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Clontarf opening batsman Bill Coghlan returns to the Leinster Lightning side, while the Warriors call on Jarred Barnes for their Newstalk Inter-Provincial match at Malahide beginning on Tuesday
29-year-old Coghlan has been in impressive form for Clontarf since his last Inter-Provincial outing, Lighning’s four-wicket win over the Warriors in Bready in May. During that period he has amassed 412 runs in eight innings at an average of 68.67, including an epic match-winning 157 not out in Clontarf’s 9-wicket victory away at Fox Lodge in the Irish Senior Cup.

Meanwhile, the North West Warriors selectors have named their side the three-day clash at Malahide. The side sees four changes to the side which lost out to the Knights at Stormont earlier this month; David Barr, Niall McDonnell, Tabish Khan and William McClintock all drop out of the squad and are replaced by Eglinton’s Stuart Thompson, Bready’s David Rankin, Jason Milligan of Fox Lodge and there’s a first appearance in a Warriors squad for Coleraine seamer Jarred Barnes, who comes in as one of the two permitted overseas players.

The Warrior’s are still searching for their first win of the season, but pushed the Lightning all the way in the first Inter-Provincial 50 over encounter at The Hills and coach Bobby Rao will no doubt be confident of another strong performance away from home.

Leinster Lightning:
John Mooney (Capt – North County); Ben Ackland* (Merrion); Bill Coghlan (Clontarf); Pat Collins (Railway Union); Tyrone Kane (Merrion); Fintan McAllister (Malahide); Cormac McLoughlin (The Hills); Andrew Poynter (Clontarf); Eddie Richardson (North County); Simmi Singh (YMCA); Max Sorensen (The Hills); Albert van der Merwe (YMCA)

*Update: 30th June – Ben Ackland replaces the injured John Anderson in the Leinster Lightning squad

North West Warriors:
Andrew McBrine (Capt – Donemanna); Stuart Thompson (Eglinton); Craig Young (Bready); Gary McClintock (Donemana); David Rankin (Bready); Jarred Barnes (Coleraine); Andrew Riddles (Ardmore); Ernest Kemm (Bready); Jonathan Thompson (Brigade); Ricky Lee Dougherty (Donemana); Jason Milligan (Fox Lodge); Scott Campbell (Coleraine)

Play gets underway at Malahide at 11am on Tuesday, July 1st. Live scoring of the match will be available on www.cricketireland.ie

Please note that Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors will take place at Malahide Cricket Club, and not College Park as originally scheduled.

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