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Cricket Leinster ran a Table Cricket tournament in St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue today to mark the 2015 South Dublin disability awareness week.
We had a total of 5 teams: 2 from the host venue, and 3 made up from St. Michael’s House centres: Bon Accord, Walkinstown Local Centre and Turas with some of the host venue’s other players. A total of 30 players took part and received Certificates of Attendance from Cricket Leinster, as well as South Dublin County Council providing medals and Plaque for the top team.

The 5 teams played a total of 6 matches, from 10am – 1.30pm. The following were the results:

GAME 1
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 1 (Blue) 272 runs
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 2 (Orange) 245 runs
The Blue team won by 28 runs

GAME 2
Turas – St. Michael’s House (Purple) 252 runs
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 2 (Orange) 255 runs
The Orange team won by 3 runs
 
GAME 3
Turas – St. Michael’s House (Purple) 265 runs
Walkinstown Local Centre – St. Michael’s House (Brown) 264 runs
The Purple team won by 1 run

GAME 4
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 1 (Blue) 274 runs
Walkinstown Local Centre – St. Michael’s House (Brown) 271 runs
The Blue team won by 3 runs

GAME 5
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 1 (Blue) 293 runs
Bon Accord – St. Michael’s House (Green) 264 runs
The Blue team won by 29 runs

GAME 6
Bon Accord – St. Michael’s House (Green) 261 runs
St. Michael’s House, Tempelogue 2 (Orange) 262 runs
The Orange team won by 1 run

In addition to our Cricket Leinster Coaches (Kenny Carroll, Diarmuid Lynch and Naomi Scott-Hayward) and the carers from the 4 centres to help with the event, we also had with us Aisling Dent, a participant of Sportivate South Dublin. This is a joint initiative of South Dublin CC, Dublin and Dunlaoighre Education Boards to provide practical sports training and education so as to enhance employment opportunity for participants. I huge thank you to Máirín Uí Riain, SportivateSD Programme Co-ordinator & Tutor, for organising this.

A massive thank you has to go to Debbie Doyle and her team from St. Michael’s House in Tempelogue for all their helpers and for hosting the event. A thank you to The Lord’s Taverners and South Dublin County Council for their continued support in their funding to make it possible to deliver sessions in these facilities and make cricket an accessible sport through the game of Table Cricket. Lastly, a thank you to Paula Swayne and Alison Silke from South Dublin CC who arranged the medals and plaque for the winning team and came down to support the tournament.

Well done to all 30 participants at the tournament today – an exciting and enjoyable day for everyone involved with the teams. I think I can safely say on behalf of all the participants, helps, coaches, carers and staff that were involved today, that this is certainly a day to be repeated.

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