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Irish Senior Cup (cricket)

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The RSA Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup is the most important knock-out cricket competition in Ireland, organised by Cricket Ireland and comprising the top teams from each of Ireland's four provincial unions (Leinster, Munster, NCU and North West. It was sponsored initially by Schweppes and then Royal Liver, and the current sponsor is RSA. It was renamed in honour of Bob Kerr, who died at the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Matches are of 50-overs duration, but may be reduced to ten overs where delays or interruptions necessitate.

Each team must contain not less than nine players fully eligible to play for Ireland in all competitions.

North County are the most successful team in the competition with 5 wins, their last coming in 2008

Merrion are the current holders after beating Waringstown by 56 runs in the 2016 final

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Irish Senior Cup (cricket) Wikipedia