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Beaten Irish cricketers holding out for a hero

The Ireland squad fly into Abu Dhabi tomorrow morning looking for a place in the World Twenty20 qualifiers but unless they find a steady opening bowler to share the new ball with Trent Johnston then it could be mission impossible despite their undoubted batting talent.
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O’Brien not to blame for Ireland cricketers' collapse

Thursday, 4 February 2010

The Ireland players didn’t wait for the second match of the quadrangular tournament at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday. Maybe it was just as well.
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Ireland fall short in Twenty20 Series

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

A half-century from Niall O'Brien was not enough for Ireland as they lost by four runs to Canada in the Twenty20 Series in Colombo.
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Johnston leads the charge as Ireland's cricketers plot their revenge

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Ireland will be looking for a second successive victory when they take on Canada in the Twenty20 Quadrangular Tournament in Colombo tomorrow morning (0400GMT).
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Porterfield keeping his options open

Monday, 1 February 2010

Ireland went into this morning’s opening game in the Twenty20 quadrangular tournament in Colombo against Afghanistan looking for their first win of the tour, but despite defeat in a warm-up match yesterday there were enough positives to maintain optimism.
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Angry Phil has harsh words for Irish cricketers

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

National coach Phil Simmons blamed complacency for Ireland’s batting collapse in the second innings of their Intercontinental Cup game with Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Disaster in Dambulla

Monday, 25 January 2010

A four-day game that is decided with 15 balls and just 10 minutes to spare would give the impression that it was exciting. Ireland’s Intercontinental Cup defeat to Afghanistan in Dambulla yesterday was no such thing. The seven wickets margin was the most relevant statistic.
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Impressive Ireland put Zimbabwe to the sword

Monday, 25 January 2010

The Ireland under-19 side went into the World Cup Plate semi-final against Canada overnight in good heart after a seven wickets victory over Zimbabwe in Napier on Saturday.
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Irish given another Afghan shock

Friday, 22 January 2010

The spectre of Krugerdorp, April 2009 hasn’t gone away. That was where and when Afghanistan, just eight months after winning World League Five, humbled Ireland, the best team in the rankings below the Test nations.
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So, how come Ireland are now playing Afghanistan at cricket?

Friday, 22 January 2010

They may not be able to play cricket in their homeland but that has not stopped Afghanistan reaching the top five in the second tier of world cricket.
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NCU Cup final again bound for Comber

Thursday, 21 January 2010

The NCU Challenge Cup final will be played again at Comber this year. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Emergency Committee last night.
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Pakistan are left furious at IPL snub

Thursday, 21 January 2010

The Pakistan Cricket Board have reacted with fury after all of their players were left unsold in the Indian Premier League auction.
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White can take chance

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Life after Kyle McCallan for the Ireland squad begins tomorrow in Dambulla, Sri Lanka and they could not have landed in a more difficult place to do without their most experienced player.
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Bangalore buy Eoin in IPL auction

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

England's Eoin Morgan was today bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2010 Indian Premier League.
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Irish have no answer to power of Aussies

Monday, 18 January 2010

The vast gulf between a top Test nation and an Associate country was highlighted in Queenstown yesterday when Ireland were bowled out for 65 by Australia in their second match at the ICC-Under 19 World Cup.
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James Lawton: Beauty and the beast far too superior

Monday, 18 January 2010

South Africa didn’t rescue this controversial and often brilliant Test series. They returned it, with shuddering force, to reality.
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England defeat leaves big Steyn

Monday, 18 January 2010

For England, the end was merciless yesterday. This time, there were no last-ditch heroics, no dramatic twists, no gripping climax, and indeed no Graham Onions. South Africa went about their business with a clinical authority and ruthless intent.
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Collingwood faces up to harsh truth

Friday, 15 January 2010

ENGLAND made no excuses last night for their inept display on the first day of the Fourth Test. But then there were none to make that would have been credible despite more exemplary fast bowling by South Africa.
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Steyn wrecks anxious England

Friday, 15 January 2010

From the first ball of the match yesterday, England's destiny was shaped. It was then, as their captain Andrew Strauss was thrillingly caught at short leg, that the Fourth Test against South Africa began to slip away from them.
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Smith out to land KO blow, at last

Thursday, 14 January 2010

South Africa remain confident they can at last land the ‘knockout punch' on England — at the third attempt.
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Four more Ireland crickters become full-time

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Four more Ireland players have received full-time contracts in the countdown to the 2011 World Cup.
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