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Scottish Cup
Round 3: Carlton v Arbroath United
Grange Loan, 22 June.
Carlton 238-4 (35 overs; D da Costa 91, O Davidson 71*)
Arbroath United 47-5 (11 overs) (Target 253 in 35 overs)
Scottish Cup
Round 3: Forfarshire v Clydesdale
Forthill, 22 June.
Clydesdale 291-7 (38 overs; R Berrington 172, S Masondo 38, K Dhami 33*)
Forfarshire 82-1 (10 overs) (Target 275 in 38 overs)
Scottish Cup
Round 3: Heriots v RH Corstorphine
Goldenacre, 22 June.
RH Corstorphine 133-6 (27 overs; B McMullen 54)
Heriots 45-1 (6 overs)
Dutch Topklasse
VRA v Hermes DVS
Amstelveen, 22 June.
VRA 250-8 (50 overs; J Cassidy 82, S Ahmad 46*, V Thakur 32, J Smal 31; H Jabarkhail 3-45)
Hermes DVS 185-5 (39 overs; A Ostling 56, D Doyle 43, A Zulfiqar 40)
NCU Challenge Cup
Round 3: Instonians v North Down
Shaw's Bridge, 22 June.
North Down 238-6 (49 overs; M Copeland 88*, T Koen 66, K Hilton 26; S Dadswell 2-47)
Instonians 183-0 (24.3 overs; C Carmichael 105*, N Smith 73*) (Target 212 in 38 overs.)
NCU Challenge Cup
Round 3: Woodvale v Cliftonville Academy
Ballygomartin Road, 22 June.
Cliftonville Academy 253-8 (48 overs; V Chopra 104*, H Melly 56; L Kaestner 3-43)
Woodvale 131-3 (30 overs; H Warke 45, S Bunting 28, L Kaestner 36*; V Chopra 2-5) (Target 242 in 43 overs)
NW Premiership
Brigade v Coleraine
Beechgrove, 22 June.
Brigade 291 (45 overs; I Hussain 86, S Macbeth 76*, C Melly 23; S Campbell 3-48, R Knox 3-55, M Hutchinson 2-48)
Coleraine 162-4 (26.2 overs; M Poskitt 55*, D Cooke 34*, P Carson 34; S Macbeth 3-31)
45 overs match.
Final Scores today and the past 2 days
Headline News
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Hundreds galore in NCU Premiership ZZZZ11:58 amZZZZ
Wins for Instonains. Waringstown, Cliftonville Academy, Muckamore and North Down.
Waringstown on the charge ZZZZ11:48 pmZZZZ
For the first time this season, Waringstown fielded their first choice XI and it was no coincidence that they inflicted on morning leaders Lisburn their first defeat of the season. Ominously, the top order batting didn’t even fire!
Grassi hundred highlight of T20 night ZZZZ1:54 amZZZZ
Jamie Grassi hit an unbeaten 115 for North County, while there were also wins for Leinster, Railway Union, Clontarf, Malahide, The Hills, Dublin University, and Phoenix.
Exciting day in North West ZZZZ1:47 pmZZZZ
Wins in the Premiership for Donemana, Newbuildings, Brigade and Strabane, while Fox Lodge, Ballyspallen and Bonds Glen are victorious in the Championship.
Kylie return big boost for Strabane ZZZZ12:30 amZZZZ
Strabane and opening batter Kylie McGarrigle-Mongan making an impression on her return to the game after a short hiatus.
Ian Callender: 20 June ZZZZ6:10 amZZZZ
Ian Callender interviews Stephen Doheny about his 150 for Munster Reds and his international ambitions.
Newbuildings and Bionds Glen win in T20 semis ZZZZ2:06 pmZZZZ
Ryan Hunter takes a hat-trick as Newbuildings beat Donemana, while Johnny Haslett helps Bonds Glen beat Bready.
All White on the night ZZZZ12:44 amZZZZ
Andrew White is hoping to add to his collection of five Challenge Cup medals as Instonians look to end a 13-year drought in the NCU’s blue riband competition.
