Cooke Collegians Cricket Club

Cooke Collegians Cricket Club is a cricket club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, playing in Section 2 of the NCU Senior League.
The club has been in existence since the merger of two of Belfast cricket clubs in 1998. Success followed with 14 trophies amassed in this time. Collegians and Cooke cricket clubs both played their cricket in Section 3 of the Northern Cricket Union Senior League prior to the amalgamation and the combined club retained this status.
Honours
*NCU Junior Cup: 1
**2011
Teams
Initially after the merger the club managed to field six Saturday teams. However the passing years has seen this number decline to only two teams as the initial impetus gained from the merger disappeared. Players have left or retired and they have not been replaced with younger players.
The first XI were relegated to Section Two in 2009. The Second XI finished third in Section 2:3.
Successes

* 1st XI - won promotion to Section 2 of the Northern Cricket Union Senior League at the first attempt, and winning the Barbados sixes competition played for by clubs throughout Ireland. Won Section Three in 2008.
* 2nd XI - won and retained the Intermediate Cup. In 2005 they gained promotion to Division 2 Section 1.
* 3rd XI - won in successive years sections 3, 2 and 1 of their Division. They were runners-up in the Minor Cup in 2005.
* 4th XI - won the Minor Qualifying Cup.
* The Club continues to contribute to the wider administration of cricket in the NCU where members serve as Secretary, Director, Treasurer, and League Secretary.

External reference
*Cooke Collegians Main Page
*Methodist College Belfast
Sources: Belfast Newsletter, Belfast Telegraph, Collegians Club Centenary Brochure.

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