The Leinster Lightning selectors have the pleasure of announcing the following squad for the final game in this season’s RSA Inter-Provincial Cup Series - a 50 over game against The North-West Warriors in Strabane C.C. on Saturday 21st September 2013 at 10.15am.
Kevin O’Brien returns to the fold following his Caribbean exploits and will once again captain the squad replacing the injured John Mooney. John is joined on the injury list by Bill Coghlan, Stephen Moreton, Alex Cusack and Reinhardt Strydom. Pat Collins has returned to Australia.
Returning to the squad are Fintan McAllister, having recovered from a broken finger, as well as Pembroke all-rounder Barry McCarthy and Middlesex batsman Andrew Balbirnie.
The full squad is as follows
Kevin O'Brien (Captain) (Railway Union); Ben Ackland (Merrion); John Anderson (Merrion); Andrew Balbirnie (Pembroke / Middlesex); Peter Chase (Malahide); Tyrone Kane (Merrion); Fintan McAllister (Malahide); Barry McCarthy (Pembroke); Andrew Poynter (Clontarf); Eddie Richardson (North County); Max Sorensen (The Hills); Albert van der Merwe (YMCA). Coach: Trent Johnston. Manager: Mark Jones.
Leinster need to win this match to ensure that we take the title and with it a clean-sweep of the three 2013 Inter-Provincial titles.
There is no admission charge into the game on Saturday.