Northern Knights (cricket team)

Northern Knights is a first-class provincial cricket team in Ireland. Along with the North West Warriors and Leinster Lightning it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, and with those teams and Munster Reds makes up the Interprovincial One-Day Trophy & Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup.[1]

Northern Knights
Personnel
CaptainGary Wilson
CoachSimon Johnston
OwnerNorthern Cricket Union of Ireland
Team information
Founded2013
Home groundStormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
Capacity7,000
History
Inter-Provincial Championship wins0
Interprovincial One-Day Trophy wins1
Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup wins0

The team represents Northern Cricket Union of Ireland which in turn covers most of eastern, southern and much of western Ulster.[2]

History

In 2013, Cricket Ireland formed a three-day Interprovincial Championship, featuring teams from Leinster, NCU and the North West. The NCU team is known as the Northern Knights. On 8 April, they announced Eugene Moleon as their coach and Gavin Rogers as his assistant coach.[3]

Up to and including the 2016 Inter-Provincial Championship, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council meeting in October 2016, first-class status was awarded to all future matches.[4][5]

In January 2016, Simon Johnston head of Waringstown Cricket Club was appointed head coach of team replacing Eugene Moleon.[6]

Current squad
  • denotes players with international caps.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Club Notes
Batsmen
Adam Dennison Ireland (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997Right-handed—Waringstown
Jamie Holmes Ireland (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCarrickfergus
John Matchett Ireland———C.I.Y.M.S.
James Shannon  Ireland (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakInstonians
Greg Thompson  Ireland (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987Right-handedRight arm leg breakWaringstown
All-rounders
Stephen Bunting Ireland (1984-12-27) 27 December 1984——Instonians
Shane Getkate Ireland (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991Right-handedRight arm medium-fastInstonians
Craig Lewis Ireland (1986-10-28) 28 October 1986——Derriaghy
James McCollum Ireland (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995Right-handedRight arm mediumWaringstown
Lee Nelson Ireland (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990Right-handedRight arm off breakWaringstown
Nikolai Smith Ireland (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993——Instonians
Morgan Topping Ireland———Waringstown
Wicket-keepers
Christopher Dougherty Ireland (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988Left-handed—C.I.Y.M.S.
Michael Gilmour Ireland (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988Right-handed—Carrickfergus
Jamie Magowan Ireland (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995Right-handed—Muckamore
Gary Wilson Ireland (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium-Captain
Bowlers
Gary Kidd  Ireland (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxWaringstown
Graeme McCarter  Ireland (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992Right-handedRight arm mediumCivil Service North
Robert McKinley Ireland (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993Right-handedRight arm mediumInstonians
Jacob Mulder  Ireland (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995Right-handedRight arm leg breakNorth Down
Nathan Smith Ireland (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995——Instonians
Source:[7]

Grounds
For a complete list of grounds used by Northern Knights, see List of Northern Knights grounds.

References
  1. "New faces for Northern Knights as they seek to seal Twenty20 playoff spot". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. "NCU General Rules" (PDF). northerncricketunion.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. Ireland, Cricket. "Coaches announced for Inter-Provincial Series - Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. Ireland, Cricket. "Interview with New Northern Knights Coach Simon Johnston - Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  7. "Mulder given green light for return". CricketEurope. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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