David Delany

David Colin Alex Delany (born 28 December 1997) is an Irish cricketer.[2] He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Munster Reds in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 16 June 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 5 September 2017.[4] He made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 10 September 2017.[5]

David Delany
Personal information
Full name
David Colin Alex Delany
Born (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997
Dublin, Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast[1]
RoleBowler
RelationsGJ Delany (cousin)
LK Delany (cousin)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 47)17 September 2019 v Scotland
Last T20I25 October 2019 v Jersey
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2018Munster Reds
2017–2018Leinster Lightning
2018–2021Northern Knights
2022Munster Reds
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 8 4 12 30
Runs scored 7 21 86 137
Batting average 3.50 7.00 21.50 13.70
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 17 31* 25
Balls bowled 171 434 558 573
Wickets 8 11 12 25
Bowling average 27.75 26.27 49.91 31.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/12 4/31 2/29 2/12
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 2/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 June 2022

In August 2018, he was named in Ireland's squad for the limited overs series against Afghanistan, but he did not play.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[7] He made his T20I debut for Ireland, against Scotland, on 17 September 2019.[8] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates, during which he bowled the fastest recorded ball by a cricketer for Ireland at 92 mph (148 km/h).[9][1]

In December 2020, Delany was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour to the UAE to play the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.[10][11] However, in January 2021, Delany was ruled out of the tour due to a knee injury.[12] Since his knee injury, Delany has coached at Muir College in South Africa, and played in a local cricket league in Australia, as well as having a prolific career in Ireland too, having been awarded the Cricket Ireland club player of the year.[13]

References
  1. "Ireland have no margin for error, admits Wilson". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 25 October 2019 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  2. "David Delany". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Leinster Lightning v Munster Reds at Dublin, Jun 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Dublin, Sep 5–7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Dublin, Sep 10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "T20I and ODI squads named ahead of Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "White excited by the talented and dynamic squad selected for T20I Tri-Series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "3rd Match, Ireland Tri-Nation T20I Series at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  10. "George Dockrell, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin dropped for Ireland ODIs against Afghanistan, UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. "Ireland names 16-man squad to face UAE and Afghanistan in back-to-back series' in January". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. "Injury forces change to Irish squad ahead of UAE series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  13. "Forgotten man Delany stars in South Africa". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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