Leinster Lightning

Leinster Lightning
Personnel
Captain George Dockrell
Coach Albert van der Merwe
Owner Cricket Leinster
Team information
Founded 2013
Home ground Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Capacity 11,500
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins 5
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins 4
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins 5
Official website: Cricket 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

  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
John Anderson double-dagger Ireland6 October 1982Right-handedRight arm off breakMerrionCaptain
Andrew Balbirnie double-dagger Ireland28 December 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakPembroke
Ed Joyce double-dagger Ireland[lower-alpha 1]22 September 1978Left-handedRight arm mediumMerrion
Jack Tector Ireland2 September 1996Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
Sean Terry double-dagger Ireland1 August 1991Right-handedRight arm off breakThe Hills
All-rounders
Gareth Delany Ireland———Leinster
Kevin O'Brien double-dagger Ireland4 March 1984Right-handedRight arm medium-fastRailway Union
Simi Singh double-dagger Ireland4 February 1987Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
Fiachra Tucker Ireland5 December 1997Right-handed—Pembroke
Wicket-keepers
Jamie Grassi Ireland9 October 1998Right-handed—North County
Lorcan Tucker double-dagger Ireland10 September 1996Right-handed—Pembroke
Bowlers
Peter Chase double-dagger Ireland9 October 1993Right-handedRight arm medium-fastMalahide
George Dockrell double-dagger Ireland22 July 1992Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxLeinster
Bobby Gamble England25 January 1995Right-handedRight arm medium-fastYMCA
Tyrone Kane double-dagger Ireland8 July 1994Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumMerrion
Joshua Little double-dagger Ireland1 November 1999Left-handedLeft arm fastPembroke
Max Neville Ireland21 January 1995Right-handedRight arm fastMerrion
Eddie Richardson double-dagger Ireland22 July 1990Right-handedRight arm mediumNorth County
Andrew Sheridan Ireland———North County
Max Sorensen double-dagger Ireland18 November 1985Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumThe Hills
Tom Stanton Ireland21 September 1997Right-handedLeft arm mediumMerrion
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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