Craig Easdown, Author at Cricket Ireland

Laura Delany: “It’s great to have the opportunity to go into different environments”

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Ireland Women’s captain Laura Delany has arrived in Pakistan ahead of the Women’s League exhibition matches, which gets underway on International Women’s Day, Wednesday 8 March.Delany will play for The Amazons side in a three-match series against The Super Women at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on 8, 9, and 11…

Cricket Ireland announces central women’s contracts for 2023

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that 23 women’s central contracts will be in place in 2023, covering full-time, part-time and casual contracts.Five players will also receive multi-year contracts – Laura Delany, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul and Arlene Kelly. The centrally contracted full-time women’s players for 2023 are: Full-time contracts Laura Delany,…

Josh Little and Arlene Kelly take Player of the Year accolades at 11th Clear Treasury Irish Cricket

DUBLIN – Josh Little and Arlene Kelly were the big winners at the 11th Clear Treasury Irish Cricket Awards on Friday night in Dublin, as they were respectively named Men’s and Women’s International Player of the Year for 2022. Little had an outstanding year, becoming only the sixth player to take a hat-trick at an…

Cricket Ireland announces central men’s contracts for 2023

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that 27 men’s central contracts will be in place in 2023, covering full-time, part-time and casual contracts.Last year saw the reintroduction of multi-year contracts (last used in 2014-15 during the lead up to the Cricket World Cup 2015). The centrally-contracted full-time men’s players for 2023 are: Multi-year contracts…

Club of the Year shortlist demonstrates power of the underdog

DUBLIN – Cricket clubs drawn from the five Provincial Unions – Connacht, Munster, Leinster, Northern, and North West – have been shortlisted for the prestigious Butlers Club of the Year award at tomorrow night’s 11th Clear Treasury Irish Cricket Awards.The award honours both on-field and off-field achievements, with clubs being nominated for consideration by each…

Paul Reynolds to be honoured for Outstanding Contribution and Service to Irish Cricket at Awards

DUBLIN – Player, administrator, international umpire, statistician, volunteer ‘helpdesk’ for clubs – so reads the submission that accompanied the nomination form for Paul Reynolds. And that was only a partial telling of the story of the man that will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution and Service to Irish Cricket award at the 11th Clear…

Clear Treasury Irish Cricket Awards – a true case of partnership

DUBLIN – This Friday the 11th Clear Treasury Irish Cricket Awards will be held in Dublin, marking a return to an in-person event for the first time since 2020 – but the story behind the event is as much about off-field partnerships as those on-field.The event this year will see 15 award categories presented, under…

Paul Stirling granted NOC for Vitality Blast stint with Birmingham Bears

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today granted Paul Stirling a No Objection Certificate (NOC) that will allow him to return to play for the Birmingham Bears after agreeing a short-term Vitality Blast contract.Stirling featured for the Bears in 2022, bludgeoning 119 (nine fours, 10 sixes) on his Edgbaston debut. His 46-ball ton against the Northants Steelbacks…

Clear Treasury announced as title sponsor of the 11th Irish Cricket Awards

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced Clear Treasury as the new title sponsor of the 11th annual Irish Cricket Awards, which will take place this Friday 3 March in Dublin.Clear Treasury has a longstanding relationship with Cricket Ireland, being its Official Currency Exchange Partner. The financial institution has also sponsored the three major club…

Orla Prendergast recognised in Team of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup

DUBLIN – The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced their Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with Ireland’s 20-year old all-rounder Orla Prendergast named in the 12-player squad.In her first appearance at a T20 World Cup, Pembroke Cricket Club’s Prendergast scored 109 runs with the bat, which included 61 against the West…