Ireland cricketer makes history in final ball with against-all-odds shot
Jane Maguire, that is incredible! Ireland’s Jane Maguire made history on Friday, hitting a six off the final ball to secure a dramatic T20 victory over Pakistan. With Ireland needing four off the final ball to win the match and the series with Pakistan, Maguire not only hit her first ever international six for the […]
7 months ago
Irish cricketer makes history as first ever male player to achieve stunning feat
Curtis Campher – take a bow! Irish cricketer Curtis Campher made history on Thursday with an unlikely, stunning feat while playing for Munster Reds against North-West Warriors in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy. Campher, an Ireland international, has become the first ever male player to take five wickets in five balls in professional cricket. Yep, in […]
8 months ago
Former Ulster rugby player emerges as ‘star man’ of Irish cricket team
The Holywood native hit a brilliant maiden T20 century on Sunday. An ex-Ulster rugby star who switched to professional cricket in 2020 is quickly becoming one of the most important players in the Ireland squad. Ross Adair grew up in Holywood, County Down and began playing schools rugby for Sullivan Upper School. After playing for the Ulster […]
1 year ago
‘Are you Scotland in disguise?!’ – Ireland stun England at World Cup
The Irish cricketers have beaten England by five runs at the T20 World Cup in Melbourne. 11 years after their famous victory in Bangalore, in a shock of similarly seismic proportions, the Irish cricketers have done it again. They’ve beaten England at the cricket World Cup. They were helped along the way by some timely […]
3 years ago