Newsroom: Ireland Men's International News 2024
Ireland slump to second defeat
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PAUL STIRLING lost his fourth consecutive toss at the Sheikh Zayed stadium to condemn Ireland to another hot, sweaty four hours in the field and ultimately a 174-run loss to South Africa in the second of three one-day internationals.
Adair in the ascendancy
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IRELAND lost their first one-day international against South Africa, but their newest star was busy packing his bags for his next adventure. A T20 specialist, he is off to spend the winter with the University of Adelaide, hoping to sharpen his game on the hard Australian pitches.
Hoey following in father's footsteps
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GAVIN HOEY will be back at the Sheikh Zayed stadium this evening hoping to build on the impressive debut he made for Ireland in Wednesday’s opening one-day international against South Africa.
Ireland soundly beaten in ODI opener
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There was no victory celebration for Paul Stirling to mark his 400th appearance for Ireland last night as his side were comprehensively beaten by South Africa, losing by 139 runs in the first of a three-match one-day international series in Abu Dhabi.
400 up for Stirling
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Paul Stirling will make a record-breaking 400th appearance for Ireland in Abu Dhabi today fully believing his side can carry their T20 form into a three-match one-day international series against South Africa.
Two Adairs wins
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Excellent performances from brothers Ross and Mark Adair helped Ireland defeat South Africa and level the two-match T20I series in Abu Dhabi last night.
Adairs down South Africa
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Ross Adair became the third batsman to score a T20 international century for Ireland as the rookie opener hit a stunning 100 from 58 balls in Abu Dhabi last night to fire the Boys in Green to a thrilling 10-run victory over South Africa.
Ireland well beaten in opener
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CURTIS CAMPHER fell one run short of marking his 100th appearance for Ireland with a half-century in Abu Dhabi before South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare in the first of two T20 internationals.
Tucker to the fore in opening gambit
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IRELAND play South Africa today in the first of a two-game series, their first T20 international of the winter. Or are they playing their last games of the summer?
Humphreys looking for early birthday present
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Matthew Humphreys will be looking for an early birthday present as Ireland take on South Africa today in the first game of their two-match T20I series in Abu Dhabi.
Malan looks to the future
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Ireland are back in action for the first time in two months as they host South Africa in five matches in the UAE starting on Friday.
Ireland explore options at top of the order
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Paul Stirling has put the seal on one long-term relationship this month but he will be taking an agreed break from another when he leads out Ireland against South Africa in Abu Dhabi tomorrow in the first of two ‘home’ T20 internationals.
Balbirnie axed from Ireland T20 side
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ANDY BALBIRNIE has been left out of the Ireland T20 squad that will play a two-match ‘home’ series against South Africa in Abu Dhabi at the end of this month, as the selectors look to bring through new blood ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Balbirnie left out of T20 squad
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Balbirnie has been dropped from the T20 squad as, in the words of National Selector Andrew White, Ireland look to “introduce a new dynamic” at the top of the order.
England to play 3 ODI's in Ireland next year
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The ECB and Cricket Ireland have confirmed a three-match ODI series in September 2025.
Ireland fightback stuns Zimbabwe
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IRELAND completed a stunning turnaround to win the Test against Zimbabwe at lunchtime in Stormont yesterday, with a determined fightback from the middle order the deciding factor.
McBrine delivers Test win
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Andy McBrine took a rare step into the spotlight in Belfast yesterday, striking an unbeaten half-century to guide Ireland to a stunning four-wicket comeback victory over Zimbabwe and back-to-back Test match wins.
Uphill battle as Ireland top order crumbles
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THE white-hot heat of Test match pressure proved too much for Ireland’s top order at Stormont, leaving Ireland’s rearguard an enormous task to win a first test at home this morning.
Moor the merrier as Ireland take lead in Test
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PJ Moor deployed ‘the immutable law of the ex’ in Belfast to make his highest score for Ireland and leave the one-off Test against his former Zimbabwe team-mates finely balanced at stumps on day two.
Test in the balance after gripping second day
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THE Stormont Test match sits in the balance after another gripping day which followed the first day’s script almost word for word.
