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

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

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Andrew Balbirnie Ireland28 December 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakPembroke
Harry Tector Ireland6 December 1999Right-handedRight arm off-breakYMCA
Jack Tector Ireland2 September 1996Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
Tim Tector Ireland7 March 2003Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
Greg Ford South Africa9 May 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg breakBalbriggan
Seamus Lynch  Ireland 10 August 2002 Right-handed — Terenure
Adam Rosslee  South Africa 12 September 2003 Left-handed — YMCA
Christopher De Freitas  South Africa 2 June 2002 Left-handed Right arm medium Balbriggan
Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin  Ireland 30 April 1994 Right-handed Right arm off break The Hills
All-rounders
Simi Singh Ireland4 February 1987Right-handedRight arm off breakYMCA
George Dockrell Ireland22 July 1992Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxLeinsterCaptain
Fionn Hand  Ireland 1 July 1998 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Clontarf
Sam Harbinson  Australia 31 March 1995 Right-handed Right arm medium Merrion
Wicket-keepers
Lorcan Tucker Ireland10 September 1996Right-handed—Pembroke
Mark Donegan Ireland21 December 1998Left-handed—The Hills
Riley Mudford  New Zealand 11 August 2001 Right-handed — Railway Union
Bowlers
Reuben Wilson Ireland17 September 2006Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumYMCA
Gavin Hoey  Ireland 5 November 2001 Right-handed Right arm leg break Dublin University
Mikey O'Reilly Ireland2 July 2002Left-handedLeft arm fast-mediumYMCA
Josh Little Ireland1 November 1999Right-handedLeft arm fast-mediumPembroke
Barry McCarthy Ireland13 September 1992Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumPembroke
David Delany Ireland28 December 1997Left-handedRight arm fastClontarf
David O'Halloran Ireland27 October 2000Right-handedRight arm medium-fastMalahide
Amish Sidhu India15 October 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxPhoenix
Joe Carroll  Australia 21 June 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium Leinster
Sean McNicholl  Australia 31 May 1998 Left-handed Right arm fast-medium The Hills
Source:[8]

Grounds

References

  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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