Stories by tag: Ireland

Ireland men inch their way to history

At the very end it was equal parts painful and beautiful. Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie was batting like his life depended on it....

Ireland eye first Test win over Afghanistan

They were almost twins. Young cricket nations with not much between them. But then the dynamic changes. There would be tussles. The occasional cry of...

Ireland’s Amy Hunter takes January ICC Player of the Month award

There’s quite a bit coming up in 2024. A possible T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. Plus the qualifiers to get there in the coming...

Murray six-wicket haul kicks off Ireland Women’s 2024

There was lots to talk about in captain Laura Delany’s press conference before the Zimbabwe tour. The Scotland series at the end of last...

Ireland Men’s Topsy-Turvy 2023

The Best There weren't many to choose from but qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup was certainly one. Yes, wholly expected, but the ease with...

Ireland’s T20 Rebuild and the Time Warp

You know when you learn or pick up something by accident? That's pretty handy, right. Well for Ireland that's what seemed to happen during...

India claim 2-0 Ireland series win after victory, then washout

Rain may have curtailed the final T20I between Ireland and India, but not before claiming an unassailable 2-0 lead in Malahide. After putting India in,...

India see off the Ireland and Barry McCarthy Show

After losing the toss India struggled to fully assert their dominance on a rainy day in Malahide. Having had Ireland 31/5, the flight back...

Ireland press in T20 push against India

During Ireland’s ill-fated Lord’s Test against England, Ireland’s then all-format captain Andrew Balbirnie outlined some goals for the summer. First was to qualify for the...

Ireland Learning Their Place

According to the ICC ODI Rankings, that would be 13th place behind Scotland and Zimbabwe. Just above Nepal and the Netherlands, with Afghanistan way...

T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe preview – Ireland, Scotland favourites

The first of the final round of qualifiers for the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup are upon us. With the removal of the Global...

Cricket World Cup Qualifier Day 10: Sri Lanka spin through Scotland, Ireland win

Sri Lanka put themselves in a commanding position to qualify for the Cricket World Cup after a battle of spin against Scotland. In a dead-rubber...

CWC Qualifier: A campaign laid to rest for Ireland?

Should we list them all? Throughout the ODI Super League, Ireland have struggled to get over the line from tight positions. And so it came...

Cricket World Cup Qualifier Day 2 – Oman stun Ireland while Sri Lanka dominate

Day 2 of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier saw Oman pulled off the first upset of the tournament to defeat Ireland by 5 wickets,...

Ireland: 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Preview

Squad Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry...

Team news ahead of Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will determine the final two spots at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, held in India in October and November. All...

Ireland’s BazBall Test Awaits at Lord’s

It's not very often we get to say this, so savour it. Sniff it. Breathe it in. Swirl it around the glass: Test cricket....

Ireland on the Road to Zimbabwe (Again)

It was all over in the first match. 7pm to be exact. Ireland needed to win this "home" series 3-0. And one game by...

The 2023 Ireland Interpro Guide

The Irish Interprovincial Competitions face an unusual new challenge when they return on Monday - that of mass player unavailability due to clashes with...

Harsh Test lessons for Ireland against dominant Sri Lanka

Hopes were high after a spirited finish to Ireland's only Test against Bangladesh a few weeks ago. Lorcan Tucker's incredible test century on debut, and...

Ireland on Asian odyssey

It may not sound like much, but for smaller Full Member nations, this can't be sniffed at. Even former number one sides West Indies...

Ireland begin 2023 with Zimbabwean Challenge

Starting January 12th, the touring side face a stern test in Harare consisting of three T20s and three ODIs with the latter looking incredibly...

Dutch gain direct qualification to 2024 T20 World Cup after dramatic final day

After a determined win over South Africa, and with some assistance from Pakistan and India, the Netherlands finished 4th in their Super 12s group...

Rain intervenes but Ireland secure memorable win over England

Ireland made the most of conditions – both the pitch and the weather – to secure a memorable win over England in their Super...

Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland learn Super 12s opponents

After a dramatic and ever-changing week of T20 cricket, the advancing teams have confirmed their opponents and fixtures for the Super 12s of the...

Ireland accept Super 12 call by overcoming the West Indies

Until around the 12th over of the second innings of their match against Scotland, this Ireland team couldn't do a good impression of a...

Campher/Dockrell class steers Ireland back on T20 World Cup track

Trailing the game for nearly three quarters of it and looking within minutes of checking out the tournament entirely, Ireland somehow managed to turn...

