Ireland to host England in one-day international

IRELAND’S cricketers will make history next June when they play England in the first one-day international between the two nations in this country.

The match has been provisionally set for Tuesday, June 13. The Irish Cricket Union have not yet finalised a venue.

ICU chief Peter Thompson commented: “This is a major boost for Irish Cricket both in the context of the team and our supporters. It shows how much the Irish team has progressed over the last three years and reward for reaching the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007 and winning the Intercontinental Cup in Namibia, last month.