Leinster Cricket Club
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| Team information | |
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| Founded | 1852 |
| Home ground | Observatory Lane |
Leinster Cricket Club is an Irish cricket club which was founded in Rathgar in 1852.[1] The Dublin sports club now hosts tennis, squash, table tennis, bowls and cricket. The Leinster Sports Club complex is situated in the Observatory Lane ground, in the heart of Rathmines. The cricket section currently has eight men's teams, three women's sides and fifteen youth sides.
In 1860, Leinster hosted the first visit to Ireland by the All-England XI on the club's field in Lord Palmerston's demesne. The club also brought W. G. Grace to Ireland for the first time in 1873. In 1875 Ireland's rugby union team played its first home game at the cricket ground as Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable.[2]
Leinster hold the record for the most Leinster Senior League titles, with 23.
Current Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- *denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Monil Patel |  India* | 5 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm | |
| Bilal Azhar |  Pakistan* | 13 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Capatain |
| Rian Cassidy |  Ireland | Right-handed | — | ||
| Luke Horgan | Ireland |
Right-handed | — | ||
| Younas Ahmadzai | .svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan |
16 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Saqib Bahadur | Pakistan* | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Gareth Delany | Ireland | 28 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Tom Johnson | Ireland | 1 February 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Thomas O'Connor |  New Zealand |
10 August 2004 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Overseas Pro |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Tristen de Beer |  South Africa* |
21 October 2001 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Joe Carroll | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia* | 21 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Devan Keenan | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Luke Callanan | Australia | 9 September 2004 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Mark Tonge | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Jai Moondra | Ireland |
Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | ||
Honours
- Irish Senior Cup: 2
- 2009, 2023
- Leinster Senior League: 24
- 1919, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 2012, 2017
- Leinster Senior Cup: 10
- 1936, 1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1998
Selected current players
Selected former players
References
- ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.36
- ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.37
- ↑ Siggins, Ger (20 August 2013). "The Ultimate Professionals". Cricket Leinster. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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