Narrow Defeats for Dundalk 1 and 3; Seconds Win

Division 10 - Dundalk 1: 129 (24.2 ov) Sakhi 60, Rintu 5-14; Finglas 1: 130/8 (28.2 ov) Jayadev 39, Sanju Thomas 4-20; Finglas 1 won by two wickets.

Division 18 - Wexford Wanderers 3: 155 (36.4 ov) Asela 32, Amal 2-13; Dundalk 2: 157/5 (29.4 ov) Regin 61*, Asela 2-36; Dundalk 2 won by five wickets.

Division 20 - Dundalk 3: 131 (31 ov) Murahwi 58, Taimur 4-21; Carlow 3: 133/9 (37.3 ov) Shivaprasad 42, Sumit 3-17; Carlow 3 won by one wicket.

Dundalk’s 2nd team were the sole victors in a weekend of mixed fortunes for the town in the Leinster Open Leagues.

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In their Saturday home tie against Wexford Wanderers, long-standing Dundalk wicket-keeper Regin Samuel was the difference between the sides, taking no fewer than five catches with the gloves (an all-time club record) and scoring his first half-century for over two years, clinching a first league win of the season for Dundalk 2.

The first and third teams both lost narrowly defending low totals. Dundalk 1 will rue a high extras count which enabled Finglas to claim a two-wicket win in Poppintree Park.

In the Sunday home fixture, in-form Dundalk 3 keeper Ben Murahwi made his first 50 for the club in a close-run defeat to visitors Carlow 3 which keeps our newly-formed thirds rooted to the bottom of Division 20.

This weekend’s league fixtures: Naas 2 v Dundalk 2 (Sat Jul 5, away), Mullingar 2 v Dundalk 1 (Sun Jul 6, away), Terenure 5 v Dundalk 3 (Sun Jul 6, away).

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