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Cricket Ireland revealed plans for a dedicated outdoor training complex, a 600,000 Euro Performance Centre that will provide the country's cricket aspirants state-of-the-art facilities to hone their skills on the Sport Ireland National Sports Complex (SINSC). The board revealed on Friday (November 11) that the training complex will be built at the Sport Ireland site at Blanchardstown in Dublin and feature 14 grass nets, five artificial pull-out bays, a 90m outfield besides seating and storage areas.
The complex development will be jointly funded by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien and Sport Ireland. "The development of Cricket Ireland's first-ever dedicated outdoor training centre is a huge step forward for Irish cricket," said Warren Deutrom, CEO of Cricket Ireland. ""For the first time, our performance squads - male and female, senior and junior, national, provincial and academy - will be able to train on a day-to-day basis in a state-of-the-art facility controlled by Cricket Ireland."
"We are grateful to the government and Sport Ireland for providing us with the land, and to the ICC which is clearly increasing its support for Ireland's aspirations - by granting first-class status to our Hanley Energy Inter-provincial competition; through our elevation to the 12-team ODI structure; and by granting an additional $500k in 2016 and 2017 to help us afford the matches."
The development of the facility was necessitated by an increased participation in the sport through performance teams and because of existing clubs in the country overstretched in terms of hosting Cricket Ireland activity. The complex will also serve as a training venue for overseas teams visiting Ireland. New Zealand, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and West Indies are scheduled to visit Ireland in 2017.
"We have found that access to high-quality outdoor facilities has been a consistent theme emerging from the last two post-World Cup reviews," said Holdsworth, Cricket Ireland performance director. "We have previously announced warm-weather outdoor plans for the La Manga Club Development (which is almost complete) and this home-based facility will augment that perfectly.
"We already have four ODI-accredited facilities in Ireland, but no quality outdoor training facilities so this will remedy that."
Work on the new facility is scheduled to begin in early 2017 after obtaining the necessary planning permissions. The grass nets are expected to be operational by 2018.
Cricket Ireland unveils plans for dedicated outdoor training complex - Cricbuzz
The complex development will be jointly funded by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien and Sport Ireland. "The development of Cricket Ireland's first-ever dedicated outdoor training centre is a huge step forward for Irish cricket," said Warren Deutrom, CEO of Cricket Ireland. ""For the first time, our performance squads - male and female, senior and junior, national, provincial and academy - will be able to train on a day-to-day basis in a state-of-the-art facility controlled by Cricket Ireland."
"We are grateful to the government and Sport Ireland for providing us with the land, and to the ICC which is clearly increasing its support for Ireland's aspirations - by granting first-class status to our Hanley Energy Inter-provincial competition; through our elevation to the 12-team ODI structure; and by granting an additional $500k in 2016 and 2017 to help us afford the matches."
The development of the facility was necessitated by an increased participation in the sport through performance teams and because of existing clubs in the country overstretched in terms of hosting Cricket Ireland activity. The complex will also serve as a training venue for overseas teams visiting Ireland. New Zealand, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and West Indies are scheduled to visit Ireland in 2017.
"We have found that access to high-quality outdoor facilities has been a consistent theme emerging from the last two post-World Cup reviews," said Holdsworth, Cricket Ireland performance director. "We have previously announced warm-weather outdoor plans for the La Manga Club Development (which is almost complete) and this home-based facility will augment that perfectly.
"We already have four ODI-accredited facilities in Ireland, but no quality outdoor training facilities so this will remedy that."
Work on the new facility is scheduled to begin in early 2017 after obtaining the necessary planning permissions. The grass nets are expected to be operational by 2018.
Cricket Ireland unveils plans for dedicated outdoor training complex - Cricbuzz
