The Hills Cricket Club is a cricket club in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League.
The club was established in 1969, winning the Leinster Junior Cup and Junior League in 1971, Intermediate Cup in 1972 and Intermediate League in 1973. Senior status was attained in 1983 and the first senior trophies – the Leinster Senior Cup and Leinster Senior League – came in 1989.
On 1 September 2012, the club won their first Irish Senior Cup defeating Merrion Cricket Club by 8 wickets in Castle Avenue, Clontarf.
Current squad 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 BatsmenOliver Horlock*Right-handedRight arm off break Yaseen Sherzad * Right-handed Right arm mediumWill ArcherRight-handedRight arm mediumEdson SilvaRight-handedRight arm mediumJoe FletcherRight-handedRight arm off break All-roundersMuzamil SherzadRight-handedRight arm fast-medium Brandon Kruger * Right-handed Right arm off break Tomás Murphy Right-handed Right arm mediumCaptainJames Cusack*Right-handedRight arm off breakPierce Ryan*Right-handedRight arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers Mubeen Ali Right-handed Right arm off breakAndrew Kavanagh Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bowlers Cian Nulty Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Matthew Weldon Right-handed Left arm fast-medium Febin Manoj Right-handed Right arm off breakSean McNicholl * Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Honours Irish Senior Cup: 2 2012, 2014 Leinster Senior League: 3 1989, 2008, 2013 Leinster Senior Cup: 5 1989, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2019
References
External links The Hills Cricket Club