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GOLF TEAM
Standing: B. Desmond, Mr Denis Cusack, S. Lynch
Seated: O. Murphy, S. McGovern, E. Lynch
SENIOR CRICKET
This year’s Senior Cricket season seemed back to finish with 75 runs for 7 wickets
doomed before it began with the news from our 35 overs. Niall Tempany top-
that Gonzaga had been drawn to play their scored with 24 runs, ably assisted by Joe
Jesuit brothers, Belvedere, who had won M orrissey (17 runs) and valuable
the Senior Cricket Cup for the last 3 contributions from Ronan McCullough
years, in our first match. However, an able and Antony Burns. But the fun was only
squad was assembled under the guidance starting! Our bowlers then proceeded to
of our coach\manager\guru Gerry Duffy. work their way through the Belvedere
So with heavy hearts and few happy batsmen, with Joe Morrissey taking 5
thoughts we travelled to Cabra. We won wickets and Ronan McCullough taking 3.
the toss and our captain Gerald Parkinson In the end we came agonizingly close to
elected to bat on a sticky wicket. Disaster beating them, losing narrowly by 1 wicket
ensued when we were reduced to 1 run for in the second-last over.
2 wickets by Owen Butler, Belvedere's With considerably more confidence we
international fast bowler. But we fought faced St Andrew’s on their artificial
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Standing: B. Desmond, Mr Denis Cusack, S. Lynch
Seated: O. Murphy, S. McGovern, E. Lynch
SENIOR CRICKET
This year’s Senior Cricket season seemed back to finish with 75 runs for 7 wickets
doomed before it began with the news from our 35 overs. Niall Tempany top-
that Gonzaga had been drawn to play their scored with 24 runs, ably assisted by Joe
Jesuit brothers, Belvedere, who had won M orrissey (17 runs) and valuable
the Senior Cricket Cup for the last 3 contributions from Ronan McCullough
years, in our first match. However, an able and Antony Burns. But the fun was only
squad was assembled under the guidance starting! Our bowlers then proceeded to
of our coach\manager\guru Gerry Duffy. work their way through the Belvedere
So with heavy hearts and few happy batsmen, with Joe Morrissey taking 5
thoughts we travelled to Cabra. We won wickets and Ronan McCullough taking 3.
the toss and our captain Gerald Parkinson In the end we came agonizingly close to
elected to bat on a sticky wicket. Disaster beating them, losing narrowly by 1 wicket
ensued when we were reduced to 1 run for in the second-last over.
2 wickets by Owen Butler, Belvedere's With considerably more confidence we
international fast bowler. But we fought faced St Andrew’s on their artificial
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