Tag: Irish Cricket

What Cricket can Learn From Argentine Rugby

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Argentina’s fantastic showing at the recent Rugby World Cup has been well-documented. “Los Pumas” not only reached the semi-final after a comprehensive victory over Ireland, they got closer to eventual champions New Zealand than all but one team, threatened Australia in the semi-final and made light work of smaller teams alongside whom they would have been ranked […] READ MORE

Ireland vs Scotland: The Battle for the Best Minnow

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It may not have the same permutations as the upcoming Ashes or the fierce India-Pakistan battles, but the rivalry which exists between Ireland and Scotland is one that has been engaging viewers throughout numerous decades. In recent times, these two teams have established themselves as the crème de la crème of the minnows, and watching […] READ MORE

Cricket: The Need to Broaden Beyond The Established Elite

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Who doesn’t love a plucky little underdog? Who doesn’t enjoy viewing a compelling David and Goliath match-up where the less favoured opponent triumphs admirably despite all circumstances being against them? Unfortunately, in the riveting sport of cricket, we are often deprived of such battles, merely due to the fact that games are played mostly between […] READ MORE

A Ten Team Cricket World Cup? Thanks but no Thanks

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There has recently been much discussion among cricket fans about the International Cricket Council accepting the proposal of reducing the 2019 and 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup to ten teams. This decision has irked some cricket fans to great lengths for valid reasons. As soon as the decision was known an online petition against it […] READ MORE

Ireland at the CWC: No “Luck of the Irish” this time

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A sense of sadness took over when Ireland were knocked out of the World Cup by a reinvigorated Pakistani side. It is more disturbing that there is a real chance Ireland may not feature in the 2019 World Cup, for the ICC has decided it will be a 10-team competition. “The ICC is the International […] READ MORE

Ireland Win Defies Associate Sceptics

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A few days before the 2015 World Cup was due to start, ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson said that the move to reduce further editions of the tournament to ten teams, and thereby make it far more difficult for associate teams to qualify, was made to ensure that the World Cup was competitive. By implication, […] READ MORE

Cricket World Cup Preview: Ireland

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After wins against Pakistan in 2007 and England in 2011, Ireland have a history of upsetting big teams at the Cricket World Cup, and will be looking to continue that tradition in the 2015 tournament. In the same way that Australia, England and India have prepared for the tournament by competing in a tri-series, Ireland […] READ MORE