JIm Perchard from Jersey is the latest subject in our 'European Cricket Personalities' series. Anybody who builds their own cricket ground has to be admired - Jim did just that.
Ireland news: Zimbabwe win again to take 3-0 series lead Ireland Under 19s lost again on Saturday, beaten by four wickets against Zimbabwe, who now hold an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Ireland news: Familiar failings as Ireland dumped out by Namibia It was an all to familiar script as Ireland lost a low scoring game against Namibia in their crucial T20 World Cup Group clash.
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Cricket Ireland's latest strategic plan is entitled "Creating a Cricket Island". There's not much hope of that if people can watch a telecast of an Ireland match just about anywhere in the world except Ireland and the UK?
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Ireland news: Major rethink needed as Ireland crash out IRELAND finally got a taste of how Goliath must have felt. After years of smiting giants in World Cups it was their turn to be felled by David a Namibian called Wiese in this instance.
Why has Cricket Ireland knowingly organised a clash involving the Irish Senior Cup and a practice match between an 'Ireland Development XI' and Gloucestershire 2nd XI? Do they not care about Ireland's premier club competition, its sponsors, the clubs, or Irish domestic cricket?
Leinster news: Sully Andrew Poynter and myself were always chuffed to see Daniel O'Sullivan or Sully as he is known to all, arrive, he was a good kid who gave his best and was a pleasure to coach.
The Guide to Irish International Cricket
5: Men's International Venues
All the grounds in Ireland which have hosted men's international matches - with photos, articles, video, maps, plus all the scorecards and ground records.
Ireland news: Ireland bidding to co-host T20 World Cup England, Wales and Scotland are part of a joint-bid along with the Irish to host the 20-teams event in 2030.
Ireland news: Stirling claims a Hat-trick in Ireland Awards Paul Stirling has been voted by his peers as the Men's International Cricketer of the Year for the third year in row.
Ireland news: What next for Ireland Women? A guaranteed 27 One-Day Internationals against the top teams in the world, brings challenges and opportunities for Ireland Women. Are they prepared for it?
CricketEurope Daily Special Features: CricketEurope Magazine: BrÌan O'Rourke BrÌan O'Rourke has done remarkable work developing youth cricketers at international, provincial, club and schools levels.
Ireland news: Vincent and Hand score 50s in second game Ireland Under 19s continued their preparations for next year's World Cup with their second intra squad game featuring the bulk of their squad and a sprinkling of Academy Players.
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Ireland news: Ireland U19 collapse to defeat Ireland U19s suffered a second defeat in their warm-up series versus Zimbabwe, failing to wrap up their opponents innings when well placed and then producing a collapse of England proportions when they batte…
We have always encouraged expanding international cricket in every way possible. However the dismantlement by ICC of proper development activities in Europe, as well as recognised tournament structures and pathways, has done countries no favours.
Ireland news: Stirling off to Sri Lanka THE inaugural Lanka (T20) Premier League gets under way on Thursday and with uncertainty over Ireland's playing schedule in the next few weeks, Paul Stirling has been given clearance by Cricket Ireland to take part in the tournamen…
European Personalities: Phil Hudson
During his time at ICC Europe, Phil Hudson was instrumental in the development of many outstanding European players.
CricketEurope News: Hunter wins ICC Player of the Month award - Amy Hunter is named the ICC Women's Player of the Month thanks to her rapid run-scoring feats in Ireland's T20I series victory over Zimbabwe last month.
Ireland news: Rankin retires from representative cricket Boyd Rankin has decided to retire from representative cricket after 18 years with Ireland and the North West Warriors.
Leinster news: Tector and Coulter-Reilly five wicket hauls Five wicket hauls for YMCA's Alice Tector and Clontarf's Christina Coulter-Reilly were the highlights of the latest round of Leinster Women's Division One games.
Leinster news: Tribute to Miichael Sharp Born in London, he spent his early years in Foxford, Co. Mayo, where the Moy sweeps gently and inexorably by, a fair analogy for Michael's time on this earth.
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CricketEurope News: Mark Adair joins Lisburn - Mark Adair has become Lisburn's third major signing of the week, with the Irish international joining Ryan Macbeth and Adam Kennedy in switching to Wallace Park.
