Day: August 17, 2012

Leinster Make History at Taunton

The Leinster Under 13 side made history by winning the Taunton Cricket Festival in Somerset today. They performed exceptionally all week and topped the tables with wins over Cheshire, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire & CornwallIronically given how well the squad performed all week, the tournament victory was sealed without a ball being bowled as heavy rain affected…

Dockrell satisfied with Under 19 Performance

Ireland flew into Brisbane this morning to begin preparations for the Plate stages of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup, on Monday they will face Namibia in the plate quarter-finals which will the winners go through to the semi-final and a potential showdown with Sri Lanka.The Leinster & Somerset spinner picked up four wickets…

Murtagh’s 5-for and Balbirnie’s Debut

Highlights of Tim Murtagh’s Five-Wicket haul in the same game as Andrew Balbirnie’s Championship debut for Middlesex against Surrey at the Oval. Tim Murtagh took his Day 1 (Murtagh’s Five Wicket Haul) Day 2 No

Ireland announce ICC World Twenty 20 Squad

Ireland announce their squad for the ICC World Twenty 20 next month – John Mooney misses the ICC World Twenty20 finals in Sri Lanka after suffering a serious finger injury which will rule him out of action for 3 months. John Mooney misses the ICC World Twenty20 finals in Sri Lanka after suffering a serious…

Leinster U13 one match away from Taunton Title

Leinster U13 beat Cheshire on Thursday to further their lead at the top of the Taunton festival table and leave them just one win away from winning a first ever Taunton festival title.Taunton – Cheshire 108 all out, 36.1 overs (S Gray 3-28, H Tector 3-11, C O’Gorman 1-13, David O’Connor 1-18) Leinster 111-5, 34.2…

Ireland Women win European Crown

Ireland won the ICC European Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Bready following an excellent performance in their final match over the Netherlands.Ireland completed their programme in the ICC European Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier with an emphatic 8 wickets victory over The Netherlands in a rain-shortened encounter at Bready.The ground still hadn’t recovered from…