Author: Enda Mulcahy

Pesapallo on Independence Day at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland 6 December

Pesapallo World Cup 2019 Logo
Pesapallo World Cup 2019 Logo [Reference: 1]

About

Pesapallo is the Finnish version of Baseball and is their National Sport. It has an unusual form of pitching and players run zig-zags through bases. There is a game played on their National Holiday every year at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland.

Here is a Video of the sport from the New York Times, as shared by the Irish-Finnish Society on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

References

Logos

[1] Sponsor my Event (2020) LOGO World-Cup-Pesäpallo-Pune-2019 – Copy [Internet] Available from: https://cdn.filepicker.io/api/file/YAItHNJTLKnALYELy7Qu [Accessed 13 November 2020]

Social Media

[2] Irish-Finnish Society Facebook (2019) Video [Internet] Available from:  https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Howard.

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Last Updated: 13 November 2020

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GAA Rounders Alpen Cup Mixed 2017

GAA Rounders Logo
GAA Rounders Logo [Reference: 1]

League Table

 PWDLWOFPPts
Ascaro Rovigo GAA (C)2110–69
Rovigo BSC2101–68
Zurich Inneoin GAA2011–67
GAA Rounders Alpen Cup Mixed 2017 [Reference: 2]

(C) Winners of “Casetta Rossoblu Trophy” (All games played in Rovigo, Italy)

Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
14.10.2017Ascaro Rovigo11Zurich Inneoin11
14.10.2017Rovigo BSC10Ascaro Rovigo11
14.10.2017Zurich Inneoin9Rovigo BSC12
GAA Rounders Alpen Cup Mixed 2017 [Reference: 2]

Report

While there are versions of Rounders played in Britain and Australia, the Alpen Cup in 2017 between the GAA Clubs Zurich Inneoin (Switzerland), Ascaroro Rovigo GAA (Italy) and Rovigo Baseball and Softball Club was the first time GAA Rounders was played outside Ireland. Ascaro Rovigo GAA took home the “Casseta Rossoblu Trophy” with a defeat of Rovigo BSC after drawing with Zurich Inneoin. Rovigo BSC finished second.

References

Websites

[2] Gaelic Games Europe (2017)GAA Rounders Alpen Cup – “Casetta Rossoblu Trophy” 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgameseurope.com/gaa-rounders-alpen-cup-casetta-rossoblu-trophy-2017/ [Accessed 14 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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Last Updated: 11 November 2020

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Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2012-2018

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Logo
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Logo [Reference: 1]

WLBU Division 1 2012

PWDLRFRAPts
Grange Catholics (P)14110322
Grange Albion12100220
Whitechurch Robins1060412
Rumney Ladies1150610
Canton Cross114078
Fairwater Social104068
Gower Sports124088
Peter Lea Ospreys1420124
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2012 [Reference: 2]

WLBU Division 1 2013

PWDLRFRAPts
Gower Sports (P)14130126
Grange Albion14120224
Canton Cross1490518
Whitechurch Robins1480616
Fairwater Ospreys144199
Fairwater Social144199
St. Peter’s B1430116
Rumney Ladies1420124
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2013 [Reference: 3]

WLBU Division 1 2014

PWDLRFRAPts

WLBU Division 1 2015

PWDLRFRAPts
Fairwater Ladies (C)12100220
Canton Cross1270514
Rumney Ladies1270514
Malpas Ladies1250710
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2015 [Reference: 4]

WLBU Division 1 2016

PWDLRFRAPts
Fairwater Ladies (P)962114
Rumney Ladies952212
Starlets1042410
Canton Cross93248
Eastern Ladies10010010
Malpas Ladies90272
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2016 [Reference: 5]

WLBU Division 1 2017

PWDLRFRAPts
Starlets (P)12120024
Railway Ladies12100220
Gower Sports B1260612
Llandaff North RFC1260612
St. Albans1250710
Splott Sluggers123096
St. Peter’s1200120
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2017 [Reference: 6]

WLBU Division 1 2018

PWDLPct
Railway Ladies (P)16140288
Caerau Nomads16110569
Malpas RFC15100567
St. Albans15100567
Llandaff North RFC1680850
Splott Sluggers1680850
Fairwater Social1570847
Gower Sports B1510147
St. Peter’s RFC1610156
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 2018 [Reference: 7]

Report

The Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Division 1 was the second level of Welsh Baseball from 2012 to 2018, and the Division Champions gained automatic promotion to the Premier League. The Division 1 Champions fron 2012 to 2018 were Grange Catholics (2012), Gower Sports (2013), Fairwater Ladies (2015 and 2016), Stalets (2017) and Railway Ladies (2018).

