Leinster_Lightning
Leinster Lightning
Irish provincial cricket team
Leinster Lightning is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | George Dockrell |
| Coach | Nigel Jones |
| Owner | Cricket Leinster |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Blue |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Home ground | Sydney Parade |
| History | |
| Inter-Provincial Championship wins | 6 |
| Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins | 7 |
| Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins | 8 |
| Official website | Cricket Leinster |
The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster.
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 21 of the available 29 trophies.[7]
2023 was the first season in which the team failed to win at least one competition.
- Inter-Provincial Championship - (First Class) - 6 titles
- Inter-Provincial Cup - (List A) - 8 titles
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Andrew Balbirnie |  Ireland | (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Pembroke | |
| Harry Tector | Ireland | (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | YMCA | |
| Jack Tector | Ireland | (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | YMCA | |
| Tim Tector | Ireland | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | YMCA | |
| Greg Ford |  South Africa | (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Balbriggan | |
| Seamus Lynch | Ireland |
(2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | — | Terenure | |
| Adam Rosslee | South Africa |
(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) | Left-handed | — | YMCA | |
| Christopher De Freitas | South Africa |
(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Balbriggan | |
| Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin | Ireland |
(1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | The Hills | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Simi Singh | Ireland | (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | YMCA | |
| George Dockrell | Ireland | (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Leinster | Captain |
| Fionn Hand | Ireland |
(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Clontarf | |
| Sam Harbinson |  Australia |
(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Merrion | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Lorcan Tucker | Ireland | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | — | Pembroke | |
| Mark Donegan | Ireland | (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25) | Left-handed | — | The Hills | |
| Riley Mudford |  New Zealand |
(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | — | Railway Union | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Reuben Wilson | Ireland | (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 17) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | YMCA | |
| Gavin Hoey | Ireland |
(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Dublin University | |
| Mikey O'Reilly | Ireland | (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 21) | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | YMCA | |
| Josh Little | Ireland | (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Pembroke | |
| Barry McCarthy | Ireland | (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Pembroke | |
| David Delany | Ireland | (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right arm fast | Clontarf | |
| David O'Halloran | Ireland | (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Malahide | |
| Amish Sidhu |  India | (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Phoenix | |
| Joe Carroll | Australia |
(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Leinster | |
| Sean McNicholl | Australia |
(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | The Hills | |
| Source:[8] | ||||||
- Easdown, Craig (16 January 2015). "Ted Williamson Appointed as Lightning Head Coach". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Easdown, Craig (26 August 2016). "Williamson Steps Down as Head Coach of Leinster Lightning". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Nigel Jones appointed as Lightning Head Coach & Pathway Manager". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Interpros to return next month". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "2023 FC+LA+T20 match individual most matches for Leinster Lightning". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2024.