Advantage Ireland after day one of Test
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A committed bowling unit prised open Zimbabwe after the visitors looked set for a big score, before twisting the knife in a dramatic late collapse which saw six wickets fall for 17 runs.
Belfast passes big Test
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There was rain. Of course there was rain, it was the opening day of the Stormont Test match, the first in Northern Ireland. But before the downpour, the Ireland bowlers had done their job – eventually.
Handy Andy as Ireland take control of Test
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Andy McBrine took two wickets in as many balls to spark a stunning post-tea collapse as Ireland dismissed Zimbabwe for 210 to take a firm grip of the historic first Test match in Belfast.
Out of Africa
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Ireland batsman PJ Moor has come an awful long way to play cricket at Stormont, where Zimbabwe are the visitors for the first home Test match in six years, starting Thursday.
Close Test on cards
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ONLY two Test matches— of more than 2,500 played - have been tied but it wouldn’t be the biggest shock if Ireland and Zimbabwe produced a really close result over the next five days in Belfast.
Home-Town Stirling
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PAUL STIRLING is planning a home-town celebration or two this week — on and off the field — when Ireland host Zimbabwe in an historic first Test match in Belfast, starting on Thursday.
Balbirnie relishing Test home comforts
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ANDY BALBIRNIE is getting ready to don the whites again on Thursday and captain Ireland in their first Test match in Belfast, against Zimbabwe, in what he happily admits is his favourite form of the game.
Hoey in Test squad
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GAVIN HOEY has been named in a 14-strong squad for Ireland’s one-off Test match against Zimbabwe in Belfast next week, following in the family tradition of his leg-spinning father Conor who played the last of his 42 internationals nearly three decades ago.
Humphreys and Hoey included in Ireland Test squad
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Ireland have named a 14-man squad for their upcoming Test against Zimbabwe in Belfast next week.
Fringe players get chance to audition for Test
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The fringe players in the Ireland men’s squad have a final chance to stake a claim for a place in the Test match against Zimbabwe at Stormont.
Humphreys inspires Ireland to 10-wicket win
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Matthew Humphreys put himself front and centre for a Test place against Zimbabwe with another five wicket haul to record match figures of 10-101 as Ireland beat the West Indies Academy by 10 wickets.
Ireland stay in control against West Indies
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Half centuries from Andy Balbirnie, Andy McBrine and Fionn Hand continued Ireland's dominance over the West Indies on the second day of their game at Stormont.
Five-star Humphreys puts Ireland in charge against West Indies Academy
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Matthew Humphreys five-wicket haul has put the Lisburn left-arm spinner in contention for his second Test appearance after a fine all-round effort by Ireland against the West Indies at Stormont.
Dice rolls against Ireland at crapshoot tournament
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Does blame at Irish woes lie with the lack of player adaptability or the ICC's inability to provide top of the range playing conditions?
Carmichael and McCarthy put Ireland Academy on top
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Cade Carmichael's 92 and a fine bowling fightback late in the day saw Emerging Ireland close in on victory going into the final day of their four-day match with West Indies Academy at Comber.
World Cup to forget for Ireland
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Paul Stirling will not look back on his first major tournament in charge with many fond memories but the Ireland captain will know that a winless campaign and bottom place in Group A of the T20 World Cup is not as bad as it sounds.
De Freitas stars on opening day for Academy
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Chris De Freitas top-scored with 88 for Ireland Academy on a truncated opening day of their match against the West Indies Under 23's at Comber.
Ireland show fight but beaten by Pakistan
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Barry McCarthy finally restored some pride for a beleaguered Ireland, but they still lost to Pakistan by three wickets to finish bottom of their T20 World Cup Group.
Ireland at the crossroads yet again
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Both sides are packed and ready to leave, the taxis for Miami airport idling outside the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground preparing for a hasty exit this afternoon.
Where now for Ireland
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Neither side wants to be there, and neither will mourn if the rainwaters that have pounded Broward County these past six days get their way once again today.
Rain ends Ireland campaign
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The last faint hope of Ireland progressing to the next stage of the T20 World Cup was extinguished by the rain in Florida yesterday as a soggy outfield at Lauderhill led to an abandoned game and sent the USA through to the Super Eight.
