The NCU Junior Cup is a provincial cricket knock-out cup of the NCU jurisdiction in Ireland. The competition began in 1891 and is open to teams playing in the Sections 2 and 3 of the NCU Senior League and Section 1 of the NCU Junior League (which is made up of 2nd XI teams of senior clubs). It is sponsored by Goldblatt McGuigan.
Matches consist of one innings per side, with fifty overs bowled per innings. Where matches are interrupted or delayed because of weather, the number of overs may be reduced to a minimum of 20.Junior Cup Playing Regulations
List of winners Source: CricketEurope Ireland ArchivesNCU Archives: Junior Cup
SeasonWinners1891Lavinia1892Ulidia1893Enfield1894North Down II1895Enfield1896Ligoniel1897North Down II1898North of Ireland II1899Enfield1900North of Ireland II1901North of Ireland II1902North Down II1903Lisburn II1904North Down II1905North of Ireland II1906Ballymena1907North of Ireland II1908Sydenham1909Woodvale1910Enfield1911Ulidia1912Enfield1913North of Ireland II1914Enfield1915-18no competition1919Oakleigh1920Enfield1921North of Ireland II1922Donaghcloney1923Muckamore1924Shrigley1925Muckamore1926North Down II1927Shrigley1928Shrigley1929Milford1930Enfield1931Muckamore1932Sirocco Works1933Lisburn II1934Cregagh II1935Ballymena1936Cregagh1937North of Ireland II1938Laurelvale1939Ballymena1940-45no competition1946St Mary’s1947Lisburn II1948Donaghcloney1949North of Ireland II1950Drumaness and Muckamore (shared)1951Woodvale II1952Drumaness 1953Ulidia1954Downpatrick II1955Woodvale II1956Cliftonville II and North of Ireland II (shared)1957North of Ireland II1958Lisburn II1959Lisburn II1960Woodvale II1961Cliftonville II1962Woodvale II1963Civil Service1964Lisburn II1965Laurelvale1966Laurelvale1967Instonians II1968C.I.Y.M.S.1969Dunmurry1970Instonians II1971Short Brothers & Harland1972North of Ireland II1973Downpatrick II1974Downpatrick II1975Downpatrick II1976Woodvale II1977Dunmurry1978Dunmurry1979North of Ireland II1980Woodvale II1981North Down II1982Woodvale II1983Bangor and Muckamore II (shared)1984Ballymena II1985Dunmurry1986North Down II1987 Muckamore II 1988Drumaness 1989Woodvale II1990Bangor II1991C.I.Y.M.S.1992Lisburn II1993Woodvale II1994North of Ireland II1995Woodvale II1996North of Ireland II1997Waringstown II1998 Muckamore II 1999Bangor II and Millpark (shared)2000R.U.C.2001Instonians II2002Waringstown II2003Saintfield2004Bangor II2005Academy2006North Down II2007Lurgan II2008Academy2009Academy2010AcademyNCU Junior Cup final scorecard2011Cooke CollegiansNCU Junior Cup 20112012Cooke Collegians2013North Down IIJunior Cup 20132014AcademyJunior Cup 20142015ArmaghJunior Cup 20152016Lisburn IIJunior Cup 20162017Instonians IIJunior Cup 20172018TemplepatrickJunior Cup 20182019North Down IIJunior Cup 20192020not played2021LaurelvaleJunior Cup 20212022CSNI IINCU2023LurganNCU2024Waringstown IINCU2025Cooke Collegianshttps://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2025/articles/000021/002188-p.shtml Cricket Europe]2026Lisburn IIhttps://northerncricketunion.org/gmcg-junior-cup-2026/ NCU]
Summary of winners TeamWinsNorth of Ireland II15 (1 shared)Woodvale11*North Down II10Lisburn II9Enfield/Cliftonville II9 (1 shared)Muckamore7 (2 shared)**Academy5Ballymena†4Downpatrick II4Dunmurry4Instonians II4Bangor II4 (2 shared)Cooke Collegians3Shrigley3Ulidia3Waringstown II3Drumaness3 (1 shared)C.I.Y.M.S.2CSNI II2Cregagh††2Donaghcloney2Lurgan Cricket Club2Armagh1Civil Service1Laurelvale1Lavinia1Ligoniel1Milford1Millpark1Oakleigh1R.U.C.1St Mary’s1Saintfield1Short Brothers & Harland1Sirocco Works1Sydenham1Templepatrick1
* 11 by 2nd XI ** 3 (1 shared) by 2nd XI † 1 by 2nd XI †† 1 by 2nd XI
See also NCU Senior League NCU Senior Cup Ulster Cup
References
CricketEurope archives
External links Northern Cricket Union