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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Will Porterfield joins Red Rose after spin specialist opts to pursue opportunities on T20 circuit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/331900/331914.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1423513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/carl-crowe-leaves-lancashire-after-two-seasons-as-assistant-coach-1423513 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:46:25 GMT His exit follows that of seamer Peter Chase who had hung up his boots last week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327000/327061.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ireland-cricket-william-porterfield-announces-international-retirement-shifts-focus-to-coaching-1320279 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:07:04 GMT Quick's four-for followed half-centuries from the two batters, as Zimbabwe win first outright ODI since 2019 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327000/327059.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276832.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276832.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-2021-blessing-muzarabani-craig-ervine-sikandar-raza-hand-zimbabwe-only-second-super-league-win-1276832 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield has recovered from a finger injury sustained during the South Africa series in July and is back in the ODI squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307179.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-2021-curtis-campher-gets-maiden-ireland-t20i-call-up-1274113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield part of ODI squad to add experience, following Kevin O'Brien's retirement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307179.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268292.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268292.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-sa-2021-curtis-campher-returns-to-ireland-squad-for-south-africa-odis-1268292 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting form behind Dockrell's return; Graeme McCarter also in 15-man squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286400/286475.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/world-cup-super-league-george-dockrell-william-porterfield-win-odi-recalls-for-ireland-squad-to-play-netherlands-1263995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran Porterfield to combine playing career with job as fielding coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318500/318571.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/william-porterfield-gary-wilson-given-ireland-coaching-consultancy-roles-1256930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland A wicketkeeper Neil Rock has been included as back-up to the regular Lorcan Tucker https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/260600/260604.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1243418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1243418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/george-dockrell-william-porterfield-boyd-rankin-dropped-for-ireland-odis-against-afghanistan-uae-1243418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's rebuilding paid dividends at the Ageas Bowl, but can that win be a launchpad? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307193.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228543.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228543.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228543 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Porterfield captained Ireland 253 times, spanning two 50-over World Cups and five World T20s https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296600/296632.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1206170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lord's Test bow will be a special moment for captain who has seen it all in Ireland's journey to Test status https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292600/292641.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1195444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1195444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1195444 Thu, 12 May 2022 15:11:21 GMT The batting revival was led by Stirling and Porterfield, before the bowlers came up with an inspired defence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280700/280734.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Ireland captain, who found much-needed form with 94 against Bangladesh on Wednesday, also wants to prove that innings wasn't a 'one-off' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263300/263323.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Stirling's century in vain as Ireland's bowlers struggle against superior batting line-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289000/289099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield claims games could end up lasting "15 hours" if all keepers started following Ben Foakes' lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/288600/288670.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1183186 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286811.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield has stepped aside to focus on leading the Test and ODI teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263300/263360.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1148720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1148720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Ireland captain chose the eve of their maiden Test match to reflect on the efforts of everyone who had worked towards this moment https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262700/262747.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1146047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland have named a 14-man squad for the one-off Test against Pakistan that begins next Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267000/267032.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1145223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1145223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1145223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's captain says his Full Member team are the lucky ones, as he sympathises with the Associates who missed out on the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270673.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1141434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1141434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin O'Brien, Body Rankin and Simi Singh also made significant contributions to Ireland's massive 226-run DLS win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273800/273892.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1140074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1140074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1140074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tony Ura, the Papua New Guinea opener, hit 151 off 142 balls. The rest of his team managed 74 among them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171500/171551.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1139094.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1139094.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1139094 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Poynter and Jacob Mulder are the only two players from the recent UAE tri-series to miss out on the 15-man squad for the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262600/262685.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1134502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1134502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1134502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 201-run second-wicket stand, built around centuries from William Porterfield and Andy Balbirnie, followed by a four-wicket haul from Kevin O'Brien, set up Ireland's 67-run triumph over the hosts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270600/270673.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/1132762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/uae/content/story/1132762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1132762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Afghanistan's teenage offspinner Mujeeb Zadran picked up 4 for 24 on his international debut, and the side's coach Raees Ahmadzai explained that he was given a debut after recent successes with the U-19 side and his work in the nets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270500/270593.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1128619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1128619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1128619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield said his side need to "park the game and leave it in Bristol" after they were heavily beaten in the first ODI against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262500/262593.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-ireland-2017/content/story/1096385.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-ireland-2017/content/story/1096385.