News | Cricket Ireland

109 young cricketers set to participate in national winter training camps

January 21st 2020 | International, Youth

DUBLIN - Cricket Ireland today released 109 names of boys and girls set to participate in a range of national under-age winter training camps.

Will Smale reports back from Australia

December 3rd 2019 | International, Youth

SYDNEY, Australia - Every winter in Ireland a number of Irish cricketers head abroad to play club cricket in the southern hemisphere. Working with the ICP (International Cricket Programme), 18-year old Will Smale is spending some time Down Under attached to Sydney Cricket Club.

Tim Tector reports back from South Africa

November 11th 2019 | International, Youth

DURBAN, South Africa - Every winter in Ireland a number of Irish cricketers head abroad to play club cricket in the southern hemisphere. Thanks to a partnership with Futura Sports Agency in South Africa, 16-year old Tim Tector is spending some time in Durban.

Ireland’s links Down Under developing the next generation of cricketers

October 31st 2019 | International, Youth

SYDNEY, Australia – 18 years ago Cricket Ireland’s Academy and Performance Manager Pete Johnston travelled out to Australia – as an aspiring cricketer at the time, he became the first of a generation of Irish players to link up with the Sydney-based Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. This year Rush’s Stephen Doheny became the latest up-and-coming Irish cricketer to turn out for “Randy Petes”.

Cricket used to bridge cultural and community divides in Northern Ireland

September 25th 2019 | International, Coaching, Youth

BELFAST, DUBLIN – A new cross community sport-based social initiative with Belfast City Council called ‘On the Right Track’, which attracted European Union funding, has used cricket as a vehicle for promoting inclusiveness and bridge cultural divides for a group of boys in Belfast.

Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy squad depart for Gloucestershire match

September 2nd 2019 | International, Coaching, Youth, Other

DUBLIN – A strong 12-man Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy squad departed from Dublin today to take on Gloucestershire 2nd XI in a four-day match from 3-6 September 2019 at Bristol Cricket Club.

Squad named for Under-15s Boys Scotland tour and training camp

August 2nd 2019 | International, Youth

DUBLIN - The Ireland Under-15s Boys squad will travel to Scotland next week for a three-match series with Scotland, including two 50-over matches and a T20 match.

The Dragons crowned 2019 Toyota Super 3s champions!

July 29th 2019 | International, Women, Youth

Coming into the last round of the competition, the Dragons had been undefeated throughout. Despite two losses on the last day of the competition, the defending champions lifted the trophy and became the first side to claim back-to-back titles.

Irish Men’s Academy fall short in first England u19 Encounter

July 17th 2019 | International, Youth, Other

The Irish Men’s Academy fell to a five wicket defeat to the English u19 side yesterday in Loughborough. However, there were some good individual performances throughout the side and a lot to learn from going into their second fifty over clash with the same side tomorrow.