Dundalk CC gears up for a busy summer of cricket

2025 was an exciting year for local cricket. A record number of players represented Dundalk CC competitively last season, with nearly 50 youth and adult members spanning nine nationalities donning the green and yellow shirt.

The recent surge in local interest prompted the club committee to enter a third men’s team into league action for the first time, with the inaugural Dundalk 3 side entering Division 20 of the provincial 40-over league system.

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Across five Cricket Leinster Open competitions, the club faced 28 teams from across the province and played matches at historic grounds such as Trinity College Park, Dublin’s Sydney Parade and Kildare’s Clongowes Wood.

The club benefited hugely from a successful Sports Capital Grant application in late 2024, which enabled long-awaited development work to commence at the team’s much-loved Hiney Park home ground on the Carrick Road.

A new all-weather match wicket was laid along with the construction of a small shed (a much-needed facility for everything from sandwich making to sheltering during rain delays!).

Renovation of the club’s existing pair of outdoor practice lanes was also possible ahead of the season kick-off in April, saving local players the lengthy pre-season trek to indoor practice facilities in Dublin.

As well as being the senior side’s home venue for the summer, Hiney Park was also proud host to school cricket in the month of May, with both Dundalk Grammar School and St. Vincent’s fielding boys and girls teams in Leinster school competitions.

St. Vincent’s 1st year team brought home County Louth’s first cricket silverware of 2025 with a 43-run victory away to Dublin’s King’s Hospital School in the Leinster B League.

Despite struggling in the 40-over format after promotion to Division 10, Dundalk’s senior first team tasted T20 success in August, capping off an undefeated Intermediate Cup campaign with a resounding nine-wicket win in the final against Dublin’s Phoenix CC in St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan.

This was the club’s first trophy since the incredibly successful 2023 season, where two Dundalk teams won three out of a possible four competitions entered.

Dundalk 2 started their season off rockily with one win from their opening five league fixtures, but had a late surge in autumn, putting together three home victories on the spin to finish a comfortable 5th in Division 18.

The thirds did not disappoint in their maiden season, the largely youth-driven side winning four matches in Division 20 and performing valiantly to secure a respectable 6th-place finish.

Three teams will compete once again in 2026, with Dundalk 1 now in Division 11 and the second and third sides taking part in a revamped development league structure, with Dundalk 2 in Division 16A and Dundalk 3 in Division 17A. All three sides will also undergo T20 cup campaigns.

If you are interested in getting involved in local cricket (as a player, volunteer, sponsor or supporter!), Dundalk CC would love to hear from you (email contact@dundalkcricket.com or search @dundalkcricket on Facebook and Instagram).

The club would like to thank its members, Dundalk Grammar School, St. Vincent’s Secondary, Dundalk FC, North County CC, Balbriggan CC, The Grafton Barber Dundalk, DAPT Cricket and DkIT for their support and encouragement in 2025.