Merrion Cricket Club

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Merrion
Merrion Cricket Club badge.gif
Personnel
CaptainSam Harbinson
CoachNicky Kenny
Overseas player(s)Peter Francais
Team information
ColoursLincoln green, gold and maroon [1]
Founded1906
Home ground Anglesea Road Cricket Ground

Merrion Cricket Club is a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.

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The club was established as Merrion Wanderers and then Land Commission in 1879, moving to its present ground in 1906. [2] [3] Until 1919, membership of the club was restricted to civil servants. [4] Senior status was attained in 1926. [5]

Merrion has a large number of teams (seven men, three women, three social and boys and girls teams for all age groups) catering for all standards and interests.

Current Squad

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batsmen
John Anderson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 6 October 1982 (age 42)Right-handedRight arm off break
Andrew DohenyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm off break
Franco MaraisFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*Right-handed
All-rounders
Sam HarbinsonFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia*31 March 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Captain
Peter FrancaisFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13 March 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Overseas Pro
Swapnil ModgillFlag of India.svg  India*24 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight arm off break
Sean StantonCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Jamie ForbesCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 February 2004 (age 20)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Stephen Doheny Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handed
Adam RossleeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*12 September 2003 (age 21)Left-handed
Michael LewisCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handed
Bowlers
Max Sorensen Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 18 November 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Tom Stanton Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 21 September 1997 (age 27)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mikey O'Reilly Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2 July 2002 (age 22)Left-handedLeft arm fast-medium
Daniel ForkinCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10 May 2005 (age 19)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Hugh KennedyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium Vice Captain
Melvin Christoper DevarajFlag of India.svg  India*31 December 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium

Honours

Home Ground

Merrion Cricket Club play their home games at Anglesea Road, in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The ground has hosted a single List-A match which saw Papua New Guinea play the United States. [6] The ground has also hosted Women's One Day Internationals and Women's Twenty20 Internationals. [7] It is occasionally used by the Leinster Lightning for First-class matches, and by Cricket Leinster for other Youth and Women representative teams. The ground is managed by GM by Choice.

Anglesea Road has a pavilion, a square, full nets facilities, a bar, dressing room areas and car parking.

The club's lower division, youth and women's teams occasionally use their secondary ground in Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh, which is owned by Catholic University School.

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References

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