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ICC World T20 2014: Ireland squad announced

This is Ireland's fourth appearance in the competition.

user-circle cricketcountry.com Written by Cricket Country Staff
Published: Feb 13, 2014, 08:38 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 10, 2014, 06:38 PM (IST)

William Porterfield is Ireland's long standing skipper © Getty Images
William Porterfield is Ireland’s long standing skipper © Getty Images

 

London: February 13, 2014

 

Ireland squad was announced on Thursday for the ICC World T20 2014 in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6. Ireland’s long-standing captain William Porterfield will lead the team which didn’t have any surprise inclusions with the selectors drafting the current squad of 15, playing in the Caribbean. The tournament is Ireland’s fourth after making their debut in 2009.

 

William Porterfield (capt, Warwickshire/ENG), Alex Cusack (Clontarf), George Dockrell (Somerset/ENG), Ed Joyce (Sussex/ENG), Andrew McBrine (Donemana), Tim Murtagh (Middlesex/ENG), Kevin O’Brien (Railway Union), Niall O’Brien (Leicestershire/ENG), Andrew Poynter (Clontarf), Max Sorensen (The Hills), James Shannon (Instonians), Paul Stirling (Middlesex/ENG), Stuart Thompson (Eglinton), Gary Wilson (Surrey/ENG), Craig Young (Bready)

 

Ireland’s fixtures (Group B, all Sylhet):

 

March 17: v Zimbabwe

March 19: v UAE

March 21: v The Netherlands

 

(With inputs from AFP)

 

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