds and Danny O’Shea swept the team to a ten wicket victory.
Reynolds, who is Malahide’s captain, is looking forward to taking on Terenure in the final. “We as a club have been really looking forward to the day and are confident going in after how we have performed in this competition this year.
“Terenure will be a good test for us but I think if we can show up on the day and perform our skills hopefully the trophy will be returning to the Village,” he added.
One player who won’t be performing his skills on the day and will miss the game for Malahide is Irish international Peter Chase. Reynolds believes though that Malahide have had “good squad depth this season and have 11 lads we feel can do the job on the day.”
Terenure have reached the final having survived some epic matches along the way. They defeated Limerick in a super-over and beat defending National Cup champions Rush in a final over thriller at Kenure.
They also have plenty of experience in their ranks with Jeremy Bray likely to be leading the side, not to mention overseas player Givon Christian who has been in the runs of late.
The action on Sunday gets underway at 12.30pm at Bready CC and much like the Senior Cup a day previous, it’s hard to pick a winner at this remove.
Irish National Cup Final, Malahide v Terenure, Bready CC, Sunday September 3rd, 12.30pm
Malahide CC Team
Alan Reynolds (C),
James Newland (VC)
Fintan McAllister (wk)
Keith Reynolds
Callum Riches,
Neil Boyne
SJ De Klerk
David O’Halloran
Sean Davey
Michael Hingston
Danny O’Shea
12th Wilhelm De Klerk.
Cricket Ireland
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