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GEORGE DOCKRELL
Left: George Dockrell batting; Above: left, bowling;
right, awaiting the return
I started playing cricket at the age of eight in Leinster qualify for the world cup in New Zealand, with a man of
Cricket club. My dad had played cricket all of his life, irst in the match against Hong Kong taking six wickets.
school and then in YMCA cricket club. We travelled to Queenstown, New Zealand in January
I trained with the under-9s on a Sunday morning. I 2010 where we played Australia Under-19s, USA Under-
coninued to play in Leinster but only began to take my 19s, and South Africa Under-19s.I played in all these
cricket seriously at the age of twelve when I was in irst matches but was asked to join the senior squad in Sri
year in Gonzaga College. That year I played for Leinster Lanka, so on the 1st February 2010 I let for Colombo,
Province under-13s and ater good performances I was Sri Lanka.
picked to play for the Irish Under-13s in the European It was in Colombo that I received my irst cap
Championships. The next two years I played with Leinster playing against Afghanistan taking two wickets for 11
Under-15s but could not break into the Irish Under-15 runs. This was a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup
team. Qualiiers which took place in Dubai. We were successful
I spent the winter of 2008 in Uitenhague, South Africa in Qualifying for the World Cup ater reaching the inal
in a small boarding school playing cricket. This was a and losing against Afghanistan in front of a 12,000 strong
brilliant experience as well as great cricket. I arrived home Afghanistan crowd. This meant that I was going to the West
ater three months in South Africa and was selected to Indies again for the T20 world cup.
represent the Irish Under-16s team in the Clico compeiion I played in a number of warm up matches in Jamaica
in the West Indies. We travelled to Barbados and Trinidad and Trinidad before going to Guyana where our group
and Tobago playing against Pakistan, Bangladesh and the games were taking place. We were beaten by a strong
West Indies.I played well in this tournament, earning the West Indies team where I bowled well with igures of
MVP ( most valuable player) Award. three wickets for 16 runs of four overs. Our games against
That summer I played well for Leinster, earning a England was rained of which sent us home from the
place in the Under-17s, Under-19s and the Irish ‘A’ team. World Cup.
Christmas of that year I went to India to train for two I had around 20 caps as I let Gonzaga College and I am
weeks in a city called Pune. currently playing in the World Cricket League Division 1 in
The summer of 2009 was full of representaive cricket Holland.
preparing for a busy winter. That september I let for George Dockrell
Toronto, Canada where I helped the Irish Under-19 team Class of 2010
Left: George Dockrell batting; Above: left, bowling;
right, awaiting the return
I started playing cricket at the age of eight in Leinster qualify for the world cup in New Zealand, with a man of
Cricket club. My dad had played cricket all of his life, irst in the match against Hong Kong taking six wickets.
school and then in YMCA cricket club. We travelled to Queenstown, New Zealand in January
I trained with the under-9s on a Sunday morning. I 2010 where we played Australia Under-19s, USA Under-
coninued to play in Leinster but only began to take my 19s, and South Africa Under-19s.I played in all these
cricket seriously at the age of twelve when I was in irst matches but was asked to join the senior squad in Sri
year in Gonzaga College. That year I played for Leinster Lanka, so on the 1st February 2010 I let for Colombo,
Province under-13s and ater good performances I was Sri Lanka.
picked to play for the Irish Under-13s in the European It was in Colombo that I received my irst cap
Championships. The next two years I played with Leinster playing against Afghanistan taking two wickets for 11
Under-15s but could not break into the Irish Under-15 runs. This was a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup
team. Qualiiers which took place in Dubai. We were successful
I spent the winter of 2008 in Uitenhague, South Africa in Qualifying for the World Cup ater reaching the inal
in a small boarding school playing cricket. This was a and losing against Afghanistan in front of a 12,000 strong
brilliant experience as well as great cricket. I arrived home Afghanistan crowd. This meant that I was going to the West
ater three months in South Africa and was selected to Indies again for the T20 world cup.
represent the Irish Under-16s team in the Clico compeiion I played in a number of warm up matches in Jamaica
in the West Indies. We travelled to Barbados and Trinidad and Trinidad before going to Guyana where our group
and Tobago playing against Pakistan, Bangladesh and the games were taking place. We were beaten by a strong
West Indies.I played well in this tournament, earning the West Indies team where I bowled well with igures of
MVP ( most valuable player) Award. three wickets for 16 runs of four overs. Our games against
That summer I played well for Leinster, earning a England was rained of which sent us home from the
place in the Under-17s, Under-19s and the Irish ‘A’ team. World Cup.
Christmas of that year I went to India to train for two I had around 20 caps as I let Gonzaga College and I am
weeks in a city called Pune. currently playing in the World Cricket League Division 1 in
The summer of 2009 was full of representaive cricket Holland.
preparing for a busy winter. That september I let for George Dockrell
Toronto, Canada where I helped the Irish Under-19 team Class of 2010