Lightning join Knights at the top ZZZZ11:14 amZZZZ
Chris De Freitas and Tim Tector lead Lightning to a bonus point win over Munster Reds at The Mardyke.
Pembroke, Leinster and Malahide win in Women's Premiership ZZZZ9:28 pmZZZZ
Leinster put in a powerful display to beat Rush by 144 runs at Kenure, while there were victories for Pembroke against Phoenix and Malahide over Clontarf.
Knights beat poor Warriors ZZZZ8:57 amZZZZ
Northern Knights claimed their second bonus point of the week with a resounding 109 runs victory over North West Warriors in the first match of day 3.
MCC pip Emerging Warriors in entertaining contest ZZZZ8:31 pmZZZZ
MCC continued their Northern Ireland tour with an 18-run win against a young Emerging Warriors squad at Ardmore.
Super Dragons clinch cup ZZZZ2:29 amZZZZ
Dragons won the SS50 Series with a crushing victory over Scorchers at Wallace Park with Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast the stars.
Hunter and Prendergast see Dragons to Super 50 title ZZZZ12:33 amZZZZ
An Amy Hunter century and five wickets for Orla Prendergast led the Dragons to the Super 50 title with a record-breaking 274-run win over the Scorchers at Wallace Park.
RBAI win Schools' Cup ZZZZ11:49 amZZZZ
RBAI made it 14 wins in the Schools' Cup, completing a hat-trick of wins in their fifth consecutive final. 
David Potter ZZZZ7:09 amZZZZ
John Elder pays a personal tribute to CricketEurope founder member and former Scotland Editor David Potter, who died at the weekend.
Dutch Topklasse Round 11: Moment of idiocy clouds an otherwise routine weekend ZZZZ1:53 amZZZZ
A fairly predictable day’s Topklasse cricket, with the top four sides proceeding to comfortable victories over the bottom four, ended in disgraceful drama.
Ulster says yes ZZZZ11:26 amZZZZ
Wins for the Northern Knights and NW Warriors on the opening day in Cork.
Netherlands and Nepal in triple super over thriller ZZZZ11:38 amZZZZ
Three super overs are needed to separate the two sides in today's T20I in Glasgow.
Dalzell takes Bready top ZZZZ10:53 pmZZZZ
ALANA Dalzell hit an unbeaten 46 to propel Bready to the top of the North West Women’s Premiership with a surprisingly convincing eight-wicket win over defending champions Fox Lodge.
T20 finalists decided ZZZZ10:48 pmZZZZ
THERE will be a new name on the Lagan Valley Steels T20 Cup after Cliftonville Academy and Instonians reached next month's decider with victories over CIYMS and CSNI at Belmont.
Ireland hammered by West Indies ZZZZ10:17 pmZZZZ
Matthew Humphreys was the one shining light for Ireland in Co Tyrone as the Boys in Green suffered a 62-run shellacking by the West Indies in a high-octane T20 international at the fast-scoring Bready ground.
Squads named for Inter-pro T20 festival ZZZZ7:09 amZZZZ
Ireland squad members will miss a day of inter-provincial action after all this summer. The 14 players involved in Sunday’s T20 international against West Indies at Bready will sit out the first day of this week’s T20 festival in Cork.
Scottish Week 7: Rain and Heriot's are the only winners ZZZZ12:02 amZZZZ
Heriot’s completed a resounding 215-run DLS Scottish Cup win over West of Scotland in the weekend's only senior match to beat the weather.
NW name squads for interpro series ZZZZ10:43 pmZZZZ
The North West have named their squad for this week's three-day T20 interpro series in Cork, as well as an Emerging Warriors team to play MCC at Ardmore on Thursday.
Ballyspallen demolish Bonds Glen to go second in Championship ZZZZ1:16 pmZZZZ
Ballyspallen moved to second place in the Championship table with a 10-wicket demolition of Bonds Glen.
Instonians and Cliftonville Academy make T20 final ZZZZ1:09 pmZZZZ
The T20 Cup final will be between Cliftonville Academy and Instonians, while the Trophy will have Bangor and Cregagh in opposition.
