Gareth James Delany (born 28 April 1997) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 2019.[1] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[2] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[3]
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| Full name | Gareth James Delany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1997 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | LK Delany (sister) DC Delany (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 59) | 7 January 2020 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 July 2023 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 46) | 12 July 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 March 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 5 June 2017.[5] He made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 10 September 2017.[6]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]
International career
In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[10] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Ireland against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2019.[12]
In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In December 2019, Delany was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[14] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against the West Indies, on 7 January 2020.[15]
On 10 July 2020, Delany was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[16][17] In February 2021, Delany was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[18][19] In September 2021, Delany was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]