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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.

Early and personal life

Molins was born in Dublin, and is Jewish. His father is Rodney Molins. His brother, Greg, and cousin, Lara Molins, also played for Ireland.

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. 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. 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.

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%.

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.

See also

• List of select Jewish cricketers

References

1. "All-time Ireland team (1)". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "A history of Jewish first-class cricketers," Archived 15 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Maccabi Australia.
3. "The Jews in Ireland: Why tech giants are adding strength to a once shrinking community". 30 April 2017.
4. ^ Gough, Martin (2 May 2005). "Molins eyes World Cup meeting". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
5. Greg Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
6. Lara Molins – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
7. "Profiles of Irish Cricketers". Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
8. (29 December 2013). "Where are they now?: Jason Molins (Former Ireland cricket captain" – Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
9. "Molins recalled to Ireland squad". BBC News. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
10. "MOLINS – IRELAND ON THE UP". Sporting Life. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
11. "Maccabiah Cricket Squads Announced". TotallyJewish.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2009.

External links

• Jason Molins interview with The Daily Telegraph
• Richard Bullick comments on the omission of Jason Molins
• Molins frustrated by continued absence from Irish team
• Molins instrumental in famous victory

• 1974 births
• Living people
• Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
• Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
• Cricketers from County Dublin
• Irish cricketers
• Irish cricket captains
• Jewish cricketers
• Jewish Irish sportspeople
• Maccabiah Games competitors for Great Britain
• Maccabiah Games cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• People educated at The High School, Dublin
• People educated at Wesley College, Dublin