Author: Craig Easdown

Josh Little injury update

DUBLIN – Ireland’s Josh Little has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL) after he sustained a hamstring strain during his time playing in the recent SA20 franchise tournament. The left-arm seamer, 23, had been set to play for the Multan Sultans in the PSL, which started last week,…

Rain thwarts Irish ambition in run chase

PORT ELIZABETH – Ireland’s final match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 ended in a five-run defeat on the DLS method, a battling effort thwarted by rain. Gaby Lewis’s 35* brought Ireland to within touching distance of the par score before the weather, which had been threatening all game, forced the players off…

England down battling Ireland despite Murray, Lewis fight

PAARL – A three-wicket haul to legspinner Cara Murray and a dominant 36 from opener Gaby Lewis weren’t enough for Ireland to stave off defeat to England in Ireland’s opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.Lewis and Amy Hunter started positively after Ireland won the toss and elected to bat the pair picked…

Squads named for men’s tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced five ‘squads’ that will play in multiple formats across Ireland Men’s back-to-back tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in March/April 2023.The first tour is to Bangladesh where it will feature a warm-up fixture on 15 March, then three one-day internationals, three T20 Internationals and a Test Match. This…

First round draws released for Irish Senior Cup and National Cup

DUBLIN – The first round fixtures in the men’s Irish Senior Cup and National Cup club cricket competitions for the 2023 season have been drawn and dates for the competitions confirmed.Elaine Nolan, Participation Director for Cricket Ireland, said: “We are once again delighted to see the first-round Cup draws released – it’s always a great…

Paul Stirling joins Paarl Royals in SA20

Ireland’s Paul Stirling will join the Paarl Royals for the remainder of the inaugural SA20 franchise league.Stirling has just finished playing in the ILT20 in Dubai where his side, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, missed out on the semi-finals. The Irish talisman hit 168 in six innings, including two half-centuries. The Paarl Royals are currently…

CI and PUs encouraging Clubs to register for new Electric Vehicle Charging Point Scheme

Cricket Ireland and the Provincial Unions encouraging Clubs to register for new Electric Vehicle Charging Point Scheme Clubs are being encouraged to register their interest in the Shared Island Sports Club EV Charging Scheme, which provides free installation of 50KW DC Electric Vehicle Charging Points for 200 sports clubs.The scheme, open across the island of…