REPORT: North West Warriors take upper-hand in rain-hit first day
DUBLIN – The North West Warriors have the advantage after Day One of their Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship match against the Leinster Lightning. A brilliant…
National Heritage Week: Cricket in Meath 1900-1930
Historian Jim Gilligan looks at the popularity of cricket in Meath prior to the emergence of the GAA, in a talk entitled ‘Too Long has…
Ireland Women’s record-breaking day cut short by rain
DEVENTER, Holland – Ireland Women’s cricket team’s parade was well-and-truly rained on today, but not before the side registered several records and personal milestones against…
Five nation T20 series announced in lead up to World Cup Qualifier
DUBLIN – Ireland Men’s cricket team will participate in a five-nation T20 series in Oman in the immediate lead-up to the ICC T20 World Cup…
Ireland Women fall to tight Scotland defeat
Ireland Women fell to their second close defeat in two days, by losing out to Scotland Women by 11 runs in a tight game at…
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Ireland slump to 18 run defeat against Papua New Guinea
Ireland’s T20 World Cup Qualifying warm up preparations were dealt a jolt as they slumped to a shock 18 run loss against Papua New Guinea…
2014 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers preview
Cricket has experienced astronomical wide-reaching global growth and expansion in recent years and the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifying tournament, which starts on Friday, will only…
Porterfield leads Ireland to victory against Netherlands
William Porterfield led from the front scoring an unbeaten 75 as Ireland defeated The Netherlands in aT20 warm-up match by six wickets with two balls…
Leinster Youth Side to Tour South Africa in 2014
2014 promises to be a memorable year for Leinster youth cricket with a historic first tour of South Africa set to be undertaken by a…
A Presidential Diary Part 12
I write from the comfort of the Cork to Dublin train – surrounded by rugby supporters on their way to the game against Samoa that…
Stirling stars as Ireland win T20 friendly in Dubai
Paul Stirling’s half century helped Ireland to a 14 runs win in their T20 friendly against a strong Wings XI in Dubai.Stirling struck three sixes…
Afghanistan are certain to qualify, says captain Nabi
At 28, Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi is now part of his country’s cricketing history. He holds the honour of being the captain under whom Afghanistan…
Sorensen stars as Ireland win first friendly in Dubai
Max Sorensen proved the hero for Ireland as they warmed up for next week’s World Twenty20 Qualifying tournament with a narrow nine run win against…
Match officials announced for ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013
Official of the Year at the RSA Cricket Ireland Awards last month Mark Hawthorne is named in panel for tournament.The International Cricket Council today announced…
Cricketireland.ie nominated for 2013 Web Awards
The Cricket Ireland Website has been named as a finalist in the 2013 Web Awards which will be held tomorrow night in Dublin.www.cricketireland.ie has been…
Generation Game for Joyce
31 players named in Ireland National Performance and Emerging Player squads.Isobel Joyce has challenged the next generation to put pressure on her established stars as…
Canada look for Qualification for ICC World Twenty20
Canada will be travelling to the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q) with a mixture of youth and experience, including the returning captain, Ashish…
Qualification is non-negotiable says Porterfield
“We can’t afford to be complacent just because we’re the current champions,” says Ireland captain. “We can’t afford to be complacent just because we’re the…
West Indies and Australia to defend ICC World Twenty20 titles
The match schedules for the ICC World Twenty20 men’s and women’s tournaments have been announced with tickets to go on sale on 10 November. The…
A Presidential Diary Part 11
The beauty of wearing the presidential blazer is that it has no “off season”.There may be little or no cricket watching these autumn months but…
