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Leinster Lightning
Personnel
CaptainLorcan Tucker
CoachAndre Botha
OwnerCricket Leinster
Team information
ColoursBlue
Founded2013
Home groundSydney Parade
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins6
Inter-Provincial Cup wins7
Inter-Provincial Trophy wins8
Official websiteCricket Leinster

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

The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster.

History

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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

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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

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • *denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Harry Tector  Ireland (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm off-break Pembroke
Tim Tector  Ireland (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Christopher De Freitas  Portugal* (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Right arm medium Balbriggan
All-rounders
George Dockrell  Ireland (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Phoenix
Fionn Hand  Ireland (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Clontarf
David Delany  Ireland (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right arm fast Clontarf
Wicket-keepers
Lorcan Tucker  Ireland (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) Right-handed — Pembroke Captain
Adam Rosslee  South Africa* (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) Left-handed — Merrion
Seamus Lynch  Ireland (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 22) Right-handed — Terenure
Bowlers
Reuben Wilson  Ireland (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Clontarf
Gavin Hoey  Ireland (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm leg break Dublin University
Josh Little  Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium Pembroke
Barry McCarthy  Ireland (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Pembroke
Jai Moondra  Ireland Left-handed Left arm fast Leinster
Dylan Lues  South Africa* Right-handed Right-arm off break Balbriggan
Nasir Totakhil  Afghanistan (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 25) Left-handed Left arm leg spin Rush

Grounds

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For a complete list of grounds used by Leinster Lightning, see List of Leinster Lightning grounds.

References

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  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. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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