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The Northern Knights have named two new faces in their 13 for the Newstalk Inter Provincial Championship clash with the North West Warriors at Stormont, which begins on June 3rd.
The Northern Knights have name two new faces in their squad for the Newstalk Inter Provincial Championship clash with the North West Warriors at Stormont, which begins on June 3rd.
CIYMS leg-spinner Jacob Mulder and MCC Young Cricketer and Civil Service North all-rounder Shane Getkate make their first appearance in a Northern Knights squad, as the side gear up for their first Newstalk Inter Provincial Championship match of the season at Stormont.

Andrew White again captains the Knights squad, which also includes former Zimbabwean Test player Craig Ervine and last year’s double centurion Nick Larkin.

Meanwhile, Fox Lodge all-rounder Iftikhar Hussain returns to the North West Warriors squad for the three-day match, as they look to make up for the loss in their previous Championship game to Leinster Lightning by four wickets earlier this month

Bready opener David Rankin is still missing after suffering a fractured thumb in the 50 over contest against Leinster Lightning at The Hills.

Teenagers Rishi Chopra and Ross Allen both have exams, while Brian Allen is unavailable due to work commitments.

Fox Lodge paceman Tabbish Khan, and Bready left-arm spinner Ernest Kemm both impressed in that game, and they retain their places as the two permitted overseas players allowed in the competition.

Action at Stormont gets under way on Tuesday at 11am and admission is free.

The Northern Knights:
Andrew White (Capt – Instonians); James Cameron-Dow (North Down); Christopher Dougherty (CIYMS); Craig Ervine (Lisburn); Allen Coulter (CSN); Lee Nelson (Waringstown); James Shannon (Instonians); Nathan Waller (CIYMS); Nick Larkin (North Down); Shane Getkate (CSN); David Simpson (Lisburn); Nigel Jones (CSN); Jacob Mulder (CIYMS).

The North West Warriors
Andrew McBrine (Capt – Donemana); David Barr (Bready); Ricky-Lee Dougherty (Donemana); Iftikhar Hussain (Fox Lodge); Ernest Kemm (Bready); Tabbish Khan (Fox Lodge); Gary McClintock (Donemana); Niall McDonnell (Coleraine); Andrew Riddles (Ardmore); Johnny Thompson (Brigade); Stuart Thompson (Eglinton); Craig Young (Bready).

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