Michael Brendan O'Reilly (born 2 July 2002) is an Irish

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er. A member of the

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, O'Reilly was assigned by

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to the

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for 2022 season, but was given permission to move on loan to

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for the remainder of that season following injuries to

Peter Chase Peter Karl David Chase (born 9 October 1993) is an Irish cricketer who played for Durham County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who also bats right handed. In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a centr ...

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and

Barry McCarthy Barry John McCarthy (born 13 September 1992) is an Irish cricketer. He made his first-class debut in 2015, and plays for the Ireland cricket team, and previously the English side Durham. Primarily a right-arm medium pace bowler, he also bats ...

. He made his debut for Leinster Lightning in a List A one-day match against Munster Reds at

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in the

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, with O'Reilly taking the wickets of Murray Commins and

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. He made a further one-day appearance in the competition against the same opponents at

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. In the same season, O'Reilly made his

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debut in the

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, with him making six appearances across the tournament. He was retained by Leinster Lightning for the 2023 season, making three one-day and Twenty20 appearances apiece.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Mikey 2002 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers Leinster Lightning cricketers 21st-century Irish sportsmen