Ace Middlesex bowler Tim Murtagh, who has taken 30 wickets so far this year in the English County Championship, hopes to transfer his fantastic early season form to spearhead Ireland's attack against Pakistan.
With Ireland due to face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, PakPassion spoke to Kevin O'Brien about his thoughts on the matches, and his career to date.
Unrelenting rain forced the abandoning of the Netherland's YB40 fixtures against Sussex and Northamptonshire this week, the latter before a ball was bowled.
The inaugural international coaches conference, organized and hosted by the KNCB in Utrecht on April 20, can be put down as a success, to be repeated and expanded in future years.
The Dutch league season gets underway this coming weekend with a full programme of matches for the top two leagues, the Topklasse and Hoofdklasse. Dave Hardy looks at the teams, the stars and the transfers.