Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Cricket Ireland cancels match as a precautionary measure

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has taken a safety-first approach and cancelled tomorrow’s Test Triangle Inter-Provincial T20 match between Munster Reds and Northern Knights as a precautionary measure that relates distantly to the recent positive test of...

Cricket Ireland: Orla Prendergast awarded part-time contract as available funds re-invested in women’s cricket

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland has today announced that a sixth player has been added to the women’s retainer contract list with Orla Prendergast being awarded a part-time deal for the first time. Additionally, contracted players Laura...

Gareth Delany set for Vitality Blast debut after Cricket Ireland provides no objection certificate

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland DUBLIN – Irish international Gareth Delany will join Vitality Blast side Leicestershire Foxes for the 2020 competition, including the knockout stages should the Foxes progress, after Cricket Ireland approved the move by submitting a No Objection...

Ireland Cricket: Women’s Super Series coverage goes global

Photo Credit: Sportsfile DUBLIN – Ireland’s peak domestic women’s cricket competition – the Super Cricket Series – will from this weekend be made available and accessible to follow online, with the formal launch of livestreaming and a new interactive match...

Ireland Cricket: New mental health partnership to inspire Irish cricketers

Photo Credit: Ireland Cricket DUBLIN and BELFAST – A new partnership between Cricket Ireland, the Irish Cricketers’ Association and Inspire Workplaces will see the Belfast-based mental health support service provider working with the Ireland Men’s and Ireland Women’s senior squads...

Richard Holdsworth, Performance Director, Cricket Ireland on Cricket Ireland’s Inter-Provincial Series 2020

Photo credit LinkedIn profile picture of Richard Holdsworth “With the men’s T20 World Cup being postponed until 2021, the Inter-Provincial Series takes on even greater importance for our senior players.'' Richard HoldsworthPerformance DirectorCricket Ireland (on Cricket Ireland's Inter-Provincial Series 2020) Read the full...

Cricket Ireland: Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Series and Super 50 Series fixtures released for 2020 season

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today released the fixture schedules for the men’s Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Series and the women’s Super 50 Series for the 2020 season, which includes the return to top-level domestic men’s cricket to...

Ireland Cricket: Stuart Barnes to join Ireland coaching staff for ODI series against England

Photo Credit: Ireland Cricket DUBLIN – Cricket Ireland today announced that Somerset County Cricket Club’s Stuart Barnes will join the Ireland Men’s coaching staff this month for the recently announced one-day international series against England. Barnes, who has coached Bangladesh, Surrey...

Ireland Cricket: Ed Joyce interview – “An unusual first year in women’s cricket”; new women’s contract categories

Photo Credit: Ireland Cricket DUBLIN – Ireland Women’s Head Coach Ed Joyce has just passed the first anniversary since he first took over the role, and despite the unforeseen challenges the first 12 months would bring, he is as enthusiastic...

Ireland’s elite cricketers begin their return to training today under tight protocols

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland DUBLIN, BELFAST and BREADY – More than 30 of Ireland’s elite cricketers return to training this week at three dedicated hubs across Ireland, with the senior men’s and women’s squads undertaking modified training sessions in accordance...

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Cricket NSW Foundation grant upskills 58 umpires

Photo Credit: Cricket NSW The Cricket NSW Foundation, in a bid to provide better training to umpires across the state,...
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