Name: Niall McDonnell
Position: Batting All Rounder
Age: 28
Nationality: Northern Irish

Former Clubs: Strabane C.C (1991-1998 &2000-2002) & Fox Lodge C.C (1999)
Highest Score : 151 V Wallasey 2006

Best Bowling: 5 for 27 V New Brighton 2003
Current Player:  Martin Deans
All Time Player: Sir Brian Charles Lara (God)
Food: Cowboy Supper

Band: Incubus, Nirvana, U2, The Smiths & Led Zeppelin
TV Show: Shameless
Would Like to Meet: Frank Gallagher/Jack Black

Niall grew up in the the Warzone, most bombed small town in Europe that is Strabane Co. Tyrone Northern Ireland (Bandit Country).
His first competitive game of cricket came at 10 years old playing for his school. His first mens game was aged 11 opening the batting with his Primary School Headmaster.

Niall played for Strabane for 7 years winning representative honors at all age groups Winning the All Ireland Cup in '98 before 'spitting his dummy' and leaving to play for 2nd division team Fox Lodge.  Despite beating his old club in the Quarter Final Stages of the All Ireland cup Niall returned to Strabane with his tail between his legs one year later.

Niall moved to Liverpool in 2000 to attend Liverpool John Moores University, where he became Cricket Club captain, the Uni's record run scorer and the first player to score a Century for LJMU. 

He was 'Tapped up to play for Maghull from under the noses of Sefton Park by Uni mate Andy Greene in 2002 .  He took over the reigns as Captain from Dickon White unofficially towards the end of the 2004 season when the club was relegated to Division 1 of the LDCC. 

His first job as captain was to secure promotion back to the Premier League which was achieved at the first time of asking as Division 1 Champions. 

Niall is currently the clubs top run scorer in Premier League Cricket (English qualified) and is hopeful that despite two disappointing seasons he can help lead Maghull CC to become an established Premier league club and assist with the development of the club as a whole encouraging a positive youth policy.