Cricket team's World Cup qualification hailed
The Irish cricket team today qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history.
The trip to the West Indies to face the best teams in the world was secured with a win over rivals Denmark.
John O’Donoghue, Minister for Sports, said the success showed the Irish side had made massive leaps forward in the last few tears.
“This magnificent win for the Irish team is testament to their determination to compete on a world stage,” he said.
“The continued development of the Irish cricket team has, today, brought it to its first ever Cricket World Cup, a massive achievement by any standards.
"The Irish cricket team has many outstanding cricketers at the moment and it is fitting that they will be able to play at the highest level in 2007.”
Mr O’Donoghue paid tribute to the manager, Roy Torrens, coach Adrian Birrell, captain Jason Molins, new record cap winner Kyle McCallan and outstanding player Ed Joyce.
