Irish squad named for lucrative World League
The six-team tournament runs from January 30 until February 7 and the top two finishers will receive $250,000 (€189,946) and a place in the inaugural ICC Twenty20 Championships in South Africa in September.
The competition features the top six ranked countries below Test level, namely Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, The Netherlands and Bermuda.
Irish cricket bosses yesterday announced their 15-man squad for the competition. The squad will again be captained by Trent Johnston, and contains the same 15 players who led Ireland to European Championship glory in Glasgow during the summer.
Irish coach Adrian Birrell said: “It should be very competitive cricket with so much at stake. The players have been working very hard over the winter months, and we set off in early January for Port Elizabeth to continue our preparations. I’m confident that the players will be in ideal shape come the commencement of the competition. We have no injury worries or availability problems, so the squad has taken on a very settled look.”
Warren Deutrom, the newly-installed chief executive of Irish cricket added: “It’s a great time to be at the helm of Irish cricket. The next 12 months will be without a doubt the most memorable in Irish cricket, and I’m delighted to be involved. I’d like to wish Adrian and the team all the best in their endeavours, and I’m sure they’ll do us all proud.”
IRELAND squad: T Johnston (Clontarf) Captain, A Botha (North County), J Bray (Eglinton), K Carroll (Railway Union), P Gillespie (Strabane), D Langford-Smith (Phoenix), K McCallan (Waringstown), J Mooney (North County), P Mooney (North County), E Morgan (Middlesex), K O’Brien (Railway Union), N O’Brien (Railway Union), W Porterfield (Rush), B Rankin (Derbyshire), A White (Instonians).
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