Many feel that Cricket Ireland’s desire to obtain Test status is an unrealistic expectation but those who can recall a match at Sion Mills on July 2nd 1969 may not. In this feature Cricket Web looks back at a remarkable game of cricket.

Craig McDermott is one of Australia’s top 5 wicket-takers in both Tests and one-dayers, yet is largely a forgotten figure today. Why is this so and how good a player was he?

Back in September, Will Quinn pointed how lucky we are to be enjoying a very competitive era in cricket history – but is it really the most competitive ever?

A trip to India for a seven-match ODI series with your side handicapped by injury is not the most enticing proposition, but Australia underlined their ODI superiority with a 4-2 victory.

I have been of the firm opinion that people who run ICC do not watch the game. I could go one step further and claim that they don’t know much about cricket or rather don’t care about the game or its fans.

Last Monday afternoon contained the e-mail saying, “Neil, someone has had to pull out of the school exchange trip. Do you fancy coming to Tokyo on Thursday?” What could I learn about cricket from the Far East?

The Australian cricket hierarchy still appear unable to take T20 cricket seriously. This article discusses possible implications.