New central contracts and additional coaches for men's cricket squad

Cricket Ireland has announced the appointment of former internationals Gary Wilson and Ryan Eagleson to the coaching staff of the Ireland men's senior side, while a number of full-time contracts have also been offered within the squad.

Wilson, 36, a former Irish international T20I captain played 292 times for his country. He was appointed North West Warriors head coach in 2021 and led the side to inter-provincial T20 Trophy success last year. Wilson has captained and coached at both Derbyshire County Cricket Club and Surrey County Cricket Club, and has been seconded as an assistant coach since September 2021. He will take up the role of High Performance Batting and Wicketkeeping Coach immediately.

Eagleson, 47, a seam bowler, played for Ireland 65 times, and had stints with Derbyshire, Essex and Glamorgan in the English county system. He has been the Ireland U-19 head coach – taking multiple squads to World Cups in that grade, and is one of a few coaches in Ireland with the ECB Level 4 qualification.

He has also been the performance and pathway coach for the National Academy programme since 2009, and has been seconded as lead bowling coach since September 2021. He will take up the role of High Performance Pace Bowling coach immediately.