Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Cricket muNorthern Ireland yakanga iri mutambo wevashoma kusvika nguva pfupi yadarika, asi mutambo wacho wave wakakurumbira chaizvo pakati pevagari vemo nemhaka yenhau dzokubudirira dzichangobva kuitika dzeIrish Cricket Team, iyo inomiririra nyika mbiri dzeIreland. Cricket zvino iri kuva yakakurumbira zvikuru nemhaka yemushandirapamwe wakabudirira weCricket World Cup muIreland muna
2007 na2011. Yakatambwa pano kubvira pakutanga kwezana ramakore rechi19, ichipesana neScotland (mutambo une chinzvimbo chekutanga-kirasi) wakatambwa gore rega rega kubvira muna 1909. Chikwata cheIrish chakanga chakasimba pakati uye mukupera kwezana ramakore rechi19, uye chakatumira mapato akati wandei ekushanyira kunze kwenyika, asi kukura kwemutambo kwakakanganiswa kutanga nekurambidzwa kweGaelic Athletic Association kunhengo dzayo kutora chikamu mumitambo "yekunze" uyezve nekugadzirwa kweIrish Free State; vazhinji vevatambi vekiriketi vakanakisa muIreland vaive varwi veBritain nevashandi vehurumende uye kubviswa kwavo kwakatungamira mukuderera kwehuwandu hwemutambo.