Photo Credit: Peter Della Penna
Irish international Curtis Campher has been called up to the Ireland Wolves tour to Namibia after three players test positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the squad’s departure.
The squad departed this morning after several last-minute decisions had to be made about the squad composition in the light of three players testing positive during their last round of pre-departure tests
The key decisions made were:
• Ross Adair has had to withdraw from the tour, with Curtis Campher called up to join the squad;
• William McClintock has also had to withdraw from the tour;
• Ruhan Pretorius was called up as cover as well, but after testing positive he will have a delayed departure date and join the squad prior to the 50-over matches; and
• Fionn Hand will also have a delayed departure date and join the squad prior to the 50-over matches.
The Ireland Wolves squad
Neil Rock (captain) (Rush), Curtis Campher (YMCA), Peter Chase (Malahide), Murray Commins (The Hills), Gareth Delany* (Leinster), Stephen Doheny (Merrion), Matt Ford (Malahide), Shane Getkate (Instonians), Fionn Hand* (Clontarf), Graham Hume (Waringstown), Graham Kennedy (CIYMS), Jeremy Lawlor (Carrickfergus), Josh Manley (Lisburn), William McClintock** (Donemana), James McCollum (Waringstown), Ruhan Pretorius* (Woodvale), Ben White (CSNI).
* only available for 50-over matches
** only available for T20s
Fixture schedule
• 21 March: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 1st T20 (Windhoek; start 2pm local time)
• 23 March: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 2nd T20 (Windhoek; start 2pm local time)
• 24 March: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 3rd T20 (Windhoek; start 2pm local time)
• 29 March: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 1st ODM (Windhoek; start 9.30am local time)
• 30 March: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 2nd ODM (Windhoek; start 9.30am local time)
• 1 April: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 3rd ODM (Windhoek; start 9.30am local time)
• 3 April: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 4th ODM (Windhoek; start 9.30am local time)
• 5 April: Ireland Wolves v Namibia A – 5th ODM (Windhoek; start 9.30am local time)
