The provisional North West Warriors Inter- Provincial squad has been selected ahead of their first training session which is to be taken by new Head Coach Bobby Rao and Assistant Coach Ian McGregor tomorrow (Thursday) evening.

There are few surprises in the 17-man panel however the role of wicket-keeper batsman is obviously open to debate with the likes of Ricky-Lee Dougherty, David Rankin and Gareth McKeegan all named.

Chris Pierce from Eglinton will welcome the chance to stake a regular claim in the squad, while the inclusion of new Ardmore recruit Andrew Riddles shows that the selectors will consider players from outside the Premier League.

The 17-man squad in full is as follows:
David Barr (Bready), Andrew Britton (Brigade), Scott Campbell (Coleraine), Peter Connell (Strabane), Ricky-Lee Dougherty (Donemana), Ryan Hunter (Brigade), Iftikhar Hussain (Fox Lodge), Andrew McBrine (Donemana), Graeme McCarter (Fox Lodge/Gloucestershire), Niall McDonnell (Coleraine), Gareth McKeegan (Brigade), Chris Pierce (Eglinton), David Rankin (Bready), Andrew Riddles (Ardmore), Johnny Thompson (Brigade), Stuart Thompson (Eglinton), Craig Young (Bready/Sussex).