Balbirnie and Delany make hundreds in Leinster Senior Cup ZZZZ1:02 pmZZZZ
There were wins for Pembroke, Clontarf and North County while the other tie had to be postponed.
Little ruled out of West Indies series ZZZZ12:39 amZZZZ
Josh Little has joined Ireland’s ever-growing injury list and been forced to withdraw from the three-match T20 international series against the West Indies that gets underway in Co Tyrone today.
Munsey record not enough as Netherlands chase big total in Dundee ZZZZ10:54 amZZZZ
George Munsey gets close to the first ODI double century by an associate player but the Dutch chase 369 in another last over finish.
Wooden spoon for Ireland Universities ZZZZ1:11 pmZZZZ
IRISH Universities participated in the Hone McGregor Trophy in glorious conditions in Fenner’s this week, but left with the wooden spoon after two four-wicket defeats.
Ireland beaten in Universities opener ZZZZ12:37 amZZZZ
Tom Johnson played a starring role for Irish Universities in their opening clash with St Andrew's, but in a losing cause as the Scottish side prevailed by four wickets.
Luck of the Draws is all Leinster's ZZZZ4:01 amZZZZ
The Quarter-final draws for the Irish Senior and National Cups see eight games go south of the border.
England beat Ireland in Over-40 challenge ZZZZ1:22 amZZZZ
Ireland lost their annual challenge match against their English counterparts by five wickets on Tuesday at High Wycombe.
Dutch Topklasse Round 10: VOC shock Kampong as table tightens ZZZZ1:59 amZZZZ
Ninth-placed VOC sprang the surprise of the season so far with a hard-fought three-wicket victory over leaders Kampong on Monday.
Nathan Johns: 9 June ZZZZ12:19 amZZZZ
Seven years after the idea for a European franchise tournament was first floated, the latest iteration has been postponed. We were told unequivocally that this time would be different.
Prendergast century sets up Dragons win ZZZZ6:29 amZZZZ
Dragons leapfrogged Scorchers to resume their position at the top of the table with a century from Orla Prendergast the key to their 46 runs win at Oak Hill.
Irish Universities squad named ZZZZ9:51 pmZZZZ
Irish universities have named their squad for their tour to Cambridge next week to play in the Hone McGregor Trophy between Cambridge University and University of St Andrews Scotland. 
Carrick win last ball thriller in National Cup ZZZZ9:37 pmZZZZ
Carrick win on the last ball, while there are also wins for Adamstown, Ballyspallen, Glendermott, Terenure, County Galway and Laois.
Thrills and spills in Irish Senior Cup ZZZZ4:08 pmZZZZ
Donemana and Malahide win in last over, while there are also victories for North County, CIYMS, Pembroke, Clontarf, Balbriggan and Lisburn.
UCD Gold clinch Trevor West trophy ZZZZ9:37 pmZZZZ
UCD Gold retained the Trevor West Trophy after a commanding 135-run victory over UCD Blue in the final of the Irish Universities Outdoor Competition, held at College Park.
Clontarf continue good start to the campaign ZZZZ9:14 pmZZZZ
Clontarf win again, while there were also wins for Merrion, North County, and Rush on a day when rain saw the games at Pembroke and Railway Union abandoned.
European T20 Premier League postponed ZZZZ5:34 amZZZZ
New name but same old problems for Ireland as the ETPL won't be happening in 2025.
Three replacements named in Ireland squad ZZZZ10:01 amZZZZ
Ireland's injury concerns continue with three changes to the originally named squad for next week's T20I series against the West Indies at Bready.
Leprechauns back in action ZZZZ5:14 amZZZZ
Following last weekend’s two close run things versus St. Columba’s and Chapelizod The Leprechauns crank it up a gear this Wed. 4/6 with our annual College Park visit to take on the Irish Universities (‘k.o’ 1pm).
Pembroke stun Merrion with last gasp chase ZZZZ12:23 amZZZZ
An entertaining day of Premiership cricket saw wins for Pembroke, Phoenix, Leinster, Balbriggan, Railway Union and Rush.
