Green Wickets: Ireland’s Adventures in the 2007 Cricket World Cup

In a year that was full of sporting upset and disappointment, ‘Green Wickets’ is the story of the outstanding team performance of the Irish selection in 2007. Journalist and fan Ed Leahy was one of the only ever-present reporters to follow the tournament, and his book also features numerous exclusive photographs taken by team member Paul Mooney. From the last-gasp draw with Zimbabwe, to the epic win over Pakistan, the escapades of the ‘Blarney Army’ and the Irish team are all detailed and illustrated through official and team-members' behind the scenes images.

Who will forget Ireland’s progress to the Super Eights and the frantic calls home to employers to ask for another month’s leave – and that was the players not the fans! Denis O’Brien and his Digicel organisation helped out the team financially and looked after the Irish media with phones and accommodation, while the last match against Bangladesh saw Ireland enter the top flight of one day competition. Add in the curious Bob Woolmer affair, and the book makes for a colourful and intriguing story, in exotic climes, of a remarkable few weeks in Irish and cricket sporting history.