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Leinster Lightning
Personnel
CaptainGeorge Dockrell
CoachAlbert van der Merwe
OwnerCricket Leinster
Team information
Founded2013
Home groundMalahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Capacity11,500
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins5
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins4
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins5
Official websiteCricket Leinster

Leinster Lightning is one of three provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the North West Warriors and Northern Knights it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy & Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup.

The team is located in Leinster province of Republic of Ireland and is managed by Cricket Leinster.

History

In 2013, Cricket Ireland formed the three-day Interprovincial Championship, featuring teams from Leinster, the NCU and the North West. The Leinster team is known as Leinster Lightning.

In February 2015, they announced Ted Williamson as their coach, taking over at the helm from Trent Johnston. Under his coaching, Leinster Lightning took a clean-sweep of trophies in the 2015 and 2016 seasons before he stepped down from the position.[1]

Up to and including the 2016 Inter-Provincial Championship, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council meeting in October 2016, first-class status was awarded to all future matches.[2][3]

Honours

Inter-Provincial Championship - (First Class) - 5 titles
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship : Champions
Inter-Provincial Cup - (50 over) - 4 titles
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup : Champions
Inter-Provincial Trophy - (T20) - 5 titles
2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy  : Champions

Current squad

  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
John Anderson ‡  Ireland (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm off break Merrion Captain
Andrew Balbirnie ‡  Ireland (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Ed Joyce ‡  Ireland[a] (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 45) Left-handed Right arm medium Merrion
Jack Tector  Ireland (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Sean Terry ‡  Ireland (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm off break The Hills
All-rounders
Gareth Delany  Ireland — — — Leinster
Kevin O'Brien ‡  Ireland (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Railway Union
Simi Singh ‡  Ireland (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Fiachra Tucker  Ireland (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed — Pembroke
Wicket-keepers
Jamie Grassi  Ireland (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed — North County
Lorcan Tucker ‡  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27) Right-handed — Pembroke
Bowlers
Peter Chase ‡  Ireland (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Malahide
George Dockrell ‡  Ireland (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Leinster
Bobby Gamble  England (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast YMCA
Tyrone Kane ‡  Ireland (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Merrion
Joshua Little ‡  Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Left arm fast Pembroke
Max Neville  Ireland (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm fast Merrion
Eddie Richardson ‡  Ireland (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm medium North County
Andrew Sheridan  Ireland — — — North County
Max Sorensen ‡  Ireland (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium The Hills
Tom Stanton  Ireland (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Left arm medium Merrion
Source:[4][5]
  1. ^ Joyce has also played international cricket for England.

References

  1. ^ http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/williamson-steps-down-as-head-coach-of-leinster-lightining
  2. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Lightning name strong squad". CricketEurope. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Van Der Merwe disappointed at Munster over selections". CricketEurope. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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