U13 Girls vs. Rush League – Aug 17^th 2015
The Pembroke girls headed to Rush for the last game of the season on a beautiful sunny August evening. We were already sitting on top of the league table but with other teams having games in hand there was a possibility we could finish tied leaders - a win for us would secure our top position beyond reach.
We batted first and scored 121 runs:- Orla Prendergast (22no), Loulou Little (12no) and Anna Beale (12) being our highest scorers. The Rush girls never looked like reaching anything near their target and with some very fine bowling from all our girls we secured eight wickets – everyone contributed and supported each other in the field.

So the U13 girls Pembroke team was undefeated this season both in the league and the cup – well done to all who played! And on such a fine evening there was no better way of celebrating than by stopping for a whippy laced with toppings on the way home!

UI13 Girls Cup Final vs. Rush – July 30^th 2015

Cup Final Day arrived and twelve Pembroke girls, our President Janice, parents, siblings and supporters travelled to Rush to defend our title – Orla Prendergast, Loulou Little, Eimear Mullen, Clíona Tucker, Mena Cosgrave, Kate McAlinden, Anna Beale, Elsa McCarthy, Daisy Dillon-Malone, Maria Bohan, Pippa Guy and Ciara Canniffe! 
Captain Orla secured the first bonus by winning the toss and electing to bat. Loulou and Clíona opened and batted sensibly against the strong Rush opening bowlers - both retired on 35. Orla then scored a quick 33 runs and with our innings complete we had amassed a total of 139 runs.
Our bowling and fielding proved tight and accurate, Clíona getting the first wicket in the 4^th over and then a run-out and a wicket by Orla in the 5^th. No more wickets fell until another run-out in the 17^th over but with many dot balls being bowled by Loulou, Eimear, Anna, Kate, Mena and Daisy and with great concentration from all our fielders our opponents fell 72 runs short of their target.
With an impressive display of talent and determination in all our games the Pembroke girls retain the title for a second year in a row and the Clarissa Pilkington Cup resides at the ‘Brook until next season – well done all!!

U15 Girls vs. Railway – July 27^th

We batted first against the Railway girls and scored 104 runs – Eimear Mullen (27), Clíona Tucker (18) and Anna Beale (14no).
Railway’s openers batted well and were more than halfway to their target after 8 overs on 54 for 2. However, when Loulou Little relinquished her wicketkeeping duties and came on to bowl there was no hope for our opponents as she skittled through the batsmen with apparent ease ending up with staggering figures of 6 for 6 off 3.4 overs!

U13 Girls Cup Semi-Final vs. The Hills – July 25^th

We lost the toss and The Hills put us in to bat which we would have chosen anyway had we won it! We scored 160 runs – Loulou Little (35 retired), Orla Prendergast (35 retired), Eimear Mullen (24no) and Anna Beale (17) were our best performers.

The Hills scored 68 runs in their innings with the wickets shared amongst the Pembroke girls – Eimear Mullen with two, and then one apiece for Orla Prendergast, Clíona Tucker, Kate McAlinden and Loulou Little. So we reach the final for the second year in a row - Cup Final day on Thursday in Rush!!

U15 Girls vs. Rush Cup 2^nd Round – July 23^rd
This was a closely contested and exciting game which went right down to the wire. Pembroke batted first and faced some very accurate bowling and tight fielding. However we concentrated on the task in hand and scored 106 runs, Orla Prendergast (37 retired) and Clíona Tucker (28). Our bowling proved as accurate as our opponents and we restricted their runs as best we could given we had only 9 players. With four overs to go Rush still needed 18 runs to win. Rachael Lamb and Anna Beale bowled two good overs but with the confidence of the batsmen high as they both approached retirement they managed to reach their target in the last over. As our president Janice would say…… ‘Cricket the Winner’!!!

U13 Girls vs. Merrion – July 22^nd
We batted first against Merrion and scored 163 runs – Orla Prendergast (30) and Clíona Tucker (26) being the highest scorers.
Merrion only managed to score 56 in their innings – Anna Beale (3 for 5 off 4 overs) and Mena Cosgrave (1 for 11 off 4 overs) were our most notable bowlers!

With a mountain to climb Phoenix lost an early wicket to Loulou and despite their captain being retired they never looked like threatening our total and we won easily. On now to the semi-final round!