Ain't no sunshine when Ireland's gone
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THE Sunshine State they call it. But it was more Mops and Bucket than Tubbs and Crockett as Ireland tumbled out of the Men’s T20 World Cup in rain-soaked Lauderhill, just north of Miami, yesterday.
Clean sweep for Ireland Academy
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While Ireland's T20 World Cup campaign was ending in a sodden mess in Florida, the sun was shining on the Academy at Bready as they completed a 3-0 series clean sweep over their West Indian counterparts.
Ireland one eye on the skies ahead of USA clash
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‘Scattered thunderstorms with a 78% chance of rain’ is the forecast of the weather boffins in Broward County, south-east Florida. Should they be right, Ireland’s stuttering T20 World Cup campaign will be put to bed today when they are due to play the United States in a crunch Group A game in Lauderhill.
The sum of Irish hopes
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If one of the 14 support staff with the Ireland squad knows how to use a calculator, skipper Paul Stirling will already be aware of the size of the challenge that lies ahead this weekend in Florida as his side try to qualify for the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup.
No dancing pandas at Bready
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It was a day to remember at Bready. I arrived late but didn't miss much and opted against leaving early, in the process seeing one of those games that usually only happen about once a year.
Can Ireland turn around their fortunes?
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Ireland hoping for a dramatic u-turn after New York nightmare.
Ireland get no favours
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IF IRELAND were hoping India would do them a big favour in New York yesterday it didn’t happen but the T20 World Cup favourites did just scrape past the USA by seven wickets to keep Group A alive for all five teams.
Ireland up for it ahead of weekend destiny dates
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The Irish cricketers are ‘up for it’ in this weekend’s crucial T20 World Cup games, says all-rounder Curtis Campher. ‘We’re used to fighting uphill battles,’ he added, as the squad got down to business in Florida after a three-day break.
All eyes on New York
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WHILE they swelter in the heat of Florida, the Ireland squad will have one eye on the weather 1300 miles up the east coast today, knowing that rain in New York could spell the end of their spluttering T20 World Cup campaign.
Topping top of the class as Ireland beat West Indies
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Morgan Topping's unbeaten 66 guided Ireland Academy to a six-wicket win over their West Indies counterparts in the opening match of their three-game 50 overs series in the North West region this week.
Stirling remains upbeat about Ireland chances
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PAUL STIRLING has been predictably upbeat about Ireland’s chances of making the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup despite losing their first two Group A matches to India and Canada in New York.
Ireland hoping change of venue brings change of fortunes
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IRELAND’S cricketers dusted themselves down and got out of Gotham City as quick as they could yesterday, the LCD Soundsystem song ‘New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down’ on everyone’s lips.
Things can only get better for Ireland
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It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Ireland squad flew out of New York on Friday evening for their three-hour flight to the Sunshine state, they had expected to be halfway to the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup.
Ireland all but out after loss to Canada
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Ireland will be heading home from the T20 World Cup after next weekend with tails between legs after suffering a second chastening Group A defeat in 48 hours at the Nassau County International Stadium - losing to Canada by 12 runs.
Ireland stunned by Canada
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SHELL-shocked Ireland depart the Big Apple this weekend with little hope of making the Super Eights at the Men’s T20 World Cup. A poor overall performance allowed associate side Canada to triumph by 12 runs, meaning Paul Stirling’s side will have to beat the US and Pakistan in Florida next weekend, and still require snookers to progress.
Welcome to cricket's culture of incompetence
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This T20 World Cup has featured logistical issues that should render the poor quality of the pitch for India vs Ireland as no surprise.
Ireland facing pitch battle
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The most important play of Ireland’s second T20 World Cup match against Canada in New York today is likely to come 30 minutes before the start of the Group A game when skipper Paul Stirling walks out to the middle for the toss.
Ireland keen to bounce back
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IRELAND will be eager to bounce back from the heavy defeat to India when they face Canada today in their second game at the T20 World Cup.
Ireland thumped by India in T20 World Cup opener
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There was no fairytale in New York for Ireland as their T20 World Cup hopes were dealt a heavy blow by an eight-wicket loss to India on a brute of a pitch at the pop-up Nassau County International Stadium.
