Jason Molins
{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jason Molins
| image =
| fullname = Jason Adam Max Molins
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role =
| family = {{ubl|Greg Molins (brother)|Lara Molins (cousin)}}
| country = Ireland
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1995–2006
| club1 =
| year1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 435
| bat avg1 = 25.58
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 73
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 12.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = List A
| matches2 = 23
| runs2 = 466
| bat avg2 = 20.26
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| top score2 = 84
| deliveries2 = 1
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–
| date = 11 June
| year = 2015
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7220/7220.html CricketArchive
}}
Jason Adam Max Molins (born 4 December 1974) is an Irish former cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman, with his career for the Irish national side spanning from 1995 to 2006, which included a spell as the captain of the team.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |title=All-time Ireland team (1) |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=22 March 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121100231/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |url-status=dead }}
Early and personal life
Molins was born in Dublin, and is Jewish.[http://www.maccabi.com.au/News/283/A-history-of-Jewish-first-class-cricketers.cfm "A history of Jewish first-class cricketers," ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192446/http://www.maccabi.com.au/News/283/A-history-of-Jewish-first-class-cricketers.cfm |date=15 September 2018 }} Maccabi Australia.{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-jews-in-ireland-why-tech-giants-are-adding-strength-to-a-once-shrinking-community-35662014.html | title=The Jews in Ireland: Why tech giants are adding strength to a once shrinking community | date=30 April 2017 }} His father is Rodney Molins. His brother, Greg, and cousin, Lara Molins, also played for Ireland.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4340/4340.html Greg Molins] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15001/15001.html Lara Molins] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
He was initially educated in Ireland and then finished his studies in England. He attended secondary school Wesley College and Dublin High School. He studied for an economics degree at University College Dublin, and then completed his post-graduate diploma at the University of Oxford in 1997.{{cite web|last=Gough |first=Martin |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4497705.stm |title=Molins eyes World Cup meeting |publisher=BBC News |date=2 May 2005 |accessdate=3 January 2011}} Following this, he moved to London where he worked as a fixed income analyst for an investment management company following a number of other roles in the City including corporate finance. Molins married Aoife Mulholland, a West End actress from Galway, in 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricketeuropearchives.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000002/000220.shtml |title=Profiles of Irish Cricketers |access-date=26 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813220614/http://www.cricketeuropearchives.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000002/000220.shtml |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead }} In 2015 he relocated back to Ireland with his wife and two boys (Max and Brody), to start a career as an Equity Analyst at Goodbody Stockbrokers. They now reside in Dublin with their three boys.(29 December 2013). [http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/where-are-they-now-29872677.html "Where are they now?: Jason Molins (Former Ireland cricket captain"] – Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
Cricket career
He debuted at first-class level for Ireland in 1998 and while studying at Keble College, Oxford, received his Oxford Blue in 1998, scoring a half century in the Varsity match at Lords. He participated in the 2001 and 2005 ICC Trophy tournaments, and aided them to that year's finals, where they lost against Scotland. He captained Ireland between 2001 and 2005, and was instrumental in the victories over Zimbabwe (scoring 107 not out), Surrey (scoring 56), and the West Indies (scoring 66). He is Ireland's most successful captain, having captained Ireland on no fewer than 45 occasions, and has a win ratio of over 60%.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4830958.stm |title=Molins recalled to Ireland squad |publisher=BBC News |date=21 March 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=cricket/04/05/06/CRICKET_Ireland_Quotes.html |title=MOLINS – IRELAND ON THE UP |publisher=Sporting Life |accessdate=3 January 2011}}
Despite his prior role as captain, Molins was not selected for Ireland at the 2007 World Cup, and never played at One Day International (ODI) level. In 2008, he was named along with Mark Bott and Darren Gerard to the Maccabi GB cricket team to represent the United Kingdom at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.{{cite news |title=Maccabiah Cricket Squads Announced |url=http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/c-10122/maccabiah-cricket-squads-announced/ |publisher=TotallyJewish.com |accessdate=23 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081833/http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/c-10122/maccabiah-cricket-squads-announced/ |archivedate=6 June 2011 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2378737/Molins-mixes-batting-and-bonds-as-an-Irish-hero.html Jason Molins interview with The Daily Telegraph]
- [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000031/003138.shtml Richard Bullick comments on the omission of Jason Molins]
- [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000029/002979.shtml Molins frustrated by continued absence from Irish team]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/eng_v_zim_2003/2986846.stm Molins instrumental in famous victory]
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Category:Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
Category:Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
Category:Cricketers from County Dublin
Category:Irish cricket captains
Category:Jewish Irish sportspeople
Category:Maccabiah Games competitors for Great Britain
Category:Maccabiah Games cricketers
Category:Oxford University cricketers