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1096385 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dawlat Zadran and Rashid Khan took four wickets each as Ireland faltered from a dominant position in a chase of 293 to concede the first ODI to Afghanistan by 30 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258000/258084.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1086829.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1086829.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1086829 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from captain William Porterfield and Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland ace their chase of 203 and secure the two-match series against UAE in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/236100/236139.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/uae-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1085323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/uae-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1085323.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1085323 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield and the spinners helped Ireland thrash United Arab Emirates by 85 runs in the first ODI in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259600/259609.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/uae-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1084956.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/uae-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1084956.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1084956 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 18:49:07 GMT After big defeats in their previous three ODIs against full member nations, Ireland captain William Porterfield chose to reflect on the positives on the eve of their only ODI against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/236100/236139.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1058858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-ireland-2016-17/content/story/1058858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1058858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Azhar Ali has little more than a year to turn Pakistan's one-day fortunes around and ensure they won't have to face the World Cup Qualifiers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/238200/238245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1047249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1047249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1047249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An opening stand of 180 from Sam Hain and William Porterfield powered Warwickshire to an eight-wicket Royal London Cup victory over Northamptonshire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/245500/245521.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1039633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1039633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1039633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rashid Khan belted 60 off 44 balls to rescue Afghanistan from 109 for 6 to 229, and then returned 4 for 21 in eight overs to dismiss Ireland for 150 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246800/246817.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1035891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1035891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1035891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Several of the Associates in the "first round" of the World T20 have caused memorable upsets before. Bangladesh have begun beating bigger teams regularly. None of it seems to matter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218600/218697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/979695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/979695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-979695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT United Arab Emirates completed a stunning comeback to defend 133 against Ireland and level the two-match series 1-1, in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165600/165637.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/973209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/973209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-973209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield will lead an experienced Ireland squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in India, with as many as five players ready to take part in their fifth tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217300/217373.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/970517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/970517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-970517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 326-run partnership between William Porterfield and Ed Joyce set Ireland on course for an innings-and-107-run win over Namibia in Windhoek https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/191400/191437.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/934142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/content/story/934142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-934142 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Ireland have the dual incentive of ODI ranking points and upsetting a Test side on their tour of Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207900/207947.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-ireland-2015-16/content/story/927165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-ireland-2015-16/content/story/927165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-927165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire retained their outside chance of qualifying for the Royal London Cup quarter-finals with a four-wicket win over Sussex at Rugby School. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/192000/192039.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/910409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/910409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-910409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the two World T20 qualifier semi-finals in Malahide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217800/217899.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-902953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A suffocating fielding performance by Papua New Guinea set the stage for Ireland's first loss at the World T20 Qualifier since the opening match of 2012 against Namibia, ending a streak of 21 straight wins in the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217700/217777.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/898991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/898991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-898991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Mooney's man-of-the-match winning spell of 3-23 restricted Namibia to 124 for 8 before Ireland, riding on captain William Porterfield's unbeaten half-century, knocked off the runs with 16 balls to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207900/207905.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/896685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/896685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-896685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Birmingham claimed their second NatWest t20 Blast victory of the season but were made to wait until the final ball to complete a five-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188900/188915.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/882087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/882087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-882087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, has questioned "the point in keeping going" for Associate nations if the ICC does not reverse its decision to cut the next World Cup to 10 teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208700/208727.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/851003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/851003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-851003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan lost their opening two matches of the World Cup; Ireland won their opening two matches. But it is the former who progressed to the quarter-finals with a reasonably polished seven-wicket victory in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208700/208759.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850435.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-850435 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's captain William Porterfield has been taking issue with the "accepted norms" of the cricket hierarchy for most of this World Cup, and found no reason to change tack on the eve of the match that will decide whether or not his team progress into th https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208200/208203.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-850057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield said that Ireland's next match, crucial to their knockout-qualification chances, just "happens to be against India" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206800/206819.