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Ireland news: McBrine into ICC top ten rankings Donemana's Andy McBrine has moved into the top ten in the ICC's bowling world rankings (ODI) following his sensational efforts as Ireland beat the West Indies in their recent 3-match series.
CricketEurope site traffic continues to increase - the number of visits to the site in June was the highest in any month since the 2015 World T20 Qualifier. Our new Final Score feature has proved to be very popular and we thank our loyal readers for supporting us.
Ireland news: Forgotten man Delany stars in South Africa Irish international David Delany turned in a five-star performance in South Africa at the weekend.
CricketEurope News: Test cricket remains the pinnacle for players - The players must get huge credit for a thoroughly committed performance but this was not a victory that Irish cricket as a whole deserved.
CricketEurope News: Vincent leads Clontarf to Tillain Cup - David Vincent's century inspired Clontarf to a 28-run win over Civil Service in their Tillain Cup final at Rush.
CricketEurope News: Adam Kennedy joins Lisburn - The 20 year-old pace bowler was one of the main performers for the Cricket Ireland Academy and also CIYMS in the recent T10 tournaments, taking 22 wickets in total.
Leinster news: Life Lessons In tribute to Podge Hughes we reproduce Deryck Vincent's article on valuable life lessons taught by the former Irish international.
CricketEurope News: 500 up for Cool Hand Luke - Sunday saw Luke Clinton seal a dramatic win for The Hills and with it reach a superb landmark in Leinster Senior cricket.
The CricketEurope Results Show
Another new feature from CricketEurope - the first edition of a weekly audio programme featuring all the day's action in Ireland's domestic competitions.
CricketEurope News: Claremont Road: Reflections on summers well spent - As YMCA CC is threatened with extinction after 112 years at Claremont Road came to an abrupt end this year, lifelong member James Fitzgerald takes a personal look back at his tim…
CricketEurope News: Christmas comes early for Little - Santa has come early for Irish international Josh Little who has been snapped by Gujarat Titans for the 2023 IPL.
European Cricket Personalities: Jeremy Frith
Jeremy Frith is a true legend in Guernsey cricket, displaying an incredible record of consistency throughout his playing career.
European Personalities: Joe Scuderi
The Australian of Italian ancestry who played and coached for Italy for 18 years gave everything both on and off the field.
Irish Umpires: Liam Keegan
A new series featuring prominent Irish Umpires through the years begins with Liam Keegan - an institution in Leinster umpiring.
CricketEurope News: Delany set for Club Player of the Year award - It's Awards week and the one certainty is that Clontarf all-rounder David Delany will pick up the Club Player of the Year accolade.
CricketEurope News: Importance cannot be underestimated - Defeat by Sri Lanka today will lead to recriminations, and the cricket public will not be fobbed off with another expensive ‘review’ by English consultants.
CricketEurope News: Andrew Poynter appointed Clontarf Head Coach - Former Irish international Andrew Poynter has been appointed Head Coach of Clontarf.
CricketEurope News: Major improvements at Railway Union - Railway Union have been busy during the close season and are currently carrying out major improvements at Park Avenue.
CricketEurope Daily Special Features: CricketEurope Magazine: BrÌan O'Rourke BrÌan O'Rourke has done remarkable work developing youth cricketers at international, provincial, club and schools levels.
Ireland news: Dyer leads NCU U15s to interpro title Harry Dyer played a captains innings as he top scored with 85 to lead the NCU to a comprehensive 195-run win against Munster, clinching the 40-overs title.
CricketEurope News: Barry Chambers: 31 Mach - Hands up, who thought it was an April Fool when word broke of the news that the supposedly cash strapped Cricket Ireland organization had gone and purchased two brand new Teslas in the region of 100k euro…
CricketEurope News: Lisburn beat Instonians to claim Graham Cup - Lisburn produced an incredible comeback to beat Instonians by 7 runs in the final of the Graham Cup at Shaw's Bridge.
Ireland news: Birrell blasts 'missed opportunities' Nothing to see here then so, move along. The Ireland men's team's last ditch qualification for the T20 World Cup took the heat off Cricket Ireland this week, but not for long.
Ireland news: Classy Balbirnie leads Ireland to stunning win Ireland romped to a stunning victory by 43 runs over South Africa and gained a precious 10 points in their quest to, if not qualify automatically, at least ease the pressure of a potential re…