About Welsh Baseball

Welsh Baseball is a version of Rounders played primarily in South Wales, and also in Liverpool, where it is known as English Baseball. It is like a cross between Baseball, Rounders and Cricket. During the latter half of the 19th Century, the famous A.G. Spalding of Major League Baseball fame organised a Baseball Tour of England and Ireland, and in the process played a number of games against English and Welsh Rounders teams, who adopted some of the rules (such as tagging a playerout with the ball and two-handed batting). It kept the poles rather than flat bases and left the diamond in an irregular shape with all four sides unequal in length. Welsh Baseball also has a bat more like a Cricket Bat than a Baseball Bat, and it tapers towards the handle. According to sources in referenced in the articles below, Irish immigrants to Liverpool and South Wales were numerous among the Working Classes playing the game in the 20th Century. It is still played in South Wales and Liverpool but is now mostly a Children’s and Teenagers Game.

References

Logos

[1] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Facebook Page (2017) Profile Picture April 12 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/21387949710/photos/a.10154678147744711.1073741828.21387949710/10155257824239711/?type=3&theater [Accessed 30 November 2017]

Internet Archive

[2] Internet Archive – Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2014) 2012 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20120722134948/http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=12 [Accessed 11 August 2017]

Websites

[3] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=13 [Accessed 17 December 2016]

[4] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2015-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[5] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2016) 2016 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2016-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[6] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2017) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[7] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2018) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables-2/ [Accessed 16 September 2018

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kate Hartnett, Cardiff University.

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Last Updated: 11 November 2020

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Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Premier Division 2012-2018

Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Logo
Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Logo [Reference: 1]

WLBU Premier Division 2012

PWDLPts
Pill Harriers13110222
Llandaff Ladies11100120
Llanrumney United1160512
St. Peter’s A1060412
Pengam Moors A1250710
Fairwater Ladies84048
Caerau A113086
St. Joseph’s A1200120

[2]

WLBU Premier Division 2013

PWDLPts
Llandaff Ladies14140028
Pill Harriers14100420
Llanrumney United14100420
Caerau A1490518
Grange Catholics1450910
Pengam Moors1450910
St. Joseph’s1430116
St. Peter’s A1400140

[3]

WLBU Premier Division 2014

PWDLPts

WLBU Premier Division 2015

PWDLPts
Llanrumney United14140028
Caerau Ladies14120224
Llanishen RFC1490518
St. Joseph’s RFC1360712
Gower Sports A1420124

[4]

WLBU Premier Division 2016

PWDLPts
Llanrumney United962114
Newport Ladies1462114
Llanishen RFC1042410
Gower Sports A92256
Caerau Ladies10010010
St. Joseph’s90272

[5]

WLBU Premier Division 2017

PWDLPts
Newport Ladies14140028
Fairwater Ladies14101321
Llanrumney United14101321
Gower Sports A1480616
St. Joseph’s1470714
Canton Cross1430116
Rumney Ladies1430116
Fairwater Social1400140

[6]

WLBU Premier Division 2018

PWDLPct
Newport Ladies13111185
Llanrumney United1290375
St. Joseph’s Ladies1280467
Diamond Ladies1160555
Gower Sports A1341831
Canton Cross1231825
Rumney Ladies1301120

[7]

About Welsh Baseball

Welsh Baseball is a version of Rounders played primarily in South Wales, and also in Liverpool, where it is known as English Baseball. It is like a cross between Baseball, Rounders and Cricket. During the latter half of the 19th Century, the famous A.G. Spalding of Major League Baseball fame organised a Baseball Tour of England and Ireland, and in the process played a number of games against English and Welsh Rounders teams, who adopted some of the rules (such as tagging a playerout with the ball and two-handed batting). It kept the poles rather than flat bases and left the diamond in an irregular shape with all four sides unequal in length. Welsh Baseball also has a bat more like a Cricket Bat than a Baseball Bat, and it tapers towards the handle. According to sources in referenced in the articles below, Irish immigrants to Liverpool and South Wales were numerous among the Working Classes playing the game in the 20th Century. It is still played in South Wales and Liverpool but is now mostly a Children’s and Teenagers Game.

References

[1] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union Facebook Page (2017) Profile Picture April 12 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/21387949710/photos/a.10154678147744711.1073741828.21387949710/10155257824239711/?type=3&theater [Accessed 30 November 2017]

Websites

[2] Internet Archive – Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2014) 2012 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20120722134948/http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=12 [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[3] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2013) 2013 League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.wlbu.co.uk/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=13 [Accessed 17 December 2016]

[4] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2015) 2015 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2015-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[5] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2016) 2016 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2016-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[6] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2017) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables/ [Accessed 11 August 2017]

[7] Welsh Ladies Baseball Union (2018) 2017 League Tables [Internet] Available from; http://www.wlbu.org/2017-league-tables-2/ [Accessed 16 September 2018

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kate Hartnett, Cardiff University.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 November 2020

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Rounders Home Internationals U16-Adult 2007

National Rounders Association Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Table

PWLPts
England Adult55015
Wales65115
England U185329
England U215329
England U16 Development5236
England U16 Senior5143
England U175050
Rounders Home Internationals U16-Adult 2007 [Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Results

