DUBLIN – Cricket Eire has introduced an extra programme of nationwide youth fixtures, together with the return of the Celtic Cup and a youth tri-series to start subsequent week.
Albert van der Merwe, Nationwide Pathway Supervisor for Cricket Eire, mentioned:
“It’s incredible to see the return of the extremely aggressive Celtic Cup between Eire’s and Scotland’s under-17s boys squads. Whereas this has change into a keenly adopted collection on the underage degree, we haven’t been in a position to play the fixtures during the last two years as a result of pandemic. The internet hosting of the collection usually alternates every year between nations and this yr we welcome the Scots to Bangor and Stormont. For a lot of gamers, the Celtic Cup is their first style of worldwide cricket and touring life, so the worth of the competitors in a participant’s early improvement is immense – and this yr we’ve additionally inbuilt a relaxation day so the 2 squads can attend the fifth T20 Worldwide between Eire and Afghanistan. The overall expertise for the gamers is invaluable.
“We’re additionally lucky sufficient this yr to have the ability to avail of two true legends of Irish cricket – Andre Botha and Jeremy Bray – who will coach the squad. The quantity of information and expertise that Andre and Jeremy will have the ability to name upon will make this an moreover precious week for the gamers.
“As for the second collection subsequent week, this might be a Tri-Sequence that includes Eire Beneath-19 Ladies’s squad, Eire Cubs and a Middlesex Cricket Faculties Affiliation touring group to be performed at Oak Hill.
“This may collection give Eire Beneath-19 Ladies’s Head Coach Glenn Querl a possibility to take a look at some gamers earlier than a coaching squad is chosen for the World Cup in South Africa in January 2023. The squad chosen has a mixture of senior worldwide expertise in Amy Hunter and Georgina Dempsey, and various gamers who’ve featured within the Arachas Tremendous Sequence. There are additionally some youthful gamers who’ve caught the attention on latest Eire youth journeys, the place they’ve displayed some thrilling T20 expertise.”
All matches might be livescored on Cricket Eire’s Match Centre.
CELTIC CUP – Fixtures and Squad
Fixture schedule:
- Monday 15 August – Bangor Cricket Membership (50-over match; 10.45am begin)
- Tuesday 16 August – Bangor Cricket Membership (2 x T20 matches; 10.30am begin / 2.45pm begin)
- Wednesday 17 August – relaxation day
- Thursday 18 August – Stormont (50-over match; 10.45am begin)
Eire Beneath-17s squad:
- Mohammed Aahil (Instonians)
- Eoin Birch (Balbriggan)
- Macdara Cosgrave (Pembroke)
- Aaron Doyle (Malahide)
- Harry Dyer (CSNI)
- Daniel Forkin (Merrion)
- Ryan Hunter (CSNI)
- Finn Lutton (CSNI)
- Carson McCullough (CIYMS)
- Aaron McGeehan (Clontarf)
- John McNally (Clontarf)
- Gavin Roulston (Bready)
- Luke Thomson (Clontarf)
- Donncha Tucker (Pembroke)
Teaching Workers:
- Andre Botha and Jeremy Bray
Observe: Philippe le Roux (Railway Union) and Scott Macbeth (Bready) is within the Eire Academy group that may play England U19’s at Loughborough subsequent week. Reuben Wilson might be rested for subsequent week, as he solely returns from the Eire U15 tour to the UK on Friday night. (learn extra).
YOUTH TRI-SERIES
Fixture schedule:
- Monday 15 August – Eire Cubs v Middlesex Faculties Cricket Affiliation (Oak Hill; T20 match; 3pm begin)
- Tuesday 16 August – Eire U19 Ladies v Middlesex Faculties Cricket Affiliation (Oak Hill; T20 match; 10.45am begin)
- Tuesday 16 August – Eire U19 Ladies v Eire Cubs (Oak Hill; T20 match; 2.45pm begin)
- Wednesday 17 August – Eire Cubs v Middlesex Faculties Cricket Affiliation (Oak Hill; T20 match; 10.45am begin)
- Wednesday 17 August – Eire U19 Ladies v Middlesex Faculties Cricket Affiliation (Oak Hill; T20 match; 2.45pm begin)
- Thursday 18 August – Eire Cubs v Middlesex Faculties Cricket Affiliation (Oak Hill; T20 match; 10.45am begin)
- Thursday 18 August – Eire Cubs v Eire U19 Ladies (Oak Hill; T20 match; 2.45pm begin)
Eire Beneath-19 Ladies’s squad:
- Zara Craig (Eglinton)
- Georgina Dempsey (YMCA)
- Abbi Harrison (Waringstown)
- Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide)
- Jennifer Jackson (Eglinton)
- Joanna Loughran (Leinster)
- Niamh MacNulty (Merrion)
- Aimee Maguire (The Hills)
- Kia McCartney (Coleraine)
- Ellie McGee (Rush)
- Isabelle McLean (Balbriggan)
- Julie McNally (Clontarf)
- Freya Sargent (Clontarf)
- Annabel Squires (Merrion)
- Alice Walsh (Clontarf)
- Siúin Woods (YMCA)
Head Coach:
- Glenn Querl
