DISTRICT CUP GAME 3 - SOUTH LEINSTER VS NORTH LEINSTER (MAY 20TH, SYDNEY PARADE)

After last night's No Result in College Park, North Leinster will travel to Sydney Parade tomorrow evening in a second effort to get their defence of the Siggins Cup title underway, this time against South Leinster.

The North Leinster side feature a couple of changes to the squad which was due to line-out on Monday evening, with Clontarf's John McNally the most high-profile addition. He replaces The Hills' skipper Matthew Weldon, whilst the other change sees John Devane replacing his North County team-mate, Johan George in the XI.

McNally, Séamus Lynch, skipper Adam Doyle, Muzamil & Yaseen Sherzad and Matthew Langan make up the bulk of a strong batting unit for the visitors, whilst the frontline bowlers see Killian McGrane and Brandon Morris supporting a battery of all-rounders.

NORTH LEINSTER:

Adam Doyle (Capt) (Malahide)
Matthew Langan (WK) (Malahide)
Seamus Lynch (Clontarf)
John McNally (Clontarf)
Karthik Subbiah (Clontarf)
Muzamil Sherzad (The Hills)
Yaseen Sherzad (The Hills)
Killian McGrane (The Hills)
Muhammad Sherzad (North County)
Brandon Morris (North County)
John Devane (North County)

South Leinster meanwhile feature just one change from their defeat last week against Dublin University, as Railway Union 2nd XI skipper Sean O'Brien replaces his club-mate Abhay Tipnis in the XI.

That will mean an unchanged look to a strong batting line-up, led by Leinster opening pair Luke Horgan and Tom Johnson, whilst Merrion's Seb Dijkstra and Railway's Rob O'Brien will also be in the top order. Skipper Mark Tonge is a clean striker in the middle order, along with Bruce Whaley and Tristen de Beer.

On the bowling front, Tonge is likely to share the new ball with Merrion speedster Tom Ford, whilst there's an abundance of spin, led by Srihan Karpe and Peter Forkin respectively.

SOUTH LEINSTER;

Mark Tonge (Capt) (Leinster)
Tom Johnson (Leinster)
Tom Ford (Merrion)
Seb Dijkstra (Merrion)
Sean O'Brien (Railway Union)
Peter Forkin (Merrion)
Tristen de Beer (Leinster)
Luke Horgan (Leinster)
Srihan Karpe (Railway Union)
Rob O'Brien (Railway Union)
Bruce Whaley (WK) (Railway Union)

The game will be Live-Streamed on the Cricket Leinster YouTube Channel with our thanks to Niall Walsh and the Pembroke CC Live Stream Team for their support in this production.