Christie Russell was born on 14th December, 1918, the second youngest of a family of 13. He collapsed and died on 28th September 1974, aged 55, while playing cricket for Balbriggan....
[More]Sunday, Sep 7. 07:15 AM
At the very top of Slovenia, high in the Julian Alps
lies the town of Mezica. A skiing and mountain-biking
centre which is well known for its lead and zinc
mines. It is however less well-known as the unlikely
birthplace of Slovenian cricket....
[More]Friday, Sep 5. 07:40 AM
The first mention of the game of cricket in the seemingly unlikely central European country of Croatia dates back to the start of the 19th century. At this time the British naval officer Captain William Hoste and his troops stationed on the Croatian island of Vis, played cricket on the island during their spare time as a means of relaxing and maintaining morale. After Captain Hoste and his men left the island, the game of cricket left along with them, and it was not for almost another two....
[More]Thursday, Sep 4. 06:55 AM
BRIEF HISTORY OF CRICKET IN GUERNSEY
Cricket has been played in Guernsey since the late years of the 19th century when the MCC made annual visits to play Elizabeth College. The Guernsey Cricket Association was formed in 1927 and the Guernsey Cricket Board was founded in 2004 ahead of Guernsey joining the ICC in 2005.
In the mid-1990s Guernsey and Jersey got together....
[More]Wednesday, Sep 3. 07:01 AM
Cricket has been played in Chile since as early as 1829, when British navy officers competed amongst themselves in the city of Valparaíso. Although the game was always kept within the British expatriate populations in Valparaíso and Santiago, the ‘national’ team competed against local rivals Argentina, Brazil and Peru throughout the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century....
[More]Tuesday, Sep 2. 07:47 AM
Namibia can take a decisive step towards its first ICC Intercontinental Cup 2007-08 final this week if it beats bottom-of-the-table Bermuda in Hamilton.
Louis Burger leads a strong Namibian side that is not short on confidence having already amassed five wins out of five in the competition so far. Some teams have found it difficult to bring a first-choice squad on the road in this competition but Namibia’s selectors had a full complement to choose from, brimming with potential match winners.....
[More]Monday, Sep 1. 17:38 PM
Since its inception in 1982 no club has won the Irish Senior Cup (ISC) as often as North County. It is a remarkable achievement for the Balrothery club especially given that it won it for the first time as recently as 2001 (winning it every second year since). On September 5th in Strabane County Tyrone, North County will be aiming to defend their title, something no club has achieved in the history of the ISC and making it an amazing 5th title in 8 years....
[More]Monday, Sep 1. 07:34 AM