WE AdE U21E U18E U17E U16SE U16D
Walesxxx3.0-8.58.0-3.06.5-1.55.0-3.54.0-2.511.0-4.5
England Adult8.5-3.0xxx9.0-2.54.5-1.010.5-5.06.0-0.5
England U213.0-8.0xxx4.0-5.57.0-3.55.5-4.57.0-2.0
England U181.5-6.52.5-9.05.5-4.0xxx5.0-3.55.0-9.5
England U173.5-5.01.0-4.53.5-7.0xxx4.0-6.05.0-5.5
England U16S2.5-4.05.0-10.54.5-5.53.5-5.06.0-4.0xxx
England U16D4.5-11.00.5-6.02.0-7.09.5-5.05.5-5.0xxx
Rounders Home Internationals U16-Adult 2007 [Reference: 2]

Report

England won the Rounders Home Internationals (Adult to U16) on 20th May 2007, with Wales in second, followed by England Under 21, England Under 17, England Under 16 Development, England Under 16 Senior and England Under 18.

References

[1] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) hdr13 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070808185830im_/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/images/hdr13.gif [Accessed 9 October 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) Scotland v England Away results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071222182908/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/internationals/dyncat.cfm?catid=28195 [Accessed 3 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 October 2020

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Rounders Home Internationals U15 Bristol 2007

National Rounders Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Final Table

PWLPts
England U15 Senior 44012
England U14 Senior4319
Scotland U154226
England U15 Development4133
Wales U154040
Rounders Home Internationals U15 Bristol 2007 [Reference: 2]

Results

E U14SW U15S U15E U15SE U15D
England U14Sxxx11.0-4.511.0-2.56.5-7.57.0-5.5
Wales U154.5-11.0xxx2.5-5.51.0-13.03.0-9.5
Scotland U152.5-11.05.5-2.5xxx2.0-7.06.0-3.0
England U15S7.5-6.513.0-1.07.0-2.0xxx6.0-2.0
England U15D5.5-7.09.5-3.03.0-6.02.0-6.0xxx
Rounders Home Internationals U15 Bristol 2007 [Reference: 2]

Report

England Under 15 Senior won the Rounders Home International Under 15 Event in Bristol 2007, followed by England Under 14 Senior, Scotland Under 15, England Under 1 Development and Wales U

References

[1] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) hdr13 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070808185830im_/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/images/hdr13.gif [Accessed 9 October 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) Scotland v England Away results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071222182908/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/internationals/dyncat.cfm?catid=28195 [Accessed 3 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 October 2020

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Rounders Home Internationals U13-U14 Bristol 2007

National Rounders Association Logo [Reference: 1]

Standings

PWLPts
England U13 Senior3309
England U13 Development3309
England U14 Development4226
Scotland U134133
Wales U144040
Rounders Home International Event U13-U14 Bristol 2007 [Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Results

E U13SE U13DE U14DS U13W U14
England U13 Sxxx–7.0-6.08.5-3.511.0-6.0
England U13 D–xxx9.5-6.58.5-3.013.5-1.0
England U14 D6.0-7.06.5-7.5xxx7.0-3.06.5-4.5
Scotland U133.5-7.53.0-8.53.0-7.0xxx6.5-5.5
Wales U146.0-11.01.0-13.54.5-6.55.5-6.5xxx
Rounders Home International Event U13-U14 Bristol 2007 [Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Report

England U13 Senior and England U13 Development finished top of the Rounders Home Internationals for Under 13 and Under 14s in Bristol in 2007. England Under 14 Development finished third, and then Scotland Under 13 and Wales Under 14.

References

[1] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) hdr13 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070808185830im_/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/images/hdr13.gif [Accessed 9 October 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) Scotland v England Away results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071222182908/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/internationals/dyncat.cfm?catid=28195 [Accessed 3 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 October 2020

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Rounders Home Internationals U13-U14 2007

National Rounders Association Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

PWLRFPts
England U135504115
England U1454148½12
Scotland U1453227½9
Isle of Man U14523266
Scotland U13 A51424½3
Scotland U13 B505130
Rounders Home Internationals U13-U14 2007 [Reference: 2]

Results

S U13AS U13 BS U14E U13E U14IOM U14
Scotland U13 Axxx10½-4½4½-112½-102½-124½-5
Scotland U13 B4½-10½xxx2-8½-10½2½-103½-10½
Scotland U1411-4½8-2xxx½-4½2-8½6-5
England U1310-2½10½-½4½-½xxx9½-7½6½-1
England U1412-2½10-2½8½-27½-9½xxx10½-4½
Isle of Man U145-4½10½-3½5-61-6½4½-10½xxx
Rounders Home Internationals U13-U14 2007 [Reference: 2]

Report

England’s Under 13 Rounders team won the Scotland v England Internationals in 2007, winning all five matches against England Under 14, Scotland Under 14, Isle of Man Under 14, Scotland Under 13 A, and Scotland Under 13 B.

References

[1] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) hdr13 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070808185830im_/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/images/hdr13.gif [Accessed 9 October 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] National Rounders Association | Wayback Machine (2007) Scotland v England Away results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20071222182911/http://www.nra-rounders.co.uk/internationals/dyncat.cfm?catid=28899 [Accessed 3 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 October 2020

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