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DUBLIN – Ireland Men’s injury list has grown with Craig Young and Curtis Campher both ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against West Indies Men.

Young, 35, sustained a hamstring injury while playing in an Inter-Provincial Cup match for the North West Warriors against the Leinster Lightning in Oak Hill. Jordan Neill has been named as his replacement for the three-match Men’s ODI series this week.

Additionally, Campher, 26, fractured a finger while batting in the nets today – Stephen Doheny has been called in as a replacement.

Andrew White, National Men’s Selector, said:

“It’s not ideal when you lose a player to injury just prior to a series, but unfortunately, both Young and Campher join a bit of a lengthy list on the rehabilitation table. Most pertinently, our seam attack is heavily impacted with Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Fionn Hand and Curtis Campher all out.

“This series will be a real test of our depth, and instead of bemoaning what we won’t have, my view is that these absences provide a real opportunity for some of our up-and-coming talent to play at home against a world-class opposition.”

FIXTURES

Ireland Men v West Indies Men ODI series

• 21 May: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (1^st ODI; Clontarf; start 10.45am)
• 23 May: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (2^nd ODI; Clontarf; start 10.45am)
• 25 May: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (3^rd ODI; Clontarf; start 10.45am)

[Times local to the venue]

Livescoring will be available from: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/

WATCH

The broadcast arrangements are:

• ·        Ireland/UK: TNT Sports
• ·        Caribbean: Rush
• ·        Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
• ·        India: Fancode
• ·        Pakistan: Tapmad

SQUADS

Ireland Men’s squad

• Paul Stirling (c) (Northern Knights)
• Andrew Balbirnie (Pembroke / North West Warriors)
• Cade Carmichael (Instonians / Northern Knights)
• George Dockrell (Phoenix / Leinster Lightning)
• Stephen Doheny (Merrion / Munster Reds)
• Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
• Josh Little (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Tom Mayes (Waringstown / Northern Knights)
• Andrew McBrine (Donemana / North West Warriors)
• Barry McCarthy (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Liam McCarthy (Railway Union / Munster Reds)
• Jordan Neill (CSNI / Munster Reds)
• Harry Tector (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)

West Indies Men’s squad

• Shai Hope (Captain)
• Jewel Andrew
• John Campbell
• Keacy Carty
• Roston Chase
• Matthew Forde
• Justin Greaves
• Amir Jangoo
• Alzarri Joseph
• Shamar Joseph
• Brandon King
• Evin Lewis
• Gudakesh Motie
• Jayden Seales

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