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Hamilton hundred sets up Scotland win

deepak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:50:04 +0530

Gavin Hamilton's first one-day international century helped Scotland inflict Ireland's second defeat in two days with a five-wicket win here Wednesday.Former Yorskhire and England cricketer Hamilton's 115 off 152 balls helped Scotland surpass Ireland's total of 210 for eight with 15 balls to spare.

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New Zealand in record one-day win

zaheen — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:55:06 +0530

New Zealand followed up their 3-1 one-day series win over England with a record-breaking defeat of Ireland here Tuesday in the opening match of a triangular tournament also involving Scotland.

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Wisden editor calls for end to cricket 'violence'

zaheen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:33:47 +0530

The editor of the 2008 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has called on the game's authorities to take a strong stand against the "physical violence" he believes is damaging the sport in the latest edition of 'cricket's bible'.

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[Cricket Match] Bangladesh Claim Series Sweep

deepak — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0530

Things certainly change quickly in cricket. Not too long back, Bangladesh was languishing in the middle of a dreadful loosing streak following the World Cup in the West Indies. Bangladesh had lost all the 12 one-day internationals they played in a fashion which did not say a lot about their cricketing talent and on the other hand, Ireland (which is incidentally ranked higher than Zimbabwe) was on a high after a relatively successful set of warm-up matches in the Middle-East. Moreover they held the mental edge after having beaten the Asians in their previous encounter.

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Bangladesh vs Ireland, 3rd One Day International, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

[Cricket Match] BANGLADESH SEAL THE OPENING ENCOUNTER

deepak — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:15:39 +0530

Shere Bangla National Stadium saw its home team confirming a much wanted win in the international circuit. They were totally outplayed in the tough series against South Africa. On other hand, Ireland showed a good performance in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. So this match was supposed to be a hard one because the home-advantage goes to Bangladesh and form favors the visitors. But it never happened as the guests could not even compete.
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Bangladesh vs Ireland, 1st One Day International, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Ireland one step from World Cup qualification

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:51:13 +0530

Isobel Joyce, one of five brothers and sisters to play international cricket, took Ireland to within one game of qualifying for next year's Women's World Cup with a dominant performance in the Women's World Cup Qualifier here.

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Ireland one step from World Cup qualification

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:41:08 +0530

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ICC awards winners

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:00:54 +0530

JOHANNESBURG - Winners of the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards for 2007 which were presented at the Sandton Convention Centre here on Monday night:

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Cusack provides silver lining for Ireland

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:09:09 +0530

Ireland may have suffered their second convincing defeat in as many days after losing by 42 runs to South Africa but debutant Alex Cusack's performance did something to lift the post World Cup blues that have engulfed their game.

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Johnston calls for 'professional' Ireland

deepak — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:50:49 +0530

Ireland captain Trent Johnston said it was vital a professional structure was put in place for the country's cricketers as their present amateur status made it "impossible" to compete against the world's leading sides.

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Rain continues to delay Ireland-South Africa one-dayer

deepak — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:23:03 +0530

Rain continued to delay the start of the one-day international between Ireland and South Africa at Stormont here.

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Ireland win toss and field against South Africa

deepak — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:11:22 +0530

Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the one-day international at Stormont here Sunday.

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Birthday boy Philander stuns Ireland

deepak — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:07:36 +0530

Vernon Philander celebrated his 22nd birthday and one-day international debut by taking four wickets for 12 runs as South Africa beat Ireland by 42 runs in a one-day international at Stormont here Sunday.

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India win toss and field against Ireland

deepak — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:47:33 +0530

India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the lone one-day international against Ireland at Stormont here.

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Chawla treble leaves Ireland on backfoot

deepak — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:34:20 +0530

Teenage leg-spinner Piyush Chawla took three for 29 as India bowled out Ireland for 193 in the one-day international at Stormont here in the opening match of their United Kingdom tour

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India beat Ireland by 9 wickets

deepak — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:01:12 +0530

India beat Ireland by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected one-day international at Stormont here Saturday.

