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Leinster Cricket Club
- Captain: Bilal Azhar
- Vice-Captain: Rian Cassidy
- Players In: Thomas O’Connor, Luke Horgan
- Players Out: Ben Mitchell
Leinster have added two young players to their squad ahead of the new season.
Thomas O’Connor (21) comes in as the club’s overseas player, replacing Ben Mitchell. The bowling all-rounder has represented the Otago Volts in first-class and List A matches and has also played for the New Zealand Development XI. A left-arm seamer and middle-order batter, Thomas is the son of former Black Cap Shayne O’Connor.
Also joining the club is Irish passport holder Luke Horgan (22), whose family are from Cork. Horgan is moving to Dublin full-time after playing for Dorridge in the Birmingham and District Premier League.
The squad also includes Leinster Lightning opening bowler Jai Moondra, Ireland international Gareth Delany, and Leinster Bolts players Mark Tonge and Tom Johnson.
There have also been changes off the field, with Jonathan Garth departing as head coach. Coaching and management duties will be handled in-house this season.
Bilal Azhar said:
“We have kept the core of our team together from last season and are delighted to welcome Thomas and Luke into the squad. They will bring additional quality and depth.
"The squad has a good balance of youth and experience, and we are looking forward to the season ahead and competing against some very strong sides."
