George Dockrell      

George Dockrell is a spindly left-arm spinner of immense potential. He made his international debut for Ireland as a 17-year-old in 2010 and has become a permanent selection, being named the ICC Associate Player of the Year in 2012. That same year he played for Ireland at the World T20 in Sri Lanka and a year later he booked his ticket back to the world stage by helping Ireland win the World T20 qualifier for Bangladesh 2014.

He was just 17 when he played a key role in Ireland's 2010 World Twenty20 campaign, blending nous with audacity as his flighted twirlers saw off Netherlands in the qualifying tournament before taking 3 for 16 against West Indies and choking England's middle-order with four overs for 19 in the main event. School exams then prevented him facing Australia in an ODI but a month later he was offered a two-year contract with Somerset just before his 18th birthday.

He made a big impact in just his second County Championship match, taking 6 for 27 to bowl Somerset to victory over Middlesex in their opening fixture of the 2012 season. He helped his side to another win later in the year with 6 for 29 against Durham as Somerset's finished runners-up again. He finished the season with 35 wickets at 28.45 but 2013 proved less successful with only 17 victims at a more expensive 42.47.

In 2012 he played in his second World T20 but after three overs of punishment in a bad-tempered defeat to Australia, Ireland's final group match was washed out and Dockrell didn't get a second chance to bowl.

Dockrell learned his game at Leinster Cricket Club in Dublin and played age-group cricket for Ireland since Under-13s. He made his senior debut in 2010: a T20 against Afghanistan in Colombo, where he took 2 for 11; an ODI debut followed in the West Indies. He also captained Ireland Under-19s at the 2012 World Cup.
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