Topic: Ireland
England avenged their World Cup defeat against Ireland with an 11-run victory over the hosts in Thursday's rain-affected one-day international at Clontarf.The Irish were eyeing another famous win over England after restricting the visitors, captained by Dublin-born Eoin Morgan, to 201 for ...
Eoin Morgan will captain England against his native Ireland in Thursday's one-day international in Dublin, it was announced on Saturday.The 24-year-old former Ireland international, qualified for England on residency grounds, will be leading his adopted country for the first time after being ...
Scotland captain Gordon Drummond saluted the "phenomenal" performance of Richie Berrington after the batsman's whirlwind 56 saw the team to a shock five-wicket win over Ireland here on Tuesday.Berrington hit sixes in just 23 balls at the crease before Josh Davey, his ...
Ireland coach Phil Simmons and his players rejoiced at Tuesday's decision to reverse controversial plans to bar so-called 'minnow' countries from the next World Cup in 2015Ireland performed on a par with many of the full member, or Test-playing, nations at this ...
World cricket's governing body announced on Tuesday that four non-Test playing nations would compete in the next World Cup, in a U-turn of a controversial decision that had excluded the game's minnows.The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement its executive ...
Sri Lanka on Thursday recalled veteran left-handed batsman Sanath Jayasuriya for the upcoming limited overs series against England, Ireland and Scotland.Jayasuriya, who turns 42 at the end of this month, is the oldest player in international cricket. Now a ruling party legislator, ...
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis praised his team for a "wonderful job" after they shrugged off the cold to complete a 2-0 one-day international series away to Ireland at Stormont.A much-improved batting performance by the home team give Pakistan a victory target of ...
Pakistan completed a 2-0 one-day international series win over Ireland in Belfast with victory by five wickets at Stormont here on Monday that rounded off eight months on the road.Pakistan, set a target of 239, won with eight balls to spare thanks ...
Security officials hurried Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq away from reporters and back to the squad's hotel after his side beat Ireland in the first of two one-day internationals.But this was one occasion when his team's actions spoke louder than words.Pakistan's emphatic seven-wicket victory ...
Pakistan are set to play a two-match one-day series against Ireland with Misbah-ul-Haq their fifth limited overs captain in three years.Misban was handed the captaincy last week following the sacking of Shahid Afridi, who, it was announced on Tuesday, is not travelling ...