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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major disruption to the whole community, including the 118 cricket clubs across Ireland. Cricket Ireland and the Provincial Unions…
UPDATE: COVID-19 submission
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland confirmed today that a submission has been made to both Sport Ireland and Sport NI regarding a return-to-training for cricket across…
Irish Government convenes Return to Sport Expert Group
DUBLIN – The Irish Government has announced the establishment of an Expert Group to provide guidance to Ireland’s sporting bodies to prepare for the phased…
Interview with Tim Murtagh: Tactical sunglasses, eventful first balls and conquering nerves
LONDON – Only ten men in over 140 years of Test cricket previously had the honour of bowling the first ball for their country in…
New Zealand and Pakistan fixtures postponed as CI Board meets to discuss impact of COVID-19
DUBLIN – The Board of Cricket Ireland held a ‘virtual’ board meeting yesterday afternoon to consider a number of significant issues related to impacts on…
News Category
Sorensen to replace Murtagh in World Cup Squad
Cricket Ireland’s national selectors have announced that injured opening-bowler Tim Murtagh will be replaced by Max Sorensen in Ireland’s 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup squad.Murtagh…
Ireland beaten by Afghanistan
Ireland’s unbeaten start to 2015 came to an abrupt end in Dubai on Saturday as a disappointing batting display saw them beaten by 71 runs…
North West Coaching Awards Now Open
Nominations for the North West coaching awards have opened, giving coaches in the North West who have demonstrated outstanding success over the last 12 months.The…
Ted Williamson Appointed as Lightning Head Coach
Former Ireland international Ted Williamson has been appointed as head coach to the Leinster Lightning Inter-Provincial team for 2015, taking over the reins from Trent…
Funding for Belfast Based Clubs
Clubs in the Northern Cricket Union that are based within the Belfast City Council boundaries have the opportunity to apply for development grants as part…
Scotland Get First Win
Scotland beat Afghanistan by 150 runs to get their first win of the Tri-Series between the two teams and Ireland.Josh Davey produced a record breaking…
Niall O’Brien stars as Ireland beat Scotland by three wickets
Niall O’Brien scored an unbeaten 80 to steer Ireland to another three wicket win over Scotland in their second match of the Dubai Tri-Series.Final Scorecard…
World Cup Moments – Five Weeks To Go!
With five weeks to go until Ireland begin their 2015 World Cup campaign, we take a look at another memorable moment, this time the day…
Johnston on World Cup Chances
World Cup hero and Ireland legend Trent Johnston has been speaking to the ICC about Ireland’s chances at the ICC World Cup.Talking to the ICC,…
Balbirnie and Cusack lead Ireland to narrow win against Afghanistan
An unbroken 8th wicket stand of 52 between Andrew Balbirnie and Alex Cusack guided Ireland to a hard fought three wicket win against Afghanistan in…
Mooney and Simmons Preview Series
Ahead of Ireland’s first ODI of 2015, coach Phil Simmons and all-rounder John Mooney spoke to the ICC about the upcoming tri-series and Ireland’s preparation…
Afghanistan Win Opener
Afghanistan beat Scotland by eight wickets today in the opening match of a tri-series between the two countries and Ireland.With the game reduced to 45…
Murtagh Ruled Out of Tri-Series
Tim Murtagh has been ruled out of Ireland’s forthcoming tri-series against Scotland and Afghanistan in Dubai.The 33 year-old opening bowler sustained a foot injury during…
Hawthorne Named on ICC Panel
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the 11-member ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires for 2015, which follows the annual review and…
Ed Joyce Talks to ICC
After arriving in Dubai, Ed Joyce had a quick chat with the ICC about the upcoming tri-series with Scotland and Afghanistan as well as the…
