England v Ireland Only Test
Ireland tour of England - 2019 (2019) · Lord's, London · 24 July 2019
England won by 143 runs
England won by 143 runs. Jack Leach top-scored with 92 for England. Chris Woakes took 6/17.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Ireland tour of England - 2019 (2019)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 24 July 2019 to 26 July 2019
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 143 runs
- Player of the match
- Jack Leach
- Captains
- Joe Root (England), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debuts
- Jason Roy (England), Olly Stone (England), Mark Adair (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Jason Roy, Olly Stone and Mark Adair played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 85 all out. Joe Denly top-scored with 23 off 28 balls. Tim Murtagh took 5 for 13 for Ireland. From 36 for 2 they lost 6 wickets for 22 runs, to 58 for 8. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Lord's, 338 across 21 Tests.
Ireland replied with 207 all out. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 55 off 69 balls. Sam Curran took 3 for 28 for England. From 132 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 149 for 7. Ireland led by 122 on first innings.
England made 303 all out in their second innings. Jack Leach top-scored with 92 off 162 balls, and Jason Roy made 72. Stuart Thompson took 3 for 44 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the second wicket between Jason Roy and Jack Leach, 48% of the total.
Set 182 to win, Ireland made 38 all out. James McCollum top-scored with 11 off 17 balls. Chris Woakes took 6 for 17 for England. From 11 for 1 they lost 9 wickets for 27 runs, to 38 for 10.
England won by 143 runs. Ireland's 38 all out is the lowest completed total at Lord's.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 85 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | c Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh | 6 | 25 |
| Jason Roy | c Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh | 5 | 11 |
| Joe Denly | lbw b Mark Adair | 23 | 28 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Mark Adair | 2 | 7 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Tim Murtagh | 0 | 6 |
| Moeen Ali | c Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Woakes | lbw b Tim Murtagh | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Curran | c James McCollum b Boyd Rankin | 18 | 16 |
| Stuart Broad | c Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin | 3 | 16 |
| Olly Stone | b Mark Adair | 19 | 18 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 1 | 8 |
Extras 8 · Total 85 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 9 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Mark Adair | 7.4 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Stuart Thompson | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Boyd Rankin | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Jason Roy, 2.4 ov), 2-36 (Joe Denly, 9.5 ov), 3-36 (Rory Burns, 10.4 ov), 4-42 (Joe Root, 11.6 ov), 5-42 (Jonny Bairstow, 12.4 ov), 6-42 (Chris Woakes, 12.6 ov), 7-43 (Moeen Ali, 14.2 ov), 8-58 (Stuart Broad, 18.4 ov), 9-67 (Sam Curran, 20.1 ov), 10-85 (Olly Stone, 23.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jason Roy (5) and Rory Burns (2) | 8 | 17 |
| second | Joe Denly (23) and Rory Burns (4) | 28 | 43 |
| third | Joe Root (0) and Rory Burns (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fourth | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (2) | 6 | 8 |
| fifth | Moeen Ali (0) and Jonny Bairstow (0) | 0 | 4 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (0) and Chris Woakes (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (0) and Sam Curran (1) | 1 | 8 |
| eighth | Stuart Broad (3) and Sam Curran (11) | 15 | 27 |
| ninth | Olly Stone (2) and Sam Curran (6) | 9 | 9 |
| tenth | Jack Leach (1) and Olly Stone (17) | 18 | 21 |
IRELAND, FIRST INNINGS: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Jack Leach b Sam Curran | 14 | 40 |
| James McCollum | b Sam Curran | 19 | 54 |
| Andy Balbirnie | b Olly Stone | 55 | 69 |
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Stuart Broad | 36 | 43 |
| Kevin O'Brien | not out | 28 | 73 |
| Gary Wilson | c Joe Root b Olly Stone | 0 | 4 |
| Stuart Thompson | b Stuart Broad | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Adair | b Sam Curran | 3 | 9 |
| Andy McBrine | b Stuart Broad | 11 | 36 |
| Tim Murtagh | c Rory Burns b Olly Stone | 16 | 10 |
| Boyd Rankin | b Moeen Ali | 7 | 7 |
Extras 18 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 19 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Chris Woakes | 10 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Olly Stone | 12 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| Sam Curran | 10 | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| Jack Leach | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 4.2 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (William Porterfield, 12.1 ov), 2-45 (James McCollum, 18.4 ov), 3-132 (Paul Stirling, 33.3 ov), 4-138 (Andy Balbirnie, 36.1 ov), 5-138 (Gary Wilson, 36.5 ov), 6-141 (Stuart Thompson, 39.1 ov), 7-149 (Mark Adair, 43.1 ov), 8-174 (Andy McBrine, 52.4 ov), 9-195 (Tim Murtagh, 55.3 ov), 10-207 (Boyd Rankin, 58.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (14) and James McCollum (11) | 32 | 73 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (5) and James McCollum (8) | 13 | 39 |
