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The semi-finals of the men’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup and the preliminary final of the women’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup have been drawn, with matches to take place on Sunday 14 August 2022.
The semi-finals are as follows (home teams listed first):
Men’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup – Semi-Final Draw
To be played: 14 August 2022
• The Hills or Clontarf v Cork Harlequins
• CIYMS v Newbuildings
The two winners will then play in the final in Cork on 21 August.
Women’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup – Preliminary Final Draw
To be played: 14 August 2022
• Fox Lodge v CSNI
The winner will go on to play Merrion in the final in Cork on 21 August.
Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup
The men’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup began in 2017, featuring the provincial T20 cup winners from each provincial union playing two national semi-finals, with the winner of the subsequent final going on to be Irish cricket’s representative in the next year’s European Cricket League.
Previous winners of the men’s Cup have been:
• 2021: Brigade Cricket Club
• 2020: YMCA Cricket Club
• 2019: CIYMS Cricket Club
• 2018: Waringstown Cricket Club
• 2017: Clontarf Cricket Club
The women’s Clear Currency All-Ireland T20 Cup was introduced last year for the first time, with a preliminary final played between the provincial T20 cup winners from the North West Cricket Union and Northern Cricket Union, with the winner to take on the provincial T20 cup winners from Cricket Leinster in the final.
The winner of the women’s Cup last year was Pembroke Cricket Club.
Name of Author: Cricket Ireland
Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.
