Duronto Rajshahi v Rangpur Riders, BPL 2012-13

Shamsur keeps Rangpur in semi-final race

Feb 11, 2013: Rangpur Riders returned to semi-final contention, riding on Shamsur Rahman's sixth half-century in this season of the BPL

Australia v Ireland, World T20 2012, Group B, Colombo

Johnston shelves the chicken

Sep 19, 2012:

Bangladesh v Ireland, World T20 warm-up, Colombo

Ireland prevail despite Shakib brilliance

Sep 17, 2012: Ireland fought back to win by five runs after Shakib Al Hasan's blistering half-century

Ireland news

Ireland to host Bangladesh T20 series

Jul 7, 2012: Ireland will host a Test nation for the first time in an international Twenty20 when Bangladesh arrive for a three-match series. The matches on July 18, 20, starting at 5pm, and 21, at 4pm, will all be played at Stormont in Belfast.

County news

Somerset sign Kevin O'Brien for Twenty20s

Jun 10, 2012: Ireland allrounder Kevin O'Brien has been signed by Somerset for five of the forthcoming FLt20 matches

Ireland v Netherlands, ICC World T20 Qualifier, preliminary final

Ireland edge one step closer to final

Mar 23, 2012: Ireland continued their powerful run in this tournament, cruising past Netherlands with 20 deliveries to spare in the preliminary final

Ireland v Uganda, ICC World T20 Qualifier, Dubai

Ireland in playoffs after massive win

Mar 19, 2012: Ireland trounced Uganda by 82 runs in Dubai to put them in the playoff stages of the World Cup qualifiers

IPL 2012 news

Levi, Kevin O'Brien on Pune radar

Feb 23, 2012: A wicketkeeper, a middle-order batsman and an allrounder top the buying list of the Pune Warriors, who have started knocking on the doors of rival franchises to explore any possible trading opportunities

Kenya v Ireland, 1st T20, Mombasa

Dockrell sets up Ireland victory

Feb 22, 2012: Ireland marked their inclusion in the Twenty20 international rankings table with a comprehensive six-wicket victory against Kenya

ODI batting winner

The night of the possible

Feb 20, 2012: No one expected Ireland to pull off the biggest chase in World Cup history, against England. But they had one Kevin O'Brien in their midst to do just that

Ireland news

Nervous Kevin O'Brien lines up for IPL ticket

Jan 31, 2012: Kevin O'Brien is hopeful that the bidders at the IPL auction on February 4 remember his blitz against England in the World Cup

Ireland news

O'Brien named new vice-captain

Jan 11, 2012: Kevin O'Brien, the all-rounder who scored the fastest hundred in world cup history in March, has been named Ireland vice-captain

Ireland v Canada, Intercontinental Cup ODI, Dublin

Ireland spinners star in victory

Sep 20, 2011: Ireland made it back-to-back one-day victories against Canada with a 56-run win at Clontarf despite an improved showing in the field from the visitors

Ireland v Canada, Intercontinental Cup, Dublin

Stirling, O'Brien help Ireland dominate Canada

Sep 13, 2011: An aggressive century from Paul Stirling and a whirlwind 79 from Kevin O'Brien helped Ireland amass 435 for 7 on the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup 2011-13 match against Canada

Intercontinental Cup 2011

Kevin O'Brien to lead Ireland against Namibia

Aug 29, 2011: With the county season reaching its end, a number of Ireland's players with commitments in England will miss the four-day Intercontinental Cup match between Ireland and Namibia in Belfast from September 6

England v Ireland, Only ODI, Dublin

Kevin O'Brien targets overseas deals

Aug 22, 2011: Kevin O'Brien is targeting a repeat of his Bangalore heroics when Ireland take on England in Dubin on Thursday, but already has one eye on next year's challenges

Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Clydesdale Bank 40, Cheltenham

Lancashire edge tight contest

Jul 31, 2011: Paul Horton hit 97 to guide Lancashire to a dramatic four-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in a high-scoring Clydesdale Bank 40 contest at Cheltenham

Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Friends Life t20, Bristol

O'Brien too much for Middlesex again

Jul 13, 2011: Big-hitting Kevin O'Brien underlined his value to Gloucestershire by terrorising the Middlesex attack for the second time in a fortnight

Gloucestershire v Kent, Friends Life t20, Bristol

Kent prevail in rain-reduced match

Jul 6, 2011: Kent strengthened their chances of a earning a Friends Life t20 quarter-final place with a seven-wicket victory over Gloucestershire under the Duckworth-Lewis system in Bristol

Ireland v Namibia, 2nd one-dayer, Belfast

Ireland crush Namibia by eight wickets

Jul 5, 2011: Ireland stamped their class on the second one-dayer against Namibia, outclassing their opponents by eight wickets after a tougher win a day earlier