Pembroke U11 Girls v Merrion 8/7/2015

Pembroke U11 Girls were on fire against their opponents in front of Merrion's fabulous new clubhouse. However, the new building was not enough a distraction and the girls clocked up 79 runs (Mena 21, Emily 8, Daisy 16, Ella 4, Annalihn 5, Kimli 2, Evanna 12 and Maria 11).  Merrion's team pitched a number of wides leaving the score at 137 after 10 over for 1. Net score 132.
Merrion's batting was put under enormous pressure and Pembroke took a number of wickets in the second over (13 - top wicket takers were Maria with 5 and Daisy with 4).
A stunning performance left Pembroke with a comfortable win. Final score Pembroke 232 to 89.

U11 Girls Cup semi-final Sat 11th July
Pembroke lost the toss and padded up. Opening pair Mena & Emily batted really well with a total of 13 after 4 over however a run out on the last ball pout Pembroke under a lot of pressure.
Phoenix's bowling was precise and accurate and their fielding matched. Losing 5 wickets put the score after the first innings at 39.
Despite maiden overs from Evanna and Mena, the girls were not playing up to their usual high standard and did not take 1 wicket in the second innings. This left Phoenix with a final score of 53 and a place in the cup final! Best of luck Phoenix and well done!!

U11A Boys V Rush - 4th July In Rush: 

Pembroke elected to bat first on a windy morning in Rush CC, and put 105 runs on the board against some very strong Rush bowling with a loss of 4 wickets thus leaving rush chasing 85. (Andrew McCarthy 14, Macdara Cosgrave 10, Sean O’Riain  10 & Micheal O’Connor 10)  

After 4 overs the run rate for Rush was ahead of Pembroke by 6 runs with no loss of wickets, with Donncha Tucker taking a wicket in the 5th over it gave the boys renewed confidence followed by a crucial wicket by Jack O’Riordan in the 12th, 55/2. This was a turning point in the game and Pembroke went on to get 3 more wickets, (Andrew McCarthy, Patrick Morris & Macdara Cosgrave) including two great catches from Macdara & Lexi. Rush needed 16 off the last over & Patrick Morris was trusted with the ball & he didn’t disappoint. A great win for team today!  

Final Score: Pembroke 85/4 Rush 82/5 

U11A Boys V Phoenix - 28th June in Pembroke: (by Michael O’Connor) 

Pembroke played Phoenix at home on a glorious sunny day. Pembroke won the toss and elected to bat first with Michael O’Connor and Andrew McCarthy opening the batting. Macdara Cosgrave had a great innings with five 4’s!!! Well done, a record for the U11A. Pembroke batted very well throughout achieving a net score of 121 runs and only conceded a few wickets. (Macdara Cosgrave 23, Lexi O’Connor 13 & Andrew McCarthy 1  

In the second innings Macdara Cosgrave opened the bowling for Pembroke and got a couple of wickets putting Phoenix under a lot of pressure. With some tidy wicket keeping from Alex Lee & good bowling, further wickets fell to Jack O’Riordan, Donncha Tucker and Andrew McCarthy. In addition, some fine catching and fielding from Andrew McCarthy and a run-out from Lexi O’Connor helped secure a great win for Pembroke, winning by 91 runs.  

Final Score: Pembroke 106/3 Phoenix 31/10 

U11A Boys V Clontarf - 17 June in Pembroke: 

On a sunny Friday evening in Pembroke, we opted to open the batting & scored a total of 109, the loss of 10 wickets was costly for the team bringing their net score to 59. All the development work we have been doing with batting has started to pay dividends and the boys are striking the ball better. The final pair of Sean O’Riain & Patrick Morris netted a total for the team of 31 runs with three 4’s each & Michael O’Connor scored 9 not out.. 

Despite some great fielding & tidy bowling from Donncha Tucker & Patrick Morris taking 2 wickets each & Andrew McCarthy, Lexi O’Connor & Sean O'Riain bringing the total wickets to 7. A very tight match that came down to the last over, only a wicket could save the day & with some very tidy bowling from Andrew MCarthy, his maiden over was not enough. The final score for Clontarf of 61. Lots of fielding work & practice running between the wickets to be done ! 

Final Score: Pembroke 59/10, Clontarf 61/7.  