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/846333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/846333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-846333 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain William Porterfield chose not to dwell on the dropped chance early in the innings that allowed Hashim Amla to soar to yet another ODI century, but he did admit that coping with accurate bowling at high pace was the greatest struggle for As https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207400/207451.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-842545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ever since Boyd Rankin was lured to England as part of cricket's uneven class system, Ireland have lacked that extra gear of speed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206800/206879.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/841881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/841881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-841881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's captain William Porterfield has not yet signed the petition for the retention of a 14-team World Cup, but based on his rhetoric at the Gabba on Tuesday, that can only be a matter of time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205900/205951.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/837671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/837671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-837671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Porterfield, the Ireland captain, has withdrawn from his side's tour of Australia and New Zealand for personal reasons. He flew back to the UK on Thursday. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182100/182105.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/790103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/790103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-790103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott put his demons behind him by scoring a fluent 76 as he and Will Porterfield put Warwickshire into a dominant position until they lost three late wickets to Durham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164500/164563.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/760179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/760179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-760179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire broke their NatWest T20 Blast duck in spectacular fashion when they chased down a target of 190 to beat Warwickshire by three wickets with six balls to spare under the floodlights at Derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160600/160665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/756053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/756053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-756053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield's half-century in more than four hours summed up the stoical nature of Warwickshire's innings as their match against Lancashire moved along at pedestrian pace https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184000/184075.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Will Porterfield made an energetic half-century as Warwickshire proved too classy for Leicestershire and won their first match in the NatWest T20. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/182100/182105.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/749345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/749345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-749345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has taken him 44 Championship matches and 69 Championship innings, but William Porterfield provided a reminder of the reasons Warwickshire wanted him in the first place with a maiden Championship century for the club. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186200/186235.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/748203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/748203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-748203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between Ireland and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183200/183201.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/742053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/742053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-742053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pleasures of watching cricket come in many shades and this was a day that could be enjoyed for high quality and high farce, although possibly not if your team happens to be Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184400/184455.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740019.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740019.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740019 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland may have passed their biggest test in the first round in the form of Full Member Zimbabwe, but captain William Porterfield feels another "big hurdle" lies in wait when they face their next opponents, UAE. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/181700/181755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/729029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/729029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-729029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's captain has said his team's win over Zimbabwe didn't hold any larger meaning beyond being a step on the road to the Super 10 stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/181700/181755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/728719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/728719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-728719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain William Porterfield believes that Ireland will be making a "big statement" if they make it to the main round of the World T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/181500/181503.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/728431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/728431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-728431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, has highlighted his left-arm spinner George Dockrell as being key in their attempts to secure a spot in the main draw of the World T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116600/116613.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/726853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/726853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-726853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain Will Porterfield has praised the impact of county cricket on his side ahead of the World T20 qualifiers. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165100/165177.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/684635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/684635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-684635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan, who grew up playing his cricket at Malahide, produced a scintillating career-best hundred to ensure the visitors chased down a testing total with a convincing seven overs to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166459.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/668057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/668057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The O'Brien brothers, Niall and Kevin, made telling contributions with bat and ball respectively to guide Ireland to a comprehensive 88-run win in Amstelveen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161300/161323.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/648511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/648511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-648511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland will attempt to secure qualification for their third consecutive World Cup by beating Netherlands in two ICC WCL Championship fixtures https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161200/161215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/648315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/648315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-648315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain William Porterfield said his side felt "disappointed" after their hopes for a maiden series win over a Test nation were quashed as Pakistan won 1-0. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158500/158567.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/637982.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/637982.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637982 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield played a captain's innings in guiding Ireland to a comfortable six-wicket victory over UAE in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155696.