Ireland’s first men’s Test match will be on home soil against Pakistan from Friday, May 11th to Tuesday, May 15th. It will be a historic moment following on from when Ireland and Afghanistan were given Test status in June 2017 to become the 11th and 12th Full Members of the ICC.
Obviously anticipation for the match is growing and there promises to be a significant contingent travelling from the Mardyke on Saturday, 12th May. Tickets have been purchased at the discounted club price of €27 for adults & €11 for U16s. Those who ordered tickets should arrange payment with Club Treasurer, David Griffin, as soon as possible by one of the following ways:
- Drop cash or cheques into the club;
- Post cheques to him at 6 Willow Court, Cross Douglas Road, Cork; or
- Bank transfer into David’s account – contact him at dmagriffin6@hotmail.com or on 087 1467903.
The final list of members who requested tickets is as follows:
- Scott Mcnamara
- Charles Peter Sommerfield
- Cormac Hassett
- Ramesh Neppalli
- Chris Banon
- Paul McDowell x 2
- Hamza Asif
- Tim Clifford
- Anthony O Reilly
- Noelie Cronin
- Len Browne x 2
- Masroor Salam x 3
- Robert Duggan
- Ross Durity
- Sid Joshi
- Mortimer Kelleher
- Eoin Caomhánach
- Patrick Earley Mulcahy x 2
- Veena O’Sullivan x 3
- Brenda Kennedy x 5
- Farzaan Zulquernain
- Hamza Idrees
- MacKenzie family x 3
- Justin McGurk x 2
- Matt Reed
- John Ketch x 2
- Michael Stout
- Dermot (the barman)
- Abdul Jabbar Younus x 3
Great response from club members with a travelling party of almost 50. Transport is also being organised for the trip up and down so an update will be provided in due course.
Tags: Cricket Ireland, pakistan, test match