August will see the world’s leading Associates arrive in Belfast to contest for another opportunity to face their Test cousins in a global tournament. After the inaugural World Cricket League Division 1, World Cup and the Intercontinental campaign the top 6 meet again, this time to secure a place at the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup. (The two finalists qualify).The stakes are high....
[More]Thursday, Jun 26. 17:16 PM
The emergence of Twenty20 has ushered in a new era for the summer game. Unprecedented levels of investment, sponsorship and media attention have finally given cricket the brand and bravado to compete with other leading sports in the entertainment age. Ironically the concept was devised in England, often castigated as a conservative founding father, resistant to change....
[More]Thursday, Jun 26. 07:39 AM
Clarence Hiles, Editor of 'theulstercricketer.com' website, former Chairman of the NCU and author of 'A History of Senior Cricket in Ulster' selects his Top 10 Post war Ulster sides....
[More]Wednesday, May 14. 07:45 AM
I awoke, bleary-eyed from an hours sleep with a maddening need for caffeine and a plane to catch. Feeling proud that I had safely negotiated an early morning city rush-hour and the vagaries of public transport timetabling I strode confidently into the Stansted Departures lounge. Easyjet have devised an ingeniously simple strategy.....
[More]Tuesday, May 13. 06:39 AM
Ever dreamt of playing sport at one of Ireland’s premier sporting venues, under floodlights? It may not be as far-fetched as you might imagine. You could do worse than apply for membership of Bells Academy Cricket Club, based in Phibsboro, Dublin. The Club, which was founded in 2005 by members of the Bohemian Football Club fan base....
[More]Friday, May 9. 07:46 AM
On a sunny day there is no better place to be than “The Meadow”, the picture postcard setting for Dundrum Cricket Club. Situated at the mouth of the gentle flowing Moneycarragh River and under the watchful eye of the Mourne Mountains it is surely one of the most beautiful grounds in Ireland.....
[More]Monday, May 5. 10:53 AM
COLERAINE Cricket Club has a proud and successful history and with new developments at the club, it is gearing up for a return to senior cricket.
The club played in the North West Cup back in 1986 but at present they are in NW Senior Division Two. There is a new drive and a strategy at the club that will undoubtedly....
[More]Monday, Apr 28. 17:53 PM
Kenya had been without a front-line spinner since the retirement of veteran Asim Karim in 2003, after a staggering 23 year international career. His retirement left a vacuum in the team that was filled through a combination of the part-time spin of Steve Tikolo, Collins Obuya and Jimmy Kamande....
[More]Friday, Apr 25. 18:07 PM
Taking the Test. In this Regular feature a star of the Associates is pitted against an established Test Player. Will the Dutch all-rounder make the grade?....
[More]Thursday, Apr 24. 17:17 PM
There is no finer sight in cricket than the contest between a top class batsman and an exponent of that most revered and mystical of bowling arts, leg-spin. In cricket’s Victorian age being able to spin the ball was well down the list of pre-requisites for success, behind a gentlemanly demeanour, an Oxbridge degree and a kempt moustache. The devilish act of spinning the ball away from the batsman was tantamount to winking at his wife or bluffing in a game of poker....
[More]Wednesday, Apr 23. 18:04 PM