U11A Boys V Malahide - Saturday 6th June in Malahide: 

Pembroke lost to a very strong Malahide side in the first round of the Cup. The wind & rain did nothing to help the Pembroke side who scored a total 37 runs with Malahide’s De Klerk taking a total of 5 wickets inc 4 in one over. C.Saunders and P. Morris were are top batsmen with 8 & 4 runs each. Although the Pembroke bowling was strong it was always going to be a tough comback & It took Malahide 7 overs to reach the target of 38 with the loss of 2 wickets (M.Cosgrave & P. Morris)  

Final Score Pembroke 37/10 after 19, Malahide 38/2 after 6.3 overs. 

U13 Girls vs. Clontarf – July 2nd  

Many of the same girls travelled back to Clontarf for this fixture where we again batted first. Star batting performance goes to Orla Prendergast who got 44 runs with Anna Beale (25) and Clíona Tucker (17) being next top scorers. Losing only four wickets we amassed an impressive score of 140 net. 

Although all the Pembroke girls bowled well special mention has to go to Mena Cosgrave who got 4 wickets (4 for 2 off 4) and 9 year-old Emily McCarthy who got 3 (3 for 12 off 4)! With our wickets totalling 13 we achieved our highest winning margin ever - 138 runs! 

U15 Girls Cup vs. Clontarf – June 30th  

Pembroke won the toss and elected to bat but unfortunately Loulou Little was bowled on the second ball of the innings by Clontarf girl Anna Kirk. However we recovered quickly with Orla Prendergast being retired on 36 and Hannah Little (31no) and Elsa McCarthy (24no) seeing out the 20 overs in which we scored a total of 135 runs.  

Loulou gained her retribution by bowling Anna Kirk on the second ball of the Clontarf innings and after losing their best player they found it very difficult to score runs. Orla, Hannah and Mena all secured wickets and with a fine performance from all our girls Clontarf fell well short of their target managing only a total of 54. 

U11 Girls vs.Clontarf - Thurs 25th June in Pembroke 

Pembroke's U11's padded up for the first innings against a strong looking Clontarf side.  And we were right as the first ball yielded a wicket putting Pembroke's first pair of Mena & Emily under pressure.  The girls showed great determination and ran well Mena hitting 2 boundaries and getting 17 runs and Emily 6.  Kimli and Lainey protected their wickets despite a run out in the 5th over. Well done to Kimli for 4 runs! Newcomer Emma did great protecting her wicket and Molly was a great support leaving Pembroke 45 for 3. 

The final pairing of Evanna and Maria saw some great running and despite losing a wicket each to terrific bowling from Clontarf, Evanna scored 21 runs and Pembroke's total was 93 for 5 (net 68). Pembroke's bowling was a superb performance and the girls clocked up wicket after wicket; Emily, Kimli, Lainey and Evanna with 2 wickets and a super catch! 

Final score Clontarf 71 for 5 net 46, Pembroke wins by 22 runs. 

U15 Girls vs. Merrion – Thursday June 25th  

We lost to Merrion in this league game played at home. We lost the toss and were put in to bat. Orla Prendergast retired on a brilliant 37 runs which included six fours and Clíona Tucker scored 20. We were bowled out for 95 in the 16th over. Loulou Little opening the bowling with an amazing 3-wicket first over. However two of the Merrion girls displayed great perseverance against some fine bowling and were both retired. They reached their target of 96 in the 13th over. 

U11C vs. Merrion – Wednesday June 24th  

On a beautiful summers evening we played Merrion and our performance showed great promise for the future of the club! We fielded first and with everyone contributing we got 10 wickets – Michael Ward and Lexi O’Connor with 2 each and 1 each for Jack O’Riordan, Ethan Clarke, David Whalan, William Beatty, Molly McKay and Donncha Tucker. 

Our batting display was positive and while not getting many runs we kept our wickets intact which is vital. Highest scorers were Ethan Clarke (11) and Jack O’Riordan (10). An emphatic 58 run win - well done all! 

U13 Girls vs. Leinster – Tuesday June 23rd  

Batting first while we found it difficult to score runs seven of our girls protected their wickets and were not out. Clíona Tucker (28) was our highest scorer with Elsa McCarthy (14) and Orla Prendergast (12) next highest. 

Our bowling was excellent and our fielding tight - we got seven wickets in total, Clíona Tucker (4), Orla Prendergast (2) and Anna Beale (1), thereby ensuring a comfortable 27 run victory! 

