[17] Their first match with first-class status was played on 19 May 1902 against a London County side including W.G. [70] Ireland beat England by 3 wickets with Kevin O'Brien hitting the fastest century in World Cup history, managing the feat in just 50 balls. Ireland, along with Scotland and the Netherlands, has at times played in competitions for English county cricket sides, including the Benson & Hedges Cup and the Friends Provident Trophy (previously the C&G Trophy). This lists all the active players who have played for Ireland in the past year (since 28 September 2019) and the forms in which they have played, or any players (in italics) outside this criteria who have been selected in the team's most recent squad. The fielders wear a navy blue cricket cap or a white sunhat with the Cricket Ireland logo. [71] In passing England's total of 327 for victory, Ireland broke the record for the highest successful run chase in the World Cup. Read about Ireland Cricket Team latest Scores, News, Articles only on ESPNcricinfo.com. [58], Reigning champions Ireland hosted the European Cricket Championship (Division One) in late July and they won their third European title, winning every match, including the decisive encounter against Scotland by seven wickets. [17] In the 1850s and 1860s, Ireland was visited for the first time by touring professional teams. Ireland also played one-off matches at Stormont against the two teams. [85] In October 2017, the ICC announced that Ireland's first Test match would be at home against Pakistan in May 2018. Ireland and the West Indies both won their games against Scotland and the Netherlands with their direct encounter ending in no result due to rain. In common with its counterparts for rugby union, rugby league and field hockey, the Union therefore does not use the Irish tricolor, but instead employs its own flag, which is used by such bodies as the International Cricket Council to represent the team and in ICC tournaments; "Ireland's Call" is used as the national anthem. [52] India were scheduled to play South Africa in a series of One Day Internationals in Ireland in June 2007. [84], However, on 22 June 2017, after more than a decade of playing top-class international cricket, full ICC membership was granted to Ireland (along with Afghanistan) at an ICC meeting in London, thus making them the eleventh Test cricket team. The West Indies won the tournament because of a bonus point won against the Netherlands. All off the fixtures were played behind closed doors, at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, due to the pandemic. [31] The 2005 ICC Trophy, which was hosted in Ireland – the group stages in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the final stages in Dublin, Republic of Ireland – saw the Irish make the final, which they lost to Scotland. [90], The Irish Cricket Union (ICU) – the governing body of Irish cricket – was officially founded in 1923, although its predecessor had been active since 1890. [25] This meant Ireland could play in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1994, and they finished seventh in the tournament. [34][35], August saw them participate in Division One of the European Championship, against Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. [17] The first Irish national team played in 1855 against The Gentlemen of England in Dublin. Originally due to take place in September 2020, the schedule for the series was rearranged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16], Cricket was introduced to Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe in the early 19th century. The team received a heroes' welcome in Dublin. Download Images Watch Videos Online Green Ball - The Irish Cricket Chat Show. [18], After the 1902 tour of England, where four matches yielded one win, two draws and one loss, Ireland did not play first-class cricket again for five years. The fielders wear a dark blue baseball-style cap or sunhat. Ireland Cricket Team Latest News & Info, Photo Gallery, Stats, Squad, Ranking, Venues & Cricket Score of all the matches on Cricbuzz.com The sponsor is Turkish Airlines[107] and the manufacturer is O'Neills.[107]. Ireland would have faced the Netherlands in the final, however the match was rained off and the teams shared the trophy. Further success in the shortest format meant the Ireland team also qualified for the 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2020 World Twenty20 competitions. Ireland's most significant international rivalry, with the Scotland national cricket team, was established when the teams first played each other in 1888. Out of only five successful World Cup chases of 300 runs or more, Ireland have provided three.[77][78]. In November 2008, the team's campaign ended. [51], After the World Cup, former West Indies cricketer Phil Simmons took over the role of coach from Birrell. Kevin O'Brien was playing for Leinster Lightning vs. North West Warriors when his shot smashed into his own car. [56] In March 2008 Ireland toured Bangladesh, playing three ODIs against the hosts and losing all of them. [46] Before the World Cup, the team participated in a high-performance camp in South Africa. Cricket Ireland cancels interprovincial T20 over links to Northamptonshire Covid case, ECB chairman Colin Graves says ICC can 'recut the pot', Andy Balbirnie joins Glamorgan for T20 Vitality Blast, Leicestershire sign Gareth Delany for T20 Blast after losing services of Janneman Malan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma retain top two spots in ICC ODI rankings; Babar Azam at No. Prior to attaining Test status, Ireland also played first-class international cricket in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, which they have won four times between 2005 and 2013. [55], The 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup began in June, with Ireland playing their first match in August. [61] In October, the team visited Kenya for a tri-series of ODIs with the hosts and Zimbabwe. [27] After this, Adrian Birrell was hired as coach. In their first match of the World Cup, Ireland defeated the West Indies by 4 wickets, chasing down 304 runs with 25 balls to spare. [50] In the Super 8 stage, they lost their five matches against England, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Sri Lanka, but recorded a 74-run victory against Test playing nation Bangladesh, the 9th ranked team in the world. Ireland won the toss and elected to field. [45], At the start of 2007, Ireland saw more than three months of almost constant cricket. At that tournament, a series of eye-catching results against Full Members, including a draw against Zimbabwe, and wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh confirmed Ireland's ODI status after the competition. Ireland were elected to Associate membership of the ICC in 1993, but played their first full ODI in 2006 against England in the build-up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, their first successful qualification. [63][64], In the run-up to the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, Ireland were deprived of batsman Eoin Morgan, similarly to Ed Joyce several years earlier, who was selected to play for England, making him ineligible to play for Ireland again. The Irish cricket team was an amateur side and most of the players had full-time jobs with commitments conflicting with cricket. 1979–1990 inclusive: Ineligible (not an ICC member), 2010: 2nd place (Division One) as Ireland A, Strength & Conditioning coach: Brendan Connor, Lowest team score: 38 all out v. England, 26 July 2019 at, Highest team score: 331/8 v. Zimbabwe, 7 March 2015 at, Lowest team score: 77 all out v. Sri Lanka, 18 April 2007 at St. Georges, Grenada, Highest team score: 225/7 v. Afghanistan, 30 Nov 2013 at, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 22:36. [101] The reorganised ICU sought closer links with the English county teams, to encourage the development of age group cricket, and to introduce a professional element into the Irish game. In their final group stage game, the West Indies beat them by eight wickets. The games against the Netherlands and Scotland had ODI status. [103] The number of full-time contracts was expanded to six in January 2010 with support for a further nine players; the contracts were split into three categories. Player Profiles | Ireland Cricket Team. [24], Ireland joined the ICC as an Associate Member in 1993, a year before Scotland. Ireland recorded one win in their nine matches. Ireland participate in all three major forms of the international game; Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [81] Former Australian bowler Jason Gillespie said that if Ireland got Test status it "would be huge news in world cricket, and it would be a massive positive story for the world game". [48] In their second match, played on Saint Patrick's Day, they beat the fourth-ranked team in the world, Pakistan, by three wickets, thus knocking Pakistan out of the competition. 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