Representative fixtures dominate the cricket programme this weekend, as the Irish women's squad meet English club champions Invicta at Kilcock today and at Rush tomorrow, while the reigning champions Leinster take on Munster in the men's senior Interprovincial series at College Park tomorrow.

This match is a repeat of last year's decider, which Leinster won by 98 runs at The Mardyke, having earlier defeated both North and North West. The nucleus of that team will be in action again tomorrow, including the captain Angus Dunlop but top-scorer Ed Joyce, who hit 51, is not available this time around. The only new cap in this Leinster side is wicket-keeper Simon Milton, who played first-grade cricket for Fremantle in his native Australia.

Meanwhile, North West are at home to North in tomorrow's other Interprovincial Championship match, at Limavady.

This should be a major contest. In North's side will be the captain Kyle McCallan, Gerard Brophy, Ryan Haire, Adrian McCoubrey and Derek Heasley, who all played for Ireland in the matches against the MCC this week, while opposing them in North West's line-up will be international colleagues Peter Gillespie and Gordon Cooke, as well as the former Ireland wicketkeeper, Alan Rutherford.

Miriam Grealey captains the IWCU XI, which also includes Catherine O'Neill, back after a year's sabbatical, and New Zealander Karen Young, who qualifies through two years residency in Ireland. But Claire Shillington and Cliodhna Sharpe have been ruled out by exam and work commitments.