Leinster Cricket Union
Sport | Cricket |
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Abbreviation | CL |
Founded | 1890 |
Affiliation | Cricket Ireland |
Headquarters | Ballsbridge |
Location | Leinster Region |
President | Siobhan McBennett |
CEO | Philip Smith |
Coach | Andre Botha |
Other key staff | George Dockrell (Leinster Lightning captain) |
Official website | |
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The Leinster Cricket Union, also known as Cricket Leinster, is one of five provincial governing bodies for cricket in Ireland.
Along with the
Jurisdiction
The Leinster jurisdiction covers counties in the traditional Irish province of Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. In 2005, there were 40 clubs fielding 97 teams affiliated to the union.[1] There are currently 48 clubs affiliated to the Union, this includes Cork County, Cork Harlequins and County Cavan who play in Leinster competitions despite not geographically being in the province.[2]
History
The Union was founded in 1890 as the "Leinster Branch of the Irish Cricket Union".
Interprovincial team
In 2013,
Governance
In 2017, Phillip Smith was elected to the role of General Manager as part of the revamped Executive and has retained the role ever since.[6] Simon Dyke was appointed to the role of Cricket Operations & Administration Manager in 2020, replacing Kevin Gallagher.[7]
The Cricket Leinster Board oversees a number of committees which are responsible for different governance areas.
The current[when?] members of the Board are:
- John Heavey (Chairperson of the Board)
- Alan Lewis
- Meena Baskarasubramanian (independent director)
- Peter Lacy (independent director)
- Barry Tucker (Chair of Finance)
- Peter Twamley
- Ronan O'Sullivan (Chair of Cricket)
- Stella Downes
- Siobhan McBennett (President)
- Philip Smith (General Manager) attends ex-officio[8]
References
- ^ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days: Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., pp.126-127
- ^ "Club Finder". Cricket Leinster. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days: Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.40
- ^ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days: Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.42
- ^ "Competition Winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Philip Smith takes GM role". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "CL Cricket Ops Manager - Appointment". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Leinster". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2024.