Irish Cricket 2008

**Sheridan** · 18/05/2008, 3:39 PM

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** · 18/05/2008, 4:49 PM

Ireland collapsed to 160, an 81-run defeat.

**BobtheDrog** · 18/05/2008, 8:22 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

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** · 18/05/2008, 8:36 PM

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** · 19/05/2008, 7:17 AM

Originally Posted by BobtheDrog

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

!

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

**BobtheDrog** · 21/05/2008, 1:19 PM

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

**TheBoss** · 21/05/2008, 1:28 PM

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** · 21/05/2008, 2:46 PM

missed that, where did you hear it?

**TheBoss** · 21/05/2008, 5:17 PM

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

**Sheridan** · 21/05/2008, 5:37 PM

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** · 22/05/2008, 12:59 AM

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

**BobtheDrog** · 24/05/2008, 10:11 PM

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** · 25/05/2008, 1:28 PM

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

**BobtheDrog** · 25/05/2008, 9:42 PM

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

**OwlsFan** · 26/05/2008, 7:31 AM

Originally Posted by BobtheDrog

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

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** · 26/05/2008, 10:42 AM

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

**OwlsFan** · 26/05/2008, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 26/05/2008, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

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

**TheBoss** · 26/05/2008, 6:01 PM

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

**Sheridan** · 26/05/2008, 6:22 PM

I forgot Ireland were playing today.

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.