Ireland cricket team

The Irish Cricket Team represents the island of Ireland, and thus both the Republic of Ireland as well as the belonging to the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland at international matches in cricket. In 1993, the team from the International Cricket Council was accepted as an associate member and took part since both the Cricket World Cup 2007 ICC World Twenty20 as well as in 2009 and 2010. In the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009, she failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup 2011. There, she dropped out in the first round.

3.1 Cricket World Cup
3.2 World Twenty20

History

Prior to joining the ICC

The first international cricket match took place in 1855 against the Gentleman of England in Dublin and was won by 107 runs. In the following years there were further games before there were serious setbacks for the sport on the island in the 1880s. Among other things, the Gaelic Athletic Association ruled that players who played cricket, not where they represent sports ( such as hurling and Gaelic football ) were allowed to participate. These regulations had to 1970 inventory. The team undertook since numerous tours in the United States and Canada, but was otherwise reliant on international top teams it deems appropriate the island to visit. So the discharged annually games were against Scotland (from 1909) and the MCC (from 1924) for fixed size in the Irish Cricket calendar. This only changed when the team was included in the ICC 1993.

One- Day Internationals

When the crew was picked up by the ICC, the possibility existed to the qualifications for the Cricket World Cup participate. In the first experiment in 1994 we failed in the first round of the Netherlands, 1997 in the deciding game against the selection from Scotland. Disappointing, however, was the qualifying tournament in 2001, as one could only reach the seventh. Only in 2005 could be on home turf to qualify in second place behind Scotland for the World Cup 2007 and secured the ODI status through 2009., Where in the first round scored a surprising victory against Pakistan, as well as a draw against Zimbabwe. The resulting qualification for the Super 8 round was generally regarded as a sensation. There, however, only managed a win against Bangladesh Test nation, so jumped out of a total of eighth place. As a result, some ODIs were played against Test nations thanks to the ODI status, however, were not crowned with success. In 2009, once again on the qualification tournament for the Cricket World Cup on the plan. Here, a collection of sovereign succeeded to the finals, where they then sat down across Canada, and as the World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka could qualify. Moreover, the ODI status was extended until 2013. At the World Cup 2011 the Irish scored a surprise victory against England. This was especially the all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, the fastest Test Century of World Cup history was possible thanks to. Since one but otherwise could only win against the Netherlands, and had to take defeats including against Bangladesh in purchase, the team did not make it past the first round. In which the tournament subsequent meeting of the ICC Board has decided that no Associates may take part in the World Cup 2015. Thus, only when the output in 2019 is a part of Ireland at this tournament possible again.

Twenty20

As in 2008 decency to qualify for the World Cup Twenty20 format in their own country, Ireland made his debut in international Twenty20 cricket. This was achieved by victories against Scotland and Bermuda the finals against the Netherlands. However, this was due to the rain not to host, so that a division title was. In the World Cup tournament itself is defeated Bangladesh in the first round and qualified so for the 2nd round. There, however, they lost all the other games. The high popularity of the new format meant that two years later a qualification took place, in which they lost only in the final against Afghanistan. In a tournament, they lost first against the West Indies, so that the last game against England had to be necessarily obtained. However, shortly after the start of the second innings began rain, so the game had to be stopped. Since the British had done better against the West Indies, they were qualified for the next round and Ireland was eliminated. In qualifying for the discharging 2012 Twenty20 World Cup, the team first lost in the first round against Namibia. Since all other games could be won, among others, but in the second qualifying final against Namibia and in the final against Afghanistan, Ireland still won the tournament and thus qualified for Sri Lanka. In the main event itself, the team then lost his opening match against Australia. The decisive for the progress game against the West Indies had to be stopped and Ireland so different due to a higher loss to Australia from the tournament after the first round of inconclusive due to rain.

Future

Cricket Ireland, the Association, which is behind the team, has made it very clear that he would like to win the test status. However, there are no ' criteria, so that it is difficult to predict when Ireland will skip this step.

International Tournaments

Cricket World Cup

World Twenty20

2007 does not qualify
2009 Super 8 ( qualification)
2010 preliminary round (Qualifying )
2012 preliminary round (Qualifying )

Documents

East Africa | East and Central Africa | West Africa

Sport ( Ireland)
National Cricket Team

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