Trinidad & Tobago fast bowler Ravi Rampaul has been signed to appear as an overseas player for the Ireland national squad.

Rampaul is expected to appear in next weekend’s Friends Provident Trophy double header away to Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. The 23-year-old,  who has taken 25 wickets in 30 ODIs for the West Indies, is Ireland national coach Phil Simmons' belated choice as overseas professional for the remaining seven games in the one-day competition against the counties.
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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

hopefully ramps will get some batting practice too

Simmons bein insular AND racial simultaneously.

Rampaul better be careful he don't pick up the Guinness habit !!

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Get him in the gym Simmo. Still promising. But I never see a big belly good fast bowler yet.

Ireland???

Maan alyuh behaving like dis is some really big cricket news. The man got a lil job and he goin and wuk... please leave it deh.

In reply to imusic

You should know!didn't you subscribe to the race reason for the exclusion of a player?

In reply to camos
Sigh...

Congrats Ravi. The different conditions should make up for lack of world class competition. You are a bowler first & foremost

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Good exposure for Rampee

Work on your weight and fitness mih bwoy

By next year this time you should be ready to join Tayrol and spearhead the WI attack

In reply to Narper Yes, the competition will do him good. Congrats Ravi

In reply to nevavex

Ireland play in the County Cricket OD competition. He's based in Ireland but he'll be playing English counties and Glamorgan from Wales.

In reply to nevavex
So wait a minute deh,if one ah we boy get ah lil job and we congratulate him,wah rang wid dat.We know is ah lil job but it could lead to sumting bigger.

In reply to sabina

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Huh?????

I know yuh joking! As a man who 'ole' enuff to watch Sobers 118 at Bina in 1968, surely you would have seen/known of Merv Hughes of Austrailia.

What say you Beenie man?

this is good exposure and a chance to fine tune and develop your skills

Sure beats playing tennis ball crikcet and throwing your shoulder out

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy
Me neva know seh FuzzyWuzzy was ah likkle piece ah man.

In reply to karela WTF???????????????????????

Congrats Ravi.

Congratulations to Rampaul - the exposure to professional opposition - albeit only in one-day matches - and different playing conditions will assist this young man's cricketing education - with bat and ball.

is more fat he gone get because he going to drink more now

In reply to imusic what part of this is racial, its all in your mind meh brother, keep it rite there

1st game is on Sunday against Leicestershire.

Good luck to him, Ireland will need him with Johnston & Langford-Smith retiring.

In reply to sabina

-----big belly fast bowler-----

definitely too much fat on the road--or the pitch for the matter