Dan Whiting finds out why an area of north London will be Backing Green as Ireland embark on their journey as a Test nation

Dan Whiting

Acclaim: Ireland’s Peter Chase

Let’s get one thing straight before we start. I’m half Irish, so with my paternal roots belonging to the North side of Dublin, a stone’s throw from the wonderful cricket ground at Malahide, there is an element of bias to this article.
I was lucky enough to spend a few days with the Ireland Wolves cricket team last week as they played the MCC Young Cricketers at my ground in Southgat...