William Porterfield announces retirement Ireland's longest serving men's captain William Porterfield has announced his retirement from international and representative cricket. Cricket • 16 Jun 22
Balbirnie new Ireland captain as Porterfield steps down Andrew Balbirnie has been confirmed as Ireland's new Test and One-Day captain, succeeding the long-serving William Porterfield. Cricket • 08 Nov 19
'It's tough to take' - Porterfield rues missed chance Ireland must learn how to deal with top-class bowling and the pressure of batting last after falling short in their pursuit of a historic Irish … Cricket • 26 Jul 19
Ireland name squad for historic Test at Lord's Ireland have named a 14-man squad for their historic first Test match against England at Lord's on Wednesday fortnight. Cricket • 08 Jul 19
'Learning curve' for new Irish faces - Porterfield Ireland failed to pick up a win in the Tri-Nations Series but team captain William Porterfield says it was invaluable Test experience for Mark Adair … Cricket • 15 May 19
Porterfield primed to take on top-ranked England William Porterfield senses a real opportunity for Ireland as they take on England in Friday's one-day international at Malahide. Cricket • 01 May 19
Forde: Porterfield captaincy down to selectors meeting Ireland cricket coach Graham Forde says the selector's committee will decide if William Porterfield will retain the team captaincy, but remains the best option as … Cricket • 02 Apr 19
Battling bowling display gives Ireland a glimmer Ireland fought back in the second half of the day to bowl Afghanistan out for 314, but lost captain William Porterfield early to finish Day … Cricket • 16 Mar 19
Porterfield challenges top order to deal with Khan Ireland captain William Porterfield has challenged his frontline batsmen to get to grips with Rashid Khan and lay the foundation for a one-day series win … Cricket • 26 Aug 18
Victory for Ireland over Scotland in T20 International Three of Ireland's batsmen hit rapid-fire half-centuries in a 46-run win over Scotland in a T20 International in the Netherlands Cricket • 16 Jun 18
Wilson to lead Ireland into T20I Tri-Series Cricket Ireland has announced a 14-man squad to take part in the T20I Tri-Series in the Netherlands under the captaincy of Gary Wilson. Cricket • 06 Jun 18
'It's going to be special' - Porterfield William Porterfield will lead Ireland in their inaugural Test match on Friday thinking of all those that have helped make the historic five-day contest a … Cricket • 10 May 18
Ireland edge Papua New Guinea thanks to Porterfield ton A knock of 111 in 133 balls by captain William Porterfield gave Ireland's cricketers a narrow four-wicket win over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the … Cricket • 06 Mar 18
Ireland make perfect start in World Cup qualifying bid Ireland's men's cricket team got their World Cup qualifying tournament off to the best possible start when they beat The Netherlands in Zimbabwe by 93 … Cricket • 04 Mar 18
Joyce: Reaching World Cup would be greatest achievement Reaching next year's Cricket World Cup would cap everything Ireland have achieved before, says Ed Joyce. Cricket • 28 Feb 18
Porterfield & Balbirnie tonnes ease Ireland past UAE Centuries from captain William Porterfield and Andrew Balbirnie helped Ireland beat the UAE for the second time in three days in their Tri-Series match. Cricket • 13 Jan 18
Porterfield proud as Ireland show fight at Lord's Ireland skipper William Porterfield hailed his team's improvement as they followed up Friday's seven-wicket thumping by England with a creditable display at Lord's in the … Cricket • 07 May 17
Porterfield calls for Lord's redemption Ireland captain William Porterfield is determined Ireland will put their Bristol blip behind them and rise to the occasion on their historic Lord's debut. Cricket • 06 May 17
Deflated Ireland left to rue batting decision Captain William Porterfield admitted that his decision to bat first in against England played a role in Ireland's heavy one-day international defeat in Bristol. Cricket • 05 May 17
Ireland put to the sword by ruthless England England eased their way to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in the first of the One Day Internationals at the County Ground in Bristol, winning … Cricket • 05 May 17
Stirling's heroics not enough for Ireland Paul Stirling's brilliant all-round display wasn't enough to lead Ireland to victory in the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan in Delhi. Cricket • 17 Mar 17
Porterfield century not enough to prevent Irish defeat A century by William Porterfield was in vain as Ireland's losing streak against Afghanistan continued after being defeated by 30 runs in the opening one-day … Cricket • 15 Mar 17
In-form Porterfield leads Ireland to victory over UAE Captain William Porterfield continued his rediscovered fine form with 76 as Ireland comfortably chased 203 to beat United Arab Emirates 2-0 in their brief one-day … Cricket • 04 Mar 17
O'Brien praises team performance in Desert T20 win Kevin O'Brien was delighted with the performance of his team-mates after qualification for the semi-finals of the Desert T20 with a comfortable 24 run win … Cricket • 18 Jan 17
Ireland enjoy solid start against Hong Kong Gary Wilson and William Porterfield gave Ireland a solid start in their four-day game against Hong Kong, with John Bracewell's side looking to go top … Cricket • 30 Aug 16
