List of Leinster Lightning first-class players

Leinster Lightning was formed in 2013 and became a first-class team in 2017.[1] They played their inaugural first-class match in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship against Northern Knights.[2] Leinster Lightning have won the Interprovincial Championship five times, and once with first-class status.[3] In total, 17 players have appeared in first-class cricket for Leinster Lightning, with three players having played in all eight first-class fixtures played by Leinster Lightning.

Ed Joyce (pictured) has the highest first-class score for Leinster Lightning with 167 not out.

Jack Tector is Leinster Lightning's leading run-scorer in first-class cricket, aggregating 452 runs. Three batsmen have scored a century for Leinster Lightning in the format: Ed Joyce, John Anderson and Andrew Balbirnie. Joyce's score of 167 not out, scored in 2017 against Northern Knights is the highest score by a Leinster Lightning batsman, and Joyce also has the teams best batting average: 63.50. Among the bowlers, George Dockrell has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 30 – six wickets more than that of the second most prolific bowler, Peter Chase. Dockrell also has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed six wickets against Northern Knights in a 2017 match, while conceding 29 runs.[4] Lorcan Tucker has kept wicket in all eight of Leinster Lightning's first-class matches, taking 21 catches and effecting 4 stumpings. Anderson has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, taking 10.

Players are initially listed in order of appearance; where players made their debut in the same match, they are initially listed by batting order.

Key

General

  • – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of first-class debut for Leinster Lightning
  • Last – Year of latest first-class match for Leinster Lightning
  • Mat – Number of first-class appearances for Leinster Lightning

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

All statistics correct as of the end of the Irish 2018 cricket season.

List of first-class cricketers
Leinster Lightning first-class players
No. Name Nationality First Last Mat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
01 Ed Joyce  Ireland201720185381167*63.5000––60[5]
02 Jack Tector  Ireland2017201874528750.220–––40[6]
03 John Anderson  Ireland201720188317123*35.339011/855.00100[7][8]
04 Andrew Balbirnie  Ireland201720188358114*51.14411114/2312.4570[9][10]
05 Simi Singh  Ireland2017201861995622.111,106123/3938.2540[11][12]
06 Lorcan Tucker  Ireland2017201881885623.5000––214[13]
07 Eddie Richardson  Ireland2017201851668133.20516104/8826.5040[14][15]
08 Gareth Delany  Ireland2017201723515*11.6629443/4816.7710[16][17]
09 Kevin O'Brien  Ireland2017201841567439.0034262/3216.7710[18][19]
10 Peter Chase  Ireland201720187572414.251,128245/2428.7910[20][21]
11 Max Neville  Ireland20172017221*2.0019822/2259.5000[22][23]
12 George Dockrell  Ireland2017201872539231.621,573306/2922.7630[24][25]
13 Sean Terry  Ireland2017201851387319.710–––30[26]
14 Tyrone Kane  Ireland2017201851467536.50768113/4542.4520[27][28]
15 David Delany  Ireland20172018211*1.0028454/3135.6000[29][30]
16 Stephen Doheny  Ireland201820182555027.500–––30[31]
17 Joshua Little  Ireland201820182312731.001211/925.0010[32][33]

See also

References
  1. "First-class status for interpros sees Irish cricket break another glass ceiling". Irish Independent. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. "Leinster Lightning build a strong lead over the Northern Knights". BBC Sport. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. "Leinster Lightning beat Knights and win three-day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. "Leinster Cricket Union v Northern Cricket Union, Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ed Joyce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Tector". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Simi Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Simi Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lorcan Tucker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  14. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eddie Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  15. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Eddie Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  16. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gareth Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  17. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Eddie Richardson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  18. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kevin O'Brien". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Kevin O'Brien". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Chase". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Chase". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  22. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Max Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Max Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Dockrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  25. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Dockrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  26. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sean Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tyrone Kane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  28. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Tyrone Kane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  29. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Dalany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  30. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Delany". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  31. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Doheny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  32. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Josh Little". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  33. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Josh Little". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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