THE cricket club in Trinity College Dublin has just launched a scholarship scheme for 2011 school leavers.

With new fees set to be introduced at third level, the generous scholarship scheme will be attractive to young cricketers and their families.

"We are keen to re-establish Trinity as a centre for excellence for Irish cricket", said Conor Hoey, the former Ireland leg-spinner who is on the club's development committee.

"We hope the scholarship scheme will help young cricketers in their decision where to study when the CAO applications are being made."

As the only third-level institution in Leinster playing league cricket, Trinity has always been a popular choice for ambitious players, with the likes of Ed Joyce and Dominick Joyce playing for the club in the last decade.

"I greatly enjoyed my time in Trinity", Ireland and Sussex star Ed Joyce said this week. "I would encourage any youngster to play there - there are few finer grounds to play at than College Park."

"No matter what you do in cricket afterwards, you'll never forget those days".

The club will offer several generous scholarships to incoming players from the 2012 season. 

Players with senior cricket experience or who have played for representative sides are especially encouraged to contact Conor Hoey (c.hoey@lablink.ie) or Iain Synnott (iainsynnott@gmail.com) for further details and to register their interest.