The Hills Cricket Club
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Founded1969
Home groundThe Vineyard
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| Home ground | The Vineyard |
The Hills Cricket Club is a cricket club in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.[1]
The club was established in 1969, winning the Leinster Junior Cup and Junior League in 1971, Intermediate Cup in 1972 and Intermediate League in 1973. Senior status was attained in 1983 and the first senior trophies – the Leinster Senior Cup and Leinster Senior League – came in 1989.[2]
On 1 September 2012, the club won their first Irish Senior Cup defeating Merrion Cricket Club by 8 wickets in Castle Avenue, Clontarf.
- 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 | |||||
| Oliver Horlock |  Australia* |
29 January 2005 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Yaseen Sherzad |  Afghanistan* | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Will Archer |  Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Edson Silva |  Kuwait |
4 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Joe Fletcher | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Muzamil Sherzad | Ireland |
5 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Brandon Kruger |  South Africa* | 12 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Tomás Murphy | Ireland | 22 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| James Cusack | Australia* |
13 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Pierce Ryan | Australia* |
Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Mubeen Ali | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Andrew Kavanagh | Ireland | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Cian Nulty | Ireland | 3 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Matthew Weldon | Ireland | 31 December 2005 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |
| Febin Manoj | Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Sean McNicholl | Australia* | 31 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
