Ireland managed a respectable 194-7 in their innings and Stirling, who was dismissed after 13 runs in the second over, was pleased with their effort. “The message was to go out and give it your all and we just fell short, but there were periods of the game where we feel we were up to...
Paul Stirling became the first Irish player to reach 10,000 international runs as Ireland comfortably beat West Indies in the opening one-day international at Clontarf. A 109-run partnership between Andrew Balbirnie (112) and record-breaking captain Stirling (54) set Ireland on course for victory as they reached 303-6. Stirling has scored 5,979 runs in ODIs, 3,656...
Despite being one of the older members of the squad, Stirling says that ODIs against the West Indies still excite him and he is not yet contemplating retirement. “I think I realised when I have a month off, I find myself going into the shed and picking up the cricket bat and I think that...
