Leprechauns out for big scalps

25 September 2016 - 02:00
By TELFORD VICE

When is an Irish clover a potential banana peel? When it's tossed onto the pitch by a team who, in the words of their captain, are "not here to make up the numbers - we're here to try to win games of cricket". That captain is William Porterfield, who will lead Ireland in a one-day international (ODI) against South Africa in Benoni today.

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