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Cricket Ireland to enter development squad in 2022 European Cricket Championship
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that it has agreed to enter a representative team in the 2022 European Cricket Championship in September 2022.The pan-European competition is the national partner competition to the European Cricket League – a club cup competition which is currently underway. The competition will feature 21 teams from a range…
MCC Women to tour Ireland for first time
DUBLIN – The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Women’s team will visit Ireland for a two-match white-ball series against Ireland Women’s Select XI and Leinster President’s XI in July – with Irish players set to feature on both sides of the contest.These fixtures are the first time that an MCC Women’s side has visited Ireland, and…
€1.5M investment in women’s cricket; full-time playing contracts, international fixtures and more
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today unveiled its first-ever full-time professional contracts for Ireland Women as part of a €1.5M investment in the women’s game – and announced three of the world’s best teams would tour Ireland this summer.The key announcements at today’s event were: • 20 women’s playing contracts have been offered – seven full-time,…
‘Bigger and better than ever’ – Arachas Super Series returns to three-team format in 2022
DUBLIN – Ireland’s premier domestic women’s cricket competition – the Arachas Super Series – is set to be ‘bigger and better than ever in 2022 as the series reverts to a three-team format, with Irish international Leah Paul being named the new captain of the returning Dragons side.The Arachas Super Series features three representative teams…
Cricket Ireland and Hockey Ireland launch innovative new coaching programme
DERRY/LONDONDERRY – Cricket Ireland today launched an exciting, revamped version of its Teacher Training programme: ‘Teaching Cricket and Hockey’. In partnership with Hockey Ireland and the North West Cricket Union, the programme aims to sustainably support both sports at primary and secondary schools by providing training and resources to teachers keen to deliver cricket and…
New Northern Knights captain Mark Adair on 2022 Inter-Provincial Series as fixture schedule released
DUBLIN – New Northern Knights captain Mark Adair gave his views and hopes for this season’s 2022 Inter-Provincial Series, as Cricket Ireland releases the fixture dates for the 50-over Inter-Provincial Cup and T20 Inter-Provincial Trophy competitions.The premier men’s domestic competition will be livestreamed in full and will feature six rounds of the Cup competition, and…
Cricket Ireland offers 12 two-year central contracts as part of improved men’s contract system
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today confirmed 19 men’s central full-time contracts have been offered in 2022 – 12 of which are two-year deals.This year will see the reintroduction of two-year contracts which were last used in 2014-15 during the lead-up to the Cricket World Cup 2015. The centrally-contracted full-time men’s players for 2022 are:…
Gary Wilson, Ryan Eagleson appointed to national coaching roles
DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced the appointment of former internationals Gary Wilson and Ryan Eagleson to the coaching staff of the Ireland Men’s senior squad as part of structural changes made to the support set-up.Wilson, 36, a former Irish international T20I captain played 292 times for Ireland. He was appointed North West Warriors…
Tributes paid to outgoing interim men’s head coach David Ripley
DUBLIN – As David Ripley, interim Ireland Men’s Head Coach, finishes his contract with Cricket Ireland, Men’s captain Andrew Balbirnie and High Performance Director Richard Holdsworth have paid tribute to the work of the former Northamptonshire head coach after he guided Ireland Men to qualification for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.Ripley was appointed in…
Season of Stars: Largest-ever summer of international cricket is coming
DUBLIN – This summer is set to be the ‘Season of Stars’ – the largest-ever home season of international cricket that Irish fans have seen. Ireland Men’s senior side will take on four Full Members across a 15-match home international season against teams featuring many of the world’s best players.Ireland Men will play white-ball series’…
