Irish Cricket Union

Irish Cricket Union

The Irish Cricket Union ( _ga. Cumann Cruicéid na hÉireann), also known as CricketIreland, is the governing body for cricket in Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the Ireland cricket team.

Ireland's greatest cricketing success to date was a victory by three wickets over Pakistan in a 2007 Cricket World Cup group match. This was sadly overshadowed by the sudden death of the Pakistan Coach Bob Woolmer. Ireland also managed to beat the West Indies in their prime in 1928 and put in a good performance against Bangladesh and won in the world cup.

The Irish Cricket Union was formally dissolved on 3rd February 2008 at its annual general meeting. A new board with 11 members will run cricket in Ireland and encourage "increasing professionalism that is needed in modern sport". [cite web|title=Company to run sport in Ireland |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/7225456.stm |publisher=BBC Online |date=2008-02-03 |accessdate=2008-02-14 ]

Notable players are JP Bray, William Porterfield (on trial at Gloucestershire), David Langford-Smith, The O'Brien brothers, Trent Johnston and Andre Botha.

ee also

*Cricket in Ireland
*Phoenix Cricket Club

References

External links

* [http://www.cover-point.com/ Irish and Associates Cricket magazine]
* [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/IRELAND/index.shtml Official website]
* [http://www.cover-point.com/ Irish and Associates Cricket magazine]
* [http://www.irishcricketdoco.com/ Cricket Documentary on Ireland's 2007 world cup]


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