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Ger Siggins
Ger Siggins
Way over there! Way over there! ( )
IRISH cricketers don’t hang around and suffer through the winter chills like the rest of us. These days they jet off Down Under to work on their skills and gain fantastic experiences on and off the field.
IRISH cricketers don’t hang around and suffer through the winter chills like the rest of us. These days they jet off Down Under to work on their skills and gain fantastic experiences on and off the field.
Lawrence Moore
Lawrence Moore
Raindrops keep falling on my head Raindrops keep falling on my head ( )
For the past few years however I have struggled with the last box on the form which simply reads- "Don't mention rain- nobody wants to read about weather, especially bad weather."
For the past few years however I have struggled with the last box on the form which simply reads- "Don't mention rain- nobody wants to read about weather, especially bad weather."
County Watch
County Watch
CountyWatch (2) CountyWatch (2) ( )
BARRY MCCARTHY announced himself to the word of county cricket with a match-winning five wicket haul as Durham beat Lancashire in one of the few county championship games to beat the elements over the past few weeks.
BARRY MCCARTHY announced himself to the word of county cricket with a match-winning five wicket haul as Durham beat Lancashire in one of the few county championship games to beat the elements over the past few weeks.
County Watch
County Watch Extra
CountyWatch Extra: Review of the Year CountyWatch Extra: Review of the Year ( )
THE county cricket circuit has been a rich source of employment and success for Irishmen since Ed Joyce made the breakthrough 15 years ago. More than 30 players have tested themselves over there, with the number who got a full-time living out of it well into double figures.
THE county cricket circuit has been a rich source of employment and success for Irishmen since Ed Joyce made the breakthrough 15 years ago. More than 30 players have tested themselves over there, with the number who got a full-time living out of it well into double figures.
Barry Chambers
Barry Chambers
Art for art's sake Art for art's sake ( )
Sometimes there are things that you're just not very good at. You should be good at them, you can see no reason why you wouldn't be good at them - but you're not.
Sometimes there are things that you're just not very good at. You should be good at them, you can see no reason why you wouldn't be good at them - but you're not.
Ryan Bailey
Ryan Bailey
Rankin return adds steel to Ireland Rankin return adds steel to Ireland ( )
DEFECTION. BETRAYAL. DESERTION. Call it what you want, cricketer Boyd Rankin has heard it all before. He’s learned to take no notice of it and doesn’t care much for outside opinion.
DEFECTION. BETRAYAL. DESERTION. Call it what you want, cricketer Boyd Rankin has heard it all before. He’s learned to take no notice of it and doesn’t care much for outside opinion.
Odran Flynn
Odran Flynn
Ireland at a crossroads Ireland at a crossroads ( )
After many years of justifiable complaint about the lack of ODI fixtures there is a sense of irony that when a steady stream of such fixtures has finally arrived Ireland is at its lowest cricketing ebb for the best part of a decade.
After many years of justifiable complaint about the lack of ODI fixtures there is a sense of irony that when a steady stream of such fixtures has finally arrived Ireland is at its lowest cricketing ebb for the best part of a decade.
Clarence Hiles
Clarence Hiles
Living in the present Living in the present ( )
One of my golf buddies is a psychologist and a master of mind games. He doesn’t say a lot, but when he talks people listen, and when he writes, people read.
One of my golf buddies is a psychologist and a master of mind games. He doesn’t say a lot, but when he talks people listen, and when he writes, people read.
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor
Trying to survive in London Trying to survive in London ( )
For what it’s worth, I have found that trying to survive in London is actually a lot like trying to survive in the Premier League.
For what it’s worth, I have found that trying to survive in London is actually a lot like trying to survive in the Premier League.
Gary Wilson
Gary Wilson
Failure to deliver hurts Failure to deliver hurts ( )
I think it's fair to say that this would be the first time we have failed to deliver in terms of what the cricketing world expects of us.
I think it's fair to say that this would be the first time we have failed to deliver in terms of what the cricketing world expects of us.