Leinster Lightning
Irish provincial cricket team
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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
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 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
- Inter-Provincial Championship - (First Class) - 6 titles
- Inter-Provincial Cup - (List A) - 8 titles
Current squad
- 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 | 6 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Pembroke | |
| Tim Tector | Ireland | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Pembroke | |
| Christopher De Freitas |  Portugal* |
2 June 2002 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Balbriggan | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| George Dockrell | Ireland | 22 July 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Phoenix | |
| Fionn Hand | Ireland |
1 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Clontarf | |
| David Delany | Ireland | 28 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right arm fast | Clontarf | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Lorcan Tucker | Ireland | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | Pembroke | Captain |
| Adam Rosslee |  South Africa* |
12 September 2003 | Left-handed | — | Merrion | |
| Seamus Lynch | Ireland |
10 August 2002 | Right-handed | — | Terenure | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Reuben Wilson | Ireland | 17 September 2006 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Clontarf | |
| Gavin Hoey | Ireland |
5 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Dublin University | |
| Josh Little | Ireland | 1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Pembroke | |
| Barry McCarthy | Ireland | 13 September 1992 | 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 |
15 March 2000 | Left-handed | Left arm leg spin | Rush | |