ARMAGH
- Captain: Michael Hoey
- Overseas player: Brynn Cleaver
- Players in: Callum Gibson
- Players out: Harry Boyd (Canada), Steven Freshwater (returned home to Australia), Jordan Wright (Scotland).
- Young players to watch: Ben Mackey and Sammy Wilson.
It promises to be an exciting season at The Mall with Armagh keen to get back into the Premier League.
Michael Hoey has the captain's armband once again and he will have a new overseas player under his command.
Brynn Cleaver is a New Zealander, who bats in the top-order and bowls spin. He is a cousin of Kane Williamson so the club will be hoping some of the family genes rub off.
(Pic by Dave Pettard)
On the plus side Callum Gibson has joined from Lurgan, but on the debit side they are losing Harry Boyd (Canada), Steven Freshwater (returned home to Australia), and Jordan Wright (Scotland).
Ben Mackey and Sammy Wilson are two of their younger players well worth watching develop during 2023.
"We are all looking forward to getting the season started," skipper Michael Hoey told CricketEurope.
"Unfortunately it has been so wet we haven’t really been able to train outside properly and I’m sure everyone else is in the same position.
"We had a good season last year and added Callum andBrynn over the winter plus having Ben Mackey fit for the full season will feel like a new signing, so hopefully we can get off to a good start and take it from there."
Armagh begin the new season with a home match on Saturday (April 22) against Belfast.