North County Cricket Club
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Home ground | The Inch |
North County Cricket Club is a cricket club in Balrothery, County Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.
The club was established in 1985 by the merger of Balrothery and Man O'War cricket clubs. North County is Ireland's most successful cricket club with 5 all Ireland titles.[1]
- Irish Senior Cup: 5
- 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Leinster Senior League: 5
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1
- 2003
- 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 Devane |  Ireland | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Hunter Kindley |  New Zealand |
10 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas Pro |
| Suliman Safi |  Afghanistan | 17 March 2003 | Left-handed | — | |
| Nial McGovern | Ireland | 15 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Ciaran Sheridan | Ireland |
Right-handed | — | ||
| Shreehari Madyalkar | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Ben McBride | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Brian Dunphy | Ireland |
14 August 2008 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Eddie Richardson | Ireland |
22 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| Ashish Jain | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
| Abdul Sattar | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Alan Joseph Mathew |  India* | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Simi Singh | Ireland | 4 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Jamie Grassi |  Italy* |
9 October 1998 | Right-handed | — | |
| Luke Whelan | Ireland | 12 December 2003 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Sean Sludds | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Tanvir Hasan | Ireland |
12 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Johan George | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
| Abdul Ghaffar | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Facilities
The impressive facilities at North County Cricket Club include Ireland's only purpose-built Centre of Excellence indoor training centre that is used by both the men's and ladies Ireland cricket teams as well as International and Provincial sides.
Overseas professionals
The club regularly welcomes overseas professionals at the club. In 2018 Malcolm Nofal represented the club before returning to New Zealand. In 2019 Yassar Cook represented the club before returning to South Africa.
Teams fielded
In 2019 North County Cricket Club fielded 4 men's teams and 7 junior teams. The junior section comprised both boys and girls teams.[2]