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/625922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/625922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625922 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland dominated the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/624735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/624735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire may have secured the services of William Porterfield but Rikki Clarke's future at the club remains uncertain. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145170.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty20 rankings change very quickly, but for a few days Ireland were above Australia which did not go down well for the men in green and gold https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149602.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/582816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/582816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582816 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland have a huge challenge ahead of them in the World Twenty20, having been grouped with one of the favourites, West Indies, and a team with a reputation for doing well on the world stage, Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149709.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/581953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/581953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Varun Chopra's well-paced hundred set Warwickshire on their way to a comfortable victory at Old Trafford and a place in the Lord's CB40 final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149316.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire produced an outstanding team performance to beat the Unicorns by 10 wickets at Wormsley. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/578296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/578296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield never learned to write a bike as a child - he was tooi busy playing cricket - but he is saddling up alongside his Ireland team mate Gary Wilson for a charity cycle ride the length of Ireland. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143551.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/570796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/570796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott made an unbeaten 41 in his last innings before returning to England duty as Warwickshire registered their second Clydesdale Bank 40 win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Report from day 3 at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/561215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/561215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-561215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland trounced Uganda by 82 runs in Dubai to put them in the playoff stages of the World Cup qualifiers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143752.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/557968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/557968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland bounced back from their day one disaster to trounce Kenya at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, where seam held sway at the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143512.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/557306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/557306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland enter the World T20 qualifiers with a sizeable weight of expectation upon them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130003.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/556462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/content/story/556462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A selection of the leading Associate and Affiliate players will get their chance to compete against the No. 1 Test team in the world next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129500/129516.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/545647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/545647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-545647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533174.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533174.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-533174 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland built on their innings win in the four-day Intercontinental Cup match against Canada with another dominant display in the ODI at Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137391.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/533056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-533056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are two Anglo-Irish sporting fixtures in Dublin over the next few days and it's safe to say the rugby clash at the weekend will have the nation more hooked than the cricket match at Clontarf on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134300/134390.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/529394.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/529394.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529394 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phil Mustard's highest one-day score took Durham level on points at the top of group B in the Clydesdale Bank 40 League with a five-wicket win against Warwickshire at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Surrey batsman Laurie Evans made his first half-century in the County Championship as Warwickshire reached 261 for 6 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130003.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/522075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/522075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A solid collective batting effort left Warwickshire well-placed at the halfway stage of their County Championship Division One clash against Sussex at the Arundel festival at Arundel https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The figures might be unremarkable, but Boyd Rankin produced an unusually fine spell of fast bowling on the first day of Warwickshire Championship match with Somerset https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's dismal Championship form carried over into the Friends Life t20 as they made a disappointing start to their campaign by losing to Warwickshire by five wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain Will Porterfield carried reigning north group champions Warwickshire to a five-wicket win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, admitted his side had "let a few people down" by surrendering tamely to Pakistan in the first of two one-dayers in Belfast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133400/133478.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517101.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517101.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517101 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Stokes rewrote Durham's one-day record books with a superb unbeaten 150 but still finished up on the losing side after Warwickshire stepped up their defence of their Clydesdale Bank 40 title at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Against a high-quality attack and on a pitch offering some assistance, Ian Bell combined solidity with flair in a most impressive innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133100/133108.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent opening partnership of 189 between Varun Chopra and Will Porterfield propelled Warwickshire to a crushing eight-wicket victory over Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515262.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515262.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515262 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire overcame a major batting failure before beating Scotland by six runs to register their second Clydesdale Bank 40 victory in two days at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire made a fine start to their County Championship clash with Durham, only for the hosts to hit back with three late wickets at the Riverside https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland captain William Porterfield has described the ICC's decision to trim the next World Cup to just the ten countries as "an absolute joke" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129300/129353.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland ought to play more often against the bigger teams because they've won their respect given how they've performed in this World Cup, coach Phil Simmons has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130003.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-506738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland are out of the World Cup after losing to South Africa, but their captain William Porterfield says he is proud of the performances his team have put in during the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129900/129992.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506416.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506416.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-506416 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT