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Hong Kong’s Blitz on the star-studded world of T20

21 March 2017 0 comments

…will not count on players’ official records. Next year, hopefully, the ICC will be more enlightened, especially with Afghanistan and Ireland now having gained first-class status for their multi-day domestic…

Global frenzy as Woolmer tragedy span out of control

21 March 2017 0 comments

…unconscious in the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. I had followed the Ireland team across the Blue Mountains after their momentous World Cup victory over Pakistan and had taken my microphone…

Even after their latest humiliation it’s in Zimbabwe’s interest to accept reform

7 March 2017 0 comments

…which include sharing funding and power more equitably, and establishing a proper structure for bilateral cricket – a nine-team Test league, with Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe also having Test status…

Ireland skipper Delany has belief the Emerald Isle can shine bright

7 March 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith THE wait for Ireland Women’s return to the World Cup goes on but despite last month’s disappointment, skipper Laura Delany insists good times are just around the…

Simon Sweetman column – Time to focus on our own development

14 February 2017 0 comments

…Ben Duckett or Haseeb Hameed? But the worst damage has been done to Ireland, with the added gall for the Irish that with the exception of Eoin Morgan, the players…

ECB confirm Root as new Test captain

13 February 2017 0 comments

…have a wait on his hands until then as the current schedule builds towards the ICC Champions Trophy with ODI series against West Indies and Ireland. Ben Stokes has been…

Kim still reeling after stepping up to the big time

7 February 2017 0 comments

…in particular taught me so much.” Garth will have the chance to put any new-found skills to the test from next week as she plays for Ireland in the 2017…

Associate Nations – Desert T20 has showcased the class on show in second tier

25 January 2017 0 comments

…with Afghanistan and Ireland. The notion, if it was ever true, is badly dated. In the 2015 World T20 qualifiers, neither of the giants made the final. In 2016, Ireland…

Proud ‘Englishmen’ or just cricketing mercenaries… Who gets your vote?

17 January 2017 0 comments

…entails? Morgan is a curious case. Ireland is not so far removed from England and Wales, yet he is distinctly foreign in his approach to cricket, being essentially solitary in…

How English missionaries are honing their skills with the top Associates

17 January 2017 0 comments

…as a gateway to other jobs. Just look at Ireland’s last two coaches. Adi Birrell, who coached Ireland to their victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup,…

Sales is my selection as the best to never earn England Test call-up

10 January 2017 0 comments

…of Lancashire all-rounder Glen Chapple. When he did get an opportunity to represent England in an ODI against Ireland in 2006 at the age of 32, he could only bowl…

Thakur’s exit could pave the way for a better game

10 January 2017 0 comments

…by the risible nine ODIs Ireland played against Test teams from 2011 to 2015. Conflict of interest has been endemic in the very make-up of the ICC: representatives of Full…

Tim Wigmore – 2016 Associate awards

3 January 2017 0 comments

…Now, Ireland must make good on these opportunities. Women’s team of the year: Ireland At least good news came from the continued progress of Ireland’s women, who beat South Africa,…

Associates – Why it’s time for the emerging nations to follow baseball’s lead

16 November 2016 0 comments

…Pakistan which other broadcasters bought the rights to, as well as several women’s fixtures, a domestic three-day match and two all-Ireland cup finals. As Ireland attempt to ‘make cricket mainstream’,…

Fans could pay the cost of Aussie fixture pile-up

8 November 2016 0 comments

…February. That event will feature the bottom four sides from the Championship (Sri Lanka are rooted to the bottom at the moment) along with Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, Papua New Guinea,…

Irish bowler Murtagh extends Middlesex contract

8 November 2016 0 comments

…2007 and has made 277 appearances for this year’s county champions in all formats. He is an Ireland international, making 23 ODI appearances for the Emerald Isle, taking 26 wickets….

Everyone will benefit if Celts get invite to the new T20

25 October 2016 0 comments

…interests, too. The first step is simple. Ireland and Scotland should be sounded out about fielding a team each in the T20 competition. Rather than before, when Ireland and Scotland…

Where are they now? Derbyshire – Benson & Hedges Cup finalists 1978

12 October 2016 1 comment

…Insurance and then worked for Staffordshire-based sports clothing manufacturer Morrant. Mike Hendrick: An England seam bowler, he went into coaching with Ireland, Scotland, Nottinghamshire and Shropshire. Was also Derbyshire’s bowling…

Zimbabwe running scared but a dose of meritocracy would serve them so well

16 August 2016 0 comments

…elsewhere: even now, Afghanistan and Ireland get about $5m less a year from the ICC; the next batch of associates, including Scotland, Nepal and the Netherlands, get about $7m a…

Rankin to miss rest of season with leg injury

16 August 2016 0 comments

…will miss Warwickshire’s final matches as well as Ireland’s upcoming fixtures against Pakistan, Hong Kong, South Africa and Australia. The fast bowler represented England in one Test match and has…

Gul back in Pakistan ODI squad

9 August 2016 0 comments

…2015 and is one of four fast bowlers in the squad to face England and Ireland later this month. He did however play in the World T20 this year. Yasir…

Former Glamorgan and Middlesex coach Radford takes Cricket Ireland role

5 July 2016 0 comments

…cricket and becoming a full member of the ICC. Radford said: “I’m looking forward to joining Cricket Ireland at such an exciting time for the organisation. “Ireland have forged a…

England announce schedule for 2017

1 July 2016 0 comments

…Indies will both tour the country, playing all three formats of the game against the Three Lions. England begin their summer with two ODIs against Ireland before playing three matches…

International one-day cricket set for new league set-up

21 June 2016 0 comments

…Championship. Afghanistan, Ireland and Scotland could be included in the league as the ICC looks to widen the number of elite teams. It doesn’t mean the end for other ODIs…