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 | Sam Harbinson |
| Coach | Nicky Kenny |
| Overseas player(s) | Peter Francais |
| 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
edit- 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 | |
| Andrew Doheny | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| Franco Marais |  South Africa* |
Right-handed | — | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Sam Harbinson |  Australia*
|
31 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Captain |
| Peter Francais | Australia
|
13 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas Pro |
| Swapnil Modgill |  India* |
24 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Sean Stanton | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Jamie Forbes | Ireland |
1 February 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Stephen Doheny | Ireland |
10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
| Adam Rosslee | South Africa*
|
12 September 2003 | Left-handed | — | |
| Michael Lewis | Ireland
|
Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Max Sorensen | Ireland |
18 November 1985 | 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 | |
| Daniel Forkin | Ireland |
10 May 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Hugh Kennedy | Ireland |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | Vice Captain | |
| Melvin Christoper Devaraj | India*
|
31 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
Honours
edit- 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
editMerrion 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.
References
edit- ^ Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Merrion Cricket Club
- ^ Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
External links
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