| third | Andy Balbirnie (50) and Paul Stirling (36) | 87 | 89 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (6) and Andy Balbirnie (0) | 6 | 16 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and Gary Wilson (0) | 0 | 4 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (3) and Stuart Thompson (0) | 3 | 14 |
| seventh | Kevin O'Brien (5) and Mark Adair (3) | 8 | 24 |
| eighth | Kevin O'Brien (10) and Andy McBrine (11) | 25 | 57 |
| ninth | Tim Murtagh (16) and Kevin O'Brien (3) | 21 | 17 |
| tenth | Boyd Rankin (7) and Kevin O'Brien (1) | 12 | 17 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 303 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leach | c Mark Adair b Tim Murtagh | 92 | 162 |
| Rory Burns | c Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin | 6 | 26 |
| Jason Roy | b Stuart Thompson | 72 | 78 |
| Joe Denly | run out (Kevin O'Brien, Andy McBrine) | 10 | 31 |
| Joe Root | c Gary Wilson b Mark Adair | 31 | 64 |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Mark Adair | 0 | 6 |
| Moeen Ali | c Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin | 9 | 20 |
| Chris Woakes | c Andy Balbirnie b Mark Adair | 13 | 19 |
| Sam Curran | c James McCollum b Stuart Thompson | 37 | 29 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 21 | 25 |
| Olly Stone | b Stuart Thompson | 0 | 11 |
Extras 12 · Total 303 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 18 | 3 | 52 | 1 |
| Mark Adair | 20 | 7 | 66 | 3 |
| Boyd Rankin | 17 | 1 | 86 | 2 |
| Stuart Thompson | 12.5 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Rory Burns, 10.4 ov), 2-171 (Jason Roy, 40.3 ov), 3-182 (Jack Leach, 45.4 ov), 4-194 (Joe Denly, 52.2 ov), 5-194 (Jonny Bairstow, 53.6 ov), 6-219 (Moeen Ali, 60.4 ov), 7-239 (Joe Root, 65.2 ov), 8-248 (Chris Woakes, 67.5 ov), 9-293 (Sam Curran, 73.6 ov), 10-303 (Olly Stone, 77.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rory Burns (6) and Jack Leach (18) | 26 | 65 |
| second | Jason Roy (72) and Jack Leach (67) | 145 | 180 |
| third | Joe Denly (3) and Jack Leach (7) | 11 | 32 |
| fourth | Joe Denly (7) and Joe Root (4) | 12 | 41 |
| fifth | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 10 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (9) and Joe Root (15) | 25 | 40 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (8) and Joe Root (12) | 20 | 28 |
| eighth | Chris Woakes (5) and Sam Curran (4) | 9 | 15 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (11) and Sam Curran (33) | 45 | 37 |
| tenth | Stuart Broad (10) and Olly Stone (0) | 10 | 23 |
IRELAND, SECOND INNINGS: 38 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes | 2 | 19 |
| James McCollum | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 11 | 17 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 5 | 10 |
| Paul Stirling | b Chris Woakes | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Stuart Broad | 4 | 8 |
| Gary Wilson | lbw b Chris Woakes | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Thompson | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 4 | 9 |
| Mark Adair | b Stuart Broad | 8 | 15 |
| Andy McBrine | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Murtagh | b Chris Woakes | 2 | 5 |
| Boyd Rankin | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 2 · Total 38 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 8 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
| Chris Woakes | 7.4 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (William Porterfield, 3.6 ov), 2-18 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.6 ov), 3-19 (Paul Stirling, 7.3 ov), 4-24 (James McCollum, 9.1 ov), 5-24 (Gary Wilson, 9.3 ov), 6-24 (Kevin O'Brien, 10.1 ov), 7-32 (Mark Adair, 12.5 ov), 8-36 (Stuart Thompson, 13.5 ov), 9-36 (Andy McBrine, 14.1 ov), 10-38 (Tim Murtagh, 15.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (2) and James McCollum (7) | 11 | 24 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (5) and James McCollum (2) | 7 | 18 |
| third | Paul Stirling (0) and James McCollum (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (4) and James McCollum (1) | 5 | 10 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and Gary Wilson (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and Stuart Thompson (0) | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Stuart Thompson (0) and Mark Adair (8) | 8 | 16 |
| eighth | Stuart Thompson (4) and Andy McBrine (0) | 4 | 6 |
| ninth | Tim Murtagh (0) and Andy McBrine (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Tim Murtagh (2) and Boyd Rankin (0) | 2 | 9 |
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