The two senior ireland internationals added 212 for Lightning’s third wicket, with Tucker hitting five sixes in his 121, while Tector clearing the ropes three times making 120 from only 107 balls.

When Cade Carmichael arrived in Ireland from his native South Africa four years ago, he had no hesitation in announcing that his goal was to play international cricket for Ireland. It can be safely said that he is well on his way.

A half century from New South Wales Under 19 player Andrew Boulton helped Dublin University beat North Leinster by 45 runs in the opening round of the U-23 District Cup.

A remarkable day’s Topklasse cricket saw more than 2500 runs scored across the five Liberation Day matches.

There will be a familiar face in the West Indies coaching staff during their six-match series against Ireland which gets underway later this month.

Clontarf stage late rally to beat Railway, while there are wins for Leinster, Pembroke, Merrion, North County and Phoenix.

A first win of the season for CIYMS and a first loss for defending champions Waringstown after an unexpected finale at The Lawn.

The Northern Knights will be without Irish internationals Paul Stirling and their captain Mark Adair for the season opener against the NW Warriors at Stormont.

Champions Heriot’s flexed their considerable muscles on the opening day of the Eastern Premier season to secure a commanding 184-run win over Meigle.

Mollie Devine took five wickets as Fox Lodge beat Eglinton, while Bready accounted for Strabane, and Bonds Glen caused a minor surprise as they defeated Coleraine.

Lisburn won off the last ball, Instonians also left it late, while there were also victories for CIYMS, Muckamore and Woodvale.

Last month Ross Adair had been playing in the vast Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi for Ireland Wolves. Eight days on, he was in the wide open spaces of The Cloughan playing for Lisburn in Templepatrick’s historic first ever home game in the NCU Premier League.

Donemana beat Newbuildings by 65 runs, while Fox Lodge won again as they beat Bready by 33 runs.

There were ten wickets wins for Holywood and Waringstown, while CSNI beat Muckamore by 52 runs.

Wins in the Premiership for Rush, Clontarf, Merrion, Leinster, and Phoenix after Pembroke's earlier win over Railway Union.

The rematch of last year’s Topklasse grand final turned out to be an anti-climax on Saturday, as VRA Amsterdam turned the tables on hosts Punjab-Ghausia at the Zomercomplex.

Ryan McAuley and Sam MacBeth among the wickets as St Johnston win, Jason Milligan, Brian Allen, Aaron Heywood and Levi Kerr star for Fox Lodge, while Ryan Nolan and Ben Mills lead Glendermott to victory.

Bobby Brolly scored a maiden senior 50 as Ardmore beat Bready, Stephen Hutchinson and Gareth Burns took four wickets apiece as Coleraine thumped Strabane. Brigade outplayed Eglinton, while Donemana withstood a Pete Salmon onslaught to win again.

Strabane Academy are the first side through to the quarter-finals, while Limavady will have the chance to join them after they beat Armagh to set up an all-NW clash against Foyle College.

Neil Rock smashed 16 sixes and 11 fours in a blistering 173 frim 64 balls as Instonians beat CSNI by 92 runs in their rearranged Premiership T20 game.

I have decided that today’s report will come in a form that befits the fact that I spend my working days in the company of primary school children, in an acrostic style.

Lloyd Tennant will take up the Head Coach role for Ireland Women from June 1st, replacing Ed Joyce.

The Durham Light Infantry has extended a very special welcome to the Netherlands National Cricket Team participating in the 2025 North East Cricket Series supporting National Armed Forces Day celebrations.

Irish cricket now has five affiliated Provincial Unions after Connacht Cricket Union (CCU) was endorsed at the Cricket Ireland Annual General Meeting.

David O’Sullivan proved to be the batting hero for the Tyrone side, clearing the ropes five times in an unbeaten 58, sealing the win in a match-winning seventh wicket stand alongside skipper Gary McClintock.

