North West Warriors

North West Warriors
Personnel
CaptainAndy McBrine
CoachBoyd Rankin
OwnerNorth West of Ireland Cricket Union
Team information
Founded2013
Home groundBready Cricket Club Ground
Capacity3,000
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins1
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins0
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins1

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.

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

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

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
Inter-Provincial Trophy (T20) - 1 title
2014 Inter-Provincial Trophy: Champions

Players

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • *denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Gavin Roulston  Ireland (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 Left-handed Right arm off break Bready
Andrew Balbirnie  Ireland (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 Right-handed Right arm off break Pembroke
Cameron Melly  England* (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 Right-handed Right arm medium Brigade
Jake Egan  Australia* (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 Right-handed Right arm off-break Carrickfergus
Liam Doherty  Ireland (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 Right-handed Right arm medium Eglinton
All-rounders
Shane Getkate  Ireland (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Phoenix
Jared Wilson  Ireland (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 Right-handed Right arm medium Cliftonville academy
Andy McBrine  Ireland (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 Left-handed Right arm off break Donemana Captain
Scott Macbeth  Ireland (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 Right-handed Right arm off break Brigade
Graham Hume  Ireland (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Waringstown
Wicket-keepers
Sam Topping  Ireland (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 Left-handed - Waringstown
Bowlers
Craig Young  Ireland (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Bready
Josh Wilson  Ireland (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Brigade
Sam Willemse  South Africa* Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Balbriggan
Conor Olphert  Ireland (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Bready
David O'Sullivan  England* (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 Right-handed Right arm medium Donemana
Ryan MacBeth  Ireland (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 Right-handed Right arm medium Lisburn
Robbie Millar  Ireland (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 Right-handed Right arm leg break Eglinton
Source:[4]

Current and former players

Grounds

References

  1. ^ "Coaches announced for Inter-Provincial Series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Warriors confirm extended training squad". North West Cricket Union. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.