Leinster Lightning

Leinster Lightning
Personnel
Captain John Anderson
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 4
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins 2
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins 2
Official website: Cricket Leinster

Leinster Lightning is one of three provincial cricket team 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]

Current squad

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
John Anderson double-dagger  Ireland 6 October 1982 Right-handed Right arm off break Merrion Captain
Andrew Balbirnie double-dagger  Ireland 28 December 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Ed Joyce double-dagger  Ireland[lower-alpha 1] 22 September 1978 Left-handed Right arm medium Merrion
Jack Tector  Ireland 2 September 1996 Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Sean Terry double-dagger  Ireland 1 August 1991 Right-handed Right arm off break The Hills
All-rounders
Gareth Delany  Ireland — — — Leinster
Kevin O'Brien double-dagger  Ireland 4 March 1984 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Railway Union
Simi Singh double-dagger  Ireland 4 February 1987 Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Fiachra Tucker  Ireland 5 December 1997 Right-handed — Pembroke
Wicket-keepers
Jamie Grassi  Ireland 9 October 1998 Right-handed — North County
Lorcan Tucker double-dagger  Ireland 10 September 1996 Right-handed — Pembroke
Bowlers
Peter Chase double-dagger  Ireland 9 October 1993 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Malahide
George Dockrell double-dagger  Ireland 22 July 1992 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Leinster
Bobby Gamble  England 25 January 1995 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast YMCA
Tyrone Kane double-dagger  Ireland 8 July 1994 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Merrion
Joshua Little double-dagger  Ireland 1 November 1999 Left-handed Left arm fast Pembroke
Max Neville  Ireland 21 January 1995 Right-handed Right arm fast Merrion
Eddie Richardson double-dagger  Ireland 22 July 1990 Right-handed Right arm medium North County
Andrew Sheridan  Ireland — — — North County
Max Sorensen double-dagger  Ireland 18 November 1985 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium The Hills
Tom Stanton  Ireland 21 September 1997 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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