By being granted Full Membership of the ICC in June 2017, Ireland now enters the FTP process for the first time.Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland, was delighted at the release of the FTP:“From the moment we were granted full membership of the ICC, two of the key priorities for Cricket Ireland were to play our first Test match and to negotiate a multi-format fixture schedule as part of the FTP. • ICC World T20 – 2020 and 2021 • World Test Championship (note: Ireland does not feature in this element) o Cycle 1 – 2019-2021 (final 2021); Cycle 2 – 2021-2023 (final 2023) • All bilateral Tests, ODIs and T20Is between Full Members outside of the above competitions. Wherever these fixtures are played in India there … All times are UK and subject to change. We have now delivered both – and we believe the players and fans of Irish cricket will be excited by the comprehensive programme ahead.”“We are looking at a minimum of 140 men’s matches across the three formats from 2018 to early 2023, both home and away.
View the Ireland cricket team's upcoming fixtures along with the Women's, U19's, and Youth teams. This is an incredibly exciting and varied programme that we firmly believe will help make cricket more visible and mainstream in Ireland over the next five years.”Richard Holdsworth, Performance Director at Cricket Ireland, reflected on the FTP:“The creation of an FTP is an incredibly complex process.
Cricket Ireland today hailed a new era for the sport in Ireland with the release of the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) 2018-2023 – the first time Ireland has been included in this important schedule for world cricket.The FTP is a schedule of international cricket tours for ICC’s full members with teams playing bilateral cricket home and away between May 2018 and March 2023. There are so many variables involved during discussions, and one small change by one nation can often have flow-on effects for a number of other planned fixtures for other nations.”“I’d like to acknowledge our colleagues in the 11 other national cricket boards for their welcoming approach and support to Ireland during my numerous discussions in this complicated process.”“As it stands, Ireland men’s team is set for around 180 days of international cricket against other Full Member nations up to March 2023 – this is a scale of cricket unknown to Irish cricket fans and one we welcome as we begin our journey as a Full Member.”“Finally, we are also trying to be cognisant of our role in helping Associate members now that we are a Full member. It covers all three formats of the game. Ireland scores, results and fixtures on BBC Sport. Ireland scores, results and fixtures on BBC Sport. Find dates and venues of upcoming tournaments (both home & away) along with fixtures of each match during the series here.