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31-May-2013 17:03:00 GMT
New Zealand in England 2013

Ireland's Rankin Gets England Call

London: Former Ireland seamer Boyd Rankin was called up Friday into England's one-day squad for the remaining two matches of their series with New Zealand.

The 28-year-old, who plays county cricket for Warwickshire, was brought in after pacemen Stuart Broad (knee) and Steven Finn (shin) were ruled out of the first two ODIs through injury.

Rankin made his debut for England's second string Lions in 2011 against Sri Lanka A and was selected on the England Performance Programme later that year.

He played 37 one-day internationals for Ireland and was their leading wicket-taker at the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean with 12 wickets at 27.

Several former Irish internationals have switched allegiance to pursue careers in England.

The second match of the England-New Zealand series takes place in Southampton on Sunday, with the finale at Nottingham's Trent Bridge ground on Wednesday.


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