Dalkey Archives

After two heavy defeats to DUMP and Malahide CC, the Archivists returned to the familiar setting of St. Columba’s College on Sunday to play in the Handbags Tournament, a triangular […]

Match cancelled due to heavy rain. Which is a shame, because we had quite a strong team.

A fantastic cricket match took place at Malahide last Friday as the underdog visitors dodged the rain to chase down a target of 119 with a few balls to spare. […]

It was probably easier for a 1950s Catholic to get into Trinity College than for a member of the public during the time of Covid 19. Trinity College’s coronavirus regulations […]

Dalkey Archives headed north to Balbriggan on a muggy Friday evening, seven days deep into the longest Irish heatwave in recent history. For those of a certain age, the current […]

Our away match to Wicklow CC normally comes at the beginning of the season under grey skies. However, we headed out to Bray last Friday in the middle of July […]

Buoyed by their victory against Merrion CC the week before, the Archivists headed west to the beautifully manicured grounds of Terenure College to face the Terenure Walnuts on a mild, […]

DACC v Merrion: The Lambs Stop Screaming There was the ‘micro’ picture and the ‘macro’ picture. As to the former, it was three defeats on the trot in 2021; as […]

On an unseasonably warm June evening, the Archives gathered for our third match of the summer. Our first home match of the season brought a welcome return to the beautiful […]

Malahide stopped the rot of recent years with a fairly facile win over the Archives last Friday night, as some sloppy bowling (much of it my fault*) and early season […]

The day finally came. As Covid-19 restrictions were eased, the Dalkey Archives travelled into scary North Dublin to meet a formidable Chapelizod team – our first match of 2021. Of […]