Cricket Ireland confirm Jamaican series
Monday, 8 February 2010 16:22Cricket Ireland have confirmed a series against Jamaica in April, ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship.
The series against Jamaica includes the Irish challenging the regional powerhouse in a three-day, 50-over and 20/20 contest.
Ireland will be hoping to the use the matches against Jamaica as preparation for the World Twenty20 Championship, which starts on April 30.
'Cricket Ireland is excited to be embarking upon this series of matches in the Caribbean against Jamaica and the West Indies,' Cricket Ireland's CEO Warren Deutrom said.
'Whether or not we have qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 Cup in the Caribbean, playing against teams of this calibre is exactly what Ireland needs to do in order to both continue its upward curve on the field, and to gain experience of overseas conditions,' he added.
'We are indebted to the foresight of the Jamaica Cricket Association, whose foresight brought about this opportunity.'
Closer ties between Cricket Ireland and Jamaica will also see efforts to link cricket to sport tourism, targeting national and top teams from Ireland and Jamaica to participate in tours each year, which would include a grand cricket event scheduled for St Patrick's Day in Jamaica each year.
