Leinster Cricket Club

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Founded1852
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.

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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.[ citation needed ]

Current Squad

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batsmen
Monil Patel Flag of India.svg  India*5 May 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight arm

medium

Bilal AzharFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan*13 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight arm off break Capatain
Rian CassidyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handed—
Patrick LynchCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handed—
Matthew Vercoe-CurtisFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Right-handed—
All-rounders
Saqib BahadurFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan*Right-handedRight arm off break
Gareth Delany Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 28 April 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight arm leg break
Tom JohnsonCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 February 2004 (age 21)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Tristen de BeerFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*23 September 1997 (age 27)Left-handed—
Bowlers
Joe Carroll Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia*21 June 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Devan KeenanCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Aviral ShuklaCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Luke CallananFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 September 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Mark TongeCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Jai MoondraCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Left-handedLeft arm fast-medium

Honours

Selected current players

Selected former players

References

  1. ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.36
  2. ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.37
  3. ↑ Siggins, Ger (20 August 2013). "The Ultimate Professionals". Cricket Leinster. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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