{"id":596054,"date":"2026-08-17T13:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/596054\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:52:13","slug":"national-cup-win-cricket-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/596054\/","title":{"rendered":"National Cup win &#8211; Cricket Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ballyspallen have lifted this year\u2019s Evara National Cup after a convincing 162-run win over north-west rivals Glendermott at Clontarf on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opener Hassan Shahid struck 91 off 99 balls to lead the line, while Raveen Yasas (75), Curtis McElwee (44) and Graham Kennedy (43) offered valuable support as the \u2018spallen mounted 282-4 from their 40 overs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham Kennedy then came out and claimed 4-11 off 7 overs to ensure his side headed off any thoughts of their rivals mounting a serious challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was Ballyspallen\u2019s first Evara National Cup win \u2013 indeed, the first for a north-west club since its\u2019 inception as a competition in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live.nvplay.com\/play\/?tab=m_scorecard#m39f7e074-b570-4553-b374-f4bf5d257f8a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See full scorecard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"74361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3540012-944x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74361\"  data-\/><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" data-id=\"74360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3539741-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74360\"  data-\/><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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