List of Leinster Lightning List A players

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George Dockrell (pictured) has scored the most runs (709) and taken the most wickets (35) for Leinster Lightning in List A cricket. George dockrell.jpg
George Dockrell (pictured) has scored the most runs (709) and taken the most wickets (35) for Leinster Lightning in List A cricket.

Leinster Lightning was formed in 2013 and became a List A team in 2017. [1] They played their inaugural List A match in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup against North West Warriors. Leinster Lightning have won the Interprovincial Cup five times in a row, twice with List A status. In total, 26 players have appeared in List A cricket for Leinster Lightning, with three players having played in all 22 List A fixtures played by Leinster Lightning to date. [2]

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George Dockrell is Leinster Lightning's leading run-scorer in List A cricket, aggregating 709 runs. Five batsmen have scored a century for Leinster Lightning in the format: Ed Joyce, Simi Singh, Andrew Balbirnie, Jack Tector and Dockrell. Balbirnie's score of 126 is the highest score by a Leinster Lightning batsman, while Dockrell has the teams best batting average: 101.28. Among the bowlers, Dockrell has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 35 – nine wickets more than that of the second most prolific bowler Singh. Barry McCarthy has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed six wickets, while conceding 39 runs. Lorcan Tucker has kept wicket in 21 of Leinster Lightning's 22 List A matches, taking 33 catches and effecting 7 stumpings.

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

  • Dagger-14-plain.png – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of List A debut for Leinster Lightning
  • Last – Year of latest List A match for Leinster Lightning
  • Mat – Number of List A appearances for Leinster Lightning

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

All statistics correct as of the end of the Irish 2021 cricket season.

List of List A cricketers

Leinster Lightning List A players
No.NameNationalityFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 Ed Joyce Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172017318811662.660–––40 [3]
2 Sean Terry Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720184683222.660–––20 [4]
3 John Anderson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201881917527.289011/855.0020 [5] [6]
4 Andrew Balbirnie Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720211468212662.00120––40 [7] [8]
5 Kevin O'Brien Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172021204687531.2021783/3417.5080 [9] [10]
6 Simi Singh Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017202122480121*36.92940264/4223.8490 [11] [12]
7 Eddie Richardson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201851675.3316211/36115.0000 [13] [14]
8 Tyrone Kane Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172020131435717.87410136/4223.3020 [15] [16]
9 George Dockrell Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017202122709100*101.28931355/2119.9790 [17] [18]
10 Jamie Grassi  Dagger-14-plain.pngCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017202161588231.600–––10 [19]
11 Peter Chase Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720212283*2.66910253/3730.1620 [20] [21]
11 Jack Tector Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720211943311024.050–––50 [22]
12 Lorcan Tucker  Dagger-14-plain.pngCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172021214768329.750–––337 [23]
13 Bobby Gamble Flag of England.svg  England 20172017100*–0–––00 [24]
14 Max Sorensen Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720182000.005433/4916.3310 [25] [26]
15 David Delany Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201821111*–6011/2795.0000 [27] [28]
16 Josh Little Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2018202113282214.00516163/3222.8120 [29] [30]
17 Stephen Doheny Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2018202091637927.160–––20 [31]
18 Barry McCarthy Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2019202194620*23.00422216/3914.5720 [32] [33]
19 Fionn Hand Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201920191–––420––00 [34] [35]
21 Curtis Campher Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20202020410159*50.5018084/4616.2500 [36] [37]
22 Greg Ford Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 202020204434314.330–––10 [38]
23 Rory Anders Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 202020201–––480––00 [39] [40]
24 Jonathan Garth Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 202120212–––1211/1414.0010 [41] [42]
25 David O'Halloran Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20212021422*–23384/4419.7500 [43] [44]
26 Tim Tector Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 202120213633.000–––10 [45]

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