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Originally Posted by adamnsu
I was wondering something.
Do players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland get to represent the Ireland cricket team, like they do for Rugby?? Or how is the setup and what are the laws behind representation?
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As in every sport here bar football, the Ireland team represents the entire island. Players from NI have to play for Ireland as the entire island falls under the jurisdiction of Cricket Ireland. No other body has jurisdiction here.
Only reason players have played for England is cricket's retarded eligibility rules which allow any associate cricketer to play for another country. If that was shut Ireland would never lose another cricketer.
Striling/Porterfield/Wilson etc are all from Northern Ireland, whereas the likes of the O Brien's,Dockrell etc are from the ROI