Ulster Cup (cricket)


The O'Neills Ulster Cup is knock-out cricket competition in Ireland run jointly by the Northern Cricket Union and the North West Cricket Union. The top eight teams in the previous season’s NCU Premier League and North West Senior League 1 are eligible to take part. It is sponsored by O'Neills.
Matches are of 40 overs duration, but may be reduced to ten overs where delays or interruptions necessitate.
Waringstown are the current holders after they won the trophy for the first time beating Bready in the 2017 final
Brigade and Instonians are the most successful clubs in the competition with 4 wins each

List of finals

SeasonWinnersRunners-UpScoresNotes
1999Instonians
2000LisburnDonemana
2001BrigadeDonemana
2002North DownDownpatrick
2003BrigadeLimavady
2004DonemanaLimavady
2005StrabaneArdmore
Strabane 124-4 ;
Ardmore 102-9.
Strabane won by 22 runs.
2006North DownLimavady
2007InstoniansNorth DownNorth Down 206-5 ;
Instonians 210-2.
Instonians won by 8 wickets.
2008LimavadyStrabaneLimavady 170-8;
Strabane 166-8.
Limavady won by 4 runs.
2009Civil Service NorthNorth Down
2010InstoniansLimavadyLimavady 160 all out ;
Instonians 161-6.
Instonians won by 4 wickets.
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2011InstoniansNorth DownLimavady 121 all out ;
Instonians 127-6.
Instonians won by 4 wickets.
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2012BrigadeCivil Service North of IrelandBrigade won by 43 runs.-
2013ColeraineWaringstownColeraine won by 35 runs.-
2014BreadyWaringstownBready 185-9
Waringstown 91
Bready won by 94 runs.
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2015North DownInstoniansNorth Down 233-6
Instonians 120-4
North Down won by 10 runs .
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2016BrigadeArdmoreBrigade 163
Ardmore 14-1
Brigade won 3-2 in a bowl-out.
2017WaringstownBreadyWaringstown 158-7
Bready 79
Waringstown beat Bready by 79 runs.

Summary of winners

Summary of winners by province