Niall O'Brien will be missed - there's no doubting that. Not only for his match-winning efforts, like the iconic 72 against Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup when Ireland first bounded onto the global stage.

Clare Shillington and Ciara Metcalfe are both included in the top twenty of the ICC T20 rankings announced this morning.

O’Brien appeared 216 times for the national side, leaving the game as Ireland’s most successful wicketkeeper with 241 international dismissals to his name.

Four overseas development scholarships have been awarded which will see Laura Delany, Kim Garth, Rebecca Stokell and Una Raymond-Hoey heading to Australia after the T20 World Cup tournament in November.

Ms Kennedy, Cricket Ireland’s consultant sports psychologist who originally hails from North Tipperary, will travel with the women’s team to the Caribbean for the tournament.

Ireland captain William Porterfield has been handed a one-match ban by Cricket Ireland. In total, the disciplinary committee handed out three bans and five warnings in the eight cases that came to their attention this season.

Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling's Kandahar Knights team have lost both of their opening matches at the Afghan T20 Premier League in Sharjah.

Who are the players next in line for elevation to the senior ranks? We take a look at how some of the young guns waiting in the wings performed at youth, Academy and Wolves level this season.

Irish internationals Kevin O’Brien and Paul Stirling look ahead to new but distinctly differing challenges on the eve of joining the Kandahar Knights, a franchise team established for the inaugural year of the Afghanistan Premier League T20 competition.

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.

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.

Scottish club Kelburne have signed Sri Lankan Shanuka Dulaj for their 2019 WDCU first division campaign.

20 year-old Kirstie Gordon is a surprise inclusion in the England Women's T20 World Cup squad.

Kent have signed Netherlands left-arm fast bowler Fred Klaassen on a two-year contract.

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.

Nepal fulfilled pre-tournament expectations to lift the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier 'B' trophy despite having their final match against Singapore abandoned in Malaysia.

Nepal and Singapore secured their berths to the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Finals after confirming a top-three finish at the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier 'B' in Malaysia on Tuesday.

The ICC has charged three Hong Kong players with 19 counts of breaching the Anti-Corruption Code. Irfan Ahmed will face nine charges, whilst Nadeem Ahmed and Haseeb Amjad face five.

The Malaysian Cricket Association are set to be evicted from the Kinrara Academy Oval after a new developer took over the land.

After due and careful consideration, and with clear understanding of our international obligations, Namibia have taken the proactive decision to withdraw from the Sunfoil 3 Day Cup and the Provincial 1 Day Challenge.

USA secure first place in the Americas sub-regional qualifier after final days play.

Three Jersey senior squad players are currently developing their cricketing skills overseas.

2018 has been a busy year for girls' cricket in Jersey with participation numbers are up in a thriving environment.

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.