Ireland well beaten by India
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Ireland went down to a thumping eight-wicket defeat to India in their opening game at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in New York yesterday. Losing was no shock, but while the margin was unflattering, it was a game ruined by a pitch totally unsuited to a global showpiece.
Ireland face daunting Indian challenge
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IRELAND kick off their T20 World Cup campaign today in Nassau County, New York. A public park in Long Island has been transformed into a 38,000 stadium at a cost of $30million.
Ireland announce player contracts
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Cricket Ireland announced 25 player contracts for their men's squad, with Ross Adair, Matthew Foster, and PJ Moor all getting deals, while losing out are Murray Commins, Simi Singh, Tyrone Kane, Conor Olphert and Theo van Woerkom.
Can Ireland shock India?
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WHAT chance do Ireland have of upsetting India in New York today and sending a shockwave through international cricket?
Stirling frustrated ahead of World Cup opener
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Paul Stirling is frustrated that Ireland will not get a chance to view the New York venue for their first T20 World Cup match before they take on India in Group A tomorrow.
SuperMac
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IT’S not hard to work out why Barry McCarthy is one of the most popular of Ireland’s small band of professional cricketers.
Ireland T20 World Cup squad pen pics
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Ger Siggins takes a look at the 15 players who will represent Ireland at this week's T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies.
Ireland's first T20 International
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IT is less than 16 years since Ireland first played a twenty20 international, but it feels an awful lot longer. The difference between a wet weekend in Stormont in 2008 and the Indian Premier League is akin to that between Richmond Park and the Camp Nou.
Good call by O'Brien
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SHARP-eared TV viewers will notice a Dublin accent among the commentary team at the Cricket World T20 Cup starting this week in the USA and West Indies.
More, more, more. How do you like it?
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HERE we go again. Cricket really does itself no favours with the frequency of its global events. A 50-over World Cup every four years – like other major sports – is about right, but when it comes to twenty20, cricket goes all Andrea True Connection.
Little joy for Josh
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Josh Little made an eye-catching return to the international arena in Florida as Ireland completed their preparations for the T20 World Cup with a 41-run defeat by Sri Lanka in a 12-a-side practice match.
Malan signs contract extension
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Heinrich Malan has agreed a two-year contract extension that will take him up until mid-2027.
Ireland win another thriller
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Ireland will fly off to the T20 World Cup next week in fine fettle after another heart-stopping victory over the Netherlands in The Hague yesterday.
Ireland clinch tri-series
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Lorcan Tucker continued his run of form with the bat yesterday, notching a third half-century in four innings as Ireland beat Scotland by five wickets to clinch the T20 international tri-series with a game still to play in The Hague.
Adair downs the Dutch
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MARK ADAIR showed both sides of his all-round game in The Hague yesterday and kept his nerve in a thrilling finish as Ireland squeezed past the Netherlands by one run in their first match of the T20 tri-nations series.
Hume misses tri-series due to visa issues
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Waringstown all-rounder Graham Hume will miss the tri-series in the Netherlands due to visa issues and has been replaced by Fionn Hand.
Brutal Pakistan clinch series
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Lorcan Tucker lit up his first game as Ireland captain with a sparkling half-century - his second in successive innings - but was again on the losing side at Clontarf yesterday as Pakistan eased home by six wickets to claim the T20 international series 2-1.
Ireland set for series in Pakistan
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Ireland are set to tour Pakistan for a series next year.
Pakistan level series
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LORCAN TUCKER top scored with 51 in another impressive batting display by Ireland at Clontarf yesterday but it wasn’t enough to prevent Pakistan winning by seven wickets and levelling the three-match T20 international series.
Balbirnie stars in famous win over Pakistan
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Andy Balbirnie scored a superb 77 from 55 balls to set up a stunning five-wicket victory over Pakistan at Clontarf last night that gives Ireland a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three T20 international series.
Ireland hopeful ahead of Pakistan series
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Paul Stirling will be taking the chance to fine tune his seam bowling options for next month’s T20 World Cup when Ireland take on Pakistan at Clontarf in the first of a three-match series.
