Further late change to squads for men’s tour to Bangladesh as Barry McCarthy forced to withdraw
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed a further late change to the previously announced squads for the tour to Bangladesh – the squad departs…
Andrew Balbirnie on Test cricket return: “We’ve got to find a way to play pretty quickly”
DUBLIN – Ireland Men will fly out to Bangladesh tomorrow for a seven-match, three format series – a series which features the squad’s first Test…
Orla Prendergast named The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Month for February
DUBLIN – Following her excellent performances at the recent ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, Ireland international Orla Prendergast has today been named…
Changes to squads for men’s tour to Bangladesh
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed three changes to the previously announced squads for the tour to Bangladesh – the squad departs on Saturday…
Laura Delany: “It’s great to have the opportunity to go into different environments”
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Ireland Women’s captain Laura Delany has arrived in Pakistan ahead of the Women’s League exhibition matches, which gets underway on International Women’s…
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Academy side in win over Bath CC in tour opener
The Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy side has beaten Bath Cricket Club 1st XI by eight wickets in its tour opener today.With Jarred Barnes claiming…
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DUBLIN – David Delany and Max Neville have both withdrawn from the Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy tour overnight, and have been replaced by Rory…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…
