Seamus M. Lynch (born 10 August 2002) is an Irish

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. He has played for

Munster Reds Munster Reds is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team based in Cork, in the province of Munster. History In April 2017, Cricket Ireland approved the participation of the team in the Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup, the highest level of T20 do ...

and

Leinster Lightning Leinster Lightning is an Ireland, Irish inter-provincial cricket team. They participate in the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy. The team is based in Dublin and is managed by Cricket Leinster. Hist ...

in Irish inter-provincial cricket, as well as representing Ireland U-17s

Domestic Career

Born in

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, Lynch is a product of

Terenure Cricket Club Terenure Cricket Club, formerly CYM Cricket Club (standing for Catholic Young Men's Society) is a cricket club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 2 of the Leinster Senior League. The club was established in 1910 as part of the sporting se ...

. He was called up to the Ireland Under-17 team in 2018 and was added to the

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. In the restructuring of Irish domestic cricket prior to the 2021 season, Lynch was assigned to the

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based

squad. He made his debut for the Reds in a List A one-day match against

North West Warriors North West Warriors is one of four provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and Munster Reds, it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup & Inter-Provincial Trophy. Th ...

at Eglinton, with his

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debut coming later in the season against

in the first Interprovincial T20 festival of the season. He moved to Leinster Lightning for the 2022 season but played only a single T20 match. In June 2023, Lynch was recalled to the Leinster Lightning squad as cover for a number of absentees. In a match against Northern Knights on 5 September, Lynch struck a maiden List A century as he smashed 107 off of just 63 balls.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Seamus 2002 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Munster Reds cricketers Irish cricketers 21st-century Irish sportsmen