Holders RBAI are safely through to the last four of the Schools Cup after a seven-wicket win over Strabane Academy.

MCC completed their week-long series of matches in Southern Ireland with a 68-run win over Irish Universities at College Park.

Sri Lankan overseas professional Gayan Maneeshan has made back-to-back centuries continuing his excellent start to the year.

The victory moved Strabane off the bottom of the table, and all-rounder Rhys Logue hopes it’s the start of many wins for the Tyrone side.

Donemana have been the team of the season so far in the North-West, and the Tyrone powerhouse are keen to add the Senior Cup to the Premiership crown resting in their trophy cabinet.

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.

Boyd Rankin has named his Emerging Warriors squad for next week's friendly clash with the Emerging Knights.

Glendermott beat Bready by 1 run, while there are also wins for Coleraine. Brigade, Newbuildings, Eglinton and Donemana.

This article first appeared on CricketEurope exactly five years ago today. It's a superb piece of writing by Peter Prendergast who died earlier this month.

When I moved to England as a teenager, I continued the discus and worked with Garry Power, who had represented Ireland at the Olympics and was a senior coach with UK Athletics.

MCC continued their tour of Ireland with a 36-run win against Munster Heat at Farmers Cross on Tuesday.

Despite the poor weather, Ishøj and Svanholm were able to record important victories in the Elitedivision. Peter Power reports.

The band of rain which swept across the Netherlands on Saturday washed away the season’s perfect record of uninterrupted cricket.

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.

In the NCU Women’s Premiership, Holywood remain unbeaten after a 65-run DLS victory against CSNI at Seapark, while Waringstown were 174-run victors at Muckamore.

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.

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.

As a way of ‘making cricket mainstream’ as the CI slogan goes, it is pretty dismal.

Pembroke certainly had a tiger by the tail as 'Tiger' Tim Tector clubbed, drove, and pulled mercilessly to a 44-ball 86 (9 fours, 5 sixes) to make light work of a DLS target of 172 in 26 overs against Phoenix at Sydney Parade.

Carrickfergus and Donacloney Mill remain unbeaten at the head of the table with DLS wins as they squeezed in enough overs to obtain results on a day when the other three fixtures were not completed.

FIN McCreath enjoyed a memorable return to club cricket as Grange ended Arbroath’s winning start to the Eastern Premier season.

Strabane beat Ardmore and the weather in the only Premiership match that managed to get finished. St Johnston and Fox Lodge win in the Championship.

That’s not a Barbados phone number, it’s Matt Forde’s world record shot-by-shot score against Ireland.

Only 32 overs were bowled at Shaw’s Bridge on Saturday and there was no result in the big game of the day between Instonians and Waringstown but there was more entertainment than in games that last the full 100 overs.

THERE was real drama at The Cloughan as Templepatrick and Woodvale shared the spoils in a thrilling tie.

Jersey Cricket has named the squad which will travel to Rome for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Division 2.

There are few shrewder brains in the NCU Premier League than Cliftonville Academy captain Matty McCord.

ONE of the heartening things about Ireland’s hammering of West Indies in Clontarf on Wednesday was the performance of the three debutants.

Billingham Synthonia Cricket Club has been confirmed as the host of the 2025 North East Cricket Series later in the year.

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.

Holders Phoenix have been drawn away to 2002 winners Malahide in one of three all-Leinster clashes in the last 16 of the Irish Senior Cup.

Cricket Leinster's President XI beat MCC Women by 22 runs in the first of their two games at Merrion.

William Porterfield has been named in the Ireland Over 40's team that will play against their English counterparts at High Wycombe next month.

Bella Armstrong and Rebecca Lowe’s record partnership led the Dragons to a seven wicket win in the Super Series50 interpro at Lisburn.

With Glostrup's victory over Svanholm, Ishøj and Glostrup now lead Series 1A after 4 matches, while in Series 1B it is Skanderborg and KB on top.

RUNS flowed in College Park on Saturday, as Saif Ur Rehman Malik scored an unbeaten 211 for Dublin University 2nd XI against Mullingar 2nd XI in a 40-over Division 10 match.

There will be five teams from both Leinster and the North West, plus two apiece from the NCU, Munster and Connacht, in the last 16 of the National Cup.

Donemana completed the last 16 line-up in the Irish Senior Cup after a late-night thriller at The Lawn, thanks to a record chase in the competition by the North West champions.

It was a day to remember in the Irish Senior Cup as Donemana produced a record run chase to oust six-times winners Waringstown in the game of the day.

It was always going to be a huge ask for Woodvale to win their Irish Cup tie. Malahide at home was as kind a draw as they could have wished for – both teams had won only one match this season - but in the end the absences and injuries were too much to bear.

Deryck Vincent pays an emotional tribute to his great friend Peter Prendergast who died earlier this week.

Stephen Doheny sent the watching Ireland selectors a message at Stormont yesterday with a match winning century as Munster Reds hammered the Northern Knights by six wickets.

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.

Curtis Campher has been named in the Munster Reds squad for their Interpro clash with Northern Knights at Stormont.

Dublin University made it two wins from two in their quest for the Siggins Cup, beating South Leinster by 20 runs at College Park.

There was sad news on Tuesday with the death of Peter Prendergast. A talented batsman with Clontarf predominantly and latterly Pembroke.

CADE CARMICHAEL’S century for the Northern Knights was in a losing cause as they twice threw away strong positions to lose to defending champions Leinster Lightning by four wickets at Oak Hill.

ANDY BALBIRNIE warmed up for next week’s one-day international series against the West Indies with a century for North-West Warriors in Cork yesterday before the Munster Reds scrambled to a three-wicket win in the InterPro Cup.

The Northern Knights are hoping Paul Stirling is back in the squad for this week's clashes with Leinster Lightning and Munster Reds.

Harlequins had just enough in the batting tank to beat fierce rivals Cork County in their Munster Premier League match at Farmers Cross.

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.

Gaby Lewis was in the runs yet again making 137 as the Scorchers easily beat the Typhoons at Oak Hill in the Super Series.

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

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

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

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

Surrey has confirmed the signing of Irish international Amy Hunter.

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.

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 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.

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.