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Donemana Cricket Club

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Founded1888
Home groundThe Holm

Donemana Cricket Club is a cricket club in Donemana, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, playing in North West Senior League 1.

The club was founded in 1888 and won its first league title in 1948, holding on to the championship until 1955.[1] It won nine league titles in a row between 1985 and 1993.[2]

According to the Belfast Telegraph, Donemana is a "cricket-mad village," and :has consistently produced home-grown cricketers down the years."[3]

Honours

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  • Irish Senior Cup: 1
    • 2000
  • Ulster Cup: 1
    • 2004
  • North West Senior League: 32
    • 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2024
  • North West Senior Cup: 23
    • 1950, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020

References

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  1. ^ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.71
  2. ^ "Strabane History Society". Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Donemana's teen sensations set for fantastic five-in-a-row". Belfast Telegraph. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2024. Donemana became the first team in more than 100 years to win four successive Senior Cup finals...the phenomenal Donemana production line which has consistently produced home-grown cricketers down the years from the cricket-mad village
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