Ulster Plate quarter-final draw made ZZZZ5:53 amZZZZ
The draw has been made for the last eight of the Ulster Plate.
Scorchers produce record run chase in thriller ZZZZ4:55 amZZZZ
The Super Series served up a thriller at Oak Hill on Sunday as 50-over champions Scorchers produced a record chase to beat Typhoons by four wickets.
NW sides dominate Ulster Plate ZZZZ12:39 amZZZZ
Six North West sides are through to the last eight of the Ulster Plate, with Woodvale and North Down flying the flag for the NCU.
No regrets for Neill ZZZZ1:52 amZZZZ
Jordan Neill says if he faced the same situation when playing for Ireland, he would not hesitate to do it again, even though it ended his first appearance for his adopted country just 21 overs into last Sunday’s one-day international against West Indies.
Emerging Warriors name squad for Knights clash ZZZZ6:16 amZZZZ
Boyd Rankin has named his Emerging Warriors squad for next week's friendly clash with the Emerging Knights.
MCC turn up the heat on Munster ZZZZ3:13 amZZZZ
MCC continued their tour of Ireland with a 36-run win against Munster Heat at Farmers Cross on Tuesday.
Ruthless West Indies dismantle Ireland ZZZZ3:25 pmZZZZ
After four successive defeats to Ireland, it was no surprise that the West Indians came back hard in the third game of their ODI series in Clontarf. In a game interrupted by showers, the tourists came out on top by a whopping 197 runs to share the series 1-1.
Hunter hundred takes Dragons top ZZZZ3:18 amZZZZ
Amy Hunter scored a wonderful century to lead the Dragons to a 19-run DLS win over the Typhoons in a rain-affected Super Series interpro at Waringstown.
Ireland thumped by record breaking West Indies ZZZZ3:06 amZZZZ
Paul Stirling became the first Ireland batsman to score 6,000 one-day international runs but that’s about all the skipper had to cheer as his side were soundly beaten by the West Indies at Clontarf and had to settle for a 1-1 drawn series.
National Cup second round draw made ZZZZ8:53 amZZZZ
There are some intriguing clashes in the second round National Cup draw with 2014 winners Carrickfergus at home to Fox Lodge in one of the ties of the round.
Armstrong and Lowe break record in Dragons win ZZZZ10:54 amZZZZ
Bella Armstrong and Rebecca Lowe’s record partnership led the Dragons to a seven wicket win in the Super Series50 interpro at Lisburn.
Deryck Vincent: 17 May ZZZZ1:04 amZZZZ
Deryck Vincent pays an emotional tribute to his great friend Peter Prendergast who died earlier this week.
Ger Siggins: May 16 ZZZZ3:05 amZZZZ
WILLIAM McClintock’s amazing century off 30 balls for Donemana against Killyclooney last night – 10 fours and 9 sixes – could well be the fastest ever scored in Ireland.
Harlequins beat County to earn Cork bragging rights ZZZZ6:21 amZZZZ
Harlequins had just enough in the batting tank to beat fierce rivals Cork County in their Munster Premier League match at Farmers Cross.
Nathan Johns: May 12 ZZZZ6:04 amZZZZ
Cricket Ireland are receiving more money than ever, yet this summer is the most barren for senior internationals in a generation. Last week's dreadful interpro stream was the latest cutback. Where are they spending their money? Nathan Johns delves in.
Lloyd Tennant replaces Ed Joyce ZZZZ10:05 amZZZZ
Lloyd Tennant will take up the Head Coach role for Ireland Women from June 1st, replacing Ed Joyce.
Bryan O'Donnell named Cricket Ireland President Elect ZZZZ12:56 amZZZZ
Bryan O'Donnell will succeed Donna Armstrong as Cricket Ireland President, taking office in 2026.
Gary Murphy: 28 April ZZZZ10:16 amZZZZ
Associate Ireland spent years crying out for Full Member fixtures but since their promotion to the top table they've become what they used to hate.