U11 Girls vs. The Hills - Sunday June 21st  Pembroke @ 10am 

On an extremely cold and cloudy morning in Pembroke, the U11 girls lost the toss to The Hills and padded up to bat first. Daisy and Alice opened getting the girls off to a strong start with 25 for 1 after 4 overs. Captain Mena and Lainey kept their wickets and with good batting and running got Pembroke to 39 runs.  

The Hills put pressure on Pembroke with some accurate bowling and well done to Molly with a much needed boundary hit! The final pairing of Maria and Emily batted well to bring Pembrokes total to 74 for 2 (net 64).  

Mena opened the bowling with a wicket maiden putting pressure on The Hills, Well done to Emily for some great fielding work, stopping a couple of boundary hits as well as getting a wicket! Newcomer Alice also got a wicket with a great run out!  

A nailbiting finish as pressure was on Pembroke with The Hills needing 12 runs off the final two overs. A much needed wicket from Mena and safe hands from Daisy saw Pembroke win by 4 runs! A great result girls! 

U15 Girls vs. YMCA – June 16th 2015 

Our girls felt slightly intimidated facing a team that’s boasts two Ireland players but nonetheless we showed great tenacity and grit! Batting first we were all out for 106 runs. Top scorers were Loulou Little (27), Eimear Mullen (22no) and Elsa McCarthy (20). 

Loulou Little got our only wicket and YM’s strong players batted well reaching their target comfortably in the 10th over. Lots for our girls to work on! 

U13 Girls vs. The Hills – June 14th 2015 

Another comfortable win for the U13 girls as they amassed a total of 152 runs in the first innings losing seven wickets. Top scorers were Orla Prendergast (22), Loulou Little (14) and Anna Beale (15). 

Our bowling was accurate and our fielding tight as we limited our opponents total to 72 runs. Wicket-takers were Orla Prendergast (2), Eimear Mullen (2) and Emiliy McCarthy (1). 

U13 Girls vs. YMCA – June 9th 2015 

On the first decent summers day of 2015 the Pembroke U13 girls displayed their skills to the utmost by beating their opponents by 109 runs! We lost the toss and fielding first we secured 5 wickets (1 each to Eimear, Clíona, Daisy and Mena and a run-out), bowled many dot balls and kept wides to a minimum. YM net totalled 42runs. 

Our batting was pretty impressive with numerous 4s and three 6s scored, two by Orla and one by Eimear! Loulou (21), Eimear (19), Elsa (20) and Orla (43!) were our highest scorers but every girl contributed to our tally. Losing only four wickets our net score totalled 151! Special thanks to Ciara Metcalfe for spectacular umpiring! 

U11 Girls Vs North County – June 6th 2015 

Pembroke won the toss electing to bat first, Alice & Ella faced NC's strongest bowlers and we found ourselves down 2 wickets after 4 overs. Lainey and Holly did very well to protect their wickets and well done to Molly Mc Kay who batted well with newcomer Isabel, getting 4 runs. Pembroke's last pairing of Mena(Capt) and Emily put some much needed runs on the board with a total of 35. Pembroke final score 85 for 2 (net 75). 

Mena opened the bowling with a wicket in the first over and 3 subsequent wickets from Alice, Emily and Mena again put Pembroke in good shape. However, NC's stong batting put pressure on our girls with great running between wickets. The penultimate ball saw the two teams drawing with the same score. Final ball and NC ran 1 extra beating us by 1. Well done to NC but a great effort by Pembroke who had some new girls playing their first match (Holly & Isabel). 

Final score NC 96 for 4, net 76; Pembroke 85 for 2, net 75. 

U11C Boys vs. Adamstown – May 31st 2015 

Our U11C boys, many of whom were playing their first cricket game ever, began their season on a bitterly cold Sunday morning against a well-experienced and mature Adamstown team. Batting first our most notable performances came from Daniel Murray who scored six runs and protected his wicket and Robert Hastie who did likewise and scored 5 runs. 

Our bowling showed promise with Ben Macey taking the first wicket in the third over. Other wicket-takers were Lexi O’Connor, William Beatty and Michael Ward and with a few well-timed run-outs our wicket tally came to 8. While not securing wickets Ethan Clarke, Daniel Murray and Niall McCarthy both bowled well. We still have much to learn, particularly with our concentration in the field, but nonetheless we can take many positives from the game. 

