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Gareth Delany

Gareth James Delany (born 28 April 1997) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 2019.[1] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[2] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[3]

Gareth Delany
Personal information
Full name
Gareth James Delany
Born (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsLK Delany (sister)
DC Delany (cousin)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 59)7 January 2020 v West Indies
Last ODI4 July 2023 v Nepal
ODI shirt no.64
T20I debut (cap 46)12 July 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I16 June 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.64
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2020Leinster Lightning
2020Leicestershire
2021–presentMunster Reds
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 21 75 5 57
Runs scored 234 1,076 69 1061
Batting average 18.00 20.69 11.50 24.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/0 1/6
Top score 22 89* 22 104
Balls bowled 390 986 390 1,422
Wickets 7 45 5 37
Bowling average 58.57 27.77 38.60 38.08
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/52 3/16 3/48 5/39
Catches/stumpings 9/– 26/0 1/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2024

Domestic career

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He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 5 June 2017.[5] He made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 10 September 2017.[6]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]

International career

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In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[10] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Ireland against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2019.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In December 2019, Delany was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[14] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against the West Indies, on 7 January 2020.[15]

On 10 July 2020, Delany was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[16][17] In February 2021, Delany was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[18][19] In September 2021, Delany was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]

In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Gareth Delany". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning at Bready, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning at Belfast, Jun 5–7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Dublin, Sep 10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Ireland Wolves squads named for Scotland 'A' series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Ireland Men's and Ireland Wolves squads announced for Zimbabwe series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  12. ^ "2nd T20I (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Bready, Jul 12 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Ireland Men's Squads Announced for West Indies tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  15. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jan 7 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Ireland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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