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

Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
William Porterfield ‡  Ireland (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 39) Left-handed Right arm off break Assistant coach
Stephen Doheny  Ireland (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm off break Merrion
Nathan McGuire  Ireland (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm off break Rush
William McClintock  Ireland (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right arm medium Donemana
Aaron Gillespie  Ireland (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium Strabane
Kyle Magee  Ireland (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm leg break Brigade
All-rounders
Stuart Thompson ‡  Ireland (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast CSNI
Shane Getkate ‡  Ireland (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Instonians
Graham Kennedy  Ireland (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ballyspallen
Jared Wilson  Ireland (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed [[Right arm medium Cliftonville academy
Andy McBrine ‡  Ireland (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right arm off break Donemana Captain
Graham Hume  Ireland (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Waringstown
Wicket-keepers
Will Smale  Ireland (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Coleraine
Bowlers
Craig Young ‡  Ireland (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Bready
Ross Allen  Ireland (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Eglinton
Conor Olphert  Ireland (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Bready
Varun Chopra  Ireland (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm leg break Coleraine
Source:[4]

Current and former players

Grounds

For a complete list of grounds used by North West Warriors, see List of North West Warriors 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.

External links

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