North West Warriors is one of four provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and Munster Reds, it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup & Inter-Provincial Trophy.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Andy McBrine |
| Coach | Boyd Rankin |
| Owner | North West of Ireland Cricket Union |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Home ground | Bready Cricket Club Ground |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| History | |
| Inter-Provincial Championship wins | 1 |
| Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins | 0 |
| Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins | 1 |
The team is located in the west of Ulster province containing areas of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The team managed by North West of Ireland Cricket Union.
History edit
In 2013, Cricket Ireland formed the three-day Inter-Provincial Championship, featuring teams from Leinster, the NCU and the North West. The North West team is known as the North West Warriors. On 8 April, they announced Bobby Rao as their coach.[1]
Up to and including the 2016 Inter-Provincial Championship, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council meeting in October 2016, first-class status was awarded to all future matches.[2][3]
Honours edit
- Inter-Provincial Championship (first-class) - 1 title
- 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship: Champions
- Inter-Provincial Cup - (50 over)
- Best result
- 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup: Runners-up
- Best result
- Inter-Provincial Trophy (T20) - 1 title
- 2014 Inter-Provincial Trophy: Champions
Players edit
Current squad edit
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| William Porterfield ‡ |  Ireland |
6 September 1984 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Assistant coach | |
| Stephen Doheny | Ireland |
20 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Merrion | |
| Nathan McGuire | Ireland |
25 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Rush | |
| William McClintock | Ireland |
1 January 1997 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Donemana | |
| Aaron Gillespie | Ireland |
13 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Strabane | |
| Kyle Magee | Ireland |
22 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Brigade | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Stuart Thompson ‡ | Ireland |
15 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | CSNI | |
| Shane Getkate ‡ | Ireland |
2 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Instonians | |
| Graham Kennedy | Ireland |
24 August 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Ballyspallen | |
| Jared Wilson | Ireland |
25 December 1999 | Right-handed | [[Right arm medium | Cliftonville academy | |
| Andy McBrine ‡ | Ireland |
30 April 1993 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Donemana | Captain |
| Graham Hume | Ireland |
23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Waringstown | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Will Smale | Ireland |
28 February 2001 | Right-handed | Coleraine | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Craig Young ‡ | Ireland |
4 April 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Bready | |
| Ross Allen | Ireland |
21 June 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Eglinton | |
| Conor Olphert | Ireland |
28 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Bready | |
| Varun Chopra | Ireland |
1 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Coleraine | |
| Source:[4] | ||||||
Current and former players edit
Grounds edit
References edit
- ^ "Coaches announced for Inter-Provincial Series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Warriors confirm extended training squad". North West Cricket Union. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.