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Cricket In Ireland 1792-2005
ISBN: 1845885120
While Ireland’s qualification for the 2007 World Cup might have surprised many inside and outside the country, it is merely the latest stage on a journey that began in the Phoenix Park more than two centuries ago. Ireland’s cricket history is an extraordinarily colourful one, peopled by writers such as Joyce, Shaw and Beckett, statesmen such as the Duke of Wellington, John Hume, Charles Stuart Parnell and John Redmond, and personalities such as Lady Gregory, Thomas Andrews and Colin Farrell.
With a fascinating collection of vintage photographs, and stunning action shots from the modern era, Gerard Siggins tells the story of cricket in Ireland from the earliest days up to the ICC Trophy final in July 2005. It is the story of a sport buffeted by the enormous social and political changes of the last 200 years, with war, famine, revolution, independence, and economic boom and bust all impacting on Irish cricket.
Now, with recent victories over West Indies, Zimbabwe and Surrey, the Irish team is well placed to have a successful World Cup. Cricket in Ireland 1792-2005 tells the stories of Irish cricket’s darkest days and finest hours – and looks forward to many more to come.
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Ireland's 100 Cricket Greats
ISBN: 1845885643
Features images and biographies of the top 100 cricketers in Ireland's history. This book features - amongst others - Ed Joyce, Jeremy Bray, Alec O'Riordan, Dermott Monteith, Niall O'Brien, Alan Lewis, Sir Tim O'Brien, Jimmy Boucher, Angus Dunlop and Ossie Colhoun.
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