Can Ireland get back on Track at the T20 World Cup

There will be a lot of questions after Ireland's loss to Zimbabwe in their opening game by 31 runs. Like why did they bat...

Ireland can’t count Blessings in Hobart cold

Sikandar Raza has suddenly become a bit of a household name in cricket. Before this year, he was a kind of pub quiz question...

Dutch Women show improvement, but Ireland win again

The Netherlands Women produced a greatly improved performance in the final match of their ODI series against Ireland in Voorburg on Friday, although the...

Paul and Delany smash records in second ODI

Having emphasised their superiority with the ball by dismissing the Netherlands for 84 on Monday, Ireland’s Women followed this up with a dominant performance...

Ireland Women go one-up in Amstelveen

The Netherlands women’s team returned to ODI cricket after a gap of ten years and nine months at the VRA Ground on Monday, losing...

Phillips fifty takes New Zealand over Ireland in first T20I

The first T20I in Belfast certainly was a good one for the neutrals. Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl, with Dane Cleaver and...

Stirling, Tector nearly take Ireland to victory over New Zealand

Ireland made two changes for the final ODI with Gareth Delany, and Graham Hume on debut coming into the side for Simi Singh and...

Bracewell Stars Again as New Zealand beat Ireland

The second ODI between New Zealand and Ireland was another close game with the Kiwis taking it out by three wickets. Tom Latham won...

Ireland inches from New Zealand upset

If it wasn’t for one of the greatest ODI hundreds from New Zealand No.7 Michael Bracewell, the Irish would have likely pulled off one...

Porterfield retirement, O’Brien coaches Italy in Ireland shift

The transition between Ireland’s golden era and the new generation continues, with William Porterfield announcing his retirement, and Kevin O’Brien taking up an international...

Irish Interpro Preview

Leinster Lightning and the North West Warriors kick off the inter-provincial season, with May hosting four rounds of the IP50 and the first weekend...

Georgeson terminates Ireland contract

Luke Georgeson and Cricket Ireland (CI) have announced the termination of Georgeson’s central contract by mutual consent. The news comes only two weeks after...

Luke Georgeson takes Irish central contract, switches allegiance from New Zealand

An appearance in Ireland's green may be around the corner for former New Zealand U19 international Luke Georgeson, who has put pen to paper...

Six Talking Points from 2022 T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A

Pre-tournament favourites Ireland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached the finals of the first Global 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier to secure their places...

The T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A – High stakes and no clear favourites

In a quick turnaround from the last Men's T20 World Cup, two more spots for Australia 2022 will be decided in the next week...

Under 19 World Cup Day 10 – Ireland, UAE win low scoring thrillers

Ireland and UAE advanced to the semi-finals of the plate league after wins over Canada and Uganda, respectively Ireland U19s (179 ao, le Roux 83*,...

U-19 World Cup Day 6 – Ireland crumble as dominant India march into Quarter-finals

Brief Scores: India U19 307/5 in 50 overs (Harnoor Singh 88, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 79; Muzamil Sherzad 3-79) beat Ireland U19 133 in 39 overs...

Tim Tector: Latest in the captaincy fold carving out his own niche

Few cricketers can claim that captaincy runs in the family. The Tectors from Dublin are a unique set of brothers with Jack and Harry...

T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A details revealed

The draw and fixtures for the upcoming T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A have been informally announced, with the tournament format and first round...

‘Live and learn’ – Tector’s takeaway, Ireland’s motto

On Saturday, twice Ireland looked to romp home early and twice West Indies snatched momentum away.  Initially with the ball and later with the bat....

Andrew Balbirnie: “We need the guys to be playing consistent and confident cricket”

Cricket is a hard sell in the United States despite best attempts, not just for the bigger sports it competes with during Christmas, be...

Team effort against Dutch takes Ireland to brink of Super Six

A persistent Irish team performance was sufficient to see off a determined challenge by the Netherlands at Harare’s Sunrise Sports Club on Thursday and...

Super Over: Six talking points ahead of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier

After two postponements and a change of venue from Sri Lanka to Zimbabwe due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ICC Women’s...

Namibia soar as the Dutch hit rock bottom

Namibia turned their dream into reality on Sharjah’s greyish, baked-mud-looking surface on Friday with a perfectly-paced chase of Ireland’s 125 for eight, winning by...