Amy Hunter signs for Surrey ZZZZ6:24 amZZZZ
Surrey has confirmed the signing of Irish international Amy Hunter.
Ireland end Joyce era on a high after Scotland thriller ZZZZ11:49 pmZZZZ
Laura Delany scampered a leg-bye off the final ball of a thriller against Scotland in Lahore last night to give Ed Joyce a winning send off at the end of his six years as Ireland head coach.
Paul and Little star as Ireland beat Thailand ZZZZ1:07 amZZZZ
Leah Paul hammered 67 not out from 40 balls, and Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter both scored half-centuries in Lahore yesterday as Ireland worked off some of their World Cup qualifying frustrations with a 46-run victory over Thailand.
Little takes five but too late ZZZZ5:31 amZZZZ
Ireland managed to beat Thailand by 46 runs to get their first win of the qualifiers but it was too little, too late.
Ireland slip to third defeat ZZZZ10:04 pmZZZZ
Ireland threw away a winning position for the third time in five days in Lahore last night and their hopes of qualifying for the 50-overs World Cup are over after another heartbreaking loss to Bangladesh by two wickets.
Ireland's U19 finish series with a win ZZZZ10:07 amZZZZ
Ireland Under 19s finished their Zimbabwe tour on a high and denied the hosts a clean sweep in the five-match YODI series in Harare.
Leckey and Dijkstra hit 50s but Zimbabwe take 4-0 lead ZZZZ8:09 amZZZZ
There may have been a change of venue but it was a familiar tale of woe for Ireland Under 19's as they lost again to Zimbabwe in the fourth match of their youth ODI series.
Murray heroics in vain as Zimbabwe seal series ZZZZ12:22 amZZZZ
Pembroke's Dan Murray led a spirited Irish fightback but it was in vain as Zimbabwe edged the third youth ODI by two wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Zimbabwe U19s double up against Ireland ZZZZ12:31 amZZZZ
Zimbabwe Under 19s took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Ireland U19 with a ultimately comfortable 12 runs victory.
Ireland beaten by Zimbabwe in U19 opener ZZZZ8:39 amZZZZ
The countdown to next year’s Under 19 World Cup started for Ireland in one of the two host countries with a four wickets defeat by Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.
Riley to skipper Ireland U19's in Zimbabwe ZZZZ9:22 amZZZZ
Pembroke's Olly Riley will captain a 14-player squad that has been selected for an upcoming tour of Zimbabwe in what will also be a first tour for the side in the southern African country.   
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What happens when Irish players are rested from the interpros and one province feels aggrieved at losing young players? They have a pop. Cricket Leinster did their best Damien Duff impression on Monday, taking a swipe at the powers that be. Nathan and Ally discuss how this gripe gives the start of the interpro T20 season some badly needed intrigue, along with the curious decision to rest all Ireland players despite the Bready washouts. Previous Episodes
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Irish Interprovincial
Amy Hunter and Abbi Harrison shared an unbroken third wicket stand of 132
Amy Hunter and Abbi Harrison shared an unbroken third wicket stand of 132 (CricketEurope)
Lightning join Knights at the top ZZZZ11:14 amZZZZ
Chris De Freitas and Tim Tector lead Lightning to a bonus point win over Munster Reds at The Mardyke.
Knights beat poor Warriors ZZZZ8:57 amZZZZ
Northern Knights claimed their second bonus point of the week with a resounding 109 runs victory over North West Warriors in the first match of day 3.
Super Dragons clinch cup ZZZZ2:29 amZZZZ
Dragons won the SS50 Series with a crushing victory over Scorchers at Wallace Park with Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast the stars.
Hunter and Prendergast see Dragons to Super 50 title ZZZZ12:33 amZZZZ
An Amy Hunter century and five wickets for Orla Prendergast led the Dragons to the Super 50 title with a record-breaking 274-run win over the Scorchers at Wallace Park.
Ulster says yes ZZZZ11:26 amZZZZ
Wins for the Northern Knights and NW Warriors on the opening day in Cork.