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Gambhir and Ganguly see off Ireland

deepak — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:57:10 +0530

Gautam Gambhir and Sourav Ganguly's unbroken stand of 162 saw India to a nine-wicket win under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the one-off one-day international against Ireland at Stormont here Saturday.

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World Cup wonders Ireland set for fresh test

deepak — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:06:31 +0530

Ireland, the surprise package of the World Cup, have their first chance to build on their performances in the Caribbean when they face India and South Africa in back-to-back one-day internationals this weekend here at Stormont.

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India banking on experience to deliver goods

deepak — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:41:56 +0530

India leave for a gruelling tour of England and Ireland on Wednesday with captain Rahul Dravid banking on the experience of his batting line-up to deliver the goods.

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Ruthless Aussies trounce Ireland

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:18:16 +0530

Australia needed less than 13 overs to secure an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Ireland in Barbados. Glenn McGrath struck in the first over and after the rapid Shaun Tait took two wickets in two balls it was soon 12-4...

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Ireland hope just to avoid annihilation against Aussies

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:06:43 +0530

Ireland coach Adrian Birrell said his World Cup rookies would be looking chiefly to avoid an annihilation by world champions Australia in their Super Eights match on Friday. Australia beat second-tier teams Scotland and the Netherlands by the huge margins of 203 and 229 runs in the group stage and Birrell knows his men need to be right on their games to avoid a similar mauling.

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New Zealand rout Ireland by 129 runs

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:06:17 +0530

Providence Stadium, Guyana, New Zealand asked Ireland skipper T Johnston to field first after wining the toss. New Zealand had replaced the injured Michael Mason with Jeetan Patel while Ireland brought in K O'Brien and P Gillespie in place of A Botha and P Mooney. New Zealand openers started their innings in a respectable manner. Boyd Rankin and D Smith each took a wicket to interrupt the decent start of New Zealand innings. Stephen Fleming (11) sliced Rankin to W Porterfield at point and Hamish Marshall (16) lobbed to extra cover, P Fulton on the other end tried hard and reached his half-century but falls short of a second one-day century. Hamish Marshall, Scott Styris, Craig McMillan and Oram had all got in and got out cheaply, Ireland bowlers shown some impressive performance and demolished New Zealand's hope of mammoth target. Some late show by B McCullum and J Franklin boosted the New Zealand innings to a comparative total.

In reply, Shane Bond took just six balls to make an impact in Guyana, removing opener Jeremy Bray for one to leave Ireland 5-1 off two overs, chasing 264 to win. Bond struck once again and Ireland lost second opener W Porterfield when score was only 22 off 7.2 overs. Brien brothers shown some resistance to New Zealand and shared a 75 run partnership to lead Ireland's recovery before the K O'Brien (49) ran out in 29th over. Irish batsmen seemed unsure how to chase the target and were returning to pavilion quickly one after another. New Zealand spinners D Vettori and Patel bowl superbly today and shared 6 wickets together, Vettori took four and Patel took two wickets to end the Ireland innings.

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Ireland cricketers get cash boost

Rakesh Saini — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:07:48 +0530

Ireland's World Cup cricketers have received a donation of more than £100,000 from a prominent businessman to help ease their financial burden.

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South Africa beat Ireland by seven wickets

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:55:23 +0530

The match between South Africa and Ireland was disrupted number of times at Providence Stadium, Guyana due to rain. South African skipper won the toss and decided to field first. His decision was in the face of rain as it was thought that the bowlers might be able to take advantage of any early movement with moisture in the pitch and also D/L method in skipper's mind. S Pollok start the South African attack and done early destruction by taking both openers J Bray in his second over and W Porterfield in his seventh over when score was only 31 from 12.3 overs. E Morgon (28), N O'Brien (25) and A White (30) attempted very hard to up their run rate in the rain-reduced 35 overs a side match but they are failed after a good start. Paul Mooney comes in for his World Cup debut - and departs for a golden duck after gloving Langeveldt to Boucher down the leg side. The Ireland's hopes of posting a big total and then upset South African failed due to fall of wickets at regular intervals and rain.

