IRISH CRICKET HAS been dealt some good news today with the approval of a US$500,000 (€400,000) annual grant for the next three years.

The good news comes after the ICC met in Kuala Lumpur today and voted for the cash injection under the Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP).

TAPP has a goal of increasing the competitiveness in the game, shaping Associate nations into Full members of the ICC.

The increased grant has been issued to both Irish and Scottish cricket boards with ‘the expectation of matched funding’ from other stakeholders in the game here. It will aid the association with its objective of developing and spreading the game here, having already enjoyed a massive increase in playing numbers in recent years.

Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom said:

“We are delighted and grateful to ICC for this award which will help Cricket Ireland achieve their stated objectives. We shall be exploring in greater detail the award and terms of the grant with ICC management in order to ascertain how to prioritise the funding towards the proposals that we outlined in our applications.”

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