Leinster Lightning strikes early in title defence after George Dockrell stars with ball
DUBLIN – A brilliant display of bowling from captain George Dockrell, along with a Harry Tector unbeaten half-century gave Leinster Lightning a 7-wicket victory over…
Irish umpire Roland Black to stand in English matches as part of exchange
DUBLIN – Irish umpire Roland Black has flown to England to stand in two four-day matches as part of an umpire exchange initiative with the…
Texaco funding success for cricket clubs
The Texaco Sport for Sport Initiative’s recent winners announcements saw two successes for cricket, with Limerick Cricket Club (Limerick) and Knockharley Cricket Club (Meath) amongst…
What you need to know: Inter-Provincial Series 2022
DUBLIN – The 2022 Men’s Inter-Provincial Series starts tomorrow, 3 May 2022, with a 50-over Inter-Provincial Cup clash between the reigning cup-holders Leinster Lightning and…
New Chair for Cricket Ireland assumes role
DUNDALK – Brian MacNeice has assumed the role of Chair of the Cricket Ireland Board following today’s Annual General Meeting, replacing Ross McCollum who has…
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Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie looks ahead to the West Indies series
BARBADOS – The Ireland Men’s cricket team today take on the Wanderers Cricket Club of Barbados in a 50 over-a-side warm-up match ahead of the…
Sri Lanka 2020 Tour Postponed
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the proposed Ireland Tour 2020 of Sri Lanka has been postponed.DUBLIN – Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the…
Cricket Ireland Confirm Changes to 2020 FTP Schedule
Cricket Ireland today confirmed a range of changes to the Future Tours Programme in 2020, resulting from financial constraints and prioritisation of fixtures that have…
Ireland Men’s Squads Announced for West Indies tour
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced the Ireland Men’s One-Day International and T20 International squads for the upcoming tour to the Caribbean to play…
Ireland Women’s Performance and Academy Squads Named for 2020
Cricket Ireland has today announced the Ireland Women’s Performance and Academy squads for 2020.DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced the Ireland Women’s Performance and…
Will Smale reports back from Australia
SYDNEY, Australia – Every winter in Ireland a number of Irish cricketers head abroad to play club cricket in the southern hemisphere. Working with the…
Tickets go on sale for West Indies Tour
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has launched the online sale of tickets for Ireland’s Tour of the West Indies in January 2020.Fans can…
Balbirnie assumes T20 International captaincy
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that Andrew Balbirnie will assume captaincy of the Ireland Men’s T20 International team.After discussions between Gary Wilson and…
Over and Out: Tim Murtagh retires from international cricket
DUBLIN, LONDON – As a fitting end point to a stellar career in the green, Tim Murtagh has chosen to pull up stumps in the…
Cricket Ireland Club Facilities Grant 2019 – now open
Clubs are the hub of our sport and are central to the long-term sustainable development of the game in Ireland. In order to support cricket…
1969 Sion Mills team honoured at event in Dublin
DUBLIN – The Ireland Men’s team from the famous match against the West Indies at Sion Mills in 1969 were honoured today at the Association…
Ireland’s Amy Kenealy retires from international cricket
DUBLIN – Ireland Women’s Amy Kenealy has today announced her retirement from international cricket after an 11-year career with the senior side.31-year old Kenealy made…
Dutch defeat leaves Ireland in 3rd Place Play Off at World Cup Qualifier
DUBAI, UAE – The Ireland Men’s cricket team has been beaten by a slick Netherlands side and will now play in the 3rd Place Play…
Ireland’s links Down Under developing the next generation of cricketers
SYDNEY, Australia – 18 years ago Cricket Ireland’s Academy and Performance Manager Pete Johnston travelled out to Australia – as an aspiring cricketer at the…
Ireland to face Netherlands in World Cup Qualifier semi-final, Mark Adair interview
DUBAI, UAE – Having automatically qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by topping Group B in the Qualifier tournament, the Ireland Men’s cricket…
