Irish evidence for Woolmer

These were carried out at the team hotel in Grenada after they played their final World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

"The Ireland management and players have co-operated fully with the police, and are happy to assist them in any way we can during the course of their investigation," an Irish team statement said.

"These tests were carried out with a view to eliminating the Ireland squad from their enquiries."

Woolmer was found unconscious in his Pegasus Hotel room in Kingston on Sunday, March 18th, the morning after Pakistan had been eliminated from the tournament following a shock defeat to World Cup debutants Ireland.

Jamaican police said his death was being treated as suspicious two days later and then on the Thursday they announced at a news conference they had evidence to believe the 58-year-old had been strangled.

"We would like to stress that on the evening of the Woolmer murder, no member of the Irish squad were actually in the hotel,” the statement continued.

"They were attending a celebration St Patrick's Day party in Ocho Rios, some 50 miles away."

The team did not return until the late evening of Sunday, March 18th.