Kenny Carroll

{{short description|Irish cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{no footnotes|date=February 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Kenny Carroll | image = | fullname = Kenneth Edward Desmond Carroll | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1983|3|22}} | birth_place = Booterstown, Ireland | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm leg break | role = Batsman | international = true | country = Ireland | odidebutdate = 31 January | odidebutyear = 2007 | odidebutagainst = Bermuda | odicap = 15 | lastodidate = 11 July | lastodiyear = 2007 | lastodiagainst = Netherlands | odishirt = 26 | club1 = Leinster Lightning | year1 = 2014–2016 | columns = 2 | column1 = ODI | matches1 = 6 | runs1 = 70 | bat avg1 = 11.66 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 28 | deliveries1 = 6 | wickets1 = 0 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 4/– | column2 = List A | matches2 = 10 | runs2 = 131 | bat avg2 = 13.10 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 28 | deliveries2 = 12 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 4/– | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/245287.html ESPNcricinfo | date = 3 May | year = 2017 }} '''Kenneth Edward Desmond Carroll''' (born 22 March 1983) is an Irish cricketer. He was born at Booterstown, Dublin, educated at Oatlands College, Stillorgan, and currently works for the Irish postal service, An Post. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler. He currently plays for Railway Union and has represented the Southern XI, Ireland U-23, Ireland A and made his debut for the senior team in 2006.

The Dublin-born player has played in the 2006 European Championships having represented Ireland's Under-23 team in the same tournament earlier in the year, winning the award for Player of the Tournament. He also played in the 2006 EurAsia Cricket Series, but Ireland's A team finished bottom of their group in the competition. Carroll made his World Cup debut against Sri Lanka in Ireland's last 'Super 8's match and also opened the batting against India and South Africa in the recent Future Cup in Belfast.

Carroll has also played for the Ireland men's national field hockey team, winning several caps. He is currently part of the A training squad. Carroll also captained his club side, Railway Union, to a Neville Cup in 2011 and a first Men's Irish Hockey League qualification ever for the club.

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