Rankin ruled out of quadrangulars
Boyd Rankin will miss Ireland's quadrangular series after failing to recover from breaking his leg
Cricinfo staff
06-Jul-2007
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Boyd Rankin will miss Ireland's quadrangular series after failing to recover from breaking his leg. It is thought that it will be early August before he is back to full fitness.
But after their recent injury and unavailabilty problems, at least the 13-man squad has a more familiar look to it. Andre Botha and Dave Langford-Smith have both recovered from their ailments, and Eoin Morgan is available for all the games.
Ireland will compete with West Indies, Scotland and Netherlands in the series of one-dayers.
West Indies will be based in Dublin, taking on Netherlands on July 10, Scotland on July 12, and Ireland on July 14, all at Clontarf.
The other games will all take place at Civil Service Cricket Ground at Stormont in Belfast, with Ireland playing Netherlands on July 11, Scotland playing Netherlands on July 13, and finally Ireland hosting Scotland in the final game of the competition on July 15.
Phil Simmons, Ireland's coach, said: "It's good to have the guys back in the squad, and hopefully we can turn in some good performances. The West Indies game obviously will be a special occasion for me, but the importance of the Netherlands and Scotland games shouldn't be underestimated either."
Squad Trent Johnston, (capt), Andre Botha, Kenny Carroll, Alex Cusack, Thinus Fourie, Gary Kidd, Dave Langford-Smith, Kyle McCallan, Eoin Morgan, Kevin O' Brien, Niall O' Brien, William Porterfield, Andrew White.