Leinster Lightning

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Leinster Lightning
Leinster Lightning logo.png
Personnel
Captain Lorcan Tucker
Coach Andre Botha
Owner Cricket Leinster
Team information
ColoursBlue
Founded2013
Home ground Sydney Parade & Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground
History
Inter-Provincial Championship  wins6
Inter-Provincial Cup  wins7
Inter-Provincial Trophy  wins8
Official website Cricket Leinster

Leinster Lightning is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy.

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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 22 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) - 8 titles
Winners: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022, 2024

Current squad

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleClubNotes
Batsmen
Harry Tector Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 6 December 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight arm off-break Pembroke
Tim Tector Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 7 March 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight arm off break Pembroke
Christopher De FreitasFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal*2 June 2002 (age 23)Left-handedRight arm medium Balbriggan
All-rounders
George Dockrell Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 22 July 1992 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Phoenix
Fionn Hand Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 July 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Clontarf
David Delany Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 28 December 1997 (age 27)Left-handedRight arm fast Clontarf
Wicket-keepers
Lorcan Tucker Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handed Pembroke Captain
Adam RossleeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*12 September 2003 (age 21)Left-handed Merrion
Seamus Lynch Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10 August 2002 (age 23)Right-handed Terenure
Bowlers
Reuben Wilson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 17 September 2006 (age 18)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Clontarf
Gavin Hoey Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 November 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight arm leg break Dublin University
Josh Little Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 November 1999 (age 25)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium Pembroke
Barry McCarthy Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 13 September 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Pembroke
Jai MoondraCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Left-handedLeft arm fast Leinster
Dylan LuesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*Right-handedRight-arm off break Balbriggan
Nasir Totakhil Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 15 March 2000 (age 25)Left-handedLeft arm leg spin Rush

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.
  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. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.