August 2, 2019 - Cricket Ireland

Boyd Rankin to join Derbyshire for Vitality Blast

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that Ireland international Boyd Rankin will play for Derbyshire County Cricket Club for the remainder of the Vitality Blast competition. The 35-year old paceman is centrally-contracted by Ireland and currently playing Inter-Provincial first-class cricket for the North West Warriors but will link up with the Falcons immediately as…

Squad named for Under-15s Boys Scotland tour and training camp

DUBLIN – The Ireland Under-15s Boys squad will travel to Scotland next week for a three-match series with Scotland, including two 50-over matches and a T20 match.Callum Atkinson, Head Coach of the Under-15s, said: “After a successful trip to Middlesex, we are looking forward to competing for the Celtic Cup in Scotland next week. The…

Clear Currency Irish Senior Cup Semi-Finals Preview

The Clear Currency Irish Senior Cup Draw for the Semi-Final stage has left us with two intriguing games between very well-matched sides. Defending champions, Waringstown snuck through into the semi-finals after coming out on top 2-1 vs Instonians in a bowl out to advance to the next round. CIYMS vs Waringstown – Belmont Waringstown, who…

IPC Day Three: Singh brilliance not quite enough to force result

A superb all-round display from Simi Singh wasn’t quite enough to get Leinster Lightning over the line on the final day of their Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship game with Northern Knights, with the game finishing drawn between the two sides.Leinster Lightning resumed the final day on 159-3 and would have been looking for a solid…

Joyce encouraged by preparations as squad named for Quadrangular Tournament in Holland

DUBLIN – Ireland Women’s interim Head Coach Ed Joyce has praised his squad’s preparation for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier as a 15-player squad is announced for the warm-up Quadrangular tournament ahead of the qualifying campaign beginning in late August.Speaking ahead of a training session, Joyce said: “It has been great to see…