Munster Reds
Personnel
CaptainPJ Moor
CoachJeremy Bray
OwnerMunster Cricket Union
Team information
Founded2017
Home groundThe Mardyke, Cork
History
Inter-Provincial Cup wins1
Official websiteMunster Reds

Munster Reds is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team based in Cork, in the province of Munster.

History

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

Current squad

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
Murray Commins  South Africa (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right arm medium
Cormac Hassett  Australia (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed
Alistair Frost  Zimbabwe (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium
Ryan Karanukaran  England (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21) Left-handed Right arm off-break
Nathan McGuire  Ireland (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right arm off-break
All-rounders
Gareth Delany  Ireland (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm leg-break
Tyrone Kane  Ireland (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Fionn Hand  Ireland (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Matt Ford  South Africa (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off-break
Brandon Kruger (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm off-break
Curtis Campher  South Africa (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Ryan Joyce  South Africa (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium
Nicolaj Laegsgaard  Denmark (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Cian Egerton  Ireland (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
PJ Moor  Zimbabwe (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Captain
Connor Fletcher  Zimbabwe (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 (age 25) Right-handed
Ryan Hunter  Ireland (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18) Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mike Frost  South Africa (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ben White  Ireland 29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) (age 25) Right-handed Right arm leg-break
Pace Bowlers
Liam McCarthy  South Africa Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Muzamil Sherzad  Ireland (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Finn Catherwood  England (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Left arm medium-fast
Matthew Weldon  Ireland (2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Left arm medium-fast
Byron McDonough  Ireland (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm medium
Josh Manley  Ireland Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Michael Granger  Australia (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Source:1

Updated as 12 December 2023

Notable players

See List of Munster Reds List A cricketers and List of Munster Reds Twenty20 players

Grounds

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

  1. ^ Easdown, Craig (10 April 2017). "Cricket Ireland Board Meeting April 6th 2017". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Easdown, Craig (26 May 2017). "Lightning and Knights win T20 openers". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ Siggins, Ger (21 September 2018). "Munster grounds for optimism". CricketEurope. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Inter-Provincial Series: Revamp to include Munster Reds joining 50-over Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ Easdown, Craig (20 January 2023). "Former Ireland international Jeremy Bray appointed Munster Reds Head Coach". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "TWENTY20 MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ "LIST A MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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