Irish Cricket 2023

VillaMad · 20-07-2023 1:43pm

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 · 20-07-2023 1:51pm

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 · 20-07-2023 2:15pm

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 · 21-07-2023 10:42am

Abysmal first over from little.

MFPM · 21-07-2023 10:52am

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

Pudsy33 · 21-07-2023 10:55am

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

Pudsy33 · 21-07-2023 10:56am

Never mind, got it

MFPM · 21-07-2023 11:27am

Denmark scoring at 6 an over but 4 down.

Strumms · 21-07-2023 12:51pm

47 from 66 needed. All wickets intact.

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

Lionel Fusco · 21-07-2023 3:25pm

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

The weight of the world lifted off his shoulders.

VillaMad · 21-07-2023 4:29pm

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 · 22-07-2023 9:06pm

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 · 23-07-2023 9:58am

Austria win the toss and will bowl

KevIRL · 23-07-2023 9:58am

Austria win the toss and will bowl

KevIRL · 23-07-2023 10:56am

75/1 after 6. Stirling the man down

KevIRL · 23-07-2023 11:36am

176/3 after 16

KevIRL · 23-07-2023 11:55am

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

Strumms · 23-07-2023 12:18pm

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 · 23-07-2023 12:35pm

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 · 23-07-2023 1:37pm

Austria 98 all out

Strumms · 24-07-2023 4:22pm

Slaughtering Jersey who we have 56/7 after 12.3

pointless competition…..being made qualify against Austria and jersey….costs involved for irish cricket and playing worse then club sides…so far two teams who can’t muster 100 runs.

a real lousy situation formulated by the ICC

KevIRL · 24-07-2023 4:44pm

Jersey now 68/9

riffmongous · 24-07-2023 4:50pm

I wouldn't be too critical considering that's how we were and even today still are seen by some of the bigger teams.

Teams need games and opportunities if they are to improve

KevIRL · 24-07-2023 4:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120890718#Comment_120890718

Agree, I think the bigger issue is the ICC doing away with the world qualifier. We can count ourselves fortunate that Netherlands qualified directly. Wouldnt fancy a 2 from 3 scrap at the euro qualifiers with Netherlands, Scotland and ourselves.

That said any day Barry McCarthy finishes with figures of 3 for 7 in four overs shows the quality of the opposition batsmen. That said #2, Jersey look like batting out the 20 overs. 76/9 with 2 balls left

Strumms · 24-07-2023 5:00pm

78/9 after 20…

3.95 the RRR for Ireland.

nothing wrong organising matches and helping them, experience and so on but competing in qualifiers…. Hmmmm

Around 11 overs and the Irish lads should be back in the dressing room celebrating. If they take it kinda easy.

riffmongous · 24-07-2023 5:22pm

I honestly expected better from Jersey though since Scotland only just got past them, but look at Italy today, they put it up to Ireland but were absolutely hammered by Scotland

riffmongous · 24-07-2023 5:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120890746#Comment_120890746

So if the Netherland hadnt qualified they would have been here too? That's not good for the future anyway

KevIRL · 24-07-2023 5:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120890880#Comment_120890880

Correct yep.

Not good for future but never rule out ICC changing the formats

Strumms · 24-07-2023 8:25pm

In the chase, each of our 3 batsmen chased down the total with strike rates over 100. Took just 10.2 overs….

anyway, Jersey with an island population of 103,000 people…. I don’t envision much in the way of an inroad into International Crickets elite anytime soon unfortunately….

Nightwing1862 · 24-07-2023 8:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120890862#Comment_120890862

The smaller non-professional teams tend to struggle with the short recovery times in a round robin tournament like this. They usually play better in the opening games but the performances trail off as they go on.

KevIRL · 25-07-2023 4:27pm

Jersey 114/2 in the 13th over v Germany. I think if Jersey win thats Ireland and Scotland qualified

KevIRL · 25-07-2023 4:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120891617#Comment_120891617

In fairness to Jersey, they are improving. 3rd or 4th best team at this. If the world t20 qualifier was still in play Jersey could v well be at it as one of the euro qualifiers.

KevIRL · 27-07-2023 10:31am

Irelands match v Germany today is abandoned due to overnight which confirms our qualification for the World Cup.

Pudsy33 · 28-07-2023 1:22pm

I'm sure everyone is watching the action across the sea but the Women at 190/4 with 8 overs to go. Prendergast on 70, hope they can put up a competitive total from here.

Pudsy33 · 28-07-2023 1:27pm

Two wickets down immediately after I hit send on the above

lbunnae · 28-07-2023 1:59pm

Have the men qualified now?

Pudsy33 · 28-07-2023 3:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120908030#Comment_120908030

For the T20 WC, yes

lbunnae · 28-07-2023 3:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120908620#Comment_120908620

Ah cool , maybe a bit boring they left the two massive favs to play last haha

VillaMad · 28-07-2023 3:48pm

Scotland 29/2 after 4 overs.

VillaMad · 28-07-2023 4:10pm

Scotland now motoring along at 98/2 off 9 overs.

A Campher over went for 22. Ireland seem unable to stem the flow.

KevIRL · 28-07-2023 4:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120908768#Comment_120908768

98/2 after 9

KevIRL · 28-07-2023 5:09pm

214 the target, Scotland finish on 213/6

KevIRL · 28-07-2023 5:18pm

Balbirnie out 3rd ball for 4

KevIRL · 28-07-2023 5:27pm

3 down in the third over.

VillaMad · 28-07-2023 5:29pm

Disastrous start. Every newcomer to this Scotland side this year seems to have made a huge impact.

KevIRL · 28-07-2023 5:38pm

Stirling gone too, all four wickets to Currie

MFPM · 28-07-2023 6:48pm

Adair batted well and without his innings Ireland would have gone down to a bigger defeat.

Ireland have qualified for the WC so the result isn't really important but Scotland are the first decent side they've met and they've lost. There's an argument to be made that Scotland are perhaps a bit ahead of Ireland now. Is that 2 defeats in a row to the Scots?

wicorthered · 28-07-2023 10:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120909570#Comment_120909570

A bit ahead?? Scotland weren't even full strength and that's a pretty comprehensive hammering, despite Adair's knock. The first decent attack they've faced and the top 4 crumble There's 3/4 associates ahead of Ireland now. Like I said last week we're closer to Italy than we are to any full member.

wicorthered · 28-07-2023 10:30pm

CI went all in on full membership and got a bad beat. The promised riches never arrived, county cricket was closed forever and the tiny playing pool got even smaller.

We'll never have another Tim Murtagh for example because playing for Ireland will cost you your country deal. Currie that ripped out the top order today is English born and hoping for a county career, if he had an Irish granny he couldn't go near us. Similar situation with Australia, Nick Larkin choose NSW over an Irish career. Even Jack Carson born in Ireland choose county cricket over Ireland, how many caps would he have now if eligible for selection.

A small cricketing nation like Ireland rely on passports and we stunningly walked away from that.

Strumms · 28-07-2023 11:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120909570#Comment_120909570

Without Adairs brilliant knock…. 72 from 36, we’d have been annihilated. Six maximum’s in that innings… 52 of his 72 were from boundaries.

can’t remember if it’s ‘in a row’ but that’s our second recentish loss to Scotland…..

Irish Cricket 2023

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