The Premier League should be renamed the Ulster Bank Handicap Chase. The games are no longer predictable

Carrickfergus has more new faces than an X Factor audition and it is expected they will feature prominently in all competitions.

Big bad Regan West has ridden into town ready to blast CSNI to the top.

There is a different feel to the NCU this year and there is no doubt in my mind that Instonians have the quality to challenge the big two.

Question: When is a Irishman not an Irishman? Answer: When he's a cricketer!

If cricketers mature later than in other sports why are the Ireland cricket selectors obsessed with picking players from the Under 19 team?

The same problems that dogged the inter-provincial competition a decade ago are still there.

Closing the gap between club and international cricket is essential. Change is coming whether you like it or not.

A merger of the two Ulster Unions would make a lot of sense especially with the LCU flexing its muscle in the corridors of power within the ICU.

The re-introduction of inter-pros would be a mistake. The concept is not wrong but it won’t work.

Can the NCU and the NWCU be modified, streamlined and improved, or do we need a new design to take us to the next level?

The bandwagon is up and running and its advocates are inviting others to appreciate their clarity of vision regarding a 'Premier League'.

It’s hard not to feel a sense of sadness that Shaun Pollock and Adam Gilchrist have retired - the latest in a series of high profile cricketers that have retired in the last 12-18 months.

The ICC needs to step in and take a certain amount of control over the schedules to ensure variety for the fans.

David Kennedy returning to Ballymena, the Ireland U19 squad named, the winter nets squad including surprises both in and out, and allegations that the North West is all about cricket and beer.

What I want for Christmas is a new game. Ideally it would be available for the Playstation, Xbox 360 and the PC. I would call it Ulster Cricket Manager.

Twenty20 cricket has been a phenomenal success the world over. Yet as a cricket fan I am still a little surprised it has been the success it has. In some ways it explains the world we live in.

Following the lead from the Derry Midweek League I have put these three counties in together to ensure everyone has a fair crack at selection.

With the exception of Antrim I have been eligible for 5 out of 6 teams in this County Championship at one time or another in my cricket career.

The dominance of Waringstown in the area meant I had to work hard to look outside their team.

This was probably the hardest selection yet. Only two Belfast clubs in the Premier League yet a quite a few in Section 2.

When I first sat down to pick the Armagh team my initial thought was that this will easily be the weakest of the teams with only one Section 1 team from which to select.

I have decided to try and pick some teams that could play in a Gaelic football style County championship for cricket. I've joined Fermanagh with Tyrone and made a team for Belfast.

They say a mind once stretched on new possibilities never returns to its original dimensions. I have to confess that that is exactly how I feel about the Ireland International cricket team.

Is it because the pitches have become so poor that anyone can bowl spin or is it because of a lack of role models for other bowlers?