CRICKET: Defending champions Ireland have named a squad of 12 for next week's ICC InterContinental Cup clash with Namibia at Castle Avenue.
Wicket-keeper batsman Gary Wilson and left-arm spinner Gary Kidd are called up into the senior side, following impressive displays in February's Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, and the EurAsia Series in Abu Dhabi earlier this month.
All-rounder John Mooney is unavailable for the four-day match, which gets under way on Wednesday while Niall O'Brien and Andy White are on duty with their respective counties. Mooney's brother Paul is recalled to the squad following injury.
Ireland won the 2005 InterContinental Cup by beating Kenya in the final last October in Namibia.
Ireland play Scotland in Aberdeen at the end of August in their second and last InterContinental Cup match of the group stages. Two victories will get them through to the last four with the semi-finals and final taking place early next year.
IRELAND (squad v Namibia, Castle Avenue, May 17th-20th): Trent Johnston (capt, Clontarf), Andre Botha (North County), Jeremy Bray (Eglinton), Peter Gillespie (Strabane), Dominick Joyce (Merrion), Gary Kidd (Waringstown), David Langford-Smith (Phoenix), Kyle McCallan (Waringstown), Paul Mooney (North County), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), William Porterfield (Rush), Gary Wilson (Civil Service).
