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The Stu Daultrey Column (2008-2009)

August 25
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Leinster had a surprising and surprisingly easy victory over North County at a sun-drenched Rathmines today. But it didn't start that way.
August 23
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It was an odd weekend, beginning on Friday with a match that started off very ordinarily and got progressively worse, and finishing on Saturday with a match in which one team was very ordinary and the other forgot to turn up.
July 27
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A busy weekend for Stu sees him watch Pembroke lose twice. No play at The Hills on Monday night.
June 22
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Clontarf defeat Merrion in Leinster Cup while Reinhardt Strydom scores brilliant hundred as YMCA beat CYM in league.
June 8
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When it's good, Irish Senior club cricket is very good, but when it drops below that high standard it is really very poor.
26 May
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The start times for this weekend's fixtures were changed more often than Brian Cowan's excuses for ruining the economy.
18 May
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The weekend weather forecast was poor, but I managed to witness a good contest on Saturday.
11 May
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I chose my match wisely, the one that turned out to be the closest contest, between Malahide and last year's finalists Donemana.
24 April
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I saw my first swallows yesterday, and I no longer will have to look for Lord Lucan, John Stonehouse, Reggie Perrin and the other members of Arsenal's alleged defence.
23 September
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The LCU fixture computer allowed me to monitor the promotion and relegation battles in the WMK League
10 September
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I drove up to Derry for the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup Final and checked into the White Horse to wait for the North County boys to arrive.
2 September
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Using my new EazyPass, I drove across the Eastlink bridge on my way to watch the Antalis Senior Cup Final.
25 August
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I missed the semi-final between County and Railway ñ nobody told me when it was going to be played!
5 August
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Moving the Irish Cup Final from its far from neutral venue of Malahide to its equally far from neutral venue of Strabane.
27 July
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A visit to The Hills to watch Scotland overcome the challenge of Italy in the European Championship.
26 July
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A visit to The Hills where The Netherlands went down to Italy in a major European Championship shock.
7 July
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A visit to the Irish Cup match between Merrion and Limavady - and what are the UK teams going to do about the continuing southern dominance?
30 June
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An hour after the scheduled start time Leinster were batting against a bowler, a keeper and three fielders.
12 May
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Lots of bangs off the field, but very few on it, as Stu searches desperately for a close contest.
22 April
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After a prolonged absence, and under the influence of F Scott Fitzgerald, Stu Daultrey returns to Dublin cricket.