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Three Northern Cricket Union players named in Women's Senior International and Academy squads
Cricket Ireland has announced the Senior Women International and Academy Squads for 2019 - marking the start of a new era for the sport after what became a watershed year in 2018. Aaron Hamilton, Head Coach of the Ireland Women's cricket team, spoke about the new Irish women's cricket landscape: "We're at the start of a generational change - names that have appeared regularly on the Ireland Women's team sheet for the last 20 years are no longer there. It is never an easy process to replace that level of playing experience, but we have a talented squad and a good leadership team, so we've a good base to grow from." "We've had a close-knit international squad over recent years, but with the success of the Super 3's Series and further development of the Girl's Academy, the ability to integrate new players into the senior set-up has become an easier proposition. We are also fortunate to have the captain and vice-captain combination of Laura Delany and Kim Garth – supported by a number of experienced colleagues - to lead that process, so I am confident we can quickly gel as a unit." "I suspect that we will look back on 2019 as a big year for Irish women's cricket. The introduction of the first-ever women's part-time contracts, home internationals and a T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament will be the headline stories, but as a management team we are seeing this year as the beginning of our campaign to be part of an expanded ICC Women's Championship in 2021. To qualify for that competition will be a literal game-changer for the women's game in Ireland – and the work on developing a squad capable of competing regularly on the world stage against the world's best teams will be a multi-year project." The two squads named are as follows: Women's Senior Performance Squad
Women's Academy Squad
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