The Ireland men's cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket. The Irish Cricket Union, operating under the brand Cricket Ireland, is the sport's governing body in Ireland, and they organise the international team.
All-Ireland United Cricket team at Phoenix Park, Dublin, ca. 1858
Ireland playing against Essex in the Friends Provident Trophy at Clontarf in 2007.
Ireland playing against Pakistan at the Kennington Oval during the 2009 T20 World Cup. Niall O'Brien is keeping wicket whilst and Trent Johnston is the fielder.
Captain William Porterfield batting against England during Malahide Cricket Club Ground's inaugural ODI in 2013.
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at the international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings in which players have to play until they get all batsmen out; the match ends when all but one of the batsmen of the opposing team are out. It is scheduled to last for up to five days with 6 hours of play each day. A minimum of 90 overs are scheduled to be bowled per day making it the sport with the longest playing time. In the past, some Test matches had no time limit and were called Timeless Tests. The term "test match" was originally coined in 1861–62 but in a different context.
A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2007. The two men wearing black trousers are the umpires. Test cricket is played in traditional white clothes and usually with a red ball – a pink ball in full 1 day/night Tests
The earliest published photo of the Ashes urn, from The Illustrated London News, 1921
Test cricketers playing in their whites.
