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DUBLIN: Cricket Ireland have named the squad for the Test match against New Zealand, set to begin on 27 May.
Andrew Balbirnie will captain the side that will be without several senior players — Paul Stirling, Barry McCarthy, and Josh Little — as well as P Gavin Hoey and Jordan Neill due to injury.
The solitary Test match will mark Ireland’s 13th and will be played at Stormont, Belfast.
The squad also includes four members — Jake Egan, Tom Mayes, Liam McCarthy and Reuben Wilson who could make their debut.
Meanwhile, New Zealand have already named squads for the Ireland and England Tests with Tom Latham leading the side.
The 19-man squad will play a one-off Test against Ireland, starting May 27 in Belfast, before a three-Test series against England, starting June 4.
New Zealand are bolstered by the return of Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke, while Jacob Duffy will sit out the tour as he awaits the birth of his child.
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, Stephen Doheny, Jake Egan, Matthew Humphreys, Tom Mayes, Andrew McBrine, Liam McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Reuben Wilson, Craig Young
Tom Latham (capt), Tom Blundell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
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