Cricket Ireland

Letter from Colombo: Geopolitics, cricket’s big business and a missing press pass

A radio host asks if Ireland could play in orange to avoid kit clashes at the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka

Ireland verge on T20 World Cup exit as Australia show their might in Colombo

Aussies blitzed their way to 64 for the loss of two wickets

Fielding lets Ireland down as they fall to defeat against Sri Lanka

Seven times Irish players failed to hold on to a catch as they lost by 20 runs

Ireland qualify for T20 World Cup with Thailand win

Arlene Kelly’s spell of 4-7, including two wickets in two balls was essential to victory

South Africa seal ODI series after high-scoring clash with Ireland

Ireland make 301 but go down to 74-run defeat in Port Elizabeth

Ireland go down to seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in ODI opener

Home side eased to comfortable win as Ireland’s total of 209 proved well below par

Bangladesh win final T20 clash to wrap up series win over Ireland

Tanzid Hasan’s unbeaten half-century guided the hosts to a comfortable eight-wicket win in Chattogram

Bangladesh level up T20 series with Ireland to set up decider on Tuesday

Ireland failed to defend 170 as hosts hit back to make it 1-1 in the best of three series

Harry Tector to the fore as Ireland take T20 win over Bangladesh

Matthew Humphreys takes career-best 4-13 in Chattogram

Ireland drawn against co-hosts Sri Lanka and Australia in Twenty20 World Cup

Ireland will based in Sri Lanka for their group games with Zimbabwe and Oman also in Group B

Bangladesh wrap up Test series win against Ireland in Dhaka

Ireland bowled out for 291 on final day with Curtis Campher making unbeaten 71

Earthquake stops play briefly as Ireland face uphill task against Bangladesh

Tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shakes Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka

Ireland suffer heavy defeat to Bangladesh in first Test match

Ireland go down by an innings and 47 runs in Sylhet as Bangladesh spinners on top

No Joy for Ireland as Bangladesh pile on the runs on second day of first Test

Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy makes unbeaten 169 as Ireland toil in the field in Sylhet

Cade Carmichael marks Test debut with half-century as Ireland take advantage of Bangladesh drops

Paul Stirling also makes half-century as Ireland finish the first day in Sylhet on 270 for 8

Sarah Keane appointed as new chief executive of Cricket Ireland

Keane, a former head of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, will move from Swim Ireland where she has been CEO since 2004

Kim Garth’s decision to declare for Australia pays off after sacrifices made all round

A lot has changed since Anne-Marie Garth played in a World Cup for Ireland and the elite women’s game her daughter stars in today

England too strong for Ireland as T20 series goes to script

Gareth Delany’s stellar knock of 48 not out averted a much lower total that did not prove enough

Ireland’s T20 match against England called off due to wet weather

No ball was bowled, as attention moved to the final match of series on Sunday

Ireland’s prospects of shocking England in T20 clash hinge largely on their bowling

Ireland would be forgiven for feeling wary of another barrage after Wednesday’s display by England

Salt peppers Ireland bowling attack to all corners of Malahide as England win first T20 clash

Ireland’s total of 196 proved a comfortable chase for visitors despite late wickets

Concerns about Ireland being undercooked as England’s cricket team comes to town

In a disappointingly barren summer, Irish team have not had a game scheduled since June

Ireland keen to evoke memories of ‘special night at the MCG’ when England visit

Ireland hosting a three-match T20 series over five days in Malahide

Hunter’s hundred helps Ireland to 179-run win over Germany

Opener scores second T20 international century as Ireland make it four wins from four in World Cup qualifier

Ireland prove too strong for Italy as they make it three wins from three

Gaby Lewis continues fine form with the bat before Arlene Kelly takes three wickets

Ireland start T20 qualifier event with 10-wicket win over Germany

Laura Delany took four wickets as Germany bowled out for just 62 in Rotterdam

Muneeba Ali’s unbeaten century helps Pakistan end Ireland’s winning run

Ireland’s nine-match streak of success comes to an end at Castle Avenue

Jane Maguire hits final ball for six as Ireland win series against Pakistan

Irish side won dramatic second T20 by four wickets in Dublin

Fine all-round display sees Ireland edge to 11-run victory over Pakistan in first T20

Orla Prendergast made fine contributions with bat and ball at Castle Avenue

Ireland continue their winning streak against Zimbabwe in first ODI

Skipper Gaby Lewis makes third half-century in a row against African side

Skipper Gaby Lewis stars with the bat again as Ireland wrap up T20 series against Zimbabwe

Lewis makes 87 off 50 balls and shares match-winning partnership of 131 with Orla Prendergast

Gaby Lewis’s 67 sets up six-wicket Ireland win over Zimbabwe in first T20

Skipper’s 49-ball innings steers her side to comfortable victory at Sydney Parade

Warren Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO after 19 years

Under Deutrom’s leadership Ireland gained full member status of the ICC and earned Test status in 2017

West Indies beat Ireland by 197 runs to square up three-match series

Caribbean outfit wrapped things up with 16 overs still remaining

Rain halts play in Clontarf as West Indies come charging back

The rain-affected draw leaves the West Indies needing a win on Sunday just to level the three-match series

Andrew Balbirnie’s century helps Ireland secure massive 124-run win over West Indies

Tourists bowled out for 179 at Castle Avenue in opening game of ODI series

Ireland suffer double blow as Campher and Young ruled out of West Indies ODI series

Stephen Doheny and Jordan Neill called up ahead of Wednesday’s opening game in Clontarf

Sport Ireland seeks planning permission for national cricket centre

Facility would generate €93m tourism dividend over five-year period, application says

Ireland come up short by six runs against West Indies at Women’s World Cup qualifier

Ireland were chasing a target of 182 but were bowled out for 175 in Lahore

Ireland fall to Pakistan in opening match of Women’s World Cup qualifying

Irish side collapsed with the bat, losing their final five wickets for only 20 runs

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