Greg Molins

Gregory Lee Molins (born 19 March 1976) is a former Irish cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner, he represented the Irish national side between 1996 and 1999, including at the 1997 ICC Trophy.

Greg Molins
Personal information
Full nameGregory Lee Molins
Born (1976-03-19) 19 March 1976
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RelationsJAM Molins (brother)
LD Molins (cousin)
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 4 4
Runs scored 3 10
Batting average 1.50 3.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 2* 10
Balls bowled 551 162
Wickets 8 3
Bowling average 37.50 48.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/62 2/44
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 June 2015

Molins is part of a prominent Irish cricketing family, with his older brother, Jason, and cousin, Lara, also representing Ireland internationally.[1][2] He was born in Dublin, and attended The High School there, playing for the school team. He first came to prominence at the 1993 under-18 interprovincial tournament, taking three five-wicket hauls for Leinster to be named player of the tournament.[3] Molins made his senior interprovincial debut in 1994, and the following year debuted for the Irish under-19 team.[4] His first senior match for Ireland came in a friendly against Wales in June 1996.[3] Later in the year, in August, he made his first-class debut, in what was then the annual fixture against Scotland.[5]

At the 1997 ICC Trophy, Molins played in three of Ireland's matches, against Gibraltar, the United States, and Kenya, but took only two wickets.[6] His 1997 season also included limited-overs games for Ireland in two English competitions (the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy),[7] and also in the Triple Crown Tournament.[4] Molins' last capped game for Ireland came in 1999, when he was only 23.[3] He continued playing interprovincial matches into the 2000s and Leinster Senior League matches into the 2010s, and toured Namibia with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2001.[4] In 2008, Molins and his brother, both of Jewish extraction, were selected for an Israeli composite side which played against India A to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence.[8] The team also included various other Jewish players from around the world (including Adam Bacher, Steven Herzberg, Michael Klinger, and Bensiyon Songavkar), and two non-Jewish guest players (Roland Lefebvre and Jonty Rhodes).[9] In April 2015, Molins was appointed a selector for the Irish national team.[10]

References
  1. Jason Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. Lara Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. Edward Liddle (September 2011). Gregory Lee Molins – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. Miscellaneous Matches played by Greg Molins (235) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. First-class matches played by Greg Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ICC Trophy Matches played by Greg Molins (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. List A Matches played by Greg Molins (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. Ajay S. Shankar (23 May 2008). "Rhodes to be part of unique Israel team" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. (30 May 2008). "Rhodes helps Israel to 60 not out" – The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. (17 April 2015). "Greg Molins Named National Selector For Leinster" – Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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