The Northern Cricket Union of Ireland, more usually referred to as the N.C.U., is one of five provincial governing bodies for the sport in Ireland. Along with the

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

and North West unions, it makes up the Irish Cricket Union (now known as Cricket Ireland), the overall governing body of Irish cricket. The North of Ireland jurisdiction covers counties Antrim,

Armagh Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...

and Down and part of Tyrone in

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. The object of the NCU is "to promote and improve cricket generally in Northern Ireland among men and women, the able-bodied and the disabled".

History

The Union was founded in 1886 and is the oldest of the five provincial unions in Ireland. It has organised the NCU Challenge Cup since 1887 and the

NCU Senior League The Northern Cricket Union (NCU) Senior League is the provincial cricket league within the Northern Cricket Union of Ireland, NCU jurisdiction in Ireland, which covers counties County Antrim, Antrim, County Armagh, Armagh, County Down, Down and so ...

since 1897. In 2005, there were 50 clubs fielding 137 teams affiliated to the union.Gerard Siggins (2005), ''Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005''. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., pp.126-127 In 2013,

Cricket Ireland Cricket Ireland (formerly the Irish Cricket Union) is the national Sport governing body, governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the national Ireland cricket team, men' ...

formed a three-day Interprovincial Championship, featuring teams from

, NCU and the North West. The NCU team is known as the Northern Knights.

References

External links

The Northern Cricket Union official website
{{Cricket in Ireland Cricket governing bodies in Ireland Cric 1886 establishments in Ireland Sports organizations established in 1886

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