Until the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Canada hadn’t been a ‘real’ cricketing nation. They’d been nothing more than the answer to a rather tragic piece of cricket trivia: What’s the oldest international cricket fixture? Canada vs the USA, in 1844. That 1844 match, which Canada won by 23 runs, could quite easily have its “international” … More The Maple emergence?
Originally published as ‘Orange Cricket’ on the Mailer Report. Holland, 2; England, 0. It reads like a football scoreline – and makes it sound like the Brits, perhaps, performed better than expected. However, it’s not a football match, it’s the record of Twenty20 cricket matches between England and the Netherlands. 2009 and 2014. Two-nil, two-love, … More Cricket is Oranje! The Dutch cricketing story
Geoff Allott will always be remembered for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. New Zealand made the semi-finals, and it was in no small part thanks to Allott’s 20 wickets. As equal-top wicket-taker for the tournament – alongside Shane Warne – Allott’s performance was one that stayed as a New Zealand record until the recent semi-final … More Geoff Allott; “I live with that moment, constantly.”
Originally published on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 16-Mar-2015. St Patrick’s Day, 2007. Kingston, Jamaica. It’s Ireland’s first Cricket World Cup. They’ve just tied with Zimbabwe, and now they’re coming up against a strong Pakistan. Eoin Morgan, a young Irish lad batting first drop, is being held up by many amateur commenters as the shining … More Whether Adieu or Au Revoir, Thank You Ireland
Originally published on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 03-Nov-2014. George Dockrell, a crafty left-arm spinner, has been making waves in Irish cricket for a long time. He’s been representing his nation since Under-13s level, and in 2010, at the age of 17, was plucked from school to play for his nation. He hit the ground … More Six Ball Over: George Dockrell
Originally published on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 28-Oct-2014. Kingston, 17 March 2007. The day Ireland climbed into world view as a cricketing nation. On St Patrick’s Day, their low-scoring victory over a Pakistan team including Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik and Umar Gul, was one that thrust them into a whole new … More Six Ball Over: Niall O’Brien
Originally posted on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 20-Oct-2014. A long time ago – well before Ireland managed to qualify for ODI status, before they fought for Test status, before they caused World Cup upsets – they had a handy bowling all-rounder; starting his Irish career in the late 1960s, he played thirty times … More Roy Torrens – Irish Cricket’s Life Servant
Mind The Windows 