Bryan O'Donnell will succeed Donna Armstrong as Cricket Ireland President, taking office in 2026.

Kampong Utrecht stormed back into the Topklasse in their opening game on Sunday, dismissing VOC Rotterdam for just 86.

Former Irish international Donna Armstrong has been formally appointed the Cricket Ireland President for the next 12 months, succeeding Stella Downes at a handover ceremony as part of the Cricket Ireland annual General Meeting.

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.

The new-look Leinster Premiership is up and running with a shock as North County stunned defending champions Pembroke, while there were also wins for The Hills, Leinster, Malahide, Phoenix and the biggest scorers of the day, Clontarf.

The World Cup Qualifier has demonstrated that women's cricket has outgrown an eight - or even ten - team World Cup.

When Ireland reduced Sri Lanka A to 43 for five inside the powerplay, defending a below-par 200, they were on course to claim a stunning victory in the Tri-Series final in Abu Dhabi. Just 25 overs later, the Sri Lankans had won the match by five wickets.

Scotland have named their for next month's forthcoming World Cup League 2 series against the Netherlands and the UAE in the Netherlands.

Surrey has confirmed the signing of Irish international Amy Hunter.

It's been a tough tour for Ireland Wolves, but they kept alive their hopes of reaching the tri-series final with an emphatic six-wickets win over Afghanistan A.

We finish off our previews of the top flight Leinster Premiership clubs with a look at Merrion.

A horror 12 overs in the middle of Ireland Wolves’ third game settled their fate at the Tri-Series in Abu Dhabi. From 185-5 after 43 overs they collapsed to 192 all out just 19 balls later and then Sri Lanka A's openers mauled the Ireland bowlers to score 93 in the first nine overs.

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.

Ireland Wolves will likely have to win their two remaining games to have any chance of reaching the final of the Tri-Series in Abu Dhabi but there was nothing to indicate that will be possible after a crushing seven wickets defeat by Afghanistan A.

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.

Ireland managed to beat Thailand by 46 runs to get their first win of the qualifiers but it was too little, too late.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie has been confirmed as a North West Warriors player for this season’s Inter-provincial Cup and Trophy games.

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 Under 19s finished their Zimbabwe tour on a high and denied the hosts a clean sweep in the five-match YODI series in Harare.

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.

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 Under 19s took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Ireland U19 with a ultimately comfortable 12 runs victory.

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.

Cricket Ireland grows as a company while outside funding increases. Yet more cricket is not being played. What is going on?

There was sad news this week with the death of former international Pat Dineen. By way of tribute we reproduce Edward Liddle's biography of the Munster legend.

Ireland Test captain Andrew Balbirnie looks set to be transferred to the North West Warriors for the 2025 interpro season.

Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Inter-Provincial Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will be played across four three-day festivals across Ireland.

Fixtures for the 2025 season of the Super Series have been released – this year the T20 Trophy competition will include three two-day festivals to provide a solid lead-in to the T20 World Cup European Qualifier in August. 

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.   

Mark Adair and Orla Prendergast crowned successful years in international cricket with the premier prizes at the 13th Business Plus Irish Cricket Awards.

Mark Adair and Orla Prendergast were the big winners at the 13th Irish Cricket Awards held in Dublin, as they were respectively named Men’s and Women’s International Player of the Year for 2024. 

The draw has been made for the first round of the National Cup.

While the wait continues for the international summer schedule to be confirmed, the governing body has confirmed the dates for the All-Ireland T20 competition's this summer.

The draw has been made for the first round of the Irish Senior Cup with some intriguing ties down for decision on May 17th.

Two tiered Tests, inaction on Afghanistan and the return of the "EuroSlam".

Can we look forward to Ireland Men playing more cricket in 2025? Will the artist formerly known as the Euroslam finally be debuting in 2025?

Cricket Ireland are hopeful that the new venture finally gets off the ground unlike the ill-fated Euroslam tournament.