Leinster Lightning is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Lorcan Tucker |
| Coach | Andre Botha |
| Owner | Cricket Leinster |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Blue |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Home ground | Sydney Parade & Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground |
| History | |
| Inter-Provincial Championship wins | 6 |
| Inter-Provincial Cup wins | 7 |
| Inter-Provincial Trophy wins | 10 |
| Official website | Cricket Leinster |
The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster.
History
editIn 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 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 Head Coach and Pathway Manager.[5] Following the 2019 season the Inter-Provincial Championship was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had not yet returned as of October 2025.[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
edit- Inter-Provincial Championship - (First Class) - 6 titles
- Inter-Provincial Cup - (List A) - 8 titles
Current squad
edit- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
- * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Christopher De Freitas *‡ |  Portugal | 6 February 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Balbriggan | |
| Harry Tector ‡ |  Ireland | 6 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Pembroke | Ireland central contract |
| Tim Tector ‡ | Ireland | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Pembroke | Ireland retainer contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Curtis Campher ‡ | Ireland | 20 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Clontarf | Ireland central contract |
| George Dockrell ‡ | Ireland | 22 July 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Phoenix | Ireland central contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Stephen Doheny ‡ | Ireland | 20 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Merrion | Ireland central contract |
| Lorcan Tucker ‡ | Ireland | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | Pembroke | Captain; Ireland central contract |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| David Delany ‡ | Ireland | 28 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Clontarf | |
| Gavin Hoey ‡ | Ireland | 5 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Pembroke | Ireland central contract |
| Matt Hollard ‡ | Ireland | 14 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Balbriggan | Ireland retainer contract |
| Josh Little ‡ | Ireland | 1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Pembroke | Ireland central contract |
| Barry McCarthy ‡ | Ireland | 13 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Pembroke | Ireland central contract |
| Jai Moondra ‡ | Ireland | 10 January 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Leinster | |
| Ben White ‡ | Ireland | 29 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Phoenix | Ireland retainer contract |
Grounds
editReferences
edit- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.