Namibia win Wiese-ly as Dutch crash out

The Netherlands’ hopes of progressing to the tournament proper (a.k.a. the Super 12) were brutally crushed at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi...

Campher laurels as Sri Lanka and Ireland share box seat

The opening matches in Group A followed remarkably similar trajectories, seven-wicket victories propelling Ireland and Sri Lanka into very strong positions on the group...

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group A preview: A forecaster’s nightmare

Predicting the outcome of a T20 match is a mug’s game at the best of times, but this 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup...

T20 World Cup Predictions – What do our writers and readers think?

After a delay of a year, the T20 World Cup kicks off in Oman on Sunday. During the tournament build-up, Emerging Cricket has polled...

Super Over: One key question for each team ahead of the T20 World Cup

With the T20 World Cup almost upon us, Emerging Cricket explores the challenges that each of the six teams will need to overcome in...

Five memorable Associate wins at the T20 World Cup

The seventh edition of the men’s T20 World Cup is finally upon us, with the much-awaited action set to get underway from 17th October....

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Ireland

Having succeeded in qualifying for the T20I World Cup by finishing top of Group B, Ireland’s next slice of international action saw them jetting...

T20 World Cup – How Ireland got there

On the 31st of December 2018, the cut-off date passed for automatic qualification for the final World Cup qualifier. At the time Ireland sat...

All the First Round T20 World Cup Kits

With less than three weeks until the first ball is bowled, excitement levels are building for the upcoming Men's ICC T20 World Cup. No doubt...

Humphreys spins Ireland to U19 triumph

‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish,’ proclaims the song, the sole notable item from an obscure 1973 Broadway musical, and the...

Ireland domestic cricket continues before international action

In the small window between their series against Zimbabwe and departing for the T20 World Cup, Cricket Ireland were able to squeeze in the...

Humphreys and McGuire bowl Ireland into the final

At the change of innings in Almería on Thursday it looked as if Ireland’s hopes of reaching the Under-19 World Cup had all but...

Ireland beat Jersey to keep their hopes alive

Ireland’s Under-19s came back from their opening-day defeat by the Netherlands to beat Jersey by 40 runs in Almería on Wednesday, but they were...

Netherlands spinners combine to beat Ireland in U19 Qualifier

Taking eight wickets between them, Netherlands spinners Shariz Ahmad, Tazeem Ali and Udit Nashier gave their side a great start to the European Under-19...

New men’s T20 World Cup groups announced

The groups for the First Round and the Super 12s stage of the Men's T20 World Cup have been announced by the International Cricket...

Ireland: Vintage Porterfield lights up gloomy Malahide

On a day when Irish sporting fans' priorities were divided between London and Malahide, shortly after 4:30pm, it quickly became apparent why it was...

Super League: Ireland eye solace, South Africa keen on ascendency

14 years. A lot has changed since South Africa last visited Irish shores. Alex Cusack had just emerged as a revelation for the home...

Six Associate Members express interest to host ICC events

A number of the game's emerging markets have put forward plans to host global events, as the ICC maps out its schedule after 2023. Six...

Ireland: Warriors continue charge as North-West hosts Inter-Pro festival

After the previous week’s excitement at Pembroke, the IP20 headed to the North-West, as the second Festival of the season began at Bready Cricket...

Myburgh steers Dutch to Super League series triumph

For anyone who thought that the Netherlands had reached the limits of their ambition with their one-run, last-ball victory in the opening match of...

Super League: Ireland assert themselves in Utrecht

Half-centuries from Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie, preceded by four-wicket hauls for Josh Little and Craig Young, were more than enough to steer Ireland...

‘Measured approach’ key to Dockrell’s second advent

Second chances don’t quite come easy in life and sport. Call it the fickle nature of the game or the inevitability of life. In...

Super League: Dutch start campaign with final-ball win

Like two welterweight boxers slugging it out toe to toe, the Netherlands and Ireland traded blows all the way to the final bell in...

Super League: Dutch underdogs need to rise to the occasion

History as well as circumstances will mean that Ireland start as strong favourites when they take on the Netherlands at Utrecht’s Maarschalkerweerd ground in...

Ireland Wolves overpower Dutch A side to claim the series

As the Dutch A side had done on Wednesday, the Ireland Wolves recovered on Thursday from a disappointing performance the day before, and by...

