North West Warriors

North West Warriors

Personnel
Captain	Andy McBrine
Coach	Boyd Rankin
Owner	North West of Ireland Cricket Union
Team information
Founded	2013
Home ground	Bready Cricket Club Ground
Capacity	3,000
History
Inter-Provincial Championship  wins	1
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy  wins	0
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup  wins	1

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

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• *denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Club	Notes
Batsmen
Gavin Roulston	Ireland	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 19)	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Bready
Andrew Balbirnie	Ireland	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Pembroke
Cameron Melly	England*	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Brigade
Jake Egan	Australia*	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right arm off-break	Carrickfergus
Liam Doherty	Ireland	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Eglinton
All-rounders
Shane Getkate	Ireland	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Phoenix
Jared Wilson	Ireland	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Cliftonville academy
Andy McBrine	Ireland	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 32)	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Donemana	Captain
Scott Macbeth	Ireland	(2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Brigade
Graham Hume	Ireland	(1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Waringstown
Wicket-keepers
Sam Topping	Ireland	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 20)	Left-handed	-	Waringstown
Bowlers
Craig Young	Ireland	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Bready
Josh Wilson	Ireland	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Brigade
Sam Willemse	South Africa*		Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Balbriggan
Conor Olphert	Ireland	(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Bready
David O'Sullivan	England*	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Donemana
Ryan MacBeth	Ireland	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Lisburn
Robbie Millar	Ireland	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Eglinton
Source: [4]

Current and former players

• List of North West Warriors cricketers

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

• North West of Ireland Cricket Union