Merrion Cricket Club
Cricket team
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Merrion Cricket Club is a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sean Stanton |
| Coach | Dominick Joyce |
| Overseas player | Corne Botha |
| Manager | Hussein Manack |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Lincoln green, gold and maroon[1] |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Home ground | Anglesea Road Cricket Ground |
The club was established as Merrion Wanderers and then Land Commission in 1879, moving to its present ground in 1906.[2][3] Until 1919, membership of the club was restricted to civil servants.[4] Senior status was attained in 1926.[5]
Merrion has a large number of teams (seven men, three women, three social and boys and girls teams for all age groups) catering for all standards and interests.
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| John Anderson |  Ireland | 6 October 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Swapnil Modgill |  India* | 24 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Vice Captain |
| Jamie Forbes | Ireland | 1 February 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Dublin University Dual Player |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Sean Stanton | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain | |
| Seb Dijkstra | Ireland |
3 July 2007 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Andrew Doheny | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Daniel Forkin | Ireland | 10 May 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Stephen Doheny | Ireland | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
| JJ Cassidy | Ireland |
Right-handed | — | Dublin University Dual Player | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Corne Botha |  South Africa |
1 February 2007 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas Pro |
| Tom Ford | Ireland | 20 September 2006 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Tom Stanton | Ireland |
21 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Mikey O'Reilly | Ireland | 2 July 2002 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Dublin University Dual Player |
| Hugh Kennedy | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Melvin Christoper Devaraj | India* |
31 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
Honours
- Irish Senior Cup: 2[citation needed]
- 2010, 2016
- Leinster Senior League: 7[citation needed]
- 1940, 1945, 1952, 1958, 2001, 2018, 2021
- Leinster Senior League Cup: 3[citation needed]
- 1940, 1960, 2011, 2021
Home Ground
Merrion Cricket Club play their home games at Anglesea Road, in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The ground has hosted a single List-A match which saw Papua New Guinea play the United States.[6] The ground has also hosted Women's One Day Internationals and Women's Twenty20 Internationals.[7] It is occasionally used by the Leinster Lightning for First-class matches, and by Cricket Leinster for other Youth and Women representative teams. The ground is managed by GM by Choice.
Anglesea Road has a pavilion, a square, full nets facilities, a bar, dressing room areas and car parking.
The club's lower division, youth and women's teams occasionally use their secondary ground in Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh, which is owned by Catholic University School.
