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Calitz call-up tough on Tector
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Ben Calitz is the controversial new face in an Ireland squad of 14 named on Monday to play a three-match T20 international series against England at Malahide, starting next Wednesday.
NCU Premiership averages
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John Boomer has compiled the averages for the 2025 season, and not surprisingly Instonians players dominate the top.
Mine's a double as Pembroke clinch title
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Pembroke clinched the Premiership title with a 27-run win in the shoot-out with rivals Leinster at Rathmines.
Brigade crowned NW Premiership champions
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BRIGADE were crowned North-West Premiership champions after a four-wicket win over Ardmore at Beechgrove.
Supermac leads St Johnston into play-off
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Graeme McCarter hit an unbeaten 66 from 60 balls (6 fours, 4 sixes) as St Johnston crushed Ballyspallen to clinch second place in the Championship to set up a repeat of the 2024 play-off clash with Ardmore.
Calitz named in Ireland T20I squad
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Ben Calitz is the surprise name in the Ireland T20 squad to face England in a three-match series in Malahide.
Dutch T20 Cup Semi-finals: HCC, VRA ease into Final
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Winning the toss and batting proved to be the winning strategy as HCC and VRA set their opponents targets of eight an over or just short of it and marched into next week’s final.
Scottish Playoffs: Clydesdale win the Grand Final while Freuchie go down
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Clydesdale won the Grand Final against Heriot's, while Freuchie lose their Eastern Premier place to Watsonian.
Jared Wilson joins Newbuildings
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Jared Wilson is returning to Newbuildings after three seasons in the NCU with Cliftonville Academy.
Watson let go by Scotland
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Cricket Scotland has confirmed that Doug Watson has left his role as Scotland Men’s Head Coach.
Carrickfergus clinch Section One
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Carrickfergus clinched the Section One title with a 66-run win over Downpatrick in a low scoring game at The Meadow.
Dutch T20 Cup Round 7: Punjab lose out on semi-final place
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Table-toppers Punjab-Ghausia saw themselves edged out of the top four by the narrowest of net run rate margins.
North County, Balbriggan and The Hills win in Championship
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North County ended their season on a high note with a two-wicket win over Malahide in a low-scoring match.
Fox Lodge, Glendermott and Bonds Glen win in Championship
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Champions Fox Lodge, Glendermott and Bonds Glen all won in the Championship on Saturday.
Leinster and Pembroke set for title showdown
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Leinster set up a final day shoot-out against Pembroke with a convincing seven-wicket victory over a Clontarf side that had started the day at the top of the table.
Joy of six for Britton as Brigade close in on Premiership
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Brigade romped to an emphatic 117-run DLS win against Strabane in a game reduced to 39 overs per side. The win means they will be champions for the first time since 2019 if they beat Ardmore at Beechgrove on Sunday.
Doheny delivers but is it too late?
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Friday's Emerald Challenge was the only one of the three scheduled matches to get a result with Stephen Doheny's hundred the main highlight.
Delany looking to turn nightmare season into a dream one
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It is a season that Gareth Delany will never forget, primarily because he was on the absentee list for 11 weeks following a horror injury, but it could still end with a League winners’ medal and his 100th appearance for Ireland.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
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George Bernard Shaw wrote of cricket that “it is a game played by 11 fools watched by 11,000 fools”. If he had ventured into the Stormont grounds yesterday he may have revised his observation to 11 v 11.
Treble success for Instonians
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INSTONIANS held their nerve to win a last-over thriller against underdogs Cork County, clinching their first All-Ireland senior T20 crown, completing a magnificent treble in the process.
Merrion beat Waringstown to win third All-Ireland
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Merrion defied a battling Waringstown to win the All-Ireland T20 Women’s Cup for the third time at a blustery Stormont.
Dutch T20 Cup Round 6: Weather takes a hand as T20 Cup goes down to the wire
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What a difference an hour makes, especially when the Dutch weather is part of the story!
Instonians seal treble against battling Cork County
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The best moment for Instonians on Sunday was not when Cian Robertson hit the single to win the All-Ireland T20 final at Stormont but, a few hours later, when they heard that Cade Carmichael had been discharged from hospital.
Dutch T20 Cup Round 5: Six teams in with a chance as Cup enters endgame
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With two rounds to play, four teams are level on points at the top of the T20 table, with two others one point and two points behind them
Burndennett pip Bready to League Three Cup
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Mark Roulston produced a Man-of-the-Match display as Burndennett pipped Bready to win the League Three Final.
Last gasp Leinster stun Merrion
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Rian Cassidy hit the last two balls of the 29th over to the boundary as Leinster completed an incredible fightback win to beat Merrion by two wickets (DLS).
Raiders of the lost ark
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The Raiders and Strikers are back in action next week, a year after their first appearance in a four-day game in preparation for the inaugural Belfast Test match against Zimbabwe.
