Leinster Lightning

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Leinster Lightning
Personnel
CaptainGeorge Dockrell
CoachNigel Jones
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

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 and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup.

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) - 7 titles
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 , 2019 and 2020: Champions
Inter-Provincial Trophy - (T20) - 6 titles
2013, , , 2017, 2018 and 2020 : Champions

Current squad[]

  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Andrew Balbirnie double-dagger  Ireland (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Jack Tector  Ireland (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Tim Tector  Ireland (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
All-rounders
Kevin O'Brien double-dagger  Ireland (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Railway Union
Simi Singh double-dagger  Ireland (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
George Dockrell double-dagger  Ireland (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Leinster
Wicket-keepers
Lorcan Tucker double-dagger  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Pembroke
Jamie Grassi  Ireland (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Phoenix
Bowlers
Peter Chase double-dagger  Ireland (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Malahide
Gavin Hoey  Ireland (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right arm leg break Dublin University
Joshua Little double-dagger  Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 22) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium Pembroke
Barry McCarthy double-dagger  Ireland (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Pembroke
JJ Garth  Ireland (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm leg break Pembroke
Rory Anders  Ireland (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast YMCA
David O'Halloran  Ireland Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Malahide
James Newland  Ireland (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Left arm medium-fast Malahide
Source:[4]

Grounds[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Williamson Steps Down as Head Coach of Leinster Lightining | Cricket Ireland".
  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. ^ "Core squads announced for men's Inter-Provincial Series 2021 | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-04.

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