Ireland international fast bowler Max Sorensen selected Cian Nulty (Balbriggan) as this year’s winner when attending several under-age provincial sessions paying particular attention to the most promising quick bowlers.
Sorensen who recently returned from the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka commented.
"Cian is a worthy winner of the Leinster Cricket Union’s ‘Find a Fast Bowler’ talent identification programme for this season. He possesses a fine bowling action and generates good pace for a 12 year old. We worked on a few small technical areas including his grip and release position that should see him improve even further in the coming year. What particularly impressed me was the late swing he gets and his ability to bowl a very useful yorker. I look forward to following his progress at Balbriggan over the coming years”.
Fact File:
Name: Cian Nulty
Age: 12
Club: Balbriggan Cricket Club
Height: 5 3’
School: Hedgestown National School, Lusk, Co Dublin
Favourite Cricketer:
Ireland – Kevin O’Brien
World – Shane Watson
Started playing: Started playing competitively at the age of six with Balbriggan. Comes from a strong cricket family (Murphy’s) where all seven children played cricket at various levels. His granddad Tom played cricket for nearly 60 years!
Representative Honours:
U11’s
2010 - North Leinster V South Leinster
2011 - North Leinster V South Leinster, Leinster V Eryri District, Wales (home and away)
2012 - North Leinster V South Leinster, Leinster V Eryri District, Wales (home and away) & Leinster V Ulster at Rush CC
Currently training with the North Leinster U’13 squad
Best Bowling: 5-12 from 4 overs v’s YMCA at Balbriggan
Other sports played: Gaelic football & hurling (O’Dwyer’s), rugby (Balbriggan) and swimming.
Former ‘Find a Fast Bowler’ winners in Leinster include:
2006 - Darren Nicol (Terenure)
2007 - Padraic Flanagan (YMCA)
2008 - Andrew Sheridan (North County)
2009 – David Delany (Clontarf)
2010 – Rory Anders (Phoenix)
2011 – Josh Little (Pembroke)