
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…

PREVIEW: Focus on the contest, not the occasion, as Ireland, Afghanistan gear up for historic Test
Ireland may no longer be newbies in the longest format, but in almost every other way they find themselves in uncharted waters as they gear…

Test trophy unveiled!
DEHRADUN – The captains of the Ireland and Afghanistan Test squads have unveiled the trophy that the two sides will play for in the one-off…

Interview – Boyd Rankin: “Test cricket will always have a buzz about it”
DEHRADUN – Boyd Rankin, the 6’8” pace bowler who debuted for Ireland in 2003 at the age of 19, has had a busy six weeks…
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All to play for at ICC European Women’s T20 Qualifier
The ICC European Women’s T20 Qualifier gets under way in Bready next week with hosts Ireland, Scotland and The Netherlands battling it out to claim…

First Aid & Child Protection Courses in Belfast
Cricket Ireland has organised the following courses in conjunction with Sport NI and The Red Cross: Cricket Ireland has organised the following courses in conjunction…

First day’s play at Coleraine Abandoned
The wet summer continued to wreak havoc with the fixture list as the heavy rain in Coleraine saw the first’s day play being abandoned just…

6 Irish Players nominated for ICC Awards
Irish players have dominated the shortlist for the Annual ICC Awards with six of the ten players nominated for the associate and affiliate player of…

Ireland U19 lose by 7 Wickets to England U19
Ireland Under 19 lost their opening fixture in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup against England Under 19s by seven wickets after collapsing from…

Ireland Under 19s take on England Under 19s this morning
Australia beat England yesterday in the opening game in Ireland’s group at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in Townsville, Queensland. This gives Ireland the…

Squads announced for South Africa A game and RSA Inter-Regional Series
North v South Squads, Ireland XI squad v South Africa A announced and details of why the T20 Inter-regional blitz has been cancelledTrent Johnston returns…

Ireland Under 17s named
Ireland have named their Under 17 Side that will play against Jersey Under 17 in the ICC Europe Under 17 Challenge Series to be held…

Under 19 Ireland Group Preview
Ireland are up against it as three-time defending champion Australia and 1998 winner England are favourites to progress to the Super League stage from Group…

Ireland Women Flying High
Ireland Women will be full of confidence going into the ICC Europe Women’s T20 Championship that will be held in Bready next week as they…

Ireland U15’s lose to the Netherlands
Ireland lose unbeaten record after defeat to the Dutch as an amazing spell of bowling from Daniel Doram was the key in ensuring the Dutch…

Ireland Under 19s give Sri Lanka a scare
Ireland Under 19’s put in a very good performance against Sri Lanka in their final warm up game for the ICC Under 19 World Cup…

Rankin retires from international cricket with Ireland
Boyd Rankin has announced his retirement from international cricket for Ireland from the end of December, as he wishes to concentrate on achieving his ambition…

Ireland Under 19’s lose to Afghanistan
Ireland Under 19’s lost the first of their two official warm up matches in preparation for the ICC Under 19 World Cup to Afghanistan Under…

Ireland XI v South Africa A 2nd Day Abandoned
The first & second day’s play of the 4 day match between the Ireland XI and South Africa A at Oakhill Cricket Ground has been…






