Leinster pressing for second U13 title in Taunton

Having won the festival outright last year, this year’s Leinster U’13’s have started their 2013 King’s College, Taunton campaign on a very high note winning their first three games against full English counties. Victories against Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Kent has set the squad up for possible back-to-back festival victories.

A welcome visitor to yesterday’s game was former Leinster U’13’s player George Dockrell who spent time with the players and coaching staff.

Squad:

• Harry Tector (YMCA) Capt.
• Ian Anders (Phoenix)
• Sean Currie (Clontarf)
• JJ Garth (Pembroke)
• Sanil Gupta (Pembroke)
• Stephen Keane (YMCA)
• Josh Little (Pembroke)
• Rory McGovern (YMCA)
• Max Neville (Merrion)
• Mathew O’Meara (North Kildare)
• Aaron O’Neill (Terenure)
• Neil Rock (Rush)
• Aviral Shukla (YMCA)
• Andrew Vincent (Clontarf)

Management team:–

• Michael O’Gorman
• Reinhardt Strydom
• Tim Ackland

Results so far:

Leinster 214-9 50 overs Stephen Keane 57no, Max Neville 32, JJ Garth 28, Harry Tector 24, Josh Little18 no

Yorkshire 115 all out 43.4 overs Aaron O'Neill 10-6-8-3, Aviral Shukla 4.4-2-5-2, Harry Tector 10-1-25-2

Leinster 217-9 40 overs Harry Tector 87, Max Neville 33, Andrew Vincent 23, JJ Garth 19, Shaun Evans 4-41, Rhys Joseph 2-37

Kent 147 all out 36.1 overs Owen Davies 68, Omkaar Divekar 20, Aaron O'Neill 2-21, JJ Garth 2-27, Josh Little 2-30

Leinster 217 all out 47.5 overs Harry Tector 92, Rory McGovern 19, Sean Currie 17, Ed Wilson 4-23, Col Pierre 2-17, James Organ 2-26

Gloucestershire 122 all out 34.3 overs George Stone 28, Max Neville 4-1, JJ Garth 3-17, Matthew O'Meara 1-11

Remaining fixtures:

Thursday – Cornwall v Leinster

Friday – Cheshire v Leinster