Ireland bowling attack commenced with full of excitement as Rankin took A de Villiers in his first over when score was only one run but after that South Africa recovered from the early loss and looked comfortable chasing 160 to beat Ireland. Man in form Smith (41) missed his half century first time in this world cup as Ireland skipper Trent Johnston took a stunning return catch. When Rankin brought back to attack once again he had tried to generate some more excitement in the middle by taking H Gibbs (6) in his sixth over but Kallis was adamant at one end and made 66 runs form 86 balls, A Prince also supported Kallis and scored quick 47 runs from 44 balls.

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Proteas take on impressive Ireland

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:42:31 +0530

South Africa play Ireland on Tuesday in Guyana in a game where only one result seems possible - a crushing South African win. Ireland have played the tournament so far with passion and heart but it's unlikely that they will be able to match the superior skills of Graeme Smith's men. For this South African team, the buzz word has always been professionalism. Preparations don't change much if they are playing the might of Australia or in this case the minnows of Ireland.

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Rankin eyes regular county action

Rakesh Saini — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:47:47 +0530

Ireland pace bowler Boyd Rankin hopes he will be a Derbyshire regular in the summer after impressing against Test opposition in the World Cup. The 6ft 8in 22-year old knocked over England openers Ed Joyce and Michael Vaughan, having taken three wickets in the shock win over Pakistan

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Flintoff stars in England's win

Rakesh Saini — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:19:41 +0530

England lose both openers Ed Joyce (1) and Vaughan (6) early on after choosing to bat first in the Super 8 encounter with Ireland in Guyana. The England captain, who chose an unchanged side, hit one four but edged gently to keeper Niall O'Brien. Kevin Pietersen (48) helps England recover from a bad start before he attempted to whip McCallan through mid-wicket and Porterfield taking a fine catch on the dive. Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood share a fifty stand as Ireland frustrate England initially. Some superb hitting late in the innings from Paul Collingwood, who scored 90 off 82 balls, helped England post 266-7 in their Super 8 game against Ireland.

Ireland lost two early wickets in the first four overs as they chased 267 to beat England in the Super 8 clash with England. N O'Brien smashed fine half century this fifty came off 66 balls and it's his second of the World Cup and third overall but he beaten in the flight by a beautifully-looped delivery from the England skipper and stumped by Nixon after making 63 runs from 88 balls. Andrew Flintoff took four wickets and wrapped up the Ireland innings.

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Pakistani president rejects resignation of cricket body's chief

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:18:53 +0530

Pakistan's president on Friday rejected the resignation of the chairman of the country's cricket board, Naseem Ashraf, a spokesman said. Ashraf had submitted his resignation to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who is also the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board, after the national team's failure at the World Cup, following a shock defeat against Ireland.

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Ponting defends cricket minnows

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:13:25 +0530

AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Ricky Ponting has defended the participation of minnows Bangladesh and Ireland in the Super 8s stage of the 2007 World Cup currently underway in Antigua and Guyana. And Ponting has slammed the critics who suggest that the ouster of India and Pakistan at the group stage has devalued the tournament. Ponting was speaking at a post-match media conference after his team defeated West Indies by 103 runs in their first Super 8s match at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on Wednesday

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Ireland ready to dance to the Blarney Army's tunes and trample the odd reputation

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:14:10 +0530

If one image has summed up the iconoclastic delight Ireland have taken in their World Cup adventure so far, it was the sight of the opening batsman Jeremy Bray - sweating, red-faced, utterly jubilant - celebrating his century during the remarkable tie against Zimbabwe in Jamaica a fortnight ago.

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