Hinds hoping Waringstown can make history
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Also on Sunday is the Women’s All-Ireland T20 Cup final with Waringstown keen to emulate their men’s side who have a record seven Irish trophies in the cabinet – six in the 50-overs format and one T20.
Instonians gunning for the treble
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INSTONIANS will look to cap a superb season by winning their first All-Ireland title when they take on Cork County at Stormont on Sunday.
Deryck Vincent: 30 August
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Lighting the fire
The occasion made me realize, once again, just how much I love youth sport, particularly youth sport that is played and led in the correct manner. Where teams go out to play as hard as they can, give their all, but everyone stays on the right side of sportsmanship.
De Villiers praises special innings by Haggan
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When you get a Facebook video call from AB de Villiers, you must have done something special. And it doesn’t come much more special than converting your maiden century into a score of 223 not out.
Merrion pip Pembroke to Women's title
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Merrion pipped Pembroke to the title by just one point after a thrilling conclusion to the Leinster Women's Premiership.
Leinster Lightning win 25th trophy
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Leinster Lightning weren’t able to beat the weather on a frustrating day at Bready but still claimed the Interprovincial Cup for the 10th time in 13 years.
Ireland complete clean sweep in Rotterdam
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Laura Delany fell just short of her first T20 international century in Rotterdam but her top score of 91 set Ireland on course to a 33-run victory over Italy and a clean sweep of their six matches in the World Cup qualifiers.
Leinster favourites for perfect 10
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The final games in the Interprovincial Cup take place on Wednesday with champions Leinster Lightning in pole position as they aim for a tenth title in 13 years.
Five out of five for Ireland
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Arlene Kelly bowled Ireland to the brink of a clean sweep of the European T20 World Cup qualifiers in Rotterdam as her 5-14 set up an untroubled seven-wicket victory over the Netherlands.
Ireland U19 Women beaten twice by ECB XI
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Ireland U19's lost twice on Monday against an ECB XI on their week-long visit to Loughborough.
Nathan Johns: 26 August
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Why Ireland need Test cricket to capture the public imagination.
Bolts beat Emerging Knights
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The final game of these friendlies - arranged to fill the void left by the absence of white-ball cricket for the Future Series - saw hosts Leinster Lightning Bolts claim a 22-run win over the Emerging Knights at Milverton.
Hunter hammers Germany
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Amy Hunter scored her second T20 international century in Rotterdam to set up a crushing 179-run victory over Germany that secured Ireland’s place in next year’s Global Qualifiers for the World Cup.
Instonians win title in style
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As Instonians captain Nikolai Smith said in the immediate aftermath of their 13th league victory of the season, it was quite fitting that they chased down such a big total with so many overs to spare.
Haggan hits double hundred as Carrick close in on title
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Alex Haggan joined AB de Villiers as a Carrickfergus double centurion with a quite remarkable innings at Middle Road.
Instonians clinch Premiership crown
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The champions finished the season in style with one of their best batting performances of the season.
More success for Merrion as U17 All-Ireland Boys Cup won
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Merrion won the All-Ireland U17 boys final, beating Brigade by the decisive margin of 25 runs.
Lewis leads the way
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Gaby Lewis made the most of an early life to lead her side to an eight-wicket victory over the Netherlands in Rotterdam that puts Ireland a step closer to qualifying for next year’s T20 World Cup.
Ireland off to a flyer
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Amy Hunter celebrated her 50th T20 international with a top score of 31 not out as Ireland began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a commanding 10-wicket victory over Germany in Rotterdam.
Another addition to the 'Injury list'
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Ireland will be without both Josh Little and Mark Adair for the T20I series against England in Malahide next month.
Cool hand Luuk takes 5 as Netherlands beat Ireland in U15 final
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IRELAND U15s were denied a clean sweep at the Barnard Castle Festival after winning their first four matches but losing the fifth to The Netherlands by 26 runs in the north-east of England.
Scotland beat Ireland to win Under 17 Celtic Cup
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SCOTLAND U17s claimed the Celtic Cup as Ireland were comprehensively beaten by seven wickets in the deciding T20 of a hard-fought five-match series at Stormont in Belfast.
Campher signs Essex deal
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Irish international Curtis Campher has signed a short-term deal with Essex.
Hasler, Blair and Armstrong star as Ireland Under 15s win again
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Callum Armstrong took his second five-wicket haul of the week as Ireland Under15's made it four straight wins at the Barnard Castle Festival as they beat MACC Academy by eight wickets
Gawley leads NCU to Festival title
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Evan Gawley was the NCU hero as he rescued his side from a precarious 88 for 7 to post a match winning 239 against the NW at Foyle.
Kelleher keeps Celtic Cup Under 17 series alive
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Gethin Kelleher was the Ireland hero with the Railway Union all-rounder showing nerves of steel to score the seven runs required from the last three balls to secure a four-wicket win for Ireland U17s.
Armstrong in the runs as Ireland Under 15s win again
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Callum Armstrong was once again the star of the show as Ireland Under 15s made it three wins on the bounce with a five-wicket win against Cleveland Schools at the Barnard Festival.
