Rush Cricket Club

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Rush
Personnel
CaptainJarred Barnes
CoachConor Armstrong
Team information
ColoursMaroon and Gold
Home ground Kenure

Rush Cricket Club is a cricket club in Rush, County Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2] The club fielded three adult men's teams in 2021 with the first team playing in Division 2 of the Leinster Senior League. The second team are in Division 4. The third team are in Division 11. The second team won division 5 in 2019.

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Notable former players include Ireland captain William Porterfield and England World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan. The club has developed a strong youth policy with players being involved in Irish underage sides at all age groups over the winter of 2016/17. The club has won 5 underage titles from 2013 to 2018 in the U11, U13 and U15 age groups. The first team has also won the National cup on 3 occasions in 2015, 2016 and 2018. The Cricket Leinster winter training squads included 24 players from the club in the various age groups ranging from under 11 to under 17.

Current squad

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batsmen
Hashir SultanCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 7 June 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight arm medium
Jack McgeeCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm off break
Prashanth ViswanathCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm off break
Sean McCormackCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm off break
Callum ArmstrongCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm leg break
All-rounders
Joshua DoyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 July 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight arm off break Overseas Pro
Nathan McGuire Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 25 February 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight arm off break
Brandon MorrisCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Conor ButterlyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Finn McgeeCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handed
Kyle RockCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handed
Bowlers
Nasir Totakhil 15 March 2000 (age 24)Left-handedLeft arm leg spin
Jarred Barnes Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*9 February 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Captain
Alex NearyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 21 December 2000 (age 24)Right-handedLeft arm medium
Allan Eastwood Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 22 October 1979 (age 45)Right-handedRight arm medium
Asher AbbasiCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm medium

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References

  1. "Home". Rush Cricket Club. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. "Cricket Leinster". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2022.