Trent Johnston Captain (Clontarf) RHB, RAF.
32 year old all rounder, who has played 41 times for Ireland, captaining the side on 22 occasions. He has scored 860 runs at an average of 26.06, and taken 68 wickets at 23.42. He has scored 5 half centuries with a highest score of 83 against Denmark. His best bowling was 6-23 versus Namibia.
Andre Botha (North County) LHB, RAM.
31 year old all rounder who has won 61 caps for Ireland. He has scored 1872 runs at an average of 31.20, and taken 93 wickets at 22.92. He has scored 11 half centuries and 2 hundreds for Ireland. His highest score was achieved this year with his 159 against UAE. His best figures are 4-23 versus the ECB.
Jeremy Bray (Eglinton) LHB.
33 year old opening batsman and reserve wicket keeper. He has played 58 times for Ireland, scoring 2100 runs at 33.87. He has scored eleven 50’s and 5 hundreds, with a highest score of 190, the 3rd highest individual score for Ireland. Only Ivan Anderson with 7, has scored more hundreds for Ireland.
Kenneth Carroll (Railway Union) RHB, LAWS.
23 year old who has won 5 caps to date. He has scored 122 runs at 24.40. He has a highest score of 90 made last year against the MCC at Lord’s. He captained the Ireland Under 23 team to their European Championship win in 2006.
Peter Gillespie (Strabane) RHB, RAM
32 year old who has played 116 times. He has scored 2599 runs at an average of 27.65. He has made 18 half centuries and 1 century. That was an unbeaten 102 against the MCC in 2005, the fastest ever recorded by an Irishman, taking just 47 balls. He started his career as an opening bowler, taking 18 wickets at 37.32, but injury means he rarely, if ever, bowls nowadays.
Dave Langford-Smith (Phoenix) RAF. RHB
30 year old opening bowler who made his debut for Ireland in 2006. Has played 19 times, taking 32 wickets at 23.31. His best bowling performance is 5-65 versus Scotland. A more than useful late order hitter, he has to date scored 137 runs at an average of just over 14.
Kyle Mc Callan (Waringstown) RHB, RAOS
31 year old who is Ireland’s most capped player, having won an incredible 151 caps to date. The all rounder has scored 2883 runs at 24.02. He has scored ten 50’s and two hundreds, having a highest score of exactly a 100, made against the MCC in only his second game, and also against Wales. In addition he has taken 166 wickets at 31.45, with a best analysis of 5-23 versus Italy in 2000.
John Mooney (North County) RAM, LHB
25 year old all rounder who has played 34 times for Ireland. A useful change bowler, he has taken 29 wickets at an average of 30.69. An effective late order batsman, he has also scored 254 runs at a useful average of 18.14. His top score of 34 was made against Sussex in the C&G Trophy in 2006.
Paul Mooney (North County) RAM, RHB
30 year old opening bowler from North County who has won 83 caps. He has taken 103 wickets at 26.26. His best bowling figures came against Scotland in 1999, when he took 4-12. A more than capable batsman, he has made 766 runs at 17.41, with a highest score of 66*.
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) LHB, RAM.
20 year old who is without doubt the rising star of Irish cricket. Has already won 34 caps to date, and in the process has scored 1346 runs at 44.87. He recently achieved the highest individual score for Ireland, making 209 not out versus the UAE. He has made 3 hundreds in total, and also scored 7 half centuries.
Niall O’ Brien (Northants) LHB, WK.
25 year old wicket-keeper batsman, who has won 30 caps to date. He has just joined English county side Northants, having been previously on the books of Kent. He has scored 937 runs at 40.74. He has scored three 50’s and the same number of hundreds, with a highest score of 176 made against the UAE. He jointly holds the Irish record for most catches in an innings, (six) with Paul Jackson.
Kevin O’ Brien (Railway Union) RHB, RAM.
22 year old all rounder who is destined to be a star for many years to come. He has won 13 caps to date, scoring 439 runs at 33.77. He achieved his highest score of 142 against Kenya in the recent WCL. He has also taken 11 wickets at 34.64.
William Porterfield (Rush) LHB
22 year old who has won 15 caps. A left hand opening batsman who really came of age during the recent WCL, when he scored 332 runs in 5 games, averaging 110.67. In total he has made 703 runs at 54.08, scoring 3 centuries in the process. He is also a superb fielder, one of the best in Associates cricket.
Boyd Rankin (Derbyshire) RAF, LHB.
22 year old, 6’ 8’’tall opening bowler, who is about to start his second season with Derbyshire, under the watchful eye of his mentor, Mike Hendrick. He has played 5 times for Ireland to date, and taken 9 wickets at 19.22. His best bowling figures of 4-56 came this month in the InterContinental cup win over UAE.
Andrew White (Unattached) RHB, RAOS.
The 26 year old all rounder has won 76 caps to date, and been a regular feature in the team since his debut in 2000. He has scored 1524 runs at 28.22, making four 50’s and 2 hundreds. His highest score of 152* came against the Netherlands. A very useful off spinner, he has also taken 66 wickets at 28.88, with his best bowling figures of 4-28 being against the MCC in 2003.
