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The Ireland Youth winter training squads for the U13, U15, U17 and U19 age groups for the 2014-15 have been named.
The squads will each take part in two national training weekends over the course of the winter, as well as attending regular sessions within their respective regions.

Commenting on the selection of the squads, Cricket Ireland National Academy Manager, Craig Hogan, who oversees national youth cricket, said: “Cricket Ireland is very pleased to announce our winter training squads and the coaching staff are very much looking forward to working with this exciting group of players. The process of selection was an exhaustive one with each Union asked to nominate players followed by a selection meeting with all National Youth coaches where each player was discussed at length.

“The National Youth programmes provided over the winter consisting of individual and small group sessions as well as national weekends will be very challenging for the players but we hope a lot of fun as well. They will provide strong support for the great work being carried out in each of the Unions and Clubs in developing our young players.”

Ireland Youth Winter Training Squads:

U13
Levi Dougherty (Donemana), Patrick Guest (Pembroke), Gavin Hoey (Pembroke), James Humphreys (Waringstown), James Hunter (Instonians), Archie Johnston (CSNI), *Kyle Magee (Killyclooney), James Maginnis (Phoenix), Reece Malone (Derriaghy), Louis McDonough (Phoenix), Ben Mills (Glendermott), Michael O’Reilly (YMCA), Tim Tector (YMCA), Mitchell Thompson (YMCA), Nathan McGuire (Rush), Craig Mackay (Leinster), Adam Boyd (Fox Lodge), DJ Dougherty (Donemana), John Gibbons (CSNI), Matthew Humphreys (Instonians), James Lambert (Instonians)

U15
Ian Anders (Phoenix), Max Burton (Carrickfergus), Jack Carson (Waringstown), *Varun Chopra (Coleraine), James Colhoun (Bready), JJ Garth (Pembroke), Stuart Jackson (YMCA), Stephen Keane (YMCA), *Josh Little (Pembroke), Jacob Logan-Wilson (Ballyspallan), James McClean (Ballymena), Marc McCloskey (Bready), Rory McGovern (YMCA), Max Neville (Merrion) Aaron O’Neill (Terenure), Neil Rock (Rush), *Harry Tector (YMCA), Andrew Vincent (Clontarf), Jonathan Waite (Waringstown), Sean Currie (Clontarf), Dylan McElhatton (Eglinton), Kyle Magee (Killyclooney),

U17
*Rory Anders (Phoenix), *Colin Currie (Clontarf), *David Delany (Clontarf), Stephen Doheny (Rush), Jamie Grassi (North County), Daniel Hogan (Terenure), Sam Murphy (YMCA), *Fiachra Tucker (Pembroke), Conor O’Gorman (Leinster), *Ben White (Phoenix), *Andrew Austin (Bready), Ross McCay (Burndennett), Ryan MacBeth (St Johnston), Reece Kelly (Bready), Aaron Heywood (Fox Lodge), Morgan Topping (Waringstown), Varun Chopra (Coleraine), Josh Little (Pembroke), Harry Tector (YMCA)

U19
Sonny Cott (Pembroke), Gareth Delany (Leinster), David Murphy (Pembroke), Nathan Rooney (North County), Tom Stanton (Merrion), Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke), Jack Tector (YMCA), William McClintock (Donemana) Gary McClintock (Donemana), Aaron Gillespie (Strabane), William McBrine (Donemana), Adam Dennison (Waringstown), James Mitchell (Waringstown), Rory Anders (Phoenix), Colin Currie (Clontarf), David Delany (Clontarf), Fiachra Tucker (Pembroke), Ben White (Phoenix), Andrew Austin (Bready),

(*player are involved in dual squads and will train with the older age group during the winter but will attend both National Weekends)

Calendar:

U19:
National Weekend 14/15 March Bready
National Weekend 22/23rd November North County
World Cup Qualifier 11-19th July Jersey

U17:
National Weekend 21/22 March Bready
National Weekend 6/7th December North County
European Challenge v Netherlands 28-30th July Ireland
European Challenge v Scotland 11th – 13th August Scotland

U15:
National Weekend 29/30 November Bready
National Weekend 14/15th March North County
European Championships 3rd– 8th August Rugby, UK

U13:
National Weekend 13/14 December Bready
National Weekend 4/5th April North County
National Training Camp July – dates TBC Ireland

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