Middlesex Cricket can today confirm that Tim Murtagh will be retiring from playing professional cricket at the end of the season.

We are thrilled to kick off the New Year with the terrific news that Middlesex legend, Tim Murtagh, has signed a one-year contract with the Club as a Player/Coach.

Middlesex Cricket is thrilled to announce that seamer Tim Murtagh has today signed a contract extension with the Club which will see him remain at Lord’s until at least the end of the 2022 season.

Only ten men in over 140 years of Test cricket previously had the honour of bowling the first ball for their country in its debut Test match.

There's no better visual than a fast bowler running in or a spinner tossing the ball, in a game that is increasingly leaning in favour of the batsmen.

After bowling Ireland out for 172 in 60 overs, Afghanistan reached 90-2 in reply on day one of the one-off Test between five-day cricket’s newest sides, Afghanistan and Ireland.

Tim Murtagh and Laura Delany have been awarded the International Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year, respectively, at the 7th Annual Turkish Airlines Cricket Ireland Awards

For his valiant yet steady knock of 186 setting the platform for Sri Lanka's innings victory in the first Test against West Indies in Galle, Dimuth Karunaratne is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Ireland’s premier batsman Ed Joyce and fast bowler Tim Murtagh have announced their retirements from Twenty20 Internationals.

Ireland pacer Tim Murtagh has been removed from the squad for the Royal London One-Day International against England on Friday due to injury.

Ireland fast bowler Tim Murtagh has been ruled out of the Cricket World 2015 with a foot injury and Max Sorensen has been named as his replacement by Cricket Ireland.

Fast bowler Tim Murtagh and batsman Paul Stirling have been ruled out of Ireland's tour of Australia and New Zealand with knee and back injuries respectively.

Ireland fast bowler Tim Murtagh has signed a new three-year contract with Middlesex and is set to remain at Lord's until the end of the 2016 season.