U13 Girls vs. Malahide - May 30th 2015 

Pembroke won the toss and elected to bat first. Our opening pairing of Loulou and Elsa yielded 21 runs with Eimear, Mena, Ciara, Anna, Kate and Pippa all making solid contributions as the innings progressed. With Clíona (19) and Orla(23) bring up the rear we accumulated an impressive total of 125 runs with a loss of only 5 wickets (net 100). 

Our bowling performance proved just as good, most notable being Mena’s two maiden overs and Eimear’s 3 wickets for 11 runs off 3 overs. Other wicket-takers were Anna (2), Daisy (1), Clíona (1), Loulou (1) and Orla (1) bringing our total wickets to nine. With many dot balls bowled we curtailed our opponents runs to 79 giving them a net of 34. Pembroke win by 66 runs!  

U13 Girls vs. North County – May 13th 2015 

Our U13 girls kicked off their 2015 season with an emphatic win over their North County counterparts. Batting first we scored 128 runs with a loss of only two wickets. All the girls showed great confidence and skill with Eimear Mullen (20) and Orla Prendergast (17) being highest scorers. Special mention to Ciara Reen on her debut for Pembroke who scored a solid 7 runs. 

Our bowling proved just as strong where we got four wickets and restricted our opponents runs to just 60. Wicket-takers were Loulou Little, Anna Beale and Kate McAlinden. 

A great performance all round! 

U11 Girls vs. Phoenix – May 10th 2015 

On a windy day, Pembroke U11 girls were back in action on Sunday 20th May in Phoenix Park.  The girls knew it would be a tough game having met Phoenix in the Leinster final last summer (and won!). 

Phoenix opened the batting with a confident start from Aisling Keating & Alison Black.   Mena Cosgrave put a stop to their gallop with a wicket in the 3rd over! Pembroke bowled a lot of wides which we are putting down to the wind! A great display of bowling for Emily McCarthy in her first match ever with just 1 wide and 5 great balls (dots). 

A strong final paring of Georgina Dempsey & Ella Paisley left Pembroke chasing 59. 

Daisy & Lainey faced Phoenix's best but managed to only lose 1 wicket! Mena hit a couple of boundaries and newcomer Emily got 3 runs herself! Lainey and Molly protected their wickets.  Pembroke's final pairing of Evanna Hoey & Maria Bohan of 24 runs got Pembroke to net 69! Pembroke won! Well done girls!  

U11A Boys vs. Railway – May 6th 2015 

Our U11 boys started their season with a great 19 run win against our neighbouring rivals Railway. Everyone showed great spirit and tenacity which was very encouraging.  

We batted first and while not scoring many runs we protected our wicket well and lost only four wickets in the 20 overs. Andrew McCarthy and Patrick Morris were our highest scorers with 7 runs each. 

Our bowling was tight and accurate and our fielding was excellent. We kept our concentration for the full 20 overs which was great to see from such a young team.  Everyone contributed with Macdara Cosgrave (2), Patrick Morris(1), James Cunningham(1) and Lexi O’Connor(1) all taking wickets and we secured a run-out with a terrific direct hit from Donncha Tucker! 

An all-round very positive performance from the team. 

U13 Boys vs. North County – May 9th  2015 

The U 13s opened up their league campaign with a very comprehensive win against North County this morning. 

We won the toss and decided to put NC into bat, and despite the fact that our bowlers had to deal with a wet ball from the heavy rain the day before, our bowlers coped very well in these conditions. 

The two main contributors on the bowling front were Cliona Tucker and Andrew McCarthy, both of whom got two wickets each for very little, and got their just rewards by bowling line and length. Patrick Guest also bowled well without much luck, but got a wicket, as did Lou Lou Little, and all our bowlers performed very well and prevented NC getting any real momentum in their innings. Special mention goes to Orla Prendergast for a great performance behind the stumps. It was her first time taking the gloves, and as well as doing a brilliant job, she also got her first victim!! 

NC achieved a reasonable score of 64 for 9 in their 20 overs. 

The Pembroke response was cautious initially, however, after a few overs both David Cosgrave and Gavin Hoey got their eye in and played some superb shots. 

They reached the total of 65 in very convincing fashion in the 11th over without losing a wicket. 

A very clinical team performance for the first outing.