Why does the top of the order always collapse, the first 3 are all out now, there has to be a reshuffle in the batting order.
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Why does the top of the order always collapse, the first 3 are all out now, there has to be a reshuffle in the batting order.
Only 61/4, K O'Brien the victim this time
Botha in now
Rain stopped play - 21.3 Overs - 94/4 - RR: 4.37
N O'Brien - 39 off 37
A Botha - 12 off 17
ALSO: India 622/9, all batters have reached double figures, a rare sighting.
Hundred partnership up between Botha and O'Brien. 159/4. 69 to N'OB, 47 to Botha.
Ireland reached 179/4 at close of play. Niall O'Brien 83*, André Botha 54*. Two days' play remain, with Ireland 135 runs behind.
Well, it was a great recovery by those 2. Maybe there is a still a good chance to win.
No play yet today due to overnight rain. This is looking like a drawn game with first innings lead the tiebreaker. Ireland need to get to 315 by hook or by crook.
No play possible today. Draw inevitable, Ireland's target is now to overtake Scotland's first innings score tomorrow.
How does the Bonus points work ?
I think it's six points for a first innings lead, retained regardless of final outcome. If eight hours or more are lost to rain, each side is awarded three points for the draw (over and above points from the first innings.)
Play resumed at 1.30 pm. Niall O'Brien was quickly dismissed, skying an attempted hook to point. Cusack in now, Ireland 194/5. Ireland trail by 120.
Ton up for Botha with a punch through the covers. 102 off 142. Dropped once and gave a couple of chances. Ireland 259/5, 57 shy of a first innings lead.
Cusack brings up his fifty with a clip for three and secures the first innings lead for Ireland. Ireland 326/5. Possibly time for a cheeky declaration?
Botha stumped for 186. Shame such a great servant of Irish cricket couldn't surpass Morgan's record. Ireland 434/6 now, Cusack brings up his hundred (in his first First Class innings) with a massive six. Pity the rain ruined this one, Ireland would have pummelled them.
Why doesn't Botha open with N O'Brien in future games ?
Match drawn with Ireland on 473/7 (Botha 186, Cusack 130.)
Botha is a specialist middle order batsman. He's a good player of swing so they've experimented with promoting him up the order but it didn't really work. Jason Molins could be in with a shout for the Bermuda game.
Do Ireland get those bonus points mentioned earlier?
Yeah, they get nine points total. Scotland get three.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2007/0817/ireland1.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
What a right plank !
Why pick him in the squad, he obviously chooses his games when to play, I said before, do not pick him ever again.
Not that it affects the general principle, but I wouldn't be so bothered about him missing this match. Ireland should beat this transitional/experimental Bermudan side with ease, although three of their more promising bowlers (Malachi Jones, Stefan Kelly and Rodney Trott) should arrive from the Americas U19 tournament before the game.
I very much doubt we're going to get a completed game in, anyway. The Antalis Leinster Senior Cup final between Clontarf and Merrion is scheduled for tomorrow at Rathmines. Can't see that surviving the weather either.
It does not make a difference for me, if Ireland were playing Australia or some new nation like the Falkland Islands, he should always be prepared to play for Ireland at all times.
Do the Irish lads get some wages? looks like it's a full time sport.
The county players do. Some of the Irish-based players are paid for coaching by their clubs.
If they don't get paid when playing for Ireland then there is nothing to question about some players not being able to turn up for games.
Morgan wouldn't lose a penny by playing for Ireland. He's a professional cricketerQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
If it's only his club paying his wages then wouldn't he be obliged to play for them when needs are greater.
I see no mention for the Women's win over the Netherlands :D
Clontarf won the Antalis Leinster Senior Cup after beating Merrion by 126 runs in the final. Rod Hokin was the stand-out performer, scoring 116* out of Clontarf's total of 253/8. He then took 3-21 as Merrion collapsed to 127 all out.
The last game of the international season gets underway at Clontarf in about ten minutes (start delayed due to rain.) Ireland are facing Bermuda in a four-day Intercontinental Cup match and will expect to win handsomely. Bermuda's bowling unit (which suffered plenty of punishment in the recent series against the Netherlands) has been augmented by several members of their victorious Americas U19 World Cup qualifying squad, however.
Bermuda won the toss and opted to field under cloudy skies. The Ireland team is as follows: Porterfield, White, Botha, N O'Brien+, K O'Brien, Cusack, Johnston, McCallan, Fourie, Thompson, Langford-Smith.
White bowled for 5 by O'Brien. That experiment's worked well...
Ireland 7-1.
Ireland 52-1 at lunch. Porterfield is motoring along as usual, 19* off 61. Botha is 28 not out off 49 balls.
Ah, its not on Cricinfo.
55 Overs: 236/2 - RR: 4.29
Code:BATTER WICKETS RUNS
W Porterfield 93
A White b O'Brien 5
A Botha ct Leverock b Kelly 122
N O'Brien 7
EXTRAS: 9
It's 231-2 now shortly before tea. Botha out for 122. Porterfield has 92. N'OB the new man in.
261-2 now. Porterfield scores his maiden First Class century. Bermuda's decision to field first isn't looking too clever.
360 odd after day 1, should get to 500 and declare there and put the pressure on the weak Bermuda attack.
362-3 at the close. Porterfield 152*, K O'Brien 25*.
I am seeing things,
Porterfield batted all day !
Ireland declared on 524-8 early in the afternoon session on day two. Porterfield scored 166, Kevin O'Brien an unusually restrained 50 and Trent Johnston 61.
Rather impressively, Bermuda's Edness kept wicket for 133 overs and only conceded one bye. He didn't have much luck with the bat, however, as he was first man out in Bermuda's innings (caught McCallan bowled Langford-Smith for 8.)
Bermuda are currently 28-1.
Bermuda ended the day on 180-8. A spirited stand of 64 for the second wicket between Outerbridge and Cann gave Bermuda a useful start, but once it was broken, wickets fell at regular intervals. Thinus Fourie was the only Irish bowler to disappoint; he took the new ball and leaked 44 off seven overs. McCallan returned the remarkable analysis of 16-11-14-1. Langford-Smith took 2-40, Johnston 1-14, Thompson 2-36, White 2-9 and Kevin O'Brien 0-17.
Ireland should wrap up an innings victory tomorrow, provided the weather holds.