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Ireland Wolves cricket team
Personnel
CaptainNeil Rock
CoachRyan Eagleson
Team information
Founded2017
Home groundMalahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Capacity10,000
History
First-class debutv. Bangladesh A at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet; 11–14 October 2017
List A debutv.  United Arab Emirates at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 22 April 2006
Twenty20 debutv. Bangladesh A at Castle Avenue cricket ground, Dublin; 13 August 2018
As of 18 September 2024

The Ireland Wolves (formally Ireland A) is a national cricket team representing Ireland. It is the second tier of international Irish cricket, below the full Ireland national cricket team. Matches played by Ireland Wolves are not considered to be One-Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification.[1][2][3][4]

Their first match was against the Bangladesh A cricket team in October 2017 when they toured Bangladesh to play one first-class match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, and five List A matches at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground, Cox's Bazar.[5] Bangladesh A won the first-class match and four of the List A matches, and the other was washed out.[6][7][3][8]

In August 2018, the Bangladesh A cricket team made a tour to Ireland where they played a series of List A and Twenty20 matches against the Ireland Wolves. The List A series was tied 2-2, while Bangladesh A won the T20 series 2–1.[9]

In January 2019, the Ireland Wolves travelled to Sri Lanka to play two first class matches and five List A matches. The Sri Lanka A cricket team won the 1st unofficial test by 10 wickets,[10] while the 2nd unofficial test ended in a high scoring draw.[11] The unofficial ODI series that followed was won 5–0 by Sri Lanka A.[12] In January 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that the team would tour South Africa to play seven matches against the Namibia cricket team.[13] In February 2021, the Wolves toured Bangladesh for a multi-format series against Bangladesh Emerging Team.[14] In March–April 2022, the Wolves toured Namibia for three T20 and five List A 50 over games.[15] In March 2024, the Wolves toured Nepal for two T20 with Nepal senior sides three T20 and three List A 50 over games with Nepal A sides.[16]

Playing squads

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International cap players are marked in Bold.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms S/N C/G
Batsmen
Christopher De Freitas 22 Left-handed Right-arm medium Leinster Lightning FC, List A —
Ross Adair 30 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Northern Knights List A, T20 15 F/T
Cade Carmichael 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium Northern Knights FC, List A —
Morgan Topping 25 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Northern Knights FC, List A, T20 29 —
All-rounders
Jordan Neill 19 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Munster Reds FC, List A 39 —
Scott Macbeth 20 Right-handed Right-arm off-break North West Warriors FC, List A —
Wicket-keepers
Stephen Doheny 26 Right-handed — North West Warriors FC, List A, T20 20 F/T
Sam Topping 19 Right-handed — Northern Knights FC, List A —
Benjamin Calitz 22 Left-handed — Northern Knights FC, List A —
Spin bowlers
Cian Robertson 22 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Slow left arm orthodox FC, List A —
Gavin Hoey 23 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Leinster Lightning FC, List A,T20 59 R
Pace bowlers
Liam McCarthy 23 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Munster Reds FC, List A, T20 34 R
Thomas Mayes 24 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Northern Knights FC, List A, T20 22 R
Fionn Hand 26 Right-handed Right-arm medium Leinster Lightning FC, List A, T20 71 F/T
Matthew Foster 25 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Northern Knights FC, List A, T20 52 F/T

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Northern Ireland Gary Wilson
Assistant coach England Chris Brown
Physiotherapist Wales Mark Rausa
Strength & Conditioning Northern Ireland Stuart Thompson
Performance Analyst Northern Ireland Scott Irvine
Team Manager England Chris Siddell

References

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  1. ^ "Ireland 'A' tour of Bangladesh". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ Are Ireland, Afghanistan better prepared for Test cricket
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh A beat Ireland A by 5 wickets". The Daily Star. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ireland and Afghanistan become the first new Test nations in 17 years". The Economist. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ireland Wolves to Tour Bangladesh | Cricket Ireland". Cricketireland.ie. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Ireland A Cricket Team 2021 Schedules, Fixtures & Results, Time Table, Matches and upcoming series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Ireland A tour of Bangladesh, IRE-A in BDESH 2017/18 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Clinical Bangladesh A secure five-wicket win". Cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh a tour of Ireland, 2018 schedule, live scores and results". M.cricbuzz.com.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka A beat Ireland A Sri Lanka A won by 10 wickets - Ireland A vs Sri Lanka A, Ireland A in Sri Lanka, 1st unofficial Test Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Ireland A vs Sri Lanka A, Ireland A in Sri Lanka, 2nd unofficial Test Match Details, Schedule, Summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Ireland A in Sri Lanka unofficial ODI Series - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Fixtures and squad announced for new Ireland Wolves tour; initial Emerging Contracts confirmed". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Mission accomplished - De Bruyn". The Namibian. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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