{"id":171137,"date":"2026-05-23T02:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171137"},"modified":"2026-05-23T02:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:26:54","slug":"ireland-squad-for-new-zealand-test-full-list-of-players-announced-balbirnie-named-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171137","title":{"rendered":"Ireland squad for New Zealand Test: Full list of players announced\u2014Balbirnie named captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71013854\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Ireland named a 14-member squad for its first-ever Test match against New Zealand, to be held at Stormont in Belfast from May 27-30.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Balbirnie will lead Ireland for the 10th time in the format. The host, however, will be without Paul Stirling, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little, Gavin Hoey and Jordan Neill, who are all missing out due to injury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Squad named for next week&#8217;s Test at Stormont! \u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcYhxPeB6M\">https:\/\/t.co\/QcYhxPeB6M<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BackingGreen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BackingGreen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FailteSolar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FailteSolar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GpG8UYdDsr\">pic.twitter.com\/GpG8UYdDsr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketireland\/status\/2057851788984778813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jake Egan, Tom Mayes, Liam McCarthy and Reuben Wilson could make their debuts in the longest format.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand had already named its squad for the match. The Kiwi squad will be led by Tom Latham and includes star batter Kane Williamson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nIRELAND TEST SQUAD<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nAndrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, Stephen Doheny, Jake Egan, Matthew Humphreys, Tom Mayes, Andrew McBrine, Liam McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Reuben Wilson, Craig Young.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ireland-squad-new-zealand-test-full-list-of-players-andrew-balbirnie-captain\/article71013854.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland named a 14-member squad for its first-ever Test match against New Zealand, to be held at Stormont in Belfast from May 27-30. 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