Dutch A side skittle the Wolves to level the series

The Dutch A came roaring back with a vengeance in Wednesday’s second match of the three-match one-day series, dismissing the Irish Wolves for 94...

Opening Salvos – Week One in the Irish Interpros

The past week saw the opening three games of the Irish domestic 50-over competition. Each team now has at least one match under their...

Ireland Wolves fight back to outclass Netherlands A

In the end the Ireland Wolves’ 94-run winning margin was a fair reflection of the difference between the teams in the first one-day game...

Ireland, Scotland set to return to international action

Ireland and Scotland will return to international cricket later this month when the two teams meet in Belfast for a WT20I series. Both sides...

Netherlands A: Scott Edwards to lead in Ireland

National coach Ryan Campbell has selected a powerful Netherlands A side to take on the Ireland Wolves in three one-day matches at Oakhill CC...

Can the Knights knock the Lightning off their pedestal? Ireland Interpro preview

The first of May marks the start of the Irish Domestic season. The schedule shows a clear focus on using the Interpros to prepare...

How Kevin O’Brien pulled off cricket’s biggest shock

Few cricketers could overshadow a tie between India and England at a World Cup like Kevin O’Brien did against their fabled foes in Bangalore...

The time is right for a Paul Stirling slamming in Pakistan

For a player so unlucky and deprived of opportunities, it's almost fitting that Paul Stirling links up with PSL team Islamabad United as a...

Paul Stirling and Ali Khan sign with Islamabad United

Irish opener Paul Stirling and American quick Ali Khan have been signed by Islamabad United for the 2021 PSL. The pair join as replacement players...

Zimbabwe cricket yearning for on field action

Zimbabwe's national cricket sides have been poised for lots of on field action in early 2021, though due to COVID-19, some international series have...

Rahmanullah Gurbaz excels in fairytale debut

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the Afghanistan opener, scripted himself a debut to remember. The 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored an enterprising knock of 127 as Afghanistan kickstarted their...

Familiar foes face off in unfamiliar times – Preview: Afghanistan vs. Ireland

The idea of two low-ranked teams contesting in one-day cricket in the unfashionable desert heat of Abu Dhabi may seem barely tantamount to the...

The curious case of Lorcan Tucker

On a cloudy afternoon in Malahide last September, Leinster Lightning found themselves in murky waters at 11/2 early on chasing 240 against Northern Knights...

Emirates Cricket Board announce men’s squad to face Ireland

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the squad that will be playing in the four-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Ireland. With an...

Emerging cricket one hundred years ago

A century ago the world was recovering from a War to End All Wars and a global influenza pandemic, but outside the ICC’s then...

Ireland squad for ODI tri-series announced, no Dockrell, Porterfield or Rankin

Cricket Ireland have released the details of the squad that will be travelling to the UAE to compete in an ODI series against the...

ICC reveals Commonwealth Games Qualifying process

The ICC and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CWF) have revealed the qualifying criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The eight-team women’s tournament...

Ireland versus Scotland postponed

The planned women’s series between Scotland and Ireland, to be played at La Manga later this month, has been postponed. Cricket Scotland made the...

Ireland, Scotland Women to play series in Spain

Ireland and Scotland’s women’s teams will return to action next month when they meet for a five‑match series in Spain. The series will be...

High stakes as European Cricket League beckons

A number of clubs will battle it out for ECL qualifcation this weekend, as seasons conclude across Europe.

Jersey’s teams back on stage

Both Jersey’s male and female international teams recently returned to action after the global standstill caused by the ongoing pandemic.   A Jersey women’s team, with...

CWC Super League: Impure, not impotent

“We construct a philosophy of failure, which finds in defeat a form of justification and a proof of the purity of our principles. Certainly,...

Are Irish pastures calling?

Sometimes, as Fred Klokker said when he floated the idea on Emerging Cricket’s recent podcast, inspiration comes from nowhere in the middle of a...

The Cricket World Cup Super League: context and promise it could deliver

Back in 2017, ICC made the announcement of introducing the 'ODI Super League' - an ODI league post the 2019 World Cup aimed at...

Cricket for a New Decade Part II – A Global T20 Championship?

Originally posted by Tom Grunshaw on May 13, 2020 What to do about bilateral cricket? When you sit down and think about it, bilateral tours are...

Denmark’s Klokker calls for greater European opportunities in Irish First-Class cricket

Danish international player and high-performance coach Freddie Klokker has suggested the inclusion of a European XI in the Irish Interprovincial Championship, Ireland’s domestic first-class...

