Irish Cricket 2023

VillaMad

Italy 82-4 from 11. Ireland need to break this partnership.

wicorthered

12 wides and counting. Italy bowled 1.

Strumms

Always a plethora of extras bowled by our lot.

9.51 the required… we should have this.

couple of quick wickets, excellent.

over 10 an over needed

VillaMad

Italy need 54 from 30 balls with 4 wickets remaining. Could still go either way.

KevIRL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120875027#Comment_120875027

Barry McCarthy begins the 16th by giving up back to back fours..

wicorthered

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120875041#Comment_120875041

I'm still convinced he's never bowled a boundary free over in his career

Strumms

11 runs off the McCarthy over…came back ok seeing as ball 1&2 were hit for 4’s

VillaMad

Little bowls Singh. Big wicket.

wicorthered

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120875077#Comment_120875077

Good captaincy, went for the wicket rather than holding back Little to defend the last over. Balbirnie would've bowled Campher and he could've went for 18, leaving little very little to defend

VillaMad

Good over from McCarthy. Italy need 20 from the last.

VillaMad

Now 12 from 4. Huge edge goes for four and this is now going to the wire.

Berg mistimes it and Little takes the catch. 10 from 2.

Ireland win by 7 in the end. Too close for comfort that one but a decent bowling performance.

Batting was under-par. You need to be getting 180+.

wicorthered

That's our level folks. It's not competing with Eng and Sri Lanka, not even Zimbabwe or Afghanistan, it's scraping past Italy and hopefully Jersey and Austria. Anyone brave enough to say we'll beat Scotland?

One positive is Balbirnie loses that game

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120875146#Comment_120875146

Yep.. Problem is we fell way short of that 180, on home soil, vs Italy…and lost 8 wickets into the bargain

Only a 7 run victory in the end… against sides that are multiples better, then italy in terms of both bowling and batting… trouble… got the win though.

Lionel Fusco

Abysmal first over from little.

MFPM

Two quick wickets for Ireland, 17 off that first over, abysmal is right!!

Pudsy33

Are you guys seeing this on ICC TV? I can't seem to find it

Pudsy33

Never mind, got it

MFPM

Denmark scoring at 6 an over but 4 down.

Strumms

47 from 66 needed. All wickets intact.

Balbernie opening and hitting 4’s and 6’s a plenty.

Lionel Fusco

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120879414#Comment_120879414

The weight of the world lifted off his shoulders.

VillaMad

A good bit more like it today although it's easier to bat when you are only chasing 123.

Bowling excellent again judging by the figures. Little off it a bit and struggling for consistency in general, but it's just about putting it all together.

Rain around in the weekend in Edinburgh. Ireland due to face Austria on Sunday and Austria have been the whipping boys so far, so it would be a blow to be denied a win by the weather.

Strumms

Looks like the forecast is improving for tomorrow. The UK Met Office now not forecasting any rain….. weather.com is the google source that has rain still forecasted..

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcvwr3zrw#?date=2023-07-23

KevIRL

Austria win the toss and will bowl

KevIRL

Austria win the toss and will bowl

KevIRL

75/1 after 6. Stirling the man down

KevIRL

176/3 after 16

KevIRL

226/4 in the end with Tucker finishing on 95 not out

Strumms

11.3 the required. As long as our bowlers start well, stay disciplined and don’t go bowling the usual plethora of wides and no balls we should be fine…. Wd Wd 0 4 6 2 3 1…. is not something we want to see.

6/1 after 1.5.. decent start

Strumms

Austria already 2 down and needing 13.5 an over.

Edit : 25.3 needed now an over….. 67/6 after 13.5 overs should just offer a handshake….

have to question the value of this fixture

Austria bowled out for 98.

KevIRL

Austria 98 all out