The Shapoorji Pallonji National Academy or National Cricket Academy is a cricket academy and training centre based at the

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. The centre was sponsored by the

Shapoorji Pallonji Group Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited, trading as Shapoorji Pallonji Group, is an Indian conglomerate company, headquartered in Mumbai. It operates in construction, real estate, textiles, engineered goods, home appliances, shipping, pu ...

. The NCA was officially opened in 2013 with 10 years deal with Indian business conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Group which is owned by the

Pallonji Mistry Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (1 June 1929 – 28 June 2022) was an Indian-born Irish billionaire construction tycoon. He was chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and a major shareholder of India's largest private conglomerate, Tata Group. He ...

family who Irish citizens to promote cricket in

. It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young male and female players who are identified as having the potential to represent the

Ireland cricket team The Ireland cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket. The Irish Cricket Union, operating under the brand Cricket Ireland is the sport's governing body in Ireland, and organises the international team. Ireland participa ...

. The initial intake comprised 22 Irish players from the ages of 15.Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy Welcomes Eight New Recruits
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Current recruits

Men's

Mark Adair Mark Richard Adair (born 27 March 1996) is an Irish international cricketer from Northern Ireland, currently playing for Northern Knights in domestic cricket. He has played county cricket in England for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a ...

Rory Anders Rory J Anders (born 10 December 1997) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Munster Reds in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under- ...

Peter Chase Peter Karl David Chase (born 9 October 1993) is an Irish cricketer who played for Durham County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who also bats right handed. In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a centr ...

* Rishi Chopra *

Varun Chopra Varun Chopra (born 21 June 1987) is an English former cricketer who captained the English U-19 cricket team in series against Sri Lanka in 2005 and India in 2006. Chopra attended Ilford County High School and played for Ilford Cricket Club. In ...

* Scott Campbell *

Jack Carson John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) with James Cagney and ...

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Colin Currie Colin David Currie (born 25 September 1976) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. He is the founder and leader of the Colin Currie Group, an ensemble dedicated to performing and recording the music of Steve Reich. Biography Early years Colin ...

David Delany David Colin Alex Delany (born 28 December 1997) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Munster Reds in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 16 June 2017. He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Int ...

Adam Dennison Adam Dennison (born 3 May 1997) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy The 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty ...

* Peter Eakin *

Jamie Grassi Jamie Brian Grassi (born 9 October 1998) is an Irish cricketer who represents the Italy national cricket team. Grassi's father is Italian, and he qualified to play for Italy in 2021, after his three-year exclusion period had expired. Grassi made ...

* Ryan Hunter *

Josh Little Joshua Brian Little (born 1 November 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016. Early career Unlike many other Irish cricketers, he grew up as a pure homegrown local Irish crick ...

Tyrone Kane Tyrone Edward Kane (born 8 July 1994) is an Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland national cricket team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In December 2018, he was o ...

Gary McClintock Gary McClintock (born 1 January 1997) is an Irish cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails bal ...

* Will McClintock *

James McCollum James Alexander McCollum (born 1 August 1995) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in February 2019. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ir ...

Harry Tector Harry Tom Tector (born 6 December 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his full international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2019. In January 2020, he was o ...

Jack Tector Jack Bill Tector (born 2 September 1996) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Munster Reds in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was the captain of Ireland's squad for the 201 ...

Morgan Topping Morgan Topping (born 25 March 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 4 June 2017. In December 2017, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. ...

Lorcan Tucker Lorcan John Tucker (born 10 September 1996) is an Irish cricketer and wicket-keeper batter. He was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016. ...

* Fiachra Tucker * Ben White

Women's

Kim Garth Kimberley Jennifer Garth (born 25 April 1996) is an Irish-Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria, Melbourne Stars and Australia. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. Between 2010 and 20 ...

* Fiona Gill *

Gaby Lewis Gaby Hollis Lewis (born 27 March 2001) is an Irish international cricketer who made her senior debut for the Irish national team in July 2014, aged only 13. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut later in the year, becoming the younge ...

* Lucy O'Reilly *

Elena Tice Elena Joy Tice (born 16 November 1997), also referred to as Lena Tice, is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Tice is also an Ireland women ...

Coaching staff

* Head coach: Peter JohnstonPeter Johnston given National Academy job
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References

External links

Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy

Cricket Ireland official
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