Little to miss Pakistan series
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JOSH LITTLE will miss the three-match T20 international series against Pakistan that starts at Clontarf on Friday and Ireland will also be without their star paceman for the tri-series featuring Scotland and the Netherlands that follows in The Hague.
All systems go for Test
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Ireland will play their first Test match on home soil for more than six years this summer after the confirmation yesterday that a five-day match against Zimbabwe will go ahead in Belfast on July 25-29.
Belfast Test against Zimbabwe confirmed.
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Ireland's Test against Zimbabwe this summer has been confirmed for Belfast in July, but six planned white-ball matches against the same opponents have been scrapped.
Academy beaten by Guernsey in series opener
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Ireland Academy lost the opening match of their three-game series against Guernsey by 63 runs at KGV on Friday.
Ireland give green light to Test
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There was good news for fans of red-ball cricket as the Cricket Ireland Board gave the go-ahead for the first Test to be staged in Northern Ireland in July.
Ireland name Academy squad to play Guernsey
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Olly Riley will captain the Ireland Academy squad in three matches against the Guernsey senior side on Friday and Saturday.
Explained: Where are this year's player contracts?
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Nearly two months after the 2023 deals expired, Cricket Ireland has yet to agree to terms with its players for the upcoming summer
Guernsey name squad for Ireland Academy games
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Guernsey have named a strong side for their three games against the Ireland Academy this weekend.
Doheny and Humphreys stars of Wolves tour
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A look at the averages for what has been a successful tour for the Ireland Wolves, who won five and lost three games of their eight-matches.
Doheny icing on successful tour
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Stephen Doheny signed off with a century in Kathmandu yesterday as the Ireland Wolves beat Nepal A by 69 runs to complete a 3-0 whitewash in their 50-overs series and end a successful two-week tour on a high.
Mark Adair short-listed for ICC Award
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Mark Adair has his maiden nomination for the ICC Player of the Month award after spearheading Ireland’s Test win over Afghanistan as well as contributing in the shorter formats.
Five-star Humphreys bowls Wolves to victory
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MATTHEW HUMPHREYS and Liam McCarthy bowled Ireland Wolves to an unlikely 21-run victory over Nepal A in Kathmandu in the first of three 50-over matches.
Nepal A edge out Wolves in thriller
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Nepal A gained a consolation win, beating Ireland Wolves by three runs in a contest that ebbed and flowed throughout in Kathmandu.
Stay of execution for Test?
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The Board of Cricket Ireland shied away from cancelling this summer’s proposed Test match against Zimbabwe in Belfast at their meeting on Tuesday but will re-visit the thorny issue next month.
D-Day for Test as Ireland Board meets in Dublin
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There are no easy answers, but one cost-cutting alternative that could be discussed at today’s CI board meeting is cancelling the two white-ball ‘home’ series against South Africa scheduled for Abu Dhabi at the end of September.
Ireland Wolves well beaten by Nepal
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Ireland Wolves return from their self-imposed two-year exile ended in a convincing six-wicket loss against Nepal after a rusty batting display saw them dismissed for just 121.
Ireland tour averages
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A look at how the Irish players did in the recent series against Afghanistan.
More fixture woe for Ireland?
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Ireland's Test match against Zimbabwe, pencilled in for Stormont in late July, is reportedly being scrapped as the beleaguered Board are yet again struggling with their finances.
Ireland Academy to play Guernsey
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The Irish Academy squad will play three matches on the Channel Island in April.
Ireland well beaten by Afghanistan
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Paul Stirlinghad to settle for second best against Afghanistan in Sharjah as Ireland were comprehensively outplayed in the final T20 international, losing it by 57 runs and the hard-fought series 2-1.
Ireland beaten in second T20I
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IRELAND will face a decider against Afghanistan on Monday after spurning a couple of gilt-edged chances to wrap up their three-match T20 international series in Sharjah.
Superb Tector sets up T20 win
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Harry Tector rescued Ireland from another middle order stumble in Sharjah with his commanding unbeaten half-century setting up a 38-run victory over Afghanistan in the first of a three-match T20 international series.
