Essential reading for anyone interested in Associates cricket, and for Canadians, thought provoking insight as to how the Irish have risen to the top of the pack.
“In December 2006, Warren Deutrom entered the office of the Ireland Cricket Union. His role was CEO, replacing Peter Thompson, who had left the job six months earlier. It had taken the ICU months to even work out if they wanted another CEO.
Their only other off-field staff member was a part-time PA called Marie. They had email accounts. That was about all.
Their offices were shared with organisations that looked after rowing, mountaineering, university sports and community games. All had bigger offices. Were more professional. And had far more staff.
Despite having qualified for the World Cup, Irish cricket was a minnow even compared to mountaineering.”
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In the next five years, Ireland will have done everything the ICC asks of its full Test nations. Hopefully by then the political climate of cricket for greed’s sake will be replaced by people who put cricket first. If not, the only way for Ireland to become a Test-playing nation is by shaming the ICC into action.
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