Northern Knights batter Morgan Topping has earned a primary call-up to Eire’s Check and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.
The 25-year-old Waringstown participant is a prolific run-scorer at membership degree and has established himself within the high order for the Knights in latest seasons.
Pembroke’s Gavin Hoey, after making his worldwide debut in October, retains his place within the ODI squad and is in line for a Check debut.
Eire are additionally boosted by the return of paceman Josh Little within the white-ball squads.
Gareth Delany and Barry McCarthy are again after harm whereas Craig Younger misses out on the T20 squad.
The Irish will tackle Zimbawe in a Check match in Bulawayo from 6-10 February earlier than three ODIs and three T20 encounters between the perimeters in Harare.
“Morgan Topping has demonstrated key attributes wanted to carry out at worldwide degree over latest Wolves and Academy fixtures and we want him properly,” mentioned nationwide males’s selector Andrew White.
“It should be thrilling to see our two younger spinners and the likes of Ross Adair once more in motion alongside the skilled gamers and we do, after all, have the return of Josh Little who had a huge impact the final time we had been in Zimbabwe.”
Check squad: Andrew Balbirnie (capt), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Morgan Topping, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Younger.
ODI squad: Paul Stirling (capt), Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Morgan Topping, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Younger.
T20 squad: Paul Stirling (capt), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White.
Tour schedule – Zimbabwe v Eire
6-10 February: Check Match (Bulawayo)
14 February: 1st ODI (Harare)
16 February: 2nd ODI (Harare)
18 February: third ODI (Harare)
22 February: 1st T20I (Harare)
23 February: 2nd T20I (Harare)
25 February: third T20I (Harare)
