Leinster Lightning

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Leinster Lightning
Personnel
CaptainGeorge Dockrell
CoachNigel Jones
OwnerCricket Leinster
Team information
ColoursBlue
Founded2013
Home groundSydney Parade
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins6
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins7
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins8
Official websiteCricket Leinster

Leinster Lightning is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup.

The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster.

History[edit]

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

In January 2015, Ted Williamson was announced as the new head coach, taking over at the helm from Trent Johnston.[1] Under his coaching, Leinster Lightning took a clean-sweep of trophies in the 2015 and 2016 seasons before he stepped down from the position.[2]

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.[3][4]

In 2019, Nigel Jones was appointed to the role of Head Coach and Pathway Manager.[5] Following the 2019 season the Inter-Provincial Championship was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has yet to return.[6]

In the history of the Inter-provincial series, Lightning have won 21 of the available 29 trophies.[7]

2023 was the first season in which the team failed to win at least one competition.

Honours[edit]

Inter-Provincial Championship - (First Class) - 6 titles
Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 2019
Inter-Provincial Cup - (List A) - 8 titles
Winners: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 , 2019, 2020 and 2021
Inter-Provincial Trophy - (T20) - 7 titles
Winners: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022

Current squad[edit]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Andrew Balbirnie  Ireland (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Harry Tector  Ireland (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm off-break YMCA
Jack Tector  Ireland (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Tim Tector  Ireland (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
Greg Ford  South Africa (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Balbriggan
Seamus Lynch  Ireland (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 21) Right-handed — Terenure
Adam Rosslee  South Africa (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) Left-handed — YMCA
Christopher De Freitas  South Africa (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Right arm medium Balbriggan
Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin  Ireland (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off break The Hills
All-rounders
Simi Singh  Ireland (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm off break YMCA
George Dockrell  Ireland (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Leinster Captain
Fionn Hand  Ireland (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Clontarf
Sam Harbinson  Australia (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm medium Merrion
Wicket-keepers
Lorcan Tucker  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27) Right-handed — Pembroke
Mark Donegan  Ireland (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25) Left-handed — The Hills
Riley Mudford  New Zealand (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22) Right-handed — Railway Union
Bowlers
Reuben Wilson  Ireland (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 17) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium YMCA
Gavin Hoey  Ireland (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm leg break Dublin University
Mikey O'Reilly  Ireland (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium YMCA
Josh Little  Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium Pembroke
Barry McCarthy  Ireland (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Pembroke
David Delany  Ireland (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Right arm fast Clontarf
David O'Halloran  Ireland (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Malahide
Amish Sidhu  India (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Phoenix
Joe Carroll  Australia (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium Leinster
Sean McNicholl  Australia (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium The Hills
Source:[8]

Grounds[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Easdown, Craig (16 January 2015). "Ted Williamson Appointed as Lightning Head Coach". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Easdown, Craig (26 August 2016). "Williamson Steps Down as Head Coach of Leinster Lightning". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Nigel Jones appointed as Lightning Head Coach & Pathway Manager". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Interpros to return next month". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 FC+LA+T20 match individual most matches for Leinster Lightning". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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