Cricket Ireland Partner with YMCA Cricket Club

Cricket Ireland and the YMCA Cricket Club have struck a partnership deal that sees the women’s team officially based at Claremont Road and other arrangements.

The deal also allows the squad to make use of all the facilities with the team training at the YLifestyle Fitness Gymnasium.

The wide-ranging partnership will also see the senior women’s squad get the support of Cricket Ireland’s strength and conditioning coaches, herbal use of the YMCA pitch, diagnosis outfield and artificial nets for training and coaching and also access to the clubhouse and meeting room for theory and analysis work.

Richard Holdsworth, Cricket Ireland Performance Director, said: “Cricket Ireland has a long association with YMCA and they have been very good supporters of the women’s team.

“We look forward to building our relationship further and thank YMCA for their forward thinking and support for Irish Cricket.”

Heatley Tector, President of YMCA Cricket Club, welcomed the agreement. He said: “This is an exciting time for YMCA Cricket Club. We are at the forefront of developing and promoting our great sport within the community and so to become the Home of Irish Women’s Cricket is particularly pleasing for us.

“We are proud that our ground has been chosen for this and we are grateful to Cricket Ireland for recognising the work we have put in over several years to make Claremont Road a top-class cricketing facility.”

The Claremont Road ground will also host international matches, which will include the visit of Pakistan, for an ODI Series in July, and Inter-Provincial games.

YMCA is one of the four Dublin clubs that will stage the ICC Women’s World T20 Global Qualifier in July.