Results (Ireland)

Date	Rounders Team		Softball Team
	Softball Game
31.05.82	Lakelands GAA (Dublin)	3	Leinster Softball	24
	Rounders Game
31.05.82	Lakelands GAA (Dublin)	5	Leinster Softball	13

Reference: [1]

Results (America)

Date	Rounders Team		Softball Team
	Boys Softball Game
04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	8	Annunciation School Haverstown	8
	Girls Softball Game
04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	7	Annunciation School Haverstown	3
	Boys Softball Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	11	Brookline Civic	2
	Girls Softball Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	5	Brookline Civic	5
	Rounders Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	11	Brookline Civic	11

Reference: [2]

Report

Rounders & Softball games were arranged between Lakelands GAA of Stillorgan in Dublin and a team of International Softball Players from America & Japan (undoubtedly from the Leinster Softball League which started up in 1982 involving 3 American Teams, 1 Japanese and 1 Irish).

The first match, played under Softball Rules ended 24-3 to the Internationals, the second game, under Rounders rules was more competitive, with the Internationals winning again 13-5.

Skryne GAA also made a trip to the USA in April, where the boys and girls played Softball matches against local schools – the Skryne boys and girls both winning one mmatch and drawing another. The Brookline coach requested a game of Rounders after their Softball games, which ended 11-all.

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1982) “Lakelands Rounders” Evening Herald Thursday, June 3, 1982. pg. 14.

[2] Anon. (1982) “Youth Beat” Meath Chronicle Saturday, November 13, 1982. pg. 13.

Note: Past editions of the Evening Herald & Meath Chronicle are available to view at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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