Ireland Cricket announced the full list of central contracts for the 2026-27 season
Published - 25 Mar 2026, 06:10 PM | Updated - 25 Mar 2026, 06:11 PM
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Cricket Ireland announced the full list of the centrally contracted players for the 2026–27 season. A total of 48 players, including both Men's and Women's cricketers, have signed the contracts. While 25 men’s players secured the paperwork, 23 women’s players have received the deal.
On the evening of March 25, the International Cricket Council (ICC) published the full list of men's and women's players who got the central contracts from the Ireland Cricket. ICC informed that out of 25 men's cricketers, 20 are full-time are under full time contracts and five players have been awarded retainer contracts.
Multiple players are set to make international debuts for Ireland
On the other side, the cricket board took a slightly complicated way to settle down the central contracts for the women's cricket team. ICC informed that on the women’s side, eight players have signed full-time contracts, with 10 on education contracts and five on casual contracts. Six players on education contracts will go full-time during the year.
For the men's cricket team, seven players got maiden central contracts. Five of them made their international debuts in 2025. Ben Calitz, Jordan Neill, Tom Mayes, Tim Tector, and Cade Carmichael are the five players who made their debut for the Ireland Cricket National Team in 2025.
The upcoming summer will be red hot for both the Men's and Women's cricket teams
The upcoming few months are going to be very busy for the Irish men's cricket team, which will be in action for all three formats, whilst the women's cricket team will be preparing for the Women's T20 World Cup.
"The central contracts are a critical component of the development of our senior squads, as they help ensure the availability and readiness of players who will feature for Ireland on the global stage throughout the next 12 months."
"This is critical with the men’s side playing all three formats this summer, and our women playing both white ball formats, including a T20 World Cup," Graeme West, Director of High Performance at Cricket Ireland, said.
For the men's T20I cricket team, the Ireland Cricket Board will have to choose the new captain as their long-serving leader, Paul Stirling, has stepped down from the role after the conclusion of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Full list of players who received central contracts
List of Men's players who got central contracts:
Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie – Test captain, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Hollard, Matthew Humphreys, Joshua Little, Tom Mayes, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Jordan Neil, Paul Stirling – ODI captain, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Reuben Wilson, Craig Young.
List of Women's players who got central contracts:
Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Georgina Dempsey, Laura Delany, Sarah Forbes, Abbi Harrison, Amy Hunter, Jennifer Jackson, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis – ODI and T20I captain, Louise Little, Joanna Loughran, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Lara McBride, Kia McCartney, Ellie McGee, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector.
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