McBrine and Young named in Ireland Men's squads for next month's Bangladesh tour

SELECTORS have named two 15-player Ireland Men’s squads for their upcoming tour to Bangladesh in November – a tour that will feature two Test matches and three T20Is.

Donemana's Andy McBrine has been named in the Test squad while his North Wesr Warriors teammate Craig Young who now plays with North Down, has also been named.

The Bready man has also been included in the T20I team.

Ireland Men were last in Bangladesh in 2023 when they played the first-ever Test match between the two nations - Bangladesh won by seven wickets.

Ireland Men have played 10 Test matches to date, winning their last three Tests in a row.

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Ireland Men – Test Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (captain) (Pembroke/North West Warriors), Curtis Campher (Clontarf/Munster Reds), Cade Carmichael (Instonians/Northern Knights), Stephen Doheny (Merrion/Munster Reds), Gavin Hoey (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Graham Hume (Waringstown/North West Warriors), Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Andy McBrine (Donemana/North West Warriors), Barry McCarthy (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Liam McCarthy (Railway Union/Munster Reds), Paul Stirling (Northern Knights), Jordan Neil (CSNI/Northern Knights), Harry Tector (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning) Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning) and Craig Young (North Down/North West Warriors).

Ireland Men – T20I Squad: Paul Stirling (captain) (Northern Knights), Mark Adair (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Ross Adair (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Ben Calitz (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Curtis Campher (Clontarf/Munster Reds), Gareth Delany (Leinster/Munster Reds), George Dockrell (Phoenix/Leinster Lightning), Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Josh Little (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Barry McCarthy (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Harry Tector (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Tim Tector (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Ben White (Phoenix/Munster Reds) and Craig Young (North Down/North West Warriors).

Andrew White, National Men’s Selector, said: "It is fantastic to have Test cricket on the horizon again – and with that we are excited to see Cade Carmichael come into the Test squad following his ODI debut against the West Indies earlier this year.

"Not only has he had a great season, but he has also demonstrated the qualities required to be an international cricketer in this format.

"Cade compiled an excellent century against Afghanistan A in a four-day match in the UAE earlier this year, and anyone watching his two ODI appearances against West Indies will have noticed his composure and his technical ability against quick bowling.

“Stephen Doheny is another player who has had a good domestic season and demonstrated a number of technical changes that we hope will enable him to be successful going forward.

“It is likely that we will need all of our seamers across the back-to-back Tests. Given the recent number of injuries we have been managing, and the volume of cricket in the coming months, we will need to proactively manage the group in what will undoubtedly be hot and humid conditions.

"This is only the second time we have played consecutive Tests as part of a tour – it’s a challenge I know the squad will relish as they adapt to Asian conditions.

“In terms of the T20 squad, the likelihood is that spin will play a more prominent role – so Gareth Delany, Matthew Humphreys and Ben White are expected to provide options in this area. And with Mark Adair and Josh Little returning to the squad, Graham Hume makes way on this occasion.

“On the batting front, the 15-player squad allows us to bring in Tim Tector while retaining Ben Calitz to give us middle-order depth.”

The tour fixtures are:

November 11 to 15: Bangladesh Men v Ireland Men – 1st Test (Sylhet; 10am starts)

November 19 to 23: Bangladesh Men v Ireland Men – 2nd Test (Dhaka; 10am starts)

November 27: Bangladesh Men v Ireland Men – 1st T20I (Chattogram; 6pm start)

November 29: Bangladesh Men v Ireland Men – 2nd T20I (Chattogram; 6pm start)

December 2: Bangladesh Men v Ireland Men – 3rd T20I (Dhaka; 6pm start)

All times are local to the venue.