When Ireland ran the World Cup champions close

Coming into this one-off match, played at the Castle Avenue in Clontarf, Dublin on June 17, 2010, Australia had notched nine successive ODI series...

Ireland fixtures affected by COVID-19

Cricket Ireland has held a virtual board meeting to discuss how to carry out cricketing operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with...

EC weekly roundup: Ireland break T20I drought against Afghanistan; more coronavirus cricket cancellations

In a week when the global coronavirus outbreak worsened, with the World Health Organisation officially labelling it a pandemic, the main cricket action came...

EC weekly roundup: Precipitation and postponements, runfests and retirement

The Thai women this week wrapped up their T20 World Cup campaign with a frustrating washout, as Sydney rain denied them their best chance...

EC weekly roundup: Thailand women headline a feast of Asian cricket

There was Asian cricket aplenty this week in the Emerging Cricket world, as the Thailand women continued their T20 World Cup campaign, their men...

Kevin O’Brien to return to Kathmandu Kings XI for Everest Premier League 2020

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien will return to the Kathmandu Kings XI for Everest Premier League 2020. With under three weeks until EPL4, the news came only...

EC weekly roundup: Thailand’s debut, Nepal central contracts, and more

Thailand’s women headline this EC weekly review, as they stepped onto the storied turf of the WACA ground to make their T20 World Cup...

CIYMS CC of Belfast joins as ECL20 Ireland entrant

The European Cricket League has announced that Cricket Ireland have become partners of their competition, with Belfast's CIYMS Cricket Club becoming Ireland's first entrant. CIYMS...

Nepal catapulted into global qualifiers as ICC announces 2021 men’s T20 World Cup pathway

Despite not proceeding beyond the Asia regional finals in qualification for this year's T20 World Cup after finishing behind Singapore and Qatar, Nepal is...

Broader issues in spotlight after annus horribilis for Cricket Ireland

It hasn't been the best of years for Cricket Ireland, has 2019. There was a significant loss (a "six figure sum") due to cyber-fraud,...

T20WCQ Team of the Tournament

The T20 World Cup Qualifiers are over with the Dutch taking home the title overnight in the final over Papua New Guinea. With the...

Simi Singh takes three as Ireland deny Namibia a podium finish

Third place play-off: Ireland 135 (Balbirnie 46, Stirling 25, Smit 3-19, Williams 3-34) defeated Namibia 108 (Erasmus 51, Baard 17, Singh 3-25) by 27...

The six qualifiers for the 2020 Men’s T20 World Cup

Fourteen teams travelled to the UAE for the global qualifiers hoping to pick up one of the six places on offer at the 2020...

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 – final tables and playoff schedule

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Our most recent podcast: 2 November: Third Place Play-off: Ireland v Nambia (14h10) report; FINAL: Netherlands v Papua New Guinea...

Ready reckoner: Group B permutations & possibilities

Firstly, here's the Group B table after Day 9: GROUP BTEAM MWLPTNRRIreland*64281.591Oman*54181.388UAE53260.656Canada53260.433Jersey5234-0.039Hong Kong5234-0.383Nigeria5050-4.326 And here is the chat with Peter Della Penna between Abu Dhabi &...

Craig Young takes four as Ireland restrict Nigeria to 66, go top of group

Group B: Ireland 67/2 (Obrien 32. Ajekun 1-10) defeated Nigeria 66/9 (Adedeji 19, Young 4-13, Adair 2-10) by 8 wickets with 83 deliveries. In their...

Ireland eye top spot in Group B with crushing win over Jersey

Group B: Ireland 2/110 (Stirling 58*, Balbirnie 33, Perchard 1-16) defeated Jersey 105 all out (Stevens 25, Adair 3-10, Delany 2-12) by 8 wickets....

Day 5 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Here’s our second T20WCQ special as Tim Bes & Nick being you up to speed on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier...

Ireland bounce back to hand Oman first defeat

Group B: Ireland 183/3 off 20.0 (G. Delaney 89*; Khawar Ali 1/28) defeated Oman 148/9 off 20.0 (Khawar Ali 50; Dockrell 2/24, G. Delaney...

Day 3 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Five teams remain unbeaten after Day 3. On the other side, Namibia, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Kenya face an uphill battle, all sitting 0-2. Tim,...

