Little goes large as Ireland knocks Zimbabwe off Ballance to level series
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Ireland Men won a closely fought match by 46 runs in Harare to level the ODI series 1-1 with one to play.…
England prove too strong for Ireland in the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup Super Sixes stage
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa – Ireland Under-19s Women’s side has fallen to defeat by an aggressive England in their first match of the Super Sixes stage…
Former Ireland international Jeremy Bray appointed Munster Reds Head Coach
CORK – Munster Cricket Union and Cricket Ireland have announced that former Ireland international cricketer and international coach Jeremy Bray has been appointed the new…
Ireland Under-19s Women progress to the T20 World Cup Super Sixes stage
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa – Half-centuries from Georgina Dempsey and Zara Craig guided Ireland Women’s Under-19s into the Super Six stage of the ICC Women’s T20…
Andrew Balbirnie out of Zimbabwe series, Murray Commins to join squad
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie has withdrawn from the Ireland Men’s squad after he was forced to retire hurt while batting in yesterday’s…
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Rory Anders and James Newland called up for Academy tour after late withdrawals
DUBLIN – David Delany and Max Neville have both withdrawn from the Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy tour overnight, and have been replaced by Rory…
Squads named for opening Inter-Provincial Series fixtures
The first round of the 2019 Inter-Provincial Series is to be held in La Manga Club in Spain, with three strong squads named for the…
First-ever full-time umpire season contracts, increased women umpires on Panels
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced the appointment of four cricket umpires to full-time season contracts as part of its restructure of its Umpire…
Cricket Ireland sky high as Turkish Airlines extends sponsorship
DUBLIN – Global airline brand, Turkish Airlines, has signed on for another two years as main sponsor for Cricket Ireland, in a boost for the…
Five Emerging Player contracts awarded ahead of big year for Irish cricket
DUBLIN – Following a successful introduction in 2018, Cricket Ireland today announced its Emerging Player Contracts for the 2019 domestic men’s season.The five players to…
Girls and Women’s Cricket Strategy development
In December 2018 the Board of Cricket Ireland endorsed the proposal for the development of a Girls and Women’s Cricket Strategy, and we are pleased…
Cricket Ireland Charity Partner Tender 2019
We are now inviting applications from organisations to become an Official Charity Partner, who will proactively leverage the charity partnership. Our charity partners should share…
Squads announced ahead of 2019 Toyota Super 3s start in May
DUBLIN – The squads have been released for the 2019 Toyota Super 3s series – Ireland’s peak domestic women’s cricket competition. The first round of…
Neil Rock to captain Ireland Academy side in England, Johnston discusses squad and new faces
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced the Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy men’s squad for the upcoming tour to England in mid-April 2019.Pete Johnston,…
Kevin O’Brien to support cricket in Munster this Easter
Irish international Kevin O’Brien, having recently returned from the Afghanistan series in India, isn’t one to simply put his feet up – he is preparing…
New European cricket league’s name unveiled as: ‘Euro T20 Slam’
MUMBAI – The official name of the recently-announced European T20 competition – that will be played across Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands starting August 2019…
Test – Day 4: Afghanistan hold off Ireland to secure maiden Test victory
DEHRADUN – Ireland were resolute, but a 139-run stand between Ihsanullah Janat (65*) and Rahmat Shah (76) on the fourth day propelled Afghanistan to their…
Test – Day 3: Ireland battle with bat to leave Test in balance after Day Three
DEHRADUN – A heroic combined batting effort from Ireland, headlined by half-centuries from Andy Balbirnie and Kevin O’Brien, ensured they set Afghanistan a tricky target…
Test – Day 2: Irish bowlers fight back after Afghanistan takes early honours
DEHRADUN – Ireland fought back in the second half of the day to bowl Afghanistan out for 314, but lost captain William Porterfield early to…
Test – Day 1: Murtagh mounts an Irish rescue, before Afghanistan digs in
DEHRADUN – After bowling Ireland out for 172 in 60 overs, Afghanistan reached 90-2 in reply on day one of the one-off Test between five-day…
