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An unbeaten century by Andrew White and some lusty hitting from Trent Johnston has put Ireland into an excellent position on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup match at Deventer

On the first day of the Intercontinental Cup match at Deventer, Trent Johnston has bowled Ireland into a good position with 4 for 34, as Netherlands were dismissed for just 200

Ireland have named their squad for the ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Holland at Deventer in Holland, starting on July 13, and the European Championships

The Irish Cricket Union has refuted allegations, made on a West Indian website and reported here, that the West Indian tourists received a less-than-warm welcome when they arrived in Belfast at the start of their UK tour

Brian Lara, West Indies' captain, paid tribute to the victorious Ireland team

Ravi Rampaul helped West Indies to a 96-run win over Ireland in the first of their warm-up matches at Stormont after a lacklustre batting performance, and some dogged Irish bowling, saw them bowled out for 242 in the 46th over

Ireland will host the ICC Trophy in 2005 which will involve 12 teams

Bangladesh completed a hat-trick of victories in Group Two of the Plate Championship with an eight-wicket demolition of Ireland at Chittagong

In February and March next year, Bangladesh plays host to the ICC Under-19 World Cup

Ireland and the West Indies qualified to compete in the next Women's World Cup in South Africa after finishing on top of the International Women's Cricket Council tournament in the Netherlands yesterday

The West Indies provided the surprise result at the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy tournament yesterday by beating the Netherlands

New Zealand's dismal summer, especially for cricket's groundsmen, has resulted in some soul-searching both at official and unofficial level

Graeme Smith on his way to a half-century in the tour opener In the tranquil setting of Castle Avenue, Dublin, South Africa got their tour underway with an uncomplicated workout against an Irish side who inflicted a ten-wicket mauling on

Dion Ebrahim led Zimbabwe to only their second win of the tour with an assured 81 not out as they made up for Friday's embarrassing loss with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland at Woodvale Road in Eglinton

The Celtic fringe is rising

Teams hoping to qualify for the Women's World Cup in South Africa in 2005 will be making their bids at a qualifying tournament to be held in the Netherlands in July

One of English cricket's leading marketing executives is to become the first chief executive of the Irish Cricket Union

England's women's U-21 cricket team are celebrating in Dublin tonight having won the inaugural U-21 European Cup by comprehensively beating the hosts today

The England amateur team won the European Championships for the first time in the tournament's four-year history when it beat Ireland by one run on Thursday 25 July

Ireland is to host the ICC Trophy - one of the world's biggest cricket tournaments