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…
Interview with Ed Joyce: Malahide was an unusually emotional and nervous Test debut
DUBLIN – A Test match debut is a major and often nerve-wracking life experience for any cricketer. Nerves don’t discriminate though as even Ed Joyce…
O’Brien brothers reflect on the two-year anniversary of the start of the Malahide Test match
DUBLIN – Two years ago today Irish sporting history was made with the bowling the first ball in Test cricket for the Ireland Men’s team.…
Joyce: World Cup Qualifier postponement understandable but new preparation programme now required
DUBLIN – Ed Joyce, Head Coach of the Ireland Women’s cricket team, today expressed his understanding about the International Cricket Council’s decision to postpone the…
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O’Brien and Stirling hit new heights
Kevin O’Brien and Paul Stirling have broken into the Reliance ICC ODI All-Rounder Top 10Following the RSA Insurance ODI Series with Pakistan, Ireland all-rounders Kevin…
More rain for Ireland A
Ireland A watched the rain today in what was due to be the first day of their three-day match against Kent.The team played a match…
Ireland batting collapse leads to defeat against Durham
Ireland’s top order collapsed for the second time in two days to put the girls in green in hot water against Durham yesterday.Ireland bowled first…
Scott-Hayward clinches a thriller
Melissa Scott-Hayward took five wickets to give Ireland victory in a nail-biting encounter against Cheshire today. In a nail-biting low-scoring affair, Ireland were clinical in…
Pakistan snatch remarkable victory
A 93 run partnership in just 10 overs between Kamran Akmal and Wahab Riaz snatched victory for Pakistan in a thrilling encounter at Clontarf Cricket…
Ireland tie a thriller
Ireland once again underlined their ability to compete with the heavyweights of world cricket as they came agonisingly close to recording another famous victory over…
Simmons targeting more success over big nations ahead of Pakistan series
Ireland head coach Phil Simmons believes his side have made enough progress in recent years to start beating the Test playing nations on a regular…
Pakistan in high spirits ahead of RSA Insurance ODI Series
Pakistan and Ireland both trained in a sunny Malahide today ahead of the RSA Insurance ODI SeriesPakistan and Ireland both trained in a sunny Malahide…
Big Screen in place for both Ireland v Pakistan Matches
The two RSA Insurance Series ODI matches v Pakistan at Clontarf Cricket Club will have the added feature of a giant big screen for fan’s…
Ireland v Pakistan to be live streamed on YouTube
Cricket Ireland have teamed up with Google via YouTube Live to broadcast both matches in the RSA Insurance ODI Series against Pakistan this week.In a…
Ireland A name squad for Kent trip
Young Leinster Lightning seamers Tyrone Kane and Eddie Richardson have been named in the Ireland A squad which plays Kent 2nd XI next week.18 year-old…
Collins retains LCU’s MVP top spot
After heavy rain in the NWCU and the NCU, LCU is the only region where there is movement in the CricHQ MVP tables this weekRain…
Ireland Women suffer defeat at hands of Somerset
Ireland suffered their first defeat in the ECB Division 2 County Championship today against an unbeaten Somerset side Ireland suffered their first defeat in the…
Pakistan send strong warning to Ireland
Despite only one of the two scheduled ODI’s against Scotland in Edinburgh getting any play, Pakistan have done more than enough to send a stern…
Warriors clash with Knights called off
The RSA Inter-Provincial Cup clash between North West Warriors and Northern Knights scheduled to take place tomorrow at Coleraine has been called off. A pitch…