Squads named for Inter-pro T20 festival ZZZZ7:09 amZZZZ
Ireland squad members will miss a day of inter-provincial action after all this summer. The 14 players involved in Sunday’s T20 international against West Indies at Bready will sit out the first day of this week’s T20 festival in Cork.
Prendergast century sets up Dragons win ZZZZ6:29 amZZZZ
Dragons leapfrogged Scorchers to resume their position at the top of the table with a century from Orla Prendergast the key to their 46 runs win at Oak Hill.
Scorchers produce record run chase in thriller ZZZZ4:55 amZZZZ
The Super Series served up a thriller at Oak Hill on Sunday as 50-over champions Scorchers produced a record chase to beat Typhoons by four wickets.
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What happens when Irish players are rested from the interpros and one province feels aggrieved at losing young players? They have a pop. Cricket Leinster did their best Damien Duff impression on Monday, taking a swipe at the powers that be. Nathan and Ally discuss how this gripe gives the start of the interpro T20 season some badly needed intrigue, along with the curious decision to rest all Ireland players despite the Bready washouts.
Northern
Greg Thompson gets the Man-of-the-Match award from Alan Waite
Greg Thompson gets the Man-of-the-Match award from Alan Waite (George Armstrong)
Hundreds galore in NCU Premiership ZZZZ11:58 amZZZZ
Wins for Instonains. Waringstown, Cliftonville Academy, Muckamore and North Down.
Waringstown on the charge ZZZZ11:48 pmZZZZ
For the first time this season, Waringstown fielded their first choice XI and it was no coincidence that they inflicted on morning leaders Lisburn their first defeat of the season. Ominously, the top order batting didn’t even fire!
All White on the night ZZZZ12:44 amZZZZ
Andrew White is hoping to add to his collection of five Challenge Cup medals as Instonians look to end a 13-year drought in the NCU’s blue riband competition.
RBAI win Schools' Cup ZZZZ11:49 amZZZZ
RBAI made it 14 wins in the Schools' Cup, completing a hat-trick of wins in their fifth consecutive final. 
T20 finalists decided ZZZZ10:48 pmZZZZ
THERE will be a new name on the Lagan Valley Steels T20 Cup after Cliftonville Academy and Instonians reached next month's decider with victories over CIYMS and CSNI at Belmont.
North West
Last wicket heroes Charlie Downey and Jack McIntyre
Last wicket heroes Charlie Downey and Jack McIntyre (CricketEurope)
Exciting day in North West ZZZZ1:47 pmZZZZ
Wins in the Premiership for Donemana, Newbuildings, Brigade and Strabane, while Fox Lodge, Ballyspallen and Bonds Glen are victorious in the Championship.
Kylie return big boost for Strabane ZZZZ12:30 amZZZZ
Strabane and opening batter Kylie McGarrigle-Mongan making an impression on her return to the game after a short hiatus.
Newbuildings and Bionds Glen win in T20 semis ZZZZ2:06 pmZZZZ
Ryan Hunter takes a hat-trick as Newbuildings beat Donemana, while Johnny Haslett helps Bonds Glen beat Bready.
MCC pip Emerging Warriors in entertaining contest ZZZZ8:31 pmZZZZ
MCC continued their Northern Ireland tour with an 18-run win against a young Emerging Warriors squad at Ardmore.
Dalzell takes Bready top ZZZZ10:53 pmZZZZ
ALANA Dalzell hit an unbeaten 46 to propel Bready to the top of the North West Women’s Premiership with a surprisingly convincing eight-wicket win over defending champions Fox Lodge.
Leinster
The partenership between Patrick Xie and Eoghan Delany proved crucial
The partenership between Patrick Xie and Eoghan Delany proved crucial (Deryck Vincent)
Grassi hundred highlight of T20 night ZZZZ1:54 amZZZZ
Jamie Grassi hit an unbeaten 115 for North County, while there were also wins for Leinster, Railway Union, Clontarf, Malahide, The Hills, Dublin University, and Phoenix.
