When Ireland reduced Sri Lanka A to 43 for five inside the powerplay, defending a below-par 200, they were on course to claim a stunning victory in the Tri-Series final in Abu Dhabi. Just 25 overs later, the Sri Lankans had won the match by five wickets.

Strabane are delighted to be back at the top tier of North West cricket, and everyone at the club is hoping for a successful and enjoyable 2025 season.

Scotland have named their for next month's forthcoming World Cup League 2 series against the Netherlands and the UAE in the Netherlands.

Svanholm go down to a shock defeat at the hands of Glostrup as the new season gets underway.

After the highs of their title challenging run of 2023, Killyclooney endured a tough 2024, finishing bottom of the Premiership, meaning they will play this season in the Championship.

Templepatrick are ready 'to give it a go" in their first ever season in the Premier League. Promoted as champions after 10 years in Section One the Ballyclare-based club are excited for what they describe as their next challenge.

Ian Callender previews the start of the 2025 NCU Premiership season which is set to be another incredibly competitive campaign.

Cricket Scotland have announced that Clydesdale CC's Titwood ground in Glasgow will host a men’s T20 Tri-Series involving Scotland, Nepal and Netherlands in June.

It was by their high standards a relatively disappointing 2024 season for Brigade with a fourth placed league finish, although there was silverware as they lifted the Faughan Valley T20 Cup.

There's not much change at Armagh who enjoyed a successful season in 2024, with 11 wins in Section One earning them second place behind champions Templepatrick.

The Dutch selectors have named their squad for the forthcoming World Cup League 2 series in the Netherlands against the UAE and Scotland.

Jersey have won the quadrangular women's T20 tournament held in Cyprus last weekend.

The defending champions once again set the benchmark for other NCU clubs and no doubt will be among the challengers for all the major honours in what has become an incredibly tough Premiership.

Jersey’s new ferry operator, DFDS, has lent its support to Jersey Cricket ahead of ambitious plans for the 2025 season.

Last season was a solid campaign or Donacloney Mill, who buoyed by an exceptional campaign from their overseas professional Atish Varape, competed on all fronts.

Last season was a mid-table campaign for Derriaghy winning and losing nine games apiece in Section One. There were no highs as in the National Cup campaign of the year before, but they seem to have a settled squad as skipper Ross Bailey outlines.

After the highs of their Premiership win in 2023, last season was one of struggle and Ardmore only survived relegation thanks to a play-off win over St Johnston.

Surrey has confirmed the signing of Irish international Amy Hunter.

It's been a tough tour for Ireland Wolves, but they kept alive their hopes of reaching the tri-series final with an emphatic six-wickets win over Afghanistan A.

We finish off our previews of the top flight Leinster Premiership clubs with a look at Merrion.

Things couldn't have gone much better for Strabane in 2024, picking up three trophies as they won The Championship, Sammy Jeffrey and Sperrin Springs cups, as well as reaching the final of the National Cup.

A horror 12 overs in the middle of Ireland Wolves’ third game settled their fate at the Tri-Series in Abu Dhabi. From 185-5 after 43 overs they collapsed to 192 all out just 19 balls later and then Sri Lanka A's openers mauled the Ireland bowlers to score 93 in the first nine overs.

Laura Delany scampered a leg-bye off the final ball of a thriller against Scotland in Lahore last night to give Ed Joyce a winning send off at the end of his six years as Ireland head coach.

Brian Gilmore goes back to 1971 when Malahide beat Merrion over three days and nights to win the Intermediate Cup.

Cork County make a long-awaited return to the top tier of Leinster club cricket in 2025, marking their first Premier League campaign since 2017.

Ireland Wolves will likely have to win their two remaining games to have any chance of reaching the final of the Tri-Series in Abu Dhabi but there was nothing to indicate that will be possible after a crushing seven wickets defeat by Afghanistan A.

Railway Union are back in the top tier of Leinster cricket after they finished second behind Rush in the Championship, and are quietly confident they can acquit themselves well in the top flight.

Last season was one of inconsistency for Glendermott, who on their day could beat anyone, but on the flip side were prone to losses from strong positions.

Leah Paul hammered 67 not out from 40 balls, and Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter both scored half-centuries in Lahore yesterday as Ireland worked off some of their World Cup qualifying frustrations with a 46-run victory over Thailand.

Ireland managed to beat Thailand by 46 runs to get their first win of the qualifiers but it was too little, too late.

There hasn't been much change for the Villagers over the close season and have been handed a further boost by having Graham Ford once again as Coach.

JOSH LITTLE could return to domestic action this season for the first time since 2022 after being named in an ultra-strong Leinster Lightning list under new captain Lorcan Tucker.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie has been confirmed as a North West Warriors player for this season’s Inter-provincial Cup and Trophy games.

Ireland's games are entertaining but ultimately infuriating thanks to the final result.

Ireland Wolves won the first half of both innings in their opening match of the Tri-series in Abu Dhabi but threw away their advantage to go down to a 45 runs defeat by Sri Lanka A.

Ireland threw away a winning position for the third time in five days in Lahore last night and their hopes of qualifying for the 50-overs World Cup are over after another heartbreaking loss to Bangladesh by two wickets.

Ireland Under 19s finished their Zimbabwe tour on a high and denied the hosts a clean sweep in the five-match YODI series in Harare.

Ireland Wolves were comprehensively beaten by an innings and 94 runs in their first-class fixture against Afghanistan A in Abu Dhabi.

There may have been a change of venue but it was a familiar tale of woe for Ireland Under 19's as they lost again to Zimbabwe in the fourth match of their youth ODI series.

Pembroke's Dan Murray led a spirited Irish fightback but it was in vain as Zimbabwe edged the third youth ODI by two wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Zimbabwe Under 19s took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Ireland U19 with a ultimately comfortable 12 runs victory.

The countdown to next year’s Under 19 World Cup started for Ireland in one of the two host countries with a four wickets defeat by Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.

Cricket Ireland grows as a company while outside funding increases. Yet more cricket is not being played. What is going on?

There was sad news this week with the death of former international Pat Dineen. By way of tribute we reproduce Edward Liddle's biography of the Munster legend.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie looks set to be transferred to the North West Warriors for the 2025 interpro season.

Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Inter-Provincial Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will be played across four three-day festivals across Ireland.

Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Super Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will include three two-day festivals to provide a solid lead-in to the T20 World Cup European Qualifier in August. 

Pembroke's Olly Riley will captain a 14-player squad that has been selected for an upcoming tour of Zimbabwe in what will also be a first tour for the side in the southern African country.   

Mark Adair and Orla Prendergast crowned successful years in international cricket with the premier prizes at the 13th Business Plus Irish Cricket Awards.

Mark Adair and Orla Prendergast were the big winners at the 13th Irish Cricket Awards held in Dublin, as they were respectively named Men’s and Women’s International Player of the Year for 2024. 

The draw has been made for the first round of the National Cup.

While the wait continues for the international summer schedule to be confirmed, the governing body has confirmed the dates for the All-Ireland T20 competition's this summer.

The draw has been made for the first round of the Irish Senior Cup with some intriguing ties down for decision on May 17th.

Two tiered Tests, inaction on Afghanistan and the return of the "EuroSlam".

Can we look forward to Ireland Men playing more cricket in 2025? Will the artist formerly known as the Euroslam finally be debuting in 2025?

Cricket Ireland are hopeful that the new venture finally gets off the ground unlike the ill-fated Euroslam tournament.