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With all due respect to the memory of the great bodyline controversy that marred the 1932-33 Ashes Tour it was handbag stuff compared to the current World Cup.

Giant-killing exploits are not new for Ireland, but the emphatic way they successfully chased the West Indies total of 304 to win their opening World Cup match was something special.

That doyen of North-West cricket writers Billy Platt has produced another superb historical chronicle...

Local cricket may have missed out yet again in the Northern Ireland New Year’s Honours List...

Christmas marked the 48th anniversary...

The capture of Nigel Jones and Johnny Thompson and at least one other prominent player in negotiations shows CIYMS...

Now that the NCU Annual Dinner and AGM have passed without too much anxiety we can safely say the 2014 season is done and dusted.

It was with tremendous sadness that we in NIACUS learned of the passing of Judith on 5 October 2014.

The NCU AGM is slated for Monday 13 October at Newforge and it promises to be a more interesting meeting than in previous years if the Notice of Motions are to seen as the yardstick.

ROY TORRENS has talked about retiring for a good few years now but it looks as though the big man from Portrush has at last given his final answer on stepping down as Ireland team manager and will depart after next year's World Cup.

The "Master Race" may have their work cut out to change an image that dates back over100 years...

The inclusion of Andrew White, the Northern Knights skipper...

An exciting finish to the season is guaranteed and it's not just the action on the field that is capturing the headlines...

The sad passing of former North-West Cricket Union Chairman Jim Simpson will be felt throughout Irish cricket, not least around the Eglinton area where Jim lived for many years.

We should applaud former test umpire John Holder for speaking out against the leniency shown towards England pace bowler Jimmy Anderson after his altercation with Indian test player Ravindra Jadeja following the 1st Test at Trent Bridge.