William Porterfield joins Cricket Ireland board

Former Ireland captain William Porterfield has been appointed as an independent director of the Cricket Ireland board.

Porterfield retired last year after 310 appearances for his country across formats, departing as the second highest run-scorer in Irish history as well as the Test captain.

He is now back in an administrative capacity, as one of four new appointees to the board. Porterfield's nomination came at the organisation’s AGM, during which accounts for 2022 were accepted.

In all, Cricket Ireland sustained a loss of €176,184, despite a sharp rise in increasing income by nearly 50% to €12.9m.

Chief financial officer Andrew May said: "While our income grew significantly, our cost base also grew by approximately €3.5m, which was a combination of our largest ever season, significant inflationary pressure and ongoing dependence on costly temporary infrastructure to deliver our fixture obligations.

"In 2023, we come to the end of our current funding cycle with the ICC and, while the year will be a challenge financially, we are very optimistic about the financial stability of the organisation in 2024 and beyond."