Alistair Bushe
Belfast News Letter
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Huge coup for Waringstown as Andre Malan signs on dotted line
Waringstown have taken little more than a week to secure the signature of Andre Malan as overseas professional after the shock withdrawal of Shadley van Schalkwyk. → Read More
Cricket Ireland left embarrassed over farcical Irish and National Cup draws
Cricket Ireland have been left red-faced after two errors reduced the first round draws for the Irish and National cups to farce. → Read More
Alistair Bushe: Club cricket becoming poor relation next to interpros
A Saturday in mid-August should be local cricket’s high noon, a day when the stakes are high and nerves frayed at both ends of the NCU Premier League table. → Read More
Boy finds gun close to civic centre
A boy has found a gun close to Lagan Valley Island in Lisburn. → Read More
Center Parcs Ireland: Ten things you need to know as €233m resort opens
Ireland’s new Center Parcs in Longford Forest officially opened to guests on Monday. → Read More
Glenavon star Andrew Mitchell in emotional tribute to ‘kind, caring and genuine’ Paddy Allen
Glenavon striker Andrew Mitchell has paid an emotional tribute to Paddy Allen, the Glenavon Football Club and Waringstown Cricket Club supporter who died this weekend. → Read More
Tribute pour in for Paddy Allen, one of local cricket’s best known characters
Paddy Allen, one of the best-known characters in NCU cricket, has died suddenly. → Read More
Ireland’s James Shannon unavailable for selection due to ‘personal issues’
James Shannon is currently unavailable to play in international or domestic cricket, Cricket Ireland have confirmed. → Read More
Cricket podcast: NCU Challenge Cup previewed and Irish Cup debated
Welcome to the News Letter’s new cricket podcast. → Read More
Stuart Thompson set to quit Eglinton for the NCU
Stuart Thompson is set to become the next North West cricket star to move to the NCU. → Read More
Huge turnout for Billy Boyd, the man who broke down barriers of Irish cricket’s most fierce club rivalry
They came from all corners of Ireland to honour Billy Boyd. → Read More
Obus Pieenar unveiled as new CIYMS professional
CIYMS have unveiled South African all-rounder Obus Pienaar as their overseas professional for the 2019 season. → Read More
Malahide approach Ireland’s James Shannon over move
Ireland international James Shannon is wanted as a marquee signing by newly-promoted Leinster side Malahide. → Read More
NCU cricket rumour mill: CIYMS and North Down lead Mark Adair chase
CIYMS and North Down are believed to be leading the chase for Holywood and Northern Knights all-rounder Mark Adair. → Read More
CHALLENGE CUP: Shaheen Khan the star as Waringstown edge past CIYMS in final-ball drama
It was back in 2014, during Shaheen Khan’s first spell as Waringstown’s overseas professional, that the South African professional struck a brilliant hundred in an NCU Challenge Cup semi-final at Belmont. → Read More
Summer days won’t be the same without David Holmes, Mr NCU cricket
When I was typing probably the most difficult story I have ever had to write last Monday morning, I knew the devastating impact it was going to have in the local cricket community. → Read More
News Letter cricket writer David Holmes dies aged 54
The News Letter’s cricket correspondent David Holmes has died suddenly. → Read More
Cricket: Story of how Waringstown made history with 1992 treble
Sitting on the balcony of the Roy Harrison Pavilion at The Lawn on an autumnal afternoon, three men start to exchange memories of the finest cricketing summer of their lives → Read More
Never a dull moment with journalist addicted to reporting on home patch
As I was walking through the door of the Portadown Times office as the paper’s new deputy editor in late 2006, Victor Gordon was preparing for an altogether more daunting challenge, a heart by-pass operation. → Read More
Cricket: NCU clubs lead chase for Ireland captain William Porterfield
NCU clubs are thought to be leading the chase for Ireland captain William Porterfield. → Read More