Brian O'Rourke, ICU

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An enthusiastic under 15 Girls team travelled to Malvern College (English midlands) on the first Leinster Province tour for this particular age group.

The cricket was played in brilliant sunshine and the girls played 40 over games which was a challenge however they performed well loosing narrowly to Kent and beating both Devon and Wales. The tour
was a great success, the girls were delighted to get the opportunity to represent their province away from home and it is hoped a similar trip can be arranged again next season. Several of this squad returned to England (Kent) several weeks later to represent Ireland U’15’s in a similar four-team tournament.

Leinster Girls U’15’s

Niamh Atcheler (Pembroke)
Laura Boylan    (The Hills)
Emma Cosgrove (Leinster)
Claire Carthy  (Rush)
Hanna De Burg Whyte (Leinster)
Laura Delany  (Leinster)
Kim Garth  (Pembroke)
Alice Hearnden (Leinster) 
Shauna Kavanagh (Pembroke)
Eve Kearney  (Leinster)
Hannah  Clark  (Leinster) 
 Louise McCarthy (Pembroke)
 Keara Pyne  (North Kildare)

Denise Delany (Manager)  
Barra MacNiocail (Coach)

Tour Results:

Day 1:  8th August 2007

Leinster U.15's 201 for 9 off 40 overs (L. McCarthy 45, H. de Burgh-Whyte 28, N. Atchelor 19, L. Delaney 18)

Kent U.13's 205 for 6 off 38.5 overs (L. McCarthy 7-0-29-3, L. Boylan 5-2-26-1, L. Delaney 7.5-0-27-1, K. Garth 7-0-27-1)

Kent won by 4 wickets.

Day 2:   9th August 2007

Devon U.13's 62 all out in 19.3 overs  (K. Pyne 2-2-0-2, L. Boylan 4-1-12-2, L. McCarthy 4-0-12-2, L. Delany 4-1-12-1)

Leinster U.15's 63 for 1 off 10.1 overs (N. Atchelor 38*, L. Delaney 8, K. Garth 5*)

Leinster won by 9 wickets

Day 3:  10th August 2007

Wales U.13's 155 all out in 26.2 overs  (L. Delany 4.2-0-19-3, S. Kavanagh 6-1-28-3,  K. Garth 3-0-19-2, L. McCarthy 6-0-29-1)

Leinster U.15's 157 for 5 in 26.3 overs  (L. Delany 57*, L. Boylan 28, H. de Burgh-Whyte 14*, K. Garth 12)

Leinster won by 5 wickets