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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ 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 A late collapse from Namibia and a quick half-century from Paul Stirling left Ireland with just 38 more to get, with six wickets in hand, to win the Intercontinental Cup match http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/531694.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/531694.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:34 GMT A century from Paul Stirling set Middlesex up for a 34-run victory over Derbyshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 game at Chesterfield to end the home side's hopes of taking second place in Group A http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528918.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528918.html Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:59:12 GMT Jonny Bairstow scored his maiden one-day century in his first innings at Lord's as bottom-of-the-table Yorkshire beat Middlesex by 22 runs http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526937.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526937.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:59:52 GMT Yorkshire's batsmen fared better than they have done in recent times, but they still went down by six wickets to new leaders Middlesex http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523665.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523665.html Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:38:52 GMT Ireland were given a rude awakening by Scotland at the Grange, as their oldest rivals showed them that they can no longer rest on their laurels as No. 1 Associate nation http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/522850.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/522850.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:57:24 GMT Ireland batsman Paul Stirling led Middlesex to only their second win in nine Friends Life t20 matches this season as they beat southern section rivals Kent by 28 runs http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520684.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520684.html Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:30:46 GMT Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has backed Ireland to become tough opponents in their home conditions after his team played them in two one-day internationals in Belfast http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517308.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517308.html Tue, 31 May 2011 05:15:39 GMT A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling wasn't enough to take Ireland to victory over Pakistan in the second ODI http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html Mon, 30 May 2011 18:31:38 GMT Two sparkling centuries lit up Eden Gardens, Ryan ten Doeschate propping Netherlands up with his second ton of the tournament and Paul Stirling launching Ireland's pursuit of 306 with a 72-ball 101 in a six-wicket win http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506783.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/506783.html Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:39:58 GMT Elton Chigumbura guided his side to a second successive victory and condemned Ireland to a series loss in a fluctuating tussle at the Harare Sports Club http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/479155.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/479155.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:36:27 GMT Paul Stirling, the 20-year-old Ireland opener, played the innings of his life, smashing 177 from 134 deliveries to set up an easy win over Canada and tie the two-match ODI series http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/story/476144.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/story/476144.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:07:42 GMT Ireland batsman Paul Stirling is hopeful that his side can still defend their Intercontinental Cup title ahead of the game against Canada http://www.espncricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/474981.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/474981.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:06:36 GMT Ireland underlined their dominance of Netherlands with a convincing nine-wicket win achieved with nearly 30 overs to spare, giving them the ODI series 2-0 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/473141.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/473141.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:31:36 GMT Ireland's returnees from the county circuit, William Porterfield and Boyd Rankin, combined to inflict a big defeat on Bangladesh in the first ODI in Belfast http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/467471.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/467471.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:54:46 GMT Scotland experienced some hiccups in what was meant to be an easy chase, but held their nerve to beat Afghanistan by two wickets and sealed their place in the World Cricket League Division One final with Ireland http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/466740.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/466740.html Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:43:49 GMT A round-up of the matches on the first day of the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 tournament in the Netherlands http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465657.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465657.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:42:24 GMT A round-up of the ICC World Cricket League Division One warm-up matches held on June 29 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465341.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv1/content/story/465341.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:47:56 GMT When Ireland dumped Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup it was a shock. This time round things must be different. http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457496.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/457496.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:21:34 GMT Ireland bounced back from their nine-wicket defeat against Trinidad and Tobago two days ago by handing out the same result on the home side in the rematch http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/457135.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/457135.html Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:53:28 GMT