Pembroke, Leinster and Malahide win in Women's Premiership ZZZZ9:28 pmZZZZ
Leinster put in a powerful display to beat Rush by 144 runs at Kenure, while there were victories for Pembroke against Phoenix and Malahide over Clontarf.
Balbirnie and Delany make hundreds in Leinster Senior Cup ZZZZ1:02 pmZZZZ
There were wins for Pembroke, Clontarf and North County while the other tie had to be postponed.
Clontarf continue good start to the campaign ZZZZ9:14 pmZZZZ
Clontarf win again, while there were also wins for Merrion, North County, and Rush on a day when rain saw the games at Pembroke and Railway Union abandoned.
All Ireland Cups
Alex Armstrong was the match winner with five wickets
Alex Armstrong was the match winner with five wickets (George Armstrong)
Luck of the Draws is all Leinster's ZZZZ4:01 amZZZZ
The Quarter-final draws for the Irish Senior and National Cups see eight games go south of the border.
Carrick win last ball thriller in National Cup ZZZZ9:37 pmZZZZ
Carrick win on the last ball, while there are also wins for Adamstown, Ballyspallen, Glendermott, Terenure, County Galway and Laois.
Thrills and spills in Irish Senior Cup ZZZZ4:08 pmZZZZ
Donemana and Malahide win in last over, while there are also victories for North County, CIYMS, Pembroke, Clontarf, Balbriggan and Lisburn.
Ulster Plate quarter-final draw made ZZZZ5:53 amZZZZ
The draw has been made for the last eight of the Ulster Plate.
NW sides dominate Ulster Plate ZZZZ12:39 amZZZZ
Six North West sides are through to the last eight of the Ulster Plate, with Woodvale and North Down flying the flag for the NCU.
CricketEurope International
Player of the Match, Karan KC
Player of the Match, Karan KC (Ian Jacobs)
David Potter ZZZZ7:09 amZZZZ
John Elder pays a personal tribute to CricketEurope founder member and former Scotland Editor David Potter, who died at the weekend.
Dutch Topklasse Round 11: Moment of idiocy clouds an otherwise routine weekend ZZZZ1:53 amZZZZ
A fairly predictable day’s Topklasse cricket, with the top four sides proceeding to comfortable victories over the bottom four, ended in disgraceful drama.
Netherlands and Nepal in triple super over thriller ZZZZ11:38 amZZZZ
Three super overs are needed to separate the two sides in today's T20I in Glasgow.
Scottish Week 7: Rain and Heriot's are the only winners ZZZZ12:02 amZZZZ
Heriot’s completed a resounding 215-run DLS Scottish Cup win over West of Scotland in the weekend's only senior match to beat the weather.
Munsey record not enough as Netherlands chase big total in Dundee ZZZZ10:54 amZZZZ
George Munsey gets close to the first ODI double century by an associate player but the Dutch chase 369 in another last over finish.
Dutch Topklasse Round 10: VOC shock Kampong as table tightens ZZZZ1:59 amZZZZ
Ninth-placed VOC sprang the surprise of the season so far with a hard-fought three-wicket victory over leaders Kampong on Monday.
Irish International
West Indies on their way to 256
West Indies on their way to 256 (CricketEurope)
Ireland hammered by West Indies ZZZZ10:17 pmZZZZ
Matthew Humphreys was the one shining light for Ireland in Co Tyrone as the Boys in Green suffered a 62-run shellacking by the West Indies in a high-octane T20 international at the fast-scoring Bready ground.
Little ruled out of West Indies series ZZZZ12:39 amZZZZ
Josh Little has joined Ireland’s ever-growing injury list and been forced to withdraw from the three-match T20 international series against the West Indies that gets underway in Co Tyrone today.
Three replacements named in Ireland squad ZZZZ10:01 amZZZZ
Ireland's injury concerns continue with three changes to the originally named squad for next week's T20I series against the West Indies at Bready.
No regrets for Neill ZZZZ1:52 amZZZZ
Jordan Neill says if he faced the same situation when playing for Ireland, he would not hesitate to do it again, even though it ended his first appearance for his adopted country just 21 overs into last Sunday’s one-day international against West Indies.
