Leinster Lightning

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.

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 wins6
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins6
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins5
Official websiteCricket Leinster

The team is located in Leinster province 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) - 6 titles
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 2019 : Champions
Inter-Provincial Cup - (50 over) - 6 titles
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 : 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
Andrew Balbirnie  Ireland (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakPembroke
Jack Tector Ireland (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
All-rounders
Gareth Delany Ireland———Leinster
Kevin O'Brien  Ireland (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984Right-handedRight arm medium-fastRailway Union
Simi Singh  Ireland (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
Fiachra Tucker Ireland (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997Right-handed—Pembroke
Wicket-keepers
Jamie Grassi Ireland (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998Right-handed—North County
Lorcan Tucker  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996Right-handed—Pembroke
Bowlers
Peter Chase  Ireland (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993Right-handedRight arm medium-fastMalahide
George Dockrell  Ireland (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxLeinster
Tyrone Kane  Ireland (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumMerrion
Joshua Little  Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999Left-handedLeft arm fastPembroke
Max Neville Ireland (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995Right-handedRight arm fastMerrion
Eddie Richardson  Ireland (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990Right-handedRight arm mediumNorth County
Andrew Sheridan Ireland———North County
Tom Stanton Ireland (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997Right-handedLeft arm mediumMerrion
Source:[4][5]

    Grounds
    For a complete list of grounds used by Leinster Lightning, see List of Leinster Lightning grounds.

    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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