2009 brought about another title triumph Waringstown – the second time they've shared the championship in the last five years, to go along with outright victories in 2000 and 2006.

When you examine their stats, it's hard to reconcile them with a championship winning side, particularly on the batting side of things. When I think of title wins, I think of heavy scorers at high averages, a prolific professional, and a couple of bowlers taking piles of wickets.

However with Waringstown it was a case of steady as she goes, as four players averages in the 30's and two went on to score more than 500 runs.

We'll start with the batting and it was a case of Ireland Under 19 players past and present. Lee Nelson impressed with 552 runs at 34.50. He made 5 fifties out of a meagre total of 15 made by the club in total – they didn't manage a century all season at senior level, which is really baffling.

James Hall was the top run scorer – his tally of 615 runs came at 34.17, and included three half centuries. He made just the one appearance in Irish colours in 2009, which helped Waringstown no end.

Kyle McCallan, despite a broken rib, still managed 21 appearance in Irish colours, which limited his Mid-Ulster showings to just 13. In that time he chipped in with 337 runs at 37.44, with three fifties to his credit.

Keith Morrison with 378 runs at 34.36, Simon Harrison 302 at 20.13, and Johnny Bushe's 275 at 22.92 are the other batters worthy of mention.

Staying with Bushe, and he was again pretty consistent behind the stumps, finishing with a haul of 14 catches and 6 stumpings. Others who made it into double figures with catches were Simon Harrison and Keith Morrison who got 13 each, while James Hall picked up 11.

Onto the bowlers, and it was case of spin dominating – Mc Callan weaved his magic to top the averages with a return of 21 at 13.71, but it was former Irish spinster Gary Kidd, who got the hair out of his eyes long enough to pick up 36 at 15.69, taking in the process the best Waringstown figures of the season – 5 for 24. After a shaky period, Kidd was back to his best in the latter stage of the year, and despite not figuring in the Ireland senior team, he did pick up the best bowling figures in European men's competition history, with the remarkable analysis of 8-15 against The Netherlands A team.

The spin theme continued as James Hall's all-round endeavours continued as he managed 21 wickets at 19.90, while Lee Nelson chipped in with 10 victims at 21.40.

Professional Tharaka Kottehawa didn't have the most prolific of seasons, and returned 21 wickets at just over 25. Simon Harrison impressed with 28 wickets at 19.20, while Simon Stokes was the only other player to reach double figures – his ten cost exactly 19 apiece.

What then does 2010 hold in store for the club – it's expected that various international commitments may well restrict their line ups, but they do have a pretty solid nucleus. While maybe not having the flair players of other clubs, they do have a pretty formidable bowling attack, well suited to the low slow wickets of the Province.

If they can add a professional of some calibre, they may well add more silverware to their collection – their displays in the various cups have been below par in recent times, and that is something they may well wish to rectify.