Ruthless West Indies dismantle Ireland ZZZZ3:25 pmZZZZ
After four successive defeats to Ireland, it was no surprise that the West Indians came back hard in the third game of their ODI series in Clontarf. In a game interrupted by showers, the tourists came out on top by a whopping 197 runs to share the series 1-1.
Lloyd Tennant replaces Ed Joyce ZZZZ10:05 amZZZZ
Lloyd Tennant will take up the Head Coach role for Ireland Women from June 1st, replacing Ed Joyce.
Amy Hunter signs for Surrey ZZZZ6:24 amZZZZ
Surrey has confirmed the signing of Irish international Amy Hunter.
Ireland end Joyce era on a high after Scotland thriller ZZZZ11:49 pmZZZZ
Laura Delany scampered a leg-bye off the final ball of a thriller against Scotland in Lahore last night to give Ed Joyce a winning send off at the end of his six years as Ireland head coach.
Paul and Little star as Ireland beat Thailand ZZZZ1:07 amZZZZ
Leah Paul hammered 67 not out from 40 balls, and Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter both scored half-centuries in Lahore yesterday as Ireland worked off some of their World Cup qualifying frustrations with a 46-run victory over Thailand.
Little takes five but too late ZZZZ5:31 amZZZZ
Ireland managed to beat Thailand by 46 runs to get their first win of the qualifiers but it was too little, too late.
Ireland's U19 finish series with a win ZZZZ10:07 amZZZZ
Ireland Under 19s finished their Zimbabwe tour on a high and denied the hosts a clean sweep in the five-match YODI series in Harare.
Leckey and Dijkstra hit 50s but Zimbabwe take 4-0 lead ZZZZ8:09 amZZZZ
There may have been a change of venue but it was a familiar tale of woe for Ireland Under 19's as they lost again to Zimbabwe in the fourth match of their youth ODI series.
Murray heroics in vain as Zimbabwe seal series ZZZZ12:22 amZZZZ
Pembroke's Dan Murray led a spirited Irish fightback but it was in vain as Zimbabwe edged the third youth ODI by two wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Zimbabwe U19s double up against Ireland ZZZZ12:31 amZZZZ
Zimbabwe Under 19s took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Ireland U19 with a ultimately comfortable 12 runs victory.
Ireland beaten by Zimbabwe in U19 opener ZZZZ8:39 amZZZZ
The countdown to next year’s Under 19 World Cup started for Ireland in one of the two host countries with a four wickets defeat by Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.
The View
Ian Callender: 20 June ZZZZ6:10 amZZZZ
Ian Callender interviews Stephen Doheny about his 150 for Munster Reds and his international ambitions.
Nathan Johns: 9 June ZZZZ12:19 amZZZZ
Seven years after the idea for a European franchise tournament was first floated, the latest iteration has been postponed. We were told unequivocally that this time would be different.
Deryck Vincent: 17 May ZZZZ1:04 amZZZZ
Deryck Vincent pays an emotional tribute to his great friend Peter Prendergast who died earlier this week.
Ger Siggins: May 16 ZZZZ3:05 amZZZZ
WILLIAM McClintock’s amazing century off 30 balls for Donemana against Killyclooney last night – 10 fours and 9 sixes – could well be the fastest ever scored in Ireland.
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Wooden spoon for Ireland Universities ZZZZ1:11 pmZZZZ
IRISH Universities participated in the Hone McGregor Trophy in glorious conditions in Fenner’s this week, but left with the wooden spoon after two four-wicket defeats.
Ireland beaten in Universities opener ZZZZ12:37 amZZZZ
Tom Johnson played a starring role for Irish Universities in their opening clash with St Andrew's, but in a losing cause as the Scottish side prevailed by four wickets.
England beat Ireland in Over-40 challenge ZZZZ1:22 amZZZZ
Ireland lost their annual challenge match against their English counterparts by five wickets on Tuesday at High Wycombe.
European T20 Premier League postponed ZZZZ5:34 amZZZZ
New name but same old problems for Ireland as the ETPL won't be happening in 2025.
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