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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Blundell and Foxcroft helped New Zealand make 490 before Smith's six for helped them enforce the follow-on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/417500/417536.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1538681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1538681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/tom-blundell-dean-foxcroft-and-nathan-smith-give-new-zealand-vice-grip-on-ireland-test-1538681 Thu, 28 May 2026 18:45:47 GMT Mushfiqur and Litton scored centuries to lift Bangladesh to 476 earlier in the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/409400/409475.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ire-mushfiqur-rahim-litton-das-bowlers-put-bangladesh-on-top-1511932 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:30:49 GMT Mominul Haque also scored a half-century even as Andy McBrine took all four wickets for Ireland https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/409400/409431.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ire-test-mushfiqur-99-headlines-bangladeshs-strong-start-1511783 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:56:36 GMT McBrine resisted with fifty but it wasn't enough as Ireland folded for 254 in the second innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/409200/409255.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1511108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ire-murad-mahmudul-and-shanto-lead-bangladesh-to-innings-victory-over-ireland-1511108 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:31:05 GMT The visitors struck early in the final innings to leave Zimbabwe at 38 for 3 chasing 292 in Bulawayo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396200/396207.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472487.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472487.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-ire-test-day-2-andy-balbirnie-and-lorcan-tucker-fifties-give-ireland-the-upper-hand-1472487 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:36:11 GMT Muzarabani's 67-run stand for the tenth wicket with Gwandu took Zimbabwe from a position of danger into the comforts of a slender lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396100/396168.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-ire-test-day-2-ireland-surge-ahead-despite-blessing-muzarabani-heroics-1472374 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:09:57 GMT McBrine and Adair scored fifties each to help Ireland recover from 31 for 5 to 260 all out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396000/396094.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1472258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-ire-muzarabanis-seven-headlines-zimbabwes-dominant-opening-day-1472258 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:13:56 GMT The day started with Zimbabwe on top, but some sensible, and aggressive, batting from Tucker and McBrine made it easy for Ireland in the end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385400/385496.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-only-test-andy-mcbride-and-lorcan-tucker-give-ireland-second-test-win-in-a-row-1445246 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:59:00 GMT Fifteen wickets fell across two innings, leaving Zimbabwe having the upper hand going into day four https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385400/385472.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1445167.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-3rd-day-one-off-test-ireland-on-the-brink-after-15-wicket-day-in-belfast-1445167 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 04:08:47 GMT Barry McCarthy and Andy McBrine took three wickets each, as visitors lost all their wickets for the last 113 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/385300/385303.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1444466.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1444466.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-only-test-rain-forces-early-close-after-zimbabwe-fold-for-210-1444466 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:14:12 GMT Ireland captain reveals James McCollum wanted to bat in protective boot to aid Andy McBrine century effort https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/361000/361069.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ireland-captain-andy-balbirnie-lords-character-world-cup-qualifier-1379713 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 19:24:13 GMT Ireland show improved batting performance led by Adair, McBrine and Tector https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/361000/361068.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379678.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1379678.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/england-vs-ireland-2023-josh-tongue-claims-five-wicket-haul-on-debut-as-england-seal-victory-1379678 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 16:23:07 GMT Andy Balbirnie lauded Tucker's hundred, McBrine's all-round show and Tector's fifties, as Ireland returned to Tests after four years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357600/357646.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367493.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367493.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/shakib-al-hasan-didnt-think-bangladesh-would-lose-praises-ireland-1367493 Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:32:04 GMT Ireland came back from 27 for 4 to take their lead past 100 on the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357500/357572.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ire-tector-tucker-and-mcbrine-defy-bangladesh-1367253 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:02:55 GMT There were key contributions from Litton, Mehidy and Taijul too, as Ireland ended the second day well behind https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357500/357523.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367064.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367064.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ire-dhaka-test-mushfiqur-rahim-shakib-al-hasan-litton-das-mehidy-hasan-miraz-put-bangladesh-on-top-1367064 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:46:32 GMT Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand and Conor Olphert also make the cut in the 15-member squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324400/324447.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1335662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1335662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-ireland-squad-andy-mcbrine-dropped-simi-singh-included-1335662 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:14:41 GMT Captain is looking forward to seeing 10-11,000 fans for T20Is https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/332100/332159.