List of Leinster Lightning first-class players

Leinster Lightning batsman Ed Joyce
Ed Joyce (pictured) has the highest first-class score for Leinster Lightning with 167 not out.

Leinster Lightning was formed in 2013 and became a first-class team in 2017.[1] They played their inaugural first-class match in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship against Northern Knights.[2] Leinster Lightning have won the Interprovincial Championship five times, and once with first-class status.[3] In total, 21 players have appeared in first-class cricket for Leinster Lightning, with five players having played in 11 out of 12 first-class fixtures played by Leinster Lightning.

Jack Tector is Leinster Lightning's leading run-scorer in first-class cricket, aggregating 527 runs. Four batsmen have scored a century for Leinster Lightning in the format: Ed Joyce, John Anderson, Andrew Balbirnie and Simi Singh. Joyce's score of 167 not out, scored in 2017 against Northern Knights is the highest score by a Leinster Lightning batsman, and Joyce also has the teams best batting average: 63.50. Among the bowlers, George Dockrell has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 36 – eight wickets more than that of the second most prolific bowler, Peter Chase. Dockrell also has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed six wickets against Northern Knights in a 2017 match, while conceding 29 runs.[4] Lorcan Tucker has kept wicket in 11 out of 12 of Leinster Lightning's first-class matches, taking 24 catches and effecting 4 stumpings. Balbirnie has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, taking 11.

Players are initially listed in order of appearance; where players made their debut in the same match, they are initially listed by batting order.

Key

General

  • † – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of first-class debut for Leinster Lightning
  • Last – Year of latest first-class match for Leinster Lightning
  • Mat – Number of first-class appearances for Leinster Lightning

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

All statistics correct as of the end of the Irish 2019 cricket season.

List of first-class cricketers

Leinster Lightning first-class players
No. Name Nationality First Last Mat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 Ed Joyce  Ireland201720185381167*63.500–––60[5]
2 Jack Tector  Ireland20172019115278740.530–––60[6]
3 John Anderson  Ireland201720188317123*35.339011/855.00100[7][8]
4 Andrew Balbirnie  Ireland2017201911491114*49.10411114/2312.45110[9][10]
5 Simi Singh  Ireland2017201910403100*36.631,551255/3822.8850[11][12]
6 Lorcan Tucker †  Ireland20172019112205620.000–––244[13]
7 Eddie Richardson  Ireland2017201851668133.20516104/8826.5040[14][15]
8 Gareth Delany  Ireland2017201933515*11.6629443/4836.0010[16][17]
9 Kevin O'Brien  Ireland2017201971567426.0046692/3222.5540[18][19]
10 Peter Chase  Ireland2017201911572414.251,359285/2431.0310[20][21]
11 Max Neville  Ireland20172017221*2.0019822/2259.5000[22][23]
12 George Dockrell  Ireland20172019113049227.631,899366/2922.9450[24][25]
13 Sean Terry  Ireland2017201851387319.710–––30[26]
14 Tyrone Kane  Ireland2017201992147530.571,098153/4533.5320[27][28]
15 David Delany  Ireland20172018211*1.0028454/3135.6000[29][30]
16 Stephen Doheny  Ireland201820195865017.201811/44.0030[31][32]
17 Josh Little  Ireland201820194342717.0024953/9532.0010[33][34]
18 Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin  Ireland2019201941218630.250–––20[35]
19 Fionn Hand  Ireland201920191–––420––00[36][37]
20 Barry McCarthy  Ireland201920193524426.0036685/5121.1210[38][39]
21 Patrick Tice †  Ireland201920191–––0–––20[40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First-class status for interpros sees Irish cricket break another glass ceiling". Irish Independent. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Leinster Lightning build a strong lead over the Northern Knights". BBC Sport. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Lightning beat Knights and win three-day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leinster Cricket Union v Northern Cricket Union, Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ed Joyce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Tector". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Simi Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Simi Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lorcan Tucker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eddie Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Eddie Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gareth Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gareth Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kevin O'Brien". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Kevin O'Brien". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Chase". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Chase". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  22. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Max Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Max Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Dockrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  25. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Dockrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  26. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sean Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tyrone Kane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  28. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Tyrone Kane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  29. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  30. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  31. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Doheny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  32. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Doheny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  33. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Josh Little". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  34. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Josh Little". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  35. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  36. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Fionn Hand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  37. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Fionn Hand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  38. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Barry McCarthy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  39. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Barry McCarthy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  40. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Patrick Tice". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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