
PREVIEW: Ireland at the Under-19s World Cup – All you need to know
GUYANA – The Ireland Under-19s Men’s cricket team is in Guyana ahead of their participation in the ICC Under-19s Men’s Cricket World Cup, starting 14…

Interview with Harry Tector and player updates
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ireland’s Harry Tector was speaking after yesterday’s first one-day international against West Indies, while an update on the status of the playing…

Gutsy display by Ireland in narrow loss to West Indies in first ODI
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A gutsy batting display, led by a 71 from Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie, wasn’t enough for Ireland to chase down the West…

Singh, White out of 1st ODI after positive COVID tests
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Simi Singh and Ben White are awaiting results of PCR tests after testing positive last night for COVID infection via a routine…

Balbirnie comments ahead of tomorrow’s first ODI
KINGSTON – Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie spoke to the media ahead of the start of the series against West Indies today and spoke about the…
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New European T20 League announced starting August 2019
DUBLIN, EDINBURGH, NIEUWEGEIN – A new European T20 cricket league has been sanctioned by Cricket Ireland to be held from 30 August to 22 September…

Brilliant Balbirnie batters Afghans as Ireland draws level in series
DEHRADUN – A sensational, record-breaking hundred from Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland chase down 257 in the third ODI against Afghanistan, levelling the series 1-1 with…

Nathan Smith bids Irish cricket farewell
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today has confirmed that 23-year old paceman Nathan Smith has decided to call time on his Irish cricket career to pursue…

Ireland looking to keep series hopes alive after washout
For Ireland’s team, the showers which ruined the second ODI against Afghanistan were more frustrating than most – it came with the two sides locked…

Interview: Tim Murtagh on the ODI series and being up for the fight
DEHRADUN – Tim Murtagh feels his sides performance in the first One-Day International was “fairly meek”, and felt the fight shown by the Ireland team…

Ireland’s bowlers hit back before rain ruins second ODI v Afghanistan
DEHRADUN – Ireland’s bowlers reined Afghanistan back in after a strong start, before persistent showers ruined what was setting up to be an intriguing contest…

Ireland looks to square series in Dehradun
DEHRADUN – Despite a spirited performance with the ball in Thursday’s opening One-Day International, Ireland know that more runs are required on the board if…

Mujeeb leads Afghanistan to victory despite Stirling heroics
A disciplined display of bowling from Mujeeb Ur Rahman helped Afghanistan to a five-wicket win over Ireland in the first ODI of the five-match series.The…

Cricket Ireland monitoring security situation in India
DEHRADUN – Officials from Cricket Ireland are actively monitoring the current security situation between India and Pakistan, amid reports that Dehradun airport had briefly shut…

Interview: William Porterfield looks ahead to one-day series and the role spin will play
DEHRADUN – Rain can be the cricketers curse, but as a stereotype you wouldn’t expect it to be a hindrance in India. But rain it…

Interview: Niall O’Brien – from behind the stumps to behind the microphone
DEHRADUN – Viewers of the recent Ireland v Afghanistan T20 International series may have heard a somewhat familiar voice in the commentary box – none…

Irish umpire Mark Hawthorne selected for West Indies exchange
DUBLIN – Irish cricket umpire Mark Hawthorne has departed Ireland today for a temporary move to the Caribbean as part of an Umpire Exchange Programme…

Interview: Kevin O’Brien on T20 series, opening the batting and future challenges
DEHRADUN – The last few days have brought mixed fortunes for Kevin O’Brien – undoubtedly one of Ireland’s finest-ever all-rounders, his recent personal achievements in…

MATCH PREVIEW: Ireland look to pick themselves up with a positive finish to T20 series
Ireland must dust themselves off and go again after being on the receiving end of a superb display of hitting from Afghanistan in the second…

Records tumble as Afghanistan clinch T20 series over Ireland
DEHRADUN – Paul Stirling’s highest score in T20 internationals wasn’t enough to deny Afghanistan, who produced a virtuoso display of hitting to win by 84…




















