| Merrion | |
| Coach: | Nicky Kenny |
| Captain: | Sam Harbinson |
| Overseas: | Peter Francais |
| Colours: | Lincoln green, gold and maroon[1] |
| Founded: | 1906 |
| 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.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 6 October 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||||
| Andrew Doheny | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||||
| Franco Marais | Right-handed | — | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Sam Harbinson | 31 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Captain | ||
| Peter Francais | 13 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas Pro | ||
| Swapnil Modgill | 24 November 1998 | Right-handed | ||||
| Sean Stanton | Right-handed | |||||
| Jamie Forbes | 1 February 2004 | Left-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Stephen Doheny | 10 September 1996 | Right-handed | — | |||
| Adam Rosslee | 12 September 2003 | Left-handed | — | |||
| Michael Lewis | Right-handed | — | ||||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Max Sorensen | 18 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |||
| Tom Stanton | 21 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Mikey O'Reilly | 2 July 2002 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |||
| Daniel Forkin | 10 May 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Hugh Kennedy | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Vice Captain | |||
| Melvin Christoper Devaraj | 31 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |||
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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.