Munster Reds is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team based in Cork, in the province of Munster.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | PJ Moor |
| Coach | Jeremy Bray |
| Owner | Munster Cricket Union |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | The Mardyke, Cork |
| History | |
| Inter-Provincial Cup wins | 1 |
| Official website | Munster Reds |
History edit
In April 2017, Cricket Ireland approved the participation of the team in the Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup, the highest level of T20 domestic cricket in Ireland.[1] They joined Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors and Northern Knights in the 2017 tournament.[2]
They debuted in the Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017, and won their first match, against North West Warriors, on 6 July 2018.[3]
Following a successful end to their 2018 season, there was talk of Munster Reds being included in the Interprovincial One-Day Trophy competition, but while this is an objective of Cricket Ireland, it was confirmed this would not happen in 2019.[4] In February 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed that the team would take part in the 2021 tournament.[5]
Munster won their inaugural Inter-Provincial title when they won the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup.
Former Ireland international Jeremy Bray was appointed as head-coach in 2023.[6]
Honours edit
- Inter-Provincial Cup
- Winners: 2022
- Inter-Provincial Trophy
- Runners-up: 2022
Current squad edit
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Murray Commins |  South Africa |
2 January 1997 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Cormac Hassett |  Australia |
8 February 1996 | Right-handed | |||
| Alistair Frost |  Zimbabwe
|
24 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Ryan Karanukaran |  England
|
1 October 2002 | Left-handed | Right arm off-break | ||
| Nathan McGuire |  Ireland
|
25 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Gareth Delany | Ireland |
28 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm leg-break | ||
| Tyrone Kane | Ireland |
8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Fionn Hand | Ireland |
1 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Matt Ford | South Africa |
10 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | ||
| Brandon Kruger | 12 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | |||
| Curtis Campher | South Africa |
20 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Ryan Joyce | South Africa
|
10 January 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Nicolaj Laegsgaard |  Denmark
|
18 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Cian Egerton | Ireland
|
4 June 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| PJ Moor | Zimbabwe |
2 February 1990 | Right-handed | Captain | ||
| Connor Fletcher | Zimbabwe
|
8 June 1998 | Right-handed | |||
| Ryan Hunter | Ireland
|
11 February 2006 | Right-handed | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Mike Frost | South Africa |
29 May 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Ben White | Ireland
|
29 August 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm leg-break | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Liam McCarthy | South Africa |
Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |||
| Muzamil Sherzad | Ireland |
5 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Finn Catherwood | England
|
9 February 2004 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | ||
| Matthew Weldon | Ireland
|
31 December 2005 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | ||
| Byron McDonough | Ireland
|
27 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Josh Manley | Ireland
|
Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |||
| Michael Granger | Australia
|
6 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Source:1 | ||||||
Updated as 12 December 2023
Notable players edit
Grounds edit
Munster Reds play their home fixtures at The Mardyke in Cork, with the ground so far hosting ten T20s[7] and 7 List A matches.[8]
References edit
- ^ Easdown, Craig (10 April 2017). "Cricket Ireland Board Meeting April 6th 2017". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Chambers, Barry (6 April 2017). "Munster Reds IP20 Inclusion confirmed by Cricket Ireland". Munster Cricket. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Easdown, Craig (26 May 2017). "Lightning and Knights win T20 openers". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Siggins, Ger (21 September 2018). "Munster grounds for optimism". CricketEurope. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Inter-Provincial Series: Revamp to include Munster Reds joining 50-over Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Easdown, Craig (20 January 2023). "Former Ireland international Jeremy Bray appointed Munster Reds Head Coach". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "TWENTY20 MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "LIST A MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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