Tipp's Brendan Maher swapping a hurley for a cricket bat in Australia for new documentary

Tipperary hurling captain Brendan Maher admits facing some of cricket’s fastest bowlers has been a daunting experience.

Maher is in Australia training with Adelaide Strikers of the prestigious Big Bash League.

And part of his initiation in the game has been trying to get bat to ball as the pace men send deliveries his way at up to 140km/h.