Irish Cricket 2008

[Sheridan]

There's unlikely to be a repeat performance at Stormont today. Leicestershire posted an imposing 245/5. Rampaul, McCallan and Cusack bowled well, O'Brien and Kidd went for millions.

Ireland are going well in response thanks to another promising innings from William Porterfield (65 off 79) and are currently 108/3. Cusack and Wilson at the crease. It's unlikely to be enough to overhaul Leicestershire's total with three wickets down, though.

[Sheridan]

Ireland collapsed to 160, an 81-run defeat.

[BobtheDrog]

Our seconds were in a nail biter yesterday in Rush and lost by one wicket. Match report posted already.

we had one ourselves today playing pembroke they made 210 all out off 37.5 overs, we got it for 6 wickets with 3 balls left. needed 82 off 12 overs at one point. on a personal note bowling figures were roughly 2-40 and i have now faced 7 balls in three games this year, 3 ducks. i will score a run this year.

[Sheridan]

I played my first recreational game in ages yesterday. 8-0-31-2, my leg-breaks still don't break very much (I pretended they were topspinners and all part of the plan), both wickets were ripping googlies! Also successfully pulled off the flipper a few times, although one attempted slider was almost wide of the adjacent pitch...

Fortunately I didn't have to bat (the one thing that discourages me from getting back into competitive cricket.)

[OwlsFan]

On a personal note I have now faced 7 balls in three games this year, 3 ducks. i will score a run this year.

Ouch :eek:!

I got 6 on Saturday, all outside edges. Not too suprisingly I was eventually caught at slip.

[BobtheDrog]

rematch this weekend Rush 4ths vs Sandyford 3rds in Sandyford, meant to mention earlier pembroke didn't have a match ball and had to borrow ours :rolleyes:

[TheBoss]

Did any of see somewhere that the Irish Team were warned about their conduct in their only win in the FP, whats that about ?

[BobtheDrog]

missed that, where did you hear it?

[TheBoss]

I saw it on the ticker on Setanta Sports News, did not catch all of the sentence though.

[Sheridan]

Heard nothing about that, TheBoss, I know the sledging in the county games can get a bit torrid.

Good news for the Rush/Drogs contingent, Fintan McAllister has been called up to the Ireland squad for the games against Warks and Northants. As the only specialist wicket-keeper in the squad he's certain to start.

[BobtheDrog]

I heard that earlier alright, great news for finto, his 150 in the cup obviously came at just the right time

[BobtheDrog]

one of our players bumped into the team at the airport earlier and said finto would be starting

are you playing against us tomorrow owlsfan?

[Sheridan]

No debut for Finto today, Ireland's game at Warwickshire was abandoned as a no-result due to rain.

[BobtheDrog]

and thanks to OwlsFan i managed yet another duck as we were beaten by 130 odd runs:mad:

[OwlsFan]

and thanks to OwlsFan i managed yet another duck as we were beaten by 130 odd runs

:D:D Words fail me. I was only called in to play in that game an hour before the start. At least you got to bat ;)

[BobtheDrog]

how many wickets did you finish up with, and in fairness i did my best to make sure you got a bat but our keeper didn't feel like helping out :rolleyes:

[OwlsFan]

how many wickets did you finish up with, and in fairness i did my best to make sure you got a bat but our keeper didn't feel like helping out :rolleyes:

3 including a stumping off a wide. Your keeper did well at everything except taking catches. He dropped a mere 3 I believe, including our captain twice who went on to make a mere career high score of 83*. That was also the highest score our 3rd team has ever made!

[TheBoss]

3 including a stumping off a wide. Your keeper did well at everything except taking catches. He dropped a mere 3 I believe, including our captain twice who went on to make a mere career high score of 83*. That was also the highest score our 3rd team has ever made!

That just sounds funny, cause is generally a keepers job :D

[TheBoss]

I can not believe, we lost by 1 run today with all overs used.

[Sheridan]

I forgot Ireland were playing today. :o So much cricket on it slipped my mind. That's a sickener alright, Notts made 241/6 (Rampaul 3-40, O'Brien 2-52.) Disappointing to see that collectively, the spinners (McCallan, Kidd, White) went for 91 off 17 overs. Although I suspect that Kidd was allowed to bowl his full allocation for the sake of giving him experience.

O'Brien managed 93* off 75 balls on what must have been a damp, seaming pitch with the weather as it has been. Great effort. Strydom was next best with 49. O'Brien and McCallister (5*) were at the wicket at the end. Very disappointing, but it must have been a great performance.

EDIT: It seems six were required to win off the final ball but O'Brien could only hit it to square leg for four.

[TheBoss]

Well that slightly makes me happer :D

[BobtheDrog]

3 including a stumping off a wide. Your keeper did well at everything except taking catches. He dropped a mere 3 I believe, including our captain twice who went on to make a mere career high score of 83*. That was also the highest score our 3rd team has ever made!

I think there were a couple off the spinner aswell as the 2 off me and the easy chance off your skipper early on. there were a couple of other good chances dropped. it's a frustrating team to bowl for :)

[OwlsFan]

That's cricket at Junior B level ;) However, when someone goes on to 83* and he's dropped while still in single figures, it does hurt.

[BobtheDrog]

That's cricket at Junior B level ;) However, when someone goes on to 83* and he's dropped while still in single figures, it does hurt.

it happens to us alot:( was just reading the match report, i must have significantly increased the average height of your victims this season
:D good luck to you guys for the rest of the season

[TheBoss]

Just breezing through games over last few days, ans I spotted this:
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wcl/engine/current/match/352381.html

[OwlsFan]

Just breezing through games over last few days, ans I spotted this:
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wcl/engine/current/match/352381.html

9 ducks and the lead Nepalise bowler gets 10 wickets :eek:.

