GREEN BALL - The Irish Cricket Show

In this episode we will be looking forward to the Men’s T20I Series against India starting this weekend. We will be reflecting on the brilliant career of William Porterfield, who has just announced his retirement from the game to pursue coaching opportunities. We will be hearing from William as he talks about some of the great memories of his last sixteen years in an Irish jersey.  We will also lo...

In this episode we look ahead to the first international series of the summer, where the Ireland Women’s Team will take on South Africa in 3 x T20Is and 3 x ODIs. Our panel of experts discuss the series, the squad selected and what to expect from the opposition. We also talk to a senior member of the squad, Shauna Kavanagh, moments before she goes into camp ahead of the series. We discuss all of t...

In this episode we review the early rounds of the men’s Inter-Provincial Cup and women’s Arachas Super Series, and highlight the key performers – and ask whether Munster Reds can continue their run. Our panel of experts assess Ireland Women’s prospects against South Africa next week and look at the squad that was announced. We talk to Irish all-rounder and Dragons captain, Leah Paul, on building a...

In this episode we will be looking forward to a massive summer of action for both the Irish Men’s and Women’s teams, alongside a busy domestic inter-provincial season.  Our panel of experts will discuss the upcoming games for both sides, what they’re looking forward to most and what the aims for both sides should look like for the summer ahead.  Also stay tuned, as later on we'll be talking to Iri...

In this episode we look at the big recent announcements for Irish women’s cricket - news that included full-time contract offers for seven players as part of a €1.5M investment in the game. We are joined by our panel of experts to discuss the implications of the news and the big fixtures coming this summer for the women’s side. We also discuss Josh Little to the IPL, the recent coaching additions...

In this episode of the Green Ball Podcast, we review the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifier campaigns and cast ahead to the Men’s T20 World Cup in October. In-form Ireland Men’s batter Harry Tector chats to us about the last two months of busy international action, the secret behind his run of form and the impact of outgoing interim head coach of the National men’s side, David Ripley. We als...

In this episode, we will hear from Ireland’s two senior international head coaches – Ireland Women’s head coach Ed Joyce and interim Ireland Men’s head coach David Ripley. Our expert panel will be looking back at Ireland Women’s world cup qualification campaign in Zimbabwe, which was unfortunately cut short. While the squad missed out on the World Cup as a result, they have qualified for the next...

In this episode, our expert panel will be looking forward to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Global Qualifiers in Zimbabwe - after two warm-up matches, Ireland will face West Indies, Netherlands and Sri Lanka in the Group Stage.  And also stay tuned to the show, as later on we'll be joined by 2020 Irish Cricket Hall of Fame inductee, Susan O’Neill - she contrasts her experiences of playing for I...

In this episode, our panel of experts will be looking back at Ireland Men’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. They will be discussing each of the games and also will look ahead to the post-tournament review that is taking place at the moment. Also, former Australian T20 International star Ben Dunk offers insights into what it’s like playing T20 cricket at the highest levels, and discus...

Welcome to the Green Ball Podcast. I’m delighted to be bringing you the second episode of this new podcast show about Irish Cricket - with an initial focus on the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which starts in a matter of days. In this episode, our panel of experts will be looking forward to the Ireland Men’s T20 squad fixtures in the tournament and analysing the key match-ups. And make sure you...

Welcome to the Green Ball Podcast. We are delighted to be bringing you the first episode of this new podcast show about Irish Cricket - with an initial focus on the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which starts in a matter of days. In this episode, our panel of experts will be looking through the Ireland Men’s T20 squad and discussing the warm-up campaign so far. And make sure you stay tuned to th...

Introduction to the Green Ball Podcast. This limited series run we’ll be talking about the warm-up series and the tournament proper, discussing Ireland’s performances, prospects and all of the latest news out of the camp. Our panel of experts will be on hand during each episode, while we will interview some current and former players for their insights into tournament life and how it feels to repr...