Internationals take the stage at The Mardyke

After almost a decade-long absence, top-class cricket returns to Cork this weekend with The Mardyke scheduled to host the first game of the new RSA Inter-Regional Series tomorrow between North and South.

Cricket Ireland retain genuine ambitions to be the next Test-playing nation, and for high performance director Richard Holdsworth, the game is a pre-cursor of things to come. “One of the conditions to getting full member status is a first class structure and we see this as a stepping stone towards that.

“With two very strong North and South squads, the game is sure to be a very competitive and high level match.”