Cricket Ireland have named 18 players for their Under18/19 squad who will take part in both winter training and the summer season of fixtures.
The squad will take part in the European Championships in Belfast this summer, which serves as the first qualification stage for the 2012 Under 19 World Cup, which is taking place in Canada subject to ICC approval.
There are four in the squad who took part in the recent Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand, namely George Dockrell, Jordan Coghlan, Graeme McCarter, and Shane Getkate.
The squad in full is as follows:
- George Dockrell (Leinster)
- Jon Andrews (North County)
- Callum Atkinson (Lisburn)
- Jordan Coghlan (Clontarf)
- Eoghan Conway (Rush)
- Adam Coughlan (Malahide)
- Robert Forrest (Clontarf)
- Shane Getkate (Malahide)
- Cameron Grieve (Lurgan)
- Ryan Hunter (Donemana)
- Hugo Mays (Railway Union)
- Andrew McBrine (Donemana)
- Graeme McCarter (Killyclooney)
- Barry McCarthy (Pembroke)
- Adam McDaid (Limavady)
- Simon Olphert (Eglinton)
- Sam Shannon (Instonians)
- Jason van der Merwe (Muckamore)