Richard Holdsworth

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Nathan Hauritz "The opportunity was too good to not even think about. I love discussing spin bowling from all facets, and to be able to do that in an international environment while travelling the...

Photo Credit: Sportsfile Former Australian international Nathan Hauritz has been announced as Cricket Ireland’s new Spin Bowling Coach. Hauritz, 40, played international cricket for Australia from 2002 to 2011 – the right-arm off-spinner played 17 Tests, 58 ODIs and 3 T20Is...

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Richard Holdsworth Profiles LinkedInTwitterInstagram  Career Highlights Current RoleHigh Performance Director, Cricket Ireland (Nov 2011 - Present)  Previous RolesRegional Development Manager - Europe, International Cricket Council (ICC) (Sep 2003 - Oct 2011)Communications Officer, England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)...

Photo Credit: Cricket Ireland The Board of Cricket Ireland has accepted the 26 key recommendations from the Men’s T20 World Cup Review report, while acknowledging that the organisation needs to ‘do better’ in a number of critical areas to support...

Photo Credit: Oisin Keniry The Ireland Women’s cricket team will become the first Irish senior international side to tour Pakistan when they play a six-match white-ball series in November 2022, it was announced today. Confirmed jointly by the Pakistan Cricket Board...

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of Richard Holdsworth “It’s a great rivalry that has developed over the years between Ireland and Afghanistan... With the context of both sides looking to bolster their T20I exposure in the lead-up to the ICC...

Photo Credit: Sportsfile The ‘Season of Stars’ continues to get bigger with the confirmation of the five-match men’s T20 International series against Afghanistan for August. Following the recent announcement regarding Ireland Men’s home season (see story), the senior side will now...

Photo Credit: ICC Cricket Ireland has today confirmed that it has agreed to enter a representative team in the 2022 European Cricket Championship in September 2022. The pan-European competition is the national partner competition to the European Cricket League – a...

Photo Credit: Oisin Keniry Cricket Ireland today unveiled its first-ever full-time professional contracts for Ireland Women as part of a €1.5M investment in the women’s game – and announced three of the world’s best teams would tour Ireland this summer. The...

Photo Credit: Peter Della Penna / ICC Cricket Ireland has today announced the appointment of former internationals Gary Wilson and Ryan Eagleson to the coaching staff of the Ireland Men’s senior squad as part of structural changes made to the...