A NEW DOCUMENTARY charting the rise and rise of Irish cricket is set to hit screens next week.
‘Batmen: The Story of Irish Cricket’ traces the sport’s growth from its early days to the historic giantkillings of recent years, not least the stunning upset of England at the 2011 World Cup.
Including interviews with current international stars John Mooney and Ed Joyce, and narrated by former Irish cricketer Alan Lewis, it tells the tale of “the sport most impacted by the enormous political changes of the last 200 years.”
Directed by Maurice Sweeney and produced by Motive Television — the same people responsible for the brilliant ‘We Got Game’ on the golden age of Irish basketball — ‘Batmen’ debuts next Tuesday, 18 June, at 8pm on Setanta Sports.
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I once translated a book about the history of cricket in Tipperary. There was even a 20/20 competition between estates and farms in the evenings as far back as the 1860s. It was played alongside hurling until the ban on “foreign games” led to its decline and categorisation as a “Protestant” or “barracks” sport.
Hi Niall. I have not met you but I played a bit. I will watch the doc with interest. Have you spoken to Peter O’Reilly and Ger Siggins and perhaps Michael Halliday. Irish Cricket is full of contradictions and unfortunatly many clashs of culture. I hope you got the balance right. Lewi is a friend.
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