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 afternoon released a squad of 13 for their InterContinental Cup clash with the Netherlands next week.

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 will discover over the next four days whether the gamble to cede home advantage to the United Arab Emirates in the InterContinental Cup round robin will seriously damage their defence of the title.

Ireland have confirmed an unchanged 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup, which starts in the West Indies next month.

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

IRELAND recorded a famous win over Surrey in the C&G Trophy when they cruised to victory with 10 balls to spare at Clontarf yesterday.

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

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.