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.

Kenny Carroll
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Edward Desmond Carroll
Born (1983-03-22) 22 March 1983 (age 41)
Booterstown, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 15)31 January 2007 v Bermuda
Last ODI11 July 2007 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.26
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2016Leinster Lightning
Career statistics
Competition ODI List A
Matches 6 10
Runs scored 70 131
Batting average 11.66 13.10
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 28 28
Balls bowled 6 12
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 May 2017

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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