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Munster Reds
Personnel
CaptainPJ Moor
CoachJeremy Bray
OwnerMunster Cricket Union
Team information
Founded2017
Home groundThe Mardyke, Cork
History
Inter-Provincial Cup wins1
Official websiteMunster Reds

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

History

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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

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Current squad

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  • 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
Batters
Alistair Frost  Zimbabwe* (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm medium Malahide
Mark Andrianatos  South Africa (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium Cork County
Jack Dickson  Ireland (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right arm off-break Instonians On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team)
Ryan Karanukaran  England* (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Right arm off-break Clontarf
All-rounders
Gareth Delany  Ireland (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm leg-break Leinster
Tyrone Kane  Ireland (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Phoenix
Matt Ford  South Africa* (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm off-break Malahide
Brandon Kruger  Ireland (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm off-break The Hills
Curtis Campher  Ireland (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Clontarf
Ryan Joyce  South Africa* (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium Cork Harlequins
Nicolaj Laegsgaard  Denmark (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox The Hills
Peter Francis  Australia (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Merrion
Wicket-keepers
PJ Moor  Ireland (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Clontarf Captain
Ryan Hunter  Ireland (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18) Right-handed C.S.N.I
Oliver Metcalfe  Ireland (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Instonians On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team)
Spin Bowlers
Mike Frost  South Africa* (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Malahide
Ben White  Ireland 29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) (age 26) Right-handed Right arm leg-break Phoenix
Harry Dyer  Ireland 15 March 2006 (2006-03-15) (age 18) Right-handed Right arm off-break C.S.N.I On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team)
Carson McCullough  Ireland 28 February 2005 (2005-02-28) (age 19) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox CIYMS On loan from Northern Knights (cricket team)
Pace Bowlers
Liam McCarthy  South Africa* (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Railway Union
Zubair Hassan Khan  Saudi Arabia* (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Cork Harlequins
Finn Catherwood  England* (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Left arm medium-fast Hampshire
Matthew Weldon  Ireland (2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Left arm medium-fast The Hills
Byron McDonough  Ireland (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm medium Pembroke
Josh Manley  Ireland (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Lisburn
Sean McNicholl  Australia* (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium The Hills
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Updated as 12 December 2023

Notable players

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See List of Munster Reds List A cricketers and List of Munster Reds Twenty20 players

Grounds

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Easdown, Craig (10 April 2017). "Cricket Ireland Board Meeting April 6th 2017". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ Chambers, Barry (6 April 2017). "Munster Reds IP20 Inclusion confirmed by Cricket Ireland". Munster Cricket. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ Easdown, Craig (26 May 2017). "Lightning and Knights win T20 openers". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ Siggins, Ger (21 September 2018). "Munster grounds for optimism". CricketEurope. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Inter-Provincial Series: Revamp to include Munster Reds joining 50-over Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ Easdown, Craig (20 January 2023). "Former Ireland international Jeremy Bray appointed Munster Reds Head Coach". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "TWENTY20 MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ "LIST A MATCHES PLAYED ON MARDYKE, CORK". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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