Liam McCarthy is a South African-born Irish

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, currently playing for

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in domestic cricket. He plays club cricket for

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where he is the club captain.

Domestic career

Originally from Johannesburg, McCarthy came to Ireland in 2021 to play for Railway Union. He has Irish heritage through both his great-grandmother and great-grandfather. He was called up to the Munster Reds squad for an Interprovincial T20 round in Comber in September 2021. He made his T20 debut on 17 September against Northern Knights. He would go on to make his

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debut for Munster on 5 May 2022 against the Knights. He took 3 wickets in the 2022 List A season and 2 in the T20 competition. McCarthy enjoyed a much improved 2023, finishing as the joint top wicket taker in the Interprovincial Cup with 15 dismissals. He also took 6 wickets in T20s. In a List A match against North West Warriors on 4 September he took his first career five-wicket haul, returning figures of 5/16.

International career

McCarthy received a call-up to the Emerging Ireland squad to tour the West Indies in November 2023. He played two List A games on the tour before making his first-class debut against West Indies Academy on 2 December. In March 2024 he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour of Nepal.

References

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