Merrion Cricket Club
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Max Sorensen |
| Coach | Dominick Joyce |
| Overseas player | Muhammad Manack |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Lincoln green, gold and maroon[1] |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Home ground | Anglesea Road Cricket Ground |
Merrion Cricket Club is a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.
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 | edit source]- 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 | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 6 October 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Andrew Doheny | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Muhammad Manack | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 6 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Overseas Pro |
| Swapnil Modgill | File:Flag of India.svg India* | 24 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Sean Stanton | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Jamie Forbes | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 1 February 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Stephen Doheny | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
| Adam Rosslee | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa* | 12 September 2003 | Left-handed | — | Vice Captain |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Max Sorensen | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 18 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Captain |
| Tom Stanton | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 21 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Mikey O'Reilly | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 2 July 2002 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |
| Daniel Forkin | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | 10 May 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Hugh Kennedy | File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Melvin Christoper Devaraj | File:Flag of India.svg India* | 31 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]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.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Merrion Cricket Club: The Early Years Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
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