Ross Bryans produced a magnificent unbeaten century as MCC XI and Ulster Schools XI played out an entertaining draw in their timed match at the Castle Grounds.

Cricket's veterans rolled back the years at Merrion's Anglesea Road ground as the Northern XI defeated the Southern XI by five wickets in the inaugural Over-50s Interprovincial match.

A magnificent century from Macdara Cosgrave inspired Irish Universities to a memorable 124-run victory over Cambridge University, securing their first win against the hosts since 2018 and levelling the head-to-head record in 50-over encounters at five wins apiece.

The Irish Veterans Association has announced the squads for the inaugural North v South fixture, which will be played at Merrion Cricket Club on Wednesday, June 10, with play commencing at 1.00pm in a 30 overs per-side contest.

The new season may only be five weeks in but the recent good weather has seen the recent trend of the bat dominating the ball continue.

The Army Cricket Association were confirmed this week as the headline participant in July’s North East Cricket Series across a three-game multi-format series, raising money for local North East charities chosen by the participants.

The Veterans Cricket Association of Ireland has unveiled exciting new plans as it steps into a new era for the sport in Ireland.

The line-ups are complete for the long-awaited inaugural European T20 franchise competition (ETPL) which remains on course to start as scheduled on Wednesday August 26.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Sarah Keane has revealed “terrible” ticket sales for this summer’s Women’s internationals and also that there are “big problems” with the company’s infrastructure, “which we will go to the government about”..

Cricket Ireland reported a total income of €17.45m for the year ending December 31, 2025, an increase of just over 1m on 2024.

There will be a further announcement about the tournament early next month with the Players’ Draft taking place at the end of the month. He also said the two Irish franchises (Belfast and Dublin) will make contributions to grassroots level.

Zara Craig has been in sparkling form this season for Loughborough UCCE in England.

There was a little piece of history at Lord's this week as the Tector brothers all played in the same MCC side.

Gaby Lewis continued where she left off last season for Lancashire by making it back-to-back centuries for the Ireland captain in a whopping 149-run win over Durham.

Cricket Ireland have given out 33 full-time central contracts for the next 12 months, an increase from 28 last year.

New Cricket Ireland CEO Sarah Keane and High Performance Director Graham West met the media for the first time on Friday as, along with CI chairman Brian McNeice, they unveiled what they called a landmark year of fixtures and strategic momentum.

John Mooney is the new fielding coach of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League after successful spells with Afghanistan and West Indies.

JOHN MOONEY will fly off to India this weekend to take up the role of specialist fielding coach to the Delhi Capitals in one of the world’s most prestigious and lucrative sporting tournaments.

There were mixed fortunes for the 13 Irish internationals that put their names forward for The Hundred Draft last month.

No fewer than 13 Ireland internationals have registered an interest in being involved in this season's Hundred competition in England.

Ed Joyce has joined Gloucestershire as a batting consultant on a short-term deal.

While all eyes may have been on Ireland's opening clash with Sri Lanka in Colombo, two Irishmen were making a name for themselves on the world stage in India.

Three franchises have reportedly been sold for up to USD 15 million each which sounds an enormous sum until it’s realised that figure is spread over 10 years, with no allowance for inflation, and is half the valuation that was floated only last year.

ENGLAND’S Jacob Bethell equalled a rare feat this week, one he shares with Ireland’s Curtis Campher.