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Ireland v Namibia, ICC World T20 Qualifier, preliminary final

Ireland demolish Namibia to qualify for World T20

Mar 24, 2012: Ireland muscled their way past Namibia to take the last remaining place in the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, showing the all-round game that has made them the leading Associate side for the past five years

Kenya v Ireland, 2nd T20, Mombasa

Stirling stars as Ireland seal series

Feb 23, 2012: Paul Stirling sparkled with ball and bat as Ireland brushed aside Kenya despite an improved performance from the hosts

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

Ireland v Namibia, Intercontinental Cup, Stormont, 3nd day

Bowlers, Stirling put Ireland on verge of win

Sep 8, 2011: 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

Derbyshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40, Chesterfield

Stirling ton sinks Derbyshire hopes

Aug 21, 2011: 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

Middlesex v Yorkshire, Clydesdale Bank 40, Lord's

Bairstow ton downs Middlesex

Aug 10, 2011: 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

Yorkshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40, Headingley

Battling Yorkshire downed by Middlesex

Jul 17, 2011: Yorkshire's batsmen fared better than they have done in recent times, but they still went down by six wickets to new leaders Middlesex

Scotland v Ireland, Tri-series, 2nd ODI, Edinburgh

Berrington helps Scotland secure high-scoring thriller

Jul 12, 2011: 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

Middlesex v Kent, Friends Life t20, Uxbridge

Stirling blitz enough for Middlesex

Jun 24, 2011: 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

Ireland v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Belfast

Waqar impressed with Ireland

May 31, 2011: 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

Ireland v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Belfast

Pakistan edge past fighting Ireland

May 30, 2011: A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling wasn't enough to take Ireland to victory over Pakistan in the second ODI

Ireland v Netherlands, World Cup 2011, Group B, Kolkata

Stirling ton sets up six-wicket win

Mar 18, 2011: 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

Zimbabwe v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Harare

Taylor and Chigumbura seal series win

Sep 28, 2010: 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

Canada v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Toronto

Stirling assault blows away Canada

Sep 8, 2010: 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

ICC Intercontinental Cup 2010

Ireland still hopeful of Intercontinental Cup success

Aug 29, 2010: Ireland batsman Paul Stirling is hopeful that his side can still defend their Intercontinental Cup title ahead of the game against Canada

Ireland v Netherlands, 2nd ODI, Dublin

Ireland take series 2-0 after nine-wicket drubbing

Aug 18, 2010: 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

Ireland v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Belfast

Porterfield stars in easy Ireland win

Jul 15, 2010: 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

ICC World Cricket League Division One, 6th day

Scotland make final after tight win

Jul 9, 2010: 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

ICC World Cricket League Division 1, 1st day

Scotland trump hosts in nail-biter

Jul 1, 2010: A round-up of the matches on the first day of the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 tournament in the Netherlands

ICC World Cricket League Division One warm-up matches

Scotland and Ireland post warm-up wins

Jun 30, 2010: A round-up of the ICC World Cricket League Division One warm-up matches held on June 29