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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | PJ Moor |
| Coach | Jeremy Bray |
| Owner | Munster Cricket Union |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | The Mardyke, Cork |
| History | |
| Inter-Provincial Cup wins | 1 |
| Official website | Munster Reds |
Munster Reds is an Irish inter-provincial cricket team based in Cork, in the province of Munster.
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]
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Alistair Frost |  Zimbabwe* | 24 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Malahide | |
| Mark Andrianatos |  South Africa | 31 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Cork County | |
| Jack Dickson |  Ireland | 9 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Instonians | On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team) |
| Ryan Karanukaran |  England* | 1 October 2002 | Left-handed | Right arm off-break | Clontarf | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Gareth Delany | Ireland | 28 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm leg-break | Leinster | |
| Tyrone Kane | Ireland | 8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Phoenix | |
| Matt Ford | South Africa* | 10 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | Malahide | |
| Brandon Kruger | Ireland | 12 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | The Hills | |
| Curtis Campher | Ireland | 20 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Clontarf | |
| Ryan Joyce | South Africa* | 10 January 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Cork Harlequins | |
| Nicolaj Laegsgaard |  Denmark | 18 November 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | The Hills | |
| Peter Francis |  Australia | 13 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Merrion | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| PJ Moor | Ireland | 2 February 1990 | Right-handed | Clontarf | Captain | |
| Ryan Hunter | Ireland | 11 February 2006 | Right-handed | C.S.N.I | ||
| Oliver Metcalfe | Ireland | 12 July 2001 | Right-handed | Instonians | On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team) | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Mike Frost | South Africa* | 29 May 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Malahide | |
| Ben White | Ireland | 29 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm leg-break | Phoenix | |
| Harry Dyer | Ireland | 15 March 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right arm off-break | C.S.N.I | On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team) |
| Carson McCullough | Ireland | 28 February 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | CIYMS | On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team) |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Liam McCarthy | South Africa* | 30 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Railway Union | |
| Zubair Hassan Khan |  Saudi Arabia* | 24 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Cork Harlequins | |
| Finn Catherwood | England* | 9 February 2004 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | Hampshire | |
| Matthew Weldon | Ireland | 31 December 2005 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | The Hills | |
| Byron McDonough | Ireland | 27 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Pembroke | |
| Josh Manley | Ireland | 8 February 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Lisburn | |
| Sean McNicholl | Australia* | 31 May 1998 | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | The Hills | |
| Source:1 | ||||||
Updated as 12 December 2023
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