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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Kevin O'Brien is hopeful that the bidders at the IPL auction on February 4 remember his blitz against England in the World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/551686.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/551686.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:44:34 GMT Kevin O'Brien, the all-rounder who scored the fastest hundred in world cup history in March, has been named Ireland vice-captain http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/548982.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/548982.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:02:50 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533174.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533174.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:12:52 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/532303.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/532303.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:33:36 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/530246.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/530246.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:05:46 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/529085.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/529085.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:46:32 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525485.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525485.html Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:39:09 GMT Big-hitting Kevin O'Brien underlined his value to Gloucestershire by terrorising the Middlesex attack for the second time in a fortnight http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523096.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523096.html Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:08:58 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522178.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522178.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:40:15 GMT Ireland stamped their class on the second one-dayer against Namibia, outclassing their opponents by eight wickets after a tougher win a day earlier http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/522075.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/522075.html Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:15:11 GMT A stunning 44-ball century from Kevin O'Brien helped Gloucestershire post the highest total in domestic T20 cricket and move off the foot of the Friends Life South Group after overcoming fellow-strugglers Middlesex by 105 runs at Uxbridge http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520831.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520831.html Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:13:41 GMT Kevin O'Brien is focused on helping Ireland rise up the ODI rankings starting with the Pakistan series http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516982.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/516982.html Sat, 28 May 2011 07:28:30 GMT Ireland allrounder Kevin O'Brien has scored two domestic contracts that will keep him busy this summer http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/514521.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/514521.html Tue, 10 May 2011 15:59:27 GMT Niall O'Brien is doing his best to get younger brother Kevin a Twenty20 contract in England, and has been in touch with all 18 first-class counties http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/508871.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/508871.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:35:23 GMT After Ireland stunned England, there's now keen interest in whether they can upset another big team and if they manage that, there'll be interest in how far they can go http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506219.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506219.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:23:40 GMT A beaming Cricket Ireland president, Basil McNamee, was among the dozens of delighted Irish fans awaiting their heroes at the team hotel in Bangalore on Wednesday night http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503937.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503937.html Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:22:57 GMT England captain Andrew Strauss admitted to being shocked and disappointed at his side's three-wicket defeat to Ireland in Bangalore http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503935.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503935.html Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:30:36 GMT As the Ireland team celebrated mid-pitch in a raw burst of emotions after beating England, so did their fans, who had dared to dream along with Kevin O'Brien, http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503930.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503930.html Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:26:31 GMT Kevin O'Brien stunned England with the fastest hundred in World Cup history as Ireland secured their greatest victory with a monumental three-wicket triumph in Bangalore http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503837.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503837.html Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:39:07 GMT Ireland secured an impressive four-wicket victory against Zimbabwe to highlight their potential for making a mark on the World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/500926.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/500926.html Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:59:37 GMT