(Cricket news) The Evoke Super Series, the peak women’s cricket competition in Ireland is set to begin with a big 50-over clash between the Dragons and Typhoons in Belfast.
The venue of the first match is Belmont, the home of CIYMS and a new host ground for the Evoke Super Series.
Here is everything you need to know about the competition.
THE COMPETITION
The Evoke Super Series features two competitions involving three teams – Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. The competitions are:
- Evoke Super 50 Cup (50-over competition)
- Evoke Super 20 Trophy (T20 competition)
The honours board listing title winners since 2015 is here.
The Evoke Super Series is sponsored by DMG Media Ireland through its online brand, evoke.ie.
THE SQUADS
Dragons
- Amy Hunter (C) (Malahide/Instonians), Sarah Black (Fox Lodge), Emily Calvert (CSNI), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Mollie Devine (Fox Lodge), Tahlia Dunne (The Hills), Aoife Fisher (CSNI), Jemma Gillan (CSNI), Abbi Harrison (Waringstown), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Louise Little, Kia McCartney (Coleraine), Lucy McGranaghan (Bready), Cara Murray (TBC), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Millie Spence (Bready), Claudia Green (OSP) (Balbriggan), Elise Noble (OSP) (The Hills).
Scorchers
- Leah Paul (C) (Merrion), Sibha Bhoja (Merrion), Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf), Shauna Kavanagh (Pembroke), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Isabel Light (Merrion), Sophie MacMahon (Leinster), Niamh MacNulty (Merrion), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Lara Maritz (Holywood), Ellie McGee (Rush), Genevieve Morrissey (Clontarf), Alice Tector (Phoenix), Siuin Woods (Phoenix), Modester Mupachikwa (OSP) (Merrion), Clare Webber (OSP) (Leinster).
Typhoons
- Rebecca Stokell (C) (Merrion), Ally Boucher (Merrion), Ava Canning (Leinster), Zara Craig (Eglinton/Phoenix), Laura Delany (Leinster), Georgina Dempsey (Phoenix), Sarah Forbes (Pembroke), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Lara McBride (The Hills), Isabelle Mclean (Balbriggan), Julie McNally (Clontarf), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Annabel Squires (Merrion), Sinead Thomson (Clontarf), Alice Walsh (Clontarf), Ocean Bartlett (OSP) (Rush), Anna Gaging (OSP) (Balbriggan), Robyn Searle (OSP) (Clontarf).
NB: OSP = overseas player
FURTHER RELEASES COMING UP THIS WEEK
- An interview with new Typhoons Head Coach
- Meet the Overseas Players
- Captains have their say
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