Yes, Bob, you certainly added to the overall height of my victims :D

[BobtheDrog]

they bat like us :eek: width too i'd imagine owlsfan :D

[BobtheDrog]

having bowled northamptonshire out for 206 Ireland were all out for 106 in clontarf today Hall top scored with 27, strydom 11 noone else made double figures fintan Mcallister faced 26 balls more than anyone else except hall. very disappointing

[TheBoss]

They did well in getting them 206 all out, but they were something like 156-8. I think the lads missed Porterfield, can not believe I am saying that.

[BobtheDrog]

they had them 40/3 and let it slip, there isn't enough back up to the bowling. the openers have made good breakthroughs in most of the games but the change bowlers haven't done enough

[BobtheDrog]

porterfield made 63 for Gloucestershire v Warwickshire today

[BobtheDrog]

the leinster development 11 lost to scotland u19's today by 26 runs

The Leinster Development XI went down by 26 runs in the opening match of their North East of England Tour against the Scotland Under 19 side.

In a 35 over game, two wickets from Mark Dwyer helped restrict Scotland to 132 for 4, with Scott Galloway making an unbeaten 40 and Calvin Burnett a well composed 34.

In reply, 69 from Andrew Balbirnie and 17 from Shane Getkate looked to have set the Irish on course for an easy win. However a dramatic collapse saw them falter to 106 all out in 23.3 overs, to give the Scots an unlikely 26 run win. The bowling heroes for the Scots were Richard Lamb (3-15), Andrew Brock (3-22) and Willie Rowan (2-18).

Scotland Under 19's 132-4 (35 overs, S Galloway 40*, C Burnett 34, M Dwyer 2-23) beat Leinster Development XI 106 all out (23.3 overs, A Balbirnie 69, S Getkate 17, R Lamb 3-15, A Brock 3-22, W Rowan 2-18) by 26 runs.

[BobtheDrog]

my run continues another duck:rolleyes:

[OwlsFan]

my run continues another duck:rolleyes:


We were all out for 55 against Civil Service then bowled them out for 30 :D However, I was involved in a run out, later on then ran myself out and later on again dropped a catch. Cricket: don't you just love it.

As for your run of ducks, just go out and have a swipe at the first ball next time and hope for the best.

[BobtheDrog]

i blocked the first one, first time i made contact with the ball all season swiped at the rest and missed them all. was that a junior c or junior b match. we have civil service in the minor cup this year.

[OwlsFan]

i blocked the first one, first time i made contact with the ball all season swiped at the rest and missed them all. was that a junior c or junior b match. we have civil service in the minor cup this year.

They were missing their Bohs contingent against us. Different proposition when they are playing.

p.s. You didn't have a swipe at the ball I bowled you with. Just watched it loop on to the stumps like a rabbit in headlights :D;)

[BobtheDrog]

i did at the one before it tho :rolleyes: once i start hitting the ball again you'll al pay :mad:

[BobtheDrog]

William Porterfield took a catch while sub fieldin for england in the match against new zealand today

[Footsoldier]

Well the match is on in Bristol. Nice one though.

[zenokelly]

William Porterfield took a catch while sub fieldin for england in the match against new zealand today

What, does that mean he has followed Ed Joyce in declaring for England? Cos I hadn't heard anything about that!

[Footsoldier]

No. Usually the county team at whose ground a test or, in this case, a one day match is played, provide the sub fielders. As the match was played at Bristol, he was included. Gloustershire didn't have any match today (their match against Somerset was rained off yesterday).

Was taking a look at his averages. He's played 2 County Championship matches, averaging 26.5 in 4 innings. Top score of 68.

[zenokelly]

Intersting! Funny rule methinks! At least another one of our most talented cricket players didn't do the dirt on us.:D

[BobtheDrog]

Eoin Morgan has withdrawn from the ireland squad for the tri series with new zealand and scotland. also a good win over bangladesh A in the twenty20. Ireland made 161-6. then bowled bangladesh out for 79

[BobtheDrog]

The run is over 2 fours and a six helped me top score today as we were hammered by civil service in the cup figures of 12 overs 3 maidens 1-30. i had 2 easy catches dropped. by the ducks are over

[OwlsFan]

The run is over 2 fours and a six helped me top score today as we were hammered by civil service in the cup figures of 12 overs 3 maidens 1-30. i had 2 easy catches dropped. by the ducks are over


Congrats. I ran myself out for the second game in a row :mad:

[BobtheDrog]

one of our lads 'the did the same, looking for a 2 that wasn't there

[OwlsFan]

Oh dear:

Lloyds TSB Tri-Series: New Zealand 402-2 beat Ireland 112 by 290 runs

[TheBoss]

Nothing like a hammering to gain some confidence.

[TheBoss]

Scotland won by 4 wickets yesterday, I know the team is a little depleted but still is a disappointing defeat.

[BobtheDrog]

squad for twenty20 world cup qualifiers: William Porterfield (capt), Niall O'Brien, Eoin Morgan, Kevin O'Brien, Andre Botha, Andrew White, Kyle McCallan, Alex Cusack, Gary Wilson, Trent Johnston, Thinus Fourie, Peter Connell, Phil Eaglestone, Gary Kidd.