Five-star Armstrong leads Ireland Under 15s to second win
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Callum Armstrong took five wickets as Ireland Under 15s beat Ace Academy by five wickets in the second match of their Barnard Castle Festival.
NCU and Leinster win on opening day of U13 Festival
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The Under 13 Festival got underway in the North West with the host's A-team just losing out by 13 runs against tournament favourites NCU, while Leinster had a convincing win over NW B.
Deryck Vincent: 8 August
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Catches win matches, the old clichés are best. Not so sure about this one though, there are nine ways to be dismissed, caught is just one of them. What might be true or truer is that dropped catches lose matches.
Craig leads Leinster to Future Series title
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Zara Craig was back in the North West to lead Leinster Women to victory over her former region and with it the inaugural Future Series title at Ballyspallen.
McMillan century leads NCU to U13 series victory
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Owen McMillan was in the runs yet again as the NCU took an unassailable 3-0 lead against Leinster in the Under-13 interprovincial series at Shaw's Bridge.
The two W's down Ireland Over 40's
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Scotand's 'Twa W's' starred as they beat Ireland by 66 runs in the first match of fhe Over 40's Triple Crown at Stirling,
Nathan Johns: 29 July
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Internal communication reveals the aftermath faced by staff at Cricket Ireland HQ as a new budget kicks into gear in the aftermath of the ETPL's postponement.
Super Mac as NCU take two-nil series lead against Leinster
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NCU Under 13's took a two-nil lead to ensure at least a share of the spoils with their Leinster counterparts.
NCU beat Leinster in Under 13 interprovincial opener
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A century stand between Owen McMillan and Callum Lowe, plus a six-wicket haul for Hridhaan Salian were the highlights as the NCU Under 13's won the opening match of their annual four-game Challenge Series at Ring Commons on Monday.
Ireland Over 40's name squad for Triple Crown
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Ireland Over 40’s will be aiming to go one step further and claim the Triple Crown title in Scotland next week, after finishing second in the Quadrangular tournament last year.
Five star Jackson as Warriors Women beat NCU
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Eglinton's Jenni Jackson took five wickets as Warriors Women started their Future series campaign with a six-wicket win over the Emerging Knights.
PJ Moor retires from cricket
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PJ Moor has played his last innings. The Munster Reds batter will return home on Sunday to work in the family business in Zimbabwe with his cricket career at an end.
Deryck Vincent: 9 July
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Who would be a bowler? As the chasm between bat and ball grows ever wider, former Irish international Deryck Vincent asks for equality in the modern game.
Two hat-tricks in youth interpro game
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The NCU completed a convincing 154-run win against Leinster in a game that was remarkable because it had two hat-tricks.
Paul stars as Typhoons finish on a high
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Typhoons broke their duck in the SS20 by winning the final match of the competition, beating Scorchers by eight wickets with five balls to spare.
Dragons complete double
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Amy Hunter was presented with the SS20 trophy by Cricket Ireland president Donna Armstrong after Dragons completed the clean sweep with a sixth straight win in the afternoon match.
Cricket Ireland finally announce contracts
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Almost four months after they were given, Cricket Ireland finally confirmed player contracts with PJ Moor and James McCollum omitted.
It's the Orla show yet again
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This was the Orla Prendergast show, another stand-out performance from the Ireland international extending Dragons lead at the top of the SS20 table and ensuring a fourth straight victory.
Warren Deutrom to step down
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Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that Chief Executive Officer, Warren Deutrom, will step down as Chief Executive Officer at the end of August.
Simon Corlett: 25 June
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Where have all the swing bowlers gone? Simon Corlett asks the question and the reasons for their disappearance from the modern game.
Dragons win again to top the T20 table
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Defending champions the Dragons made it two wins from two as they chased down 176 to beat the Scorchers by seven wickets with an over to spare in the T20 Trophy at Bready.
Ireland hammered by West Indies
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Matthew Humphreys was the one shining light for Ireland in Co Tyrone as the Boys in Green suffered a 62-run shellacking by the West Indies in a high-octane T20 international at the fast-scoring Bready ground.
Little ruled out of West Indies series
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Josh Little has joined Ireland’s ever-growing injury list and been forced to withdraw from the three-match T20 international series against the West Indies that gets underway in Co Tyrone today.
Three replacements named in Ireland squad
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Ireland's injury concerns continue with three changes to the originally named squad for next week's T20I series against the West Indies at Bready.
MCC turn up the heat on Munster
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MCC continued their tour of Ireland with a 36-run win against Munster Heat at Farmers Cross on Tuesday.
Harlequins beat County to earn Cork bragging rights
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Harlequins had just enough in the batting tank to beat fierce rivals Cork County in their Munster Premier League match at Farmers Cross.
Bryan O'Donnell named Cricket Ireland President Elect
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Bryan O'Donnell will succeed Donna Armstrong as Cricket Ireland President, taking office in 2026.
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