Day: May 23, 2019

MATCH REPORT: Tector and Balbirnie star in dominant Lightning win

BREADY – A century from Jack Tector and 94 from Andrew Balbirnie propelled Leinster Lightning to a convincing 78-run win over the North West Warriors in Bready. The pair shared a mammoth 182-run second wicket stand to take the Lightning to 271-5 from their fifty overs, a score which proved to be far too much…

Cricket Ireland and The Hope Foundation pad up for a solid partnership

DUBLIN – The Hope Foundation has today been officially announced as the new charity partner of Cricket Ireland.The Hope Foundation is the renowned Cork-based registered charity working with street and slum children in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India. The organisation aims to free children and poor families from lives of pain, abuse, poverty and darkness. Primarily…

INTERVIEW: Mary Waldron on West Indies series

DUBLIN – Sunday afternoon sees the start of a new era for the Ireland Women’s cricket team – not only is it the first match of their 2019 international season against one of the world’s leading sides, but the first match since the announcement of the first-ever contracts were awarded for women cricketers. Dual sporting…