4-726: 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 , Leinster , Munster 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 and Down and part of Tyrone in Northern Ireland . The object of
8-718: A three-day Interprovincial Championship , featuring teams from Leinster , NCU and the North West . The NCU team is known as the Northern Knights . Connacht Cricket Union The Connacht Cricket Union is one of the five provincial governing bodies for cricket in Ireland . Along with the Leinster Cricket Union , Munster Cricket Union , Northern Cricket Union and North West Cricket Union , it makes up Cricket Ireland (formerly known as
12-676: The Irish Cricket Union). It is the main union under which cricket in the traditional Irish province of Connacht is played. It broke away from Munster Cricket Union and became a separate union in 2010, thus becoming the first Union to be formed in over 60 years. As of 2012, it has nine teams registered to the union, with seven playing in the League and eight in the Cups. It organises the Connacht Senior League (which
16-671: The NCU is "to promote and improve cricket generally in Northern Ireland among men and women, the able-bodied and the disabled". 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 since 1897. In 2005, there were 50 clubs fielding 137 teams affiliated to the union. In 2013, Cricket Ireland formed
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