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321493.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1321493.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-ind-2022-1st-t20i-andrew-balbirnie-hopes-ireland-can-feed-off-malahide-crowd-against-india-1321493 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:45:03 GMT UAE captain takes 5 for 19 to power 68-run win against Nepal, while McBrine helped Ireland qualify for the seventh straight edition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334700/334774.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1302287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-wc-qualifiers-inspirational-raza-books-uaes-berth-at-t20-world-cup-ireland-dash-omans-hopes-1302287 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:01:47 GMT Neil Rock and Ben White have been named as the travelling reserves in the squad led by Andy Balbirnie https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329000/329090.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ireland-recall-tector-and-mcbrine-for-t20-world-cup-2022-qualifiers-1298278 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:20:05 GMT Andy McBrine moves inside top ten for ODI bowlers after starring role in Ireland's series win over West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333100/333197.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-rankings-travis-head-kagiso-rabada-virat-kohli-keegan-petersen-rishabh-pant-move-up-in-test-tables-1297533 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:54:20 GMT Chase, Hosein kept WI in the hunt before the visitors prevailed to take the series 2-1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333100/333170.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-ire-2022-andy-mcbrine-stars-in-thriller-as-ireland-clinch-odi-series-against-west-indies-1297278 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:04:46 GMT West Indies fought back through Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith, but visitors safely completed a shortened chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333100/333170.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-ire-2nd-odi-harry-tector-andy-mcbrine-take-ireland-to-series-leveling-win-in-rain-reduced-match-1296878 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:43:31 GMT Ireland stay in the hunt courtesy Balbirnie and Tector, but fall short by 24 runs in the end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/332900/332930.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296079.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296079.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-ire-1st-odi-shamarh-brooks-sparkles-on-odi-debut-to-set-up-west-indies-win-over-ireland-1296079 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:25:21 GMT McBrine will have follow-up assessments for a suspect "mild concussive episode" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326500/326591.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wi-vs-ire-2022-paul-stirling-shane-getkate-to-join-with-ireland-squad-after-testing-negative-for-covid-19-1296177 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:32:47 GMT Andy McBrine and Andy Balbirnie have also been forced to isolate as close contacts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326500/326591.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1294892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1294892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-wi-2021-irelands-paul-stirling-shane-getkate-test-positive-for-covid-19-1294892 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 02:48:01 GMT Spinners Andy McBrine and Simi Singh shared five wickets, as Zimbabwe lost 8 for 57 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327200/327228.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-zim-josh-little-spinners-help-ireland-level-series-as-brendan-taylor-has-forgettable-finale-1277767 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:53:08 GMT Wicketkeeper Neil Rock and offspinner Andy McBrine are also part of the 18-member group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315600/315655.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1277030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-uncapped-graham-kennedy-gareth-delany-in-ireland-squad-1277030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rashid Khan blasts 55 off 30 and takes two wickets as Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine career-bests go in vain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/315500/315561.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1248741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-vs-ireland-1st-odi-abu-dhabi-rahmanullah-gurbazs-debut-hundred-helps-afghanistan-hold-off-ireland-1248741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Billings, Willey play good hands as Ireland go down despite Campher's all-round heroics https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307000/307046.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228193 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hazmatullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, and Hashmatullah Shahidi made fifties for Afghanistan before rain stopped play towards the end of their innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274000/274063.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The selectors have left out Barry McCarthy and Craig Young from the squad that took part in the recently concluded tri-series in Deventer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/257800/257887.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland have included uncapped allrounder Simi Singh in their squad for the triangular series involving Bangladesh and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214200/214203.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1097021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/1097021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1097021 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 Cricket Ireland has named an unchanged squad for the World Twenty20 from the one that is currently touring West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173000/173053.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/718655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/718655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-718655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the fifth day's matches in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525874 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the second day's matches in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525248.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/525248.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525248 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT