CRICKET LEINSTER - Key Persons
Andrew Balbirnie of Pembroke Cricket Club is firmly established as number 3 in both the Lightning and Ireland squads. In 2017, he hit Ireland's third double-hundred in an outstanding Inter-Continen...
Barry McCarthy returns from an incredible 5 year spell at Durham County Cricket Club where he made his breakthrough into international cricket after impressive performances in the north-east of Englan...
David is the one of the younger players of the current Lightning squad at just 20 years of age. The Malahide man made his debut for the senior side in the 2021 season opener against the North West War...
Job Titles:
- Cricket in the Community Development Officer - Dublin City Council
At the end of the 2021 season, Pembroke's Gavin Hoey gave glimpses of his immense talent, top scoring with 37 as the rest of his Lightning teammates struggled against the Knights in the last T20 game...
George Dockrell took over as Leinster Lightning captain in 2018 from John Anderson to become the 4th full-time Lightning leader. The skipper will be plying his club trade with Phoenix from the 2021...
The 2022 Balbriggan skipper returns to the Lightning after being drafted to the Munster Reds for the 2021 season. He made his debut for Leinster in 2020, playing in four matches at the end of the seas...
After spells the Northern Knights and Munster Reds, Harry Tector returns to his home team for the 2022 season. On the back of a brilliant run for Ireland in ODIs (seven 50s in his last ten innings),...
Jack Tector from the YMCA cricket club is another club captain in the Lightning ranks. Just 22 years of age, Tector is the eldest of three brothers hoping for a career in cricket and has built a huge...
Jamie Grassi made his Leinster Lightning List-A debut on May 1st 2017 against the North West Warriors in The Hills, keeping wicket and batting at number 10. Fast forward exactly 4 years and the 22-yea...
JJ was one of three debutants on the opening day of the 2021 season. Always known in club cricket as a wicket-taking bowler, the Pembroke CC man duly lived up to that reputation, with his first delive...
Josh Little has been the coming bowler of note for the Lightning in the last couple of years despite still being only 19 years old. The Pembroke left-arm quick made his First-Class debut away to th...
Job Titles:
- Operations and Administration Manager
Lorcan Tucker is the Leinster Lightning wicket-keeper across all three formats of the game. The 24-year-old Pembroke player has been a mainstay of the Lightning for the past number of seasons and was...
Job Titles:
- Cricket Development Manager North Leinster
Peter Chase, from the Malahide Cricket Club, first represented Leinster Lightning in 2013 but has been consistently part of the Blues panel since 2016. In 2018, Chase had the kind of success dreams...
Having played two IP T20 games for Munster Reds in the 2017 campaign, Rory made his debut for the Lightning against the Reds in the 2019 Festival at Sydney Parade. The YMCA man is a middle order ba...
Simi Singh hit an outstanding 121 not out in June 2018, part of a world record seventh-wicket partnership with skipper George Dockrell in a 50-over victory for the Lightning over the Northern Knights...
Tim Tector is the second in his family to represent the Lightning, with his brother Jack presenting him his cap as one of three debutants in the 2021 season opener against the North West Warriors. The...