Ireland crumble to Nabi
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The rest of the batting was abysmal and for the second game in succession nine Ireland players failed to reach double figures.
Tector century in vain
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Harry Tector scored his fifth one-day international century for Ireland in Sharjah last night but once again found himself on the losing side as Afghanistan eased to victory by 35 runs in the first game of a three-match series.
Malan ready to be tested again
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Heinrich Malan is preparing to be tested again by Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates this week after the celebrations and euphoria of Ireland’s first Test match victory in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Test cricket remains the pinnacle for players
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The players must get huge credit for a thoroughly committed performance but this was not a victory that Irish cricket as a whole deserved.
Mixed news for Ireland on fixtures front
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The euphoria following Friday's maiden Test win is still fresh in the mind, but there has been mixed news emerging on the fixtures front this year.
Wolves end exile with Nepal tour
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Ireland Wolves will emerge from their two-year hibernation with an eight match white-ball tour of Nepal.
Balbirnie and Trott sum up the contest
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Andy Balbirnie described Ireland’s first Test victory as “kind of overwhelming” after emotional scenes greeted their six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
History made as Ireland emerge victorious
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Andy Balbirnie showed a captain’s composure to lead Ireland to an historic first Test match win in Abu Dhabi yesterday,
Test in the Bal-ance
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Andy Balbirnie was left wondering what might have been in Abu Dhabi last night as Afghanistan fought back to parity against Ireland on the second day of the one-off Test at the Tolerance Oval.
Adair provides Ireland spark
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MARK ADAIR led a superb seam bowling display that dismissed hosts Afghanistan for 155 yesterday and put Ireland in a strong position after the first day of the one-off Test at the Tolerance Oval.
Can Ireland gain maiden Test win?
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IF IRELAND can end their losing streak and win a Test match for the first time at the eighth attempt this week in Abu Dhabi it is perhaps inevitable that the victory should come against Afghanistan.
Campher relishing Test challenge
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CURTIS CAMPHER is looking forward to his fifth taste of Test cricket in Abu Dhabi tomorrow and hoping for a first win when Ireland take on Afghanistan at the start of a three-week multi-format tour of the United Arab Emirates.
Patience the key for McCollum
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James McCollum will be hungrier than most for runs in next week's one-off Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
Stormont to host Ireland Test
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Six years on, mainly due to the cost of Ireland hosting a multi-day international, the wait for another home Test will end with the Belfast venue to be given its biggest ever game.
Young poised for Ireland Test debut
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Craig Young is set to make his Test match debut when Ireland play their next multi-day match at the end of the month against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal
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Neil Rock will lead Ireland Wolves when they end their two-year exile with a trip to Nepal next month.
Ireland name squads for Afghanistan series
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The absence of Josh Little from the Test and ODI squads is the main talking point from the squads announced by Ireland for their multi-format series against Afghanistan that gets underway later this month.
ACB confirm Ireland tour dates
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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed on Monday the dates for their Test match, three ODI's, and three T20I's against Ireland starting at the end of next month.
Ireland in 2023 - a stats review
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A look back at how Ireland Men performed during the last year, with the high point qualification for the T20 World Cup, and the nadir the abject failure to make it to the 50 overs event in India.
Ireland Wolves to face Nepal?
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Ireland Wolves look set to end their self-imposed two-year exile with eight matches against Nepal in March.
Ireland learn T20 World Cup opponents
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Ireland have been drawn in the same group as India, Pakistan, hosts USA and Canada in the T20 World Cup.
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The Week Ahead
Women's T20 World Cup
6 October Group A: India v Pakistan (Dubai)
6 October Group B: West Indies v Scotland (Dubai)
7 October Group B: England v South Africa (Sharjah)
8 October Group A: Australia v New Zealand (Sharjah)
9 October Group B: South Africa v Scotland (Dubai)
9 October Group A: India v Sri Lanka (Dubai)
10 October Group B: Bangladesh v West Indies (Sharjah)
11 October Group A: Australia v Pakistan (Dubai)
Ireland
7 October 3rd ODI: Ireland v South Africa (Abu Dhabi)
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