Day: January 25, 2019

Waldron raises the bar…as well as the finger

Playing at a World Cup in the Caribbean one month…umpiring national finals in Australia the next. Mary Waldron’s umpiring aspirations continue to grow as she stands in the Cricket Australia Under-18 National Championship Final this week.Last year we highlighted Mary’s growing interest in cricket umpiring, at the time spending her second full Australian season with…

New era begins for women’s cricket as senior international and Academy squads named

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today announced the senior women international and Academy squads for 2019 – marking the start of a new era for the sport after what became a watershed year in 2018.In November 2018 Irish fans witnessed the retirements of four of Ireland Women’s greatest-ever players – Isobel Joyce, Cecelia Joyce, Clare Shillington…