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Ireland calls for Test status to 'halt exodus'

Richard Holdsworth, the Irish board's performance director, said Ireland had attempted to secure fast bowler Boyd Rankin's services, but could not match up against the "lure" of Test cricket

08-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rankin set to retire for Ireland

Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the year as he bids to play Test cricket with England

08-Aug-2012•Ger Siggins

Plenty of positives from Europe tour- Tamim

Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal has said the six-match Twenty20 tour of Europe has helped the team develop the habit of winning, despite the two losses to Scotland and Netherlands

30-Jul-2012•Mohammad Isam

Dashing Mortaza stuns Ireland

Just when Ireland thought they finally had the beating of Bangladesh, a savage batting assault by Mashrafe Mortaza ended their hopes and gave the visitors a 3-0 win in the series.

21-Jul-2012•Ger Siggins at Stormont

Mahmudullah strangles Ireland at the death

Two near-perfect overs from the offspinner Mahmudullah proved the difference between two well-matched sides

20-Jul-2012•The Report by Ger Siggins at Stormont

Elias Sunny's unique record

The Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has become the first player to be named Man of the Match on debut in two formats

19-Jul-2012•Mohammad Isam

Sunny's five gives Bangladesh bright start

Bangladesh spun their way to an emphatic 71-run victory in the first Twenty20 international against Ireland in Belfast

18-Jul-2012•Report by Ian Callender at Stormont

Rain ruins England efforts

The hard work of the England Under-19s bowlers went to waste after a heavy downpour flooded the pitch at Grace Road

18-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland tough in home conditions

On the face of it this series of three Twenty20s may seem trivial, but it is a significant contest for both sides as they use these games as preparation for the World Twenty20

17-Jul-2012•Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Ashraful, Sunny shine in victory

Mohammad Ashraful hit an unbeaten half-century before rain brought an early end to Bangladesh's second Twenty20 warm-up match of the day

16-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mortaza blitz too hot for Irish

Mashrafe Mortaza's early blitz saw Bangladesh comfortably win the opening game of their tour of Ireland. They defeated an Ireland XI by seven wickets at Comber, chasing down 103 with more than five overs to spare.

16-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Scrappy Afghanistan secure draw

The Ireland-Afghanistan Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin, which lost two days to rain, ended in a draw

12-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bowlers tear through Afghanistan

Max Sorensen and Alex Cusack each took four wickets to help Ireland skittle Afghanistan for 84, as their rain-hit Intercontinental Cup match got underway on day three

11-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dockrell to lead Ireland in Under-19 World Cup

Left-arm spinner George Dockrell has been named the captain of the Ireland team for the Under-19 World Cup in Australia

09-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland to host Bangladesh T20 series

Ireland will host a Test nation for the first time in an international Twenty20 when Bangladesh arrive for a three-match series. The matches on July 18, 20, starting at 5pm, and 21, at 4pm, will all be played at Stormont in Belfast.

07-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Joyce, bowlers deliver big win for Ireland

A battling unbeaten 67 by Ed Joyce ensured Ireland posted a competitive total in the World Cricket League ODI, and a combined bowling effort in helpful conditions guaranteed Afghanistan came nowhere near it

05-Jul-2012•Ger Siggins at Clontarf

No rain, but match still abandoned

The first World Cricket League ODI was abandoned without a ball bowled despite pleasant conditions at Clontarf

04-Jul-2012•Ger Siggins at Clontarf

Isaac wants ICC credibility

Alan Isaac is only five days into his term as president of ICC but the New Zealander is already thinking of his legacy

03-Jul-2012•Ger Siggins at Clontarf

Ireland wary of Afghanistan adventure

If Ireland need any reminders of Afghanistan's threat as they prepare for a pair of critical World Cup qualifiers, they need only recall Boyd Rankin's opening delivery in the World Twenty20 qualifying final in Dubai.

02-Jul-2012•Daniel Brettig

Charity bike ride for Ireland pair

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.

02-Jul-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

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