At Lord's in 1953 he stumped John Manners (104 today), the oldest living first-class cricketer and the longest lived ever.

Former Irish international Trent Johnston has been appointed Director of Coaching at Greenvale Kangaroos, a Premier club in Victoria.

Niall O'Brien has been appointed batting coach for Kandahar Knights in the upcoming Afghanistan T20 Premier League.

Cricket Ireland has confirmed that Malahide will host the one-day international against England in May 2019.

The Irish Government, through Sport Ireland, has given a major boost to the Ireland Women’s cricket team ahead of its trip to the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in November.

Seven-man squad announced for the upcoming Hong Kong Sixes tournament at Kowloon Cricket Club from 26 to 28 October.

I’m fascinated by the Ireland selectors refusal to pick Barry McCarthy, favouring instead club bowlers who sparkle a little at interprovincial level.

A superb 138 from Lorcan Tucker has kept Ireland A in control of their match against Gloucestershire Seconds.

THE class rose to the surface on the final day of Ireland’s cricketing summer as Leinster Lightning retained the inter-provincial Cup.

Leinster Lightning skipper George Dockrell cut a proud figure as he posed with another interpro trophy at his home patch of Rathmines.

Skipper Cian Rock led by example as he took four wickets as Rush beat Eglinton to claim the All-Ireland U15 crown.

Leinster Lightning captured the interpro cup for the fifth consecutive year after a typical fightback which showcased their strength in depth.

The Dragons have completed a series victory for the second time in three years despite the final match of the Super 3s being abandoned after the first innings at Clontarf.

The Super 3 series draws to a conclusion at Clontarf when champions Dragons meet the Scorchers in a 50-over clash at Castle Avenue.

The pitch was the talking point through the day with Cricket Ireland – for reasons which still haven’t been explained – insisting that the final be played on a pitch which had been used for two of Ireland’s matches against Afghanistan last week.

Cricket Ireland has announced a strong 12-man Ireland Wolves squad for a four-day match against Gloucestershire 2nd XI to be played at Bristol Cricket Club next week.

Lara Maritz starred with the ball as the Dragons beat the Typhoons in a match which had a distinctly end of season feel about it.

Ireland Wolves Stephen Doheny's Man-of-the-Match display helped Rush secure the National Cup for the third time.

The Irish Academy won the T20 series against their Scottish counterparts and a Future Stars XI thanks primarily to a series of powerful batting displays.

The NCU levelled their Under 11 interpro series against Leinster when they won a thrilling encounter in Ringcommons.

Ireland U17s emulated the Under 15 side as they beat Scotland by 15 runs in Ayr to clinch the Celtic Cup.

The NCU clinched their Under 13 interpro series after beating Leinster by 63 runs at Ringcommons on Friday.

Half centuries from Tim Tector and Nathan McGuire led Ireland U15s to a series clinching win against Scotland at Oak Hill.

Half centuries from Sam Topping and Rory Ellerby helped NCU U13s beat Leinster in their interpro match at Stormont.

Una Raymond-Hoey will captain a strong 13-player squad to play four T20 matches against Scotland Under-19s at Uddingston next week.

Gaby Lewis went on a teenage rampage at Sydney Parade, blazing a half-century from 31 balls as Ireland pulled off a record chase to beat Bangladesh by six wickets off the last delivery of a fiercely fought T20 series.

Eleven players from the Leinster Cricket Union, alongside six each from the Northern Cricket Union and the North West Cricket Union, make up the selection under new coach Callum Atkinson.

The two-match series between Leinster Bolts and Denmark ended all-square in two excellent encounters.

Skipper Pieter Seelaar, Stephan Myburgh, Wesley Barresi, Tobias Visee, Ben Cooper, Max O’Dowd, Freddie Klaassen, Scott Edwards, and teenager Bas de Leede are the lucky nine.

Gordon Goudie stars with bat and ball as Grange demolish Heriot's to win the Scottish Cup.

IT was a case of another week and another wonderful success for Grange as they cruised to Scottish Cup final glory against Heriot’s at Portgower Place.

GRANGE will today attempt to complete an unprecedented treble when they face derby rivals Heriot’s in an eagerly anticipated Scottish Cup Final.

Grant Bradburn is to step down as National Coach of the Scotland cricket team after over four years to take up a position as assistant coach with Pakistan.

Canada secure qualification for next year's Americas regional final after a thumping win over Bellize.

Canada remain unbeaten in the Americas sub-regional qualifier after a super over win over the USA.

Easy wins again for Canada and the USA in the Americas sub-regional qualifier.

USA and Canada record easy wins over Panama and Belize respectively.

The road to the men’s ICC World T20 2020, heads to Raleigh in the United States, where the second of two Americas regional qualifiers takes place; with Belize, Canada, Panama and USA fighting for two qualifying spots.

Hong Kong beat the UAE to secure qualification to the Asia Cup.

Jersey defeat Guernsey 3-0 in the InfrasoftTech T20 inter-insular series.

Jersey's team for the InfrasoftTech inter insular series and World T20 qualifier.

Jake Dunford & Jonty Jenner were presented with their caps by Ricky Ponting & Kumar Sangakarra at Lords.

Jamie Forbes five wickets helped Ireland Under 15s to an emphatic 8-wicket win over Jersey in the final match of their series at Woodvale.

Lee Meloy's thoughts on the Jersey Under 15 XI's trip to Belfast.