North West Warriors
Provincial cricket team on the island of Ireland
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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.
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| 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 |
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
- Best result
- Inter-Provincial Trophy (T20 Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine) - 1 title
- 2014 Inter-Provincial Trophy: Champions
Players
Current squad
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
- * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Andrew Balbirnie ‡ |  Ireland | 28 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Pembroke | Ireland central contract |
| Jake Egan * |  Australia | 20 June 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | C.I.Y.M.S. | |
| Gavin Roulston | Ireland | 16 June 2006 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Brigade | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Gareth Delany ‡ | Ireland | 28 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Leinster | Ireland central contract |
| Alastair Doherty | Ireland | — | — | — | Fox Lodge | |
| Samuel Haslett | Ireland | 23 October 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Bonds Glen | |
| Scott MacBeth | Ireland | 1 October 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Brigade | |
| Jared Wilson | Ireland | 25 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Newbuildings | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Ben Calitz ‡ | Ireland | 6 July 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm slow | Lisburn | Ireland central contract |
| Billy Dougherty | Ireland | — | — | — | Donemana | |
| Freddie Ogilby | Ireland | 10 August 2007 | Right-handed | — | Bready | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Ryan MacBeth | Ireland | 15 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Brigade | |
| Andy McBrine ‡ | Ireland | 30 April 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Donemana | Captain; Ireland central contract |
| Liam McCarthy ‡ | Ireland | 2 January 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Railway Union | Ireland central contract |
| Trent McKeegan | Ireland | 11 March 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Brigade | |
| Robbie Millar | Ireland | 11 January 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Eglinton | |
| Josh Wilson | Ireland | 2 October 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Newbuildings | |
| Craig Young ‡ | Ireland | 4 April 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | North Down | Ireland central contract |