Day 2 wrap: UAE, Scotland & PNG back in the hunt, Dutch strong, Ireland wobbly.

On Saturday, a bumper Day 2 of five matches gave us more pulsating cricket as the Netherlands won their second in two days, sending...

Rohan Mustafa drags UAE back into the light, hosts beat Ireland by 5 wickets

Group B: UAE 129/5 (Mustafa 39, Usman 29, Adair 1-21) defeated Ireland 125 (Stirling 72, Mustafa 4-18) by five wickets with 18 balls remaining. UAE...

Day 1 wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 got underway under the blazing sunshine of the UAE across Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Friday. With...

Balbirnie finishes off Hong Kong after another Stirling show

Ireland 154/2 (Balbirine 70*, Stirling 62, Aizaz 1-31) defeated Hong Kong 153/5 (Kinchit 79, Haroon 20, Adair 2-22) by 8 wickets with 16 deliveries...

Not resting on either laurels or clovers. Ireland T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

After painfully falling short of qualifying for the ICC 2019 World Cup, Ireland will be staking their claim to be one of the 6 sides to qualify for the 2020 T20 World Cup.

Day 2 (warm-up matches) wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Tuesday saw the second and final round of warm-up games for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE. There were some eye-catching performances...

Day 1 (warm-up matches) wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

The wait is almost over for the highly anticipated T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates which will decide the six teams...

14 players to watch at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Rustom Deboo hones in on one name from each of the teams competing in the UAE as players to watch out for at the...

Oman Pentangular T20 Series – Final Table

Al Amerat hosted the Oman Pentangular T20 series from 5 - 10 October. Read about the heroics from Nepal's Karan KC on Day 3...

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier – Group B: squads and draw

Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier - Group B squads and draw. Full draw here. Group A squads here. Group matches 18 - 27 October. Play-offs...

Terrific Thailand qualify for first World Cup

Thailand have continued their remarkable year in T20s by booking themselves a place in the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, their first...

Six teams still in contention going into final day of round robin action in Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

On Monday the PNG Lewas came agonisingly close to achieving the country's first ever win over a Full member - in men's or women's...

Bangladesh favourites for women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, as Namibia makes maiden appearance

Two years ago in the Netherlands Bangladesh qualified for the 2018 T20 World Cup in West Indies as winners of the global qualifier. They...

EXCLUSIVE – Euro T20 Slam 2019 cancellation; franchise fees unpaid, players and suppliers furious at ‘unprofessional’ organisers

The Euro T20 Slam - the first T20 franchise event to be co-sanctioned by three boards; Full member Ireland, and Associates Netherlands and Scotland...

Oman to host 5 nation T20I series prior to men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Oman will host Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands and Nepal for a five team T20 international series from October 5-10. The event will serve as final...

Ireland enjoy dream Lord’s day v England

Stumps day 1 - Ireland 207 all out (Balbirnie 55, Stirling 36, Curran 3/28, Stone 3/29) lead England 85 all out (Denly 23, Murtagh...

The final chapter? Associate nations at the World Cup: Part 5 (2011 & 2015)

The 16-team format used for the 2007 World Cup proved to be short-lived, as the tournament reverted to a two-group structure of 14 teams...

The Kenyan miracle and a St. Patrick’s Day for the ages: Associates at the World Cup, Part 4 (2003 & 2007)

Bangladesh’s elevation to Test status in 2000, coupled with the increase in the number of participating teams by two on previous editions, led to...

Euro T20 slams door on Associates

The Euro T20 Slam yesterday announced details of their upcoming players draft, to be held in London on July 19. The owners of the...

No Associate overseas slots in Euro T20 Slam after London draft confirmed

The draft for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam will take place in London on 19th July, and after announcing that around 700 players from 22 nations have...

Afridi, Duminy, Tahir added to Slam roster, registrations open for overseas players

Overnight it was announced that registrations for overseas players wanting to be drafted for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam are open. Interested players must...

Associates at the World Cup, Part 1: 1975 & 1979

Thanks to the International Cricket Council’s retrograde decision to reduce the number of the teams at the World Cup, the 12th edition of the showpiece event,...

ICC T20I Rankings Released

The International Cricket Council has rolled out an 80-team rankings list for men's T20 Internationals, with 52 members making up the women's rankings. Dubbing T20I...

Euro T20 Slams into reality

The details of the Euro T20 Slam have finally been unveiled to the public. Featuring two teams each from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands,...

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