According to a press release by Cricket Ireland, the four core squads for the men’s Interprovincial Series 2021 have been selected as the series will get going in March. As per recent announcements on Interprovincial Series improvements for the new edition, it was confirmed that both the 50-over and T20 competitions would now feature four teams – Leinster Lightning, Munster Reds, North West Warriors and Northern Knights. As part of this move, and to gain best v best results that will enhance the quality and competitiveness of the tournament, the team selection process for the four teams has been changed. According to the approved changes, the Chair of National Men’s Selectors and National Head Coach will work closely with the Provincial Union Head Coaches to select a core team of 12 cricketers for every team. Provincial Unions will then further add more local players as and when they see fit. Final squads for match day will continue to be picked by local Provincial Union selectors. The selectors will follow a selection policy that will aim at balancing the need to strengthen the tournament against ensuring the strength of Provincial Union identity. Besides, a new player loan system will be introduced for 2021, enabling teams with injuries and exceptional situations around player availability, to pick a player of suitable quality and skill-set which they may not have locally, on loan. The squads – Leinster Lightning- George Dockrell (capt), Rory Anders, Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, JJ Garth, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Simi Singh, Jack Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker. Munster Reds- Curtis Campher, Aaron Cawley, Murray Commins, Gareth Delany, Greg Ford, Matt Ford, Fionn Hand, Tyrone Kane, Seamus Lynch, Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin, Neil Rock, Amish Sidhu. North West Warriors- Andy McBrine (capt), Ross Allen, Stephen Doheny, Shane Getkate, Graham Hume, Graham Kennedy, Nathan McGuire, Conor Olphert, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Will Smale, Craig Young. Northern Knights- Gary Wilson (capt), Mark Adair, James Cameron-Dow, David Delany, Luke Georgeson, Jeremy Lawlor, Graeme McCarter, James McCollum, Ruhan Pretorius, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Ben White.