As cricket, like everything else, remains suspended the first truly busy weekend of the season left grounds around the province quiet.
The highest profile competition at this time of year, the IBI Corporate Finance Senior League Cup, should have started on Saturday with a series of keenly contested matches. The first weekend of the season is always a nervous one, with clubs looking to see how their pitches will play, how the changes to the team will bed in and how their opposition are looking for the games to come.
In the absence of this season launch, the Cricket Leinster Twitter Account ran a series of polls to decide the results for the first round of matches in the Virtual IBI Corporate Finance SLC.
There was a great reaction to the polls, with various clubs looking to marshal resources to 'get out the vote'. Over 1500 votes were cast and overall an audience of over 16,000 was reached. This is a great indication of the interest levels in cricket in the province.
Based on the percentage votes cast the following virtual tables have been produced.
| Virtual Senior League Cup - Group A | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
| Pembroke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Leinster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Merrion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Rush | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dublin University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| North Kildare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cork County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Virtual Senior League Cup - Group B | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
| YMCA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| North County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Clontarf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Terenure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Malahide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| The Hills | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Balbriggan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Railway Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
These tables will be updated as the competition progresses and the best way to make sure that your team gets as many points is to increase their percentage vote!
The next round is Sunday 26th and the matches are as follows, watch out for the tweets on Sunday morning and back your club!!
| Pembroke vs Rush |
| Cork County vs Merrion |
| Leinster vs Dublin University |
| North Kildare vs Phoenix |
| YMCA vs Clontarf |
| Balbriggan vs Railway Union |
| Malahide vs Terenure |
| North County vs The Hills |
Everyone at Cricket Leinster would like to thank IBI Corporate Finance for their ongoing and unstinting support of cricket in Leinster and in particular the CEO Tom Godfrey and COO Jacinta Brosnan.
IBI Corporate Finance is Ireland’s leading corporate finance firm, experts at taking control of financial deals and making them happen. Focused on advising clients in mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and international. They have a consistent number one ranking in corporate finance surveys of the Irish market in terms of deals completed and provide the highest level of independent financial insights, delivered with honesty and integrity.