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If Twenty20 cricket is all about the batsmen, as some pundits would have us believe, then the Twenty20 World Cup final in Colombo was a day to forget for most of the batsmen

It may be a bitter pill to swallow for Carrick, Holywood, Bangor and Portadown right now...

Ireland didn’t capture the big scalp they needed to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup...

What has Andrew Strauss and Peter Shields got in common apart from both playing cricket?

In the early years of NCU cricket there were serious challenges travelling to away grounds and the railway line was the only viable mode of transport.

The public statement by NCU Director of Development and current Vice-Chairman Andy Clement in support of cricket officials is welcome and commendable as a challenging season draws to a close.

Cricket may not be in crisis, but many facets of the local game have reached a crossroads and perhaps it is much more akin to Spaghetti Junction with so many unanswered questions!

Weather-wise we did not enjoy the best of summers, but at the end of the day the best two teams in the Premier Division finished first and second and the next best two finished third and fourth.

Ards Cricket Club Chairman Les Jones was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List...

That was the week that was…or at least the weekend that was!

Boyd Rankin has decided to retire from Cricket Ireland and concentrate on his county career with an outside chance of making the England test squad.

The speculation that big Boyd Rankin has been asked to give up international cricket as a condition to a new Warwickshire contract has created a backlash from ardent Cricket Ireland supporters who see it as unfair.

Not for the first time talented Instonians batsman James Shannon took a shine to the Comber pitch over the weekend...

In a cup final that many neutrals might feel too close to call, Instonians will start favourites even although North Down are playing on home turf.

Much has been said and written about the NCU Emergency Committee’s decision to postpone the Senior Cup semi-final between Instonians and Muckamore...