Munster Reds

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Munster Reds
Personnel
Captain PJ Moor
Coach Jeremy Bray
Owner Munster Cricket Union
Team information
Founded2017
Home ground The Mardyke, Cork
History
Inter-Provincial Cup  wins1
Official website Munster Reds

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

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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

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batters
Murray Commins Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 January 1997 (age 27)Left-handedRight arm medium
Cormac HassettFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 February 1996 (age 27)Right-handed
Alistair Frost Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 24 April 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight arm medium
Ryan KaranukaranFlag of England.svg  England 1 October 2002 (age 21)Left-handedRight arm off-break
Nathan McGuire Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 25 February 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight arm off-break
All-rounders
Gareth Delany Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 28 April 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight arm leg-break
Tyrone Kane Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 8 July 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Fionn Hand Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 July 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Matt Ford Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 April 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight arm off-break
Brandon Kruger12 December 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight arm off-break
Curtis Campher Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20 April 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Ryan JoyceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 January 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight arm medium
Nicolaj Laegsgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 18 November 1996 (age 27)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Cian EgertonCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 4 June 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight arm medium
Wicket-keepers
PJ Moor Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2 February 1990 (age 33)Right-handedCaptain
Connor FletcherFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 8 June 1998 (age 25)Right-handed
Ryan HunterCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 11 February 2006 (age 17)Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mike Frost Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 May 2001 (age 22)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ben White Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) (age 25)Right-handedRight arm leg-break
Pace Bowlers
Liam McCarthy Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Muzamil Sherzad Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 October 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Finn CatherwoodFlag of England.svg  England 9 February 2004 (age 19)Right-handedLeft arm medium-fast
Matthew Weldon Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 31 December 2005 (age 18)Right-handedLeft arm medium-fast
Byron McDonoughCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 27 September 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight arm medium
Josh ManleyCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Michael GrangerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
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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]

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