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Beyond the Boundary: A Candid Conversation with Ravi Ningegowda on Leading Royal Challengers Belfast to Glory

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Welcome back to the Don't Bowl There cricket blog. In today's article is an interview with Ravi Ningegowda who is the strategic mind behind Royal Challengers Belfast (RCB). Within the interview, we discuss the formation and ethos of RCB, the plans for the future and much more. So what is the background of RCB and how was the club created? Royal Challengers Belfast (RCB) is a unique Social Sports Club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is open to all, without affecting their existing Club affiliations. The genesis of RCB was to promote Health, Wellbeing and Equality through sports. We operate as per our tag line and adhere to it which is "Royal by Name and Equal by Game" in true sense and spirit. We welcome all Sports enthusiast individual, irrespective of their skill levels and make them feel a part of the group. Though cricket takes the major attention of RCB, we also run an active badminton and table tennis sessions throughout the year along with other sports...
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Ireland Cricket team set for historic tour to the United States

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The Irish men's cricket team are set to make history by being the first full member nation to tour the United States when they play the USA in Florida in a five match series in December. The tour will consist of two T20I's and three ODI's. The USA cricket side have also reached an agreement were they will tour Ireland within the next three years.  This tour will will also offer the Irish cricket side some much needed practice before their World Cup Super Series matches against the West Indies in January 2022. The matches against the USA will offer the Irish cricket side a perfect opportunity to get to grips with their new head coach, which as of writing is yet to be decided, after Graham Ford announced on the 17th November that he was leaving the role of head coach of the senior men's side after four years coaching the side. During his tenure, Ford led the squad for 102 internationals across all three formats of the game including the historic 1st Test match against Pak...
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Location: Belfast, UK
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Amy Hunter: The Youngest International ODI Centurion

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The 11th October 2021 will live long in the memory for Amy Hunter. Having only made her ODI debut at the start of the Ireland Women's tour to Zimbabwe, Amy would be heading back to Belfast the youngest ever ODI centurion. Amy also made history as he hit the highest ODI score ever for an Irish women and becoming only the fourth women to hit an ODI Hundred for Ireland. The first hundred for an Irish women since the year 2000.  What makes this day even more special it was Amy's 16th birthday. Amy only made her One-Day International debut in the first game of the tour and had amassed a total of seven runs in the three games prior to the famous hundred. The above image shows Amy Hunter celebrating reaching three figures for the first time. When Amy is not playing in the Women's Super Series, she represents both Malahide cricket and also her home club of Instonians. I was able to talk to a few key members of Instonians cricket club who have aided Amy in her cricketing journey so ...
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Location: Belfast, UK
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