THE draw has been made for the 2009 Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup, and has thrown up some mouthwatering clashes.

IRELAND will have one eye on the Nairobi skies over the next four days as they seek to beat Kenya and secure a place in the InterContinental Cup final for a third successive time.

IRELAND’S hopes of qualifying for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers received a huge boost with the news that the squad’s English-based county cricketers will be available for next month’s qualifiers as well as the upcoming European Championships.

Cricket Ireland have this morning announced their squads for the European Championships which get under way in the Dublin area from July 25-31.

Ireland have announced their squads for the forthcoming T20 clash with Bangladesh 'A' at Eglinton on Friday, and the 50-over clash with the same opposition at Bangor on Sunday.

Ireland have named an unchanged squad for their forthcoming Friends Provident Trophy games this weekend.

The Irish Cricket Union have announced a squad of 12 for their opening game against Scotland in the InterContinental Cup. Ireland, the holders, begin the defence of their trophy with a home tie with Scotland at Stormont in Belfast from August 9-12.

Andre Botha and Dave Langford-Smith return to the Ireland squad for the forthcoming quadrangular one-day international series featuring West Indies, Scotland and Holland.

Ireland all rounder Paul Mooney has announced his retirement from both international and representative cricket.

Ireland’s preparations for the ICC World Cricket League in Nairobi could not have gone better, according to wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien.

IRISH cricket bosses are hoping for a financial windfall at next year’s World Cricket League in Kenya.

The second round of the Royal Liver Senior Cricket Cup will take place on Saturday, June 19, when the remaining 16 teams will bat it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

The Irish cricket team to take on Northamptonshire in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy on May 30 has been named as follows:

The Irish Cricket Union has announced the following squad for the tour of England.

Ireland have named their squad for the forthcoming fixtures against the ECB XI next week.

THE loss yesterday of the bowler/batsman John Power for the Royal Liver Senior Cup tie against CYM was disappointing news for a Cork County team intent on rewriting history in the competition.

The Irish selectors have picked an experienced squad of 12 for their one-day internationals against Zimbabwe and South Africa.

NIALL O’BRIEN announced himself on the international stage in majestic style yesterday as Ireland completed a record run chase at the Mardyke.

INDIA’S determined batting line-up prevented England claiming a fourth successive Test win and spared them the embarrassment of narrowly missing out on victory because of their reluctance to play on two nights earlier.