Greg Molins

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Greg Molins
Personal information
Full name
Gregory Lee Molins
Born (1976-03-19) 19 March 1976 (age 47)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches44
Runs scored310
Batting average 1.503.33
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score2*10
Balls bowled551162
Wickets 83
Bowling average 37.5048.66
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling3/622/44
Catches/stumpings 1/–3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 June 2015

Gregory Lee Molins (born 19 March 1976) is a former Irish cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner, he represented the Irish national side between 1996 and 1999, including at the 1997 ICC Trophy.

Molins is part of a prominent Irish cricketing family, with his older brother, Jason, and cousin, Lara, also representing Ireland internationally. [1] [2] He was born in Dublin, and attended The High School there, playing for the school team. He first came to prominence at the 1993 under-18 interprovincial tournament, taking three five-wicket hauls for Leinster to be named player of the tournament. [3] Molins made his senior interprovincial debut in 1994, and the following year debuted for the Irish under-19 team. [4] His first senior match for Ireland came in a friendly against Wales in June 1996. [3] Later in the year, in August, he made his first-class debut, in what was then the annual fixture against Scotland. [5]

At the 1997 ICC Trophy, Molins played in three of Ireland's matches, against Gibraltar, the United States, and Kenya, but took only two wickets. [6] His 1997 season also included limited-overs games for Ireland in two English competitions (the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy), [7] and also in the Triple Crown Tournament. [4] Molins' last capped game for Ireland came in 1999, when he was only 23. [3] He continued playing interprovincial matches into the 2000s and Leinster Senior League matches into the 2010s, and toured Namibia with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2001. [4] In 2008, Molins and his brother, both of Jewish extraction, were selected for an Israeli composite side which played against India A to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. [8] The team also included various other Jewish players from around the world (including Adam Bacher, Steven Herzberg, Michael Klinger, and Bensiyon Songavkar), and two non-Jewish guest players (Roland Lefebvre and Jonty Rhodes). [9] In April 2015, Molins was appointed a selector for the Irish national team. [10]

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References

  1. Jason Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. Lara Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Edward Liddle (September 2011). Gregory Lee Molins – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Miscellaneous Matches played by Greg Molins (235) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. First-class matches played by Greg Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ICC Trophy Matches played by Greg Molins (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. List A Matches played by Greg Molins (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. Ajay S. Shankar (23 May 2008). "Rhodes to be part of unique Israel team" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. (30 May 2008). "Rhodes helps Israel to 60 not out" The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. (17 April 2015). "Greg Molins Named National Selector For Leinster" – Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 June 2015.