North County Cricket Club’s Fionn Hand has won Leinster Lightning’s first ‘Find a Bowler’ competition, held last week in North Kildare and Leinster Cricket Clubs.
The result was announced this afternoon by manager Mark Jones on Ireland’s new cricket podcast ‘The Slog Sweep’, which can now be listened to and downloaded.
The initiative was an attempt to unearth all the hidden talent currently tormenting batsmen in the lower leagues of Leinster cricket and saw 48 competitors bowl to Lightning batsmen whilst being judged by coach Trent Johnston and Mark Jones. Ed Sports generously sponsored the event and provided the balls and T-shirts
.Trent Johnston was immensely impressed with the standard on display and in particular with young Fionn Hand, who plays his cricket for North County’s 2nd and 3rd teams. The judges felt that Fionn displayed the control and rhythm necessary to go far in the Leinster leagues and hopefully one day in senior representative cricket.
Fionn was stunned and delighted to be named the winner and thanked everyone who made the event a success. As winner of the competition, Fionn will now become the 13th member of the Lightning squad for the Inter-Provincial T20 day in Pembroke in August.
The Lightning management and players would like to join Trent in saying a huge thank you to both North Kildare and Leinster Cricket Clubs and their members for hosting us and to Ed Sports for their generous sponsorship. Thanks also to everyone who participated and made the event an enjoyable success.