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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
BatterHow outRB
Rory Burnsc Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh625
Jason Royc Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh511
Joe Denlylbw b Mark Adair2328
Joe Rootlbw b Mark Adair27
Jonny Bairstowb Tim Murtagh06
Moeen Alic Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh07
Chris Woakeslbw b Tim Murtagh02
Sam Curranc James McCollum b Boyd Rankin1816
Stuart Broadc Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin316
Olly Stoneb Mark Adair1918
Jack Leachnot out18

Extras 8 · Total 85 all out

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Tim Murtagh92135
Mark Adair7.41323
Stuart Thompson41300
Boyd Rankin3152

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJason Roy (5) and Rory Burns (2)817
secondJoe Denly (23) and Rory Burns (4)2843
thirdJoe Root (0) and Rory Burns (0)05
fourthJonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (2)68
fifthMoeen Ali (0) and Jonny Bairstow (0)04
sixthMoeen Ali (0) and Chris Woakes (0)02
seventhMoeen Ali (0) and Sam Curran (1)18
eighthStuart Broad (3) and Sam Curran (11)1527
ninthOlly Stone (2) and Sam Curran (6)99
tenthJack Leach (1) and Olly Stone (17)1821
IRELAND, FIRST INNINGS: 207 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
William Porterfieldc Jack Leach b Sam Curran1440
James McCollumb Sam Curran1954
Andy Balbirnieb Olly Stone5569
Paul Stirlinglbw b Stuart Broad3643
Kevin O'Briennot out2873
Gary Wilsonc Joe Root b Olly Stone04
Stuart Thompsonb Stuart Broad05
Mark Adairb Sam Curran39
Andy McBrineb Stuart Broad1136
Tim Murtaghc Rory Burns b Olly Stone1610
Boyd Rankinb Moeen Ali77

Extras 18 · Total 207 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Stuart Broad195603
Chris Woakes102340
Olly Stone123293
Sam Curran103283
Jack Leach30260
Moeen Ali4.21141

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWilliam Porterfield (14) and James McCollum (11)3273
secondAndy Balbirnie (5) and James McCollum (8)1339
thirdAndy Balbirnie (50) and Paul Stirling (36)8789
fourthKevin O'Brien (6) and Andy Balbirnie (0)616
fifthKevin O'Brien (0) and Gary Wilson (0)04
sixthKevin O'Brien (3) and Stuart Thompson (0)314
seventhKevin O'Brien (5) and Mark Adair (3)824
eighthKevin O'Brien (10) and Andy McBrine (11)2557
ninthTim Murtagh (16) and Kevin O'Brien (3)2117
tenthBoyd Rankin (7) and Kevin O'Brien (1)1217
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 303 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jack Leachc Mark Adair b Tim Murtagh92162
Rory Burnsc Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin626
Jason Royb Stuart Thompson7278
Joe Denlyrun out (Kevin O'Brien, Andy McBrine)1031
Joe Rootc Gary Wilson b Mark Adair3164
Jonny Bairstowlbw b Mark Adair06
Moeen Alic Gary Wilson b Boyd Rankin920
Chris Woakesc Andy Balbirnie b Mark Adair1319
Sam Curranc James McCollum b Stuart Thompson3729
Stuart Broadnot out2125
Olly Stoneb Stuart Thompson011

Extras 12 · Total 303 all out

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Tim Murtagh183521
Mark Adair207663
Boyd Rankin171862
Stuart Thompson12.50443
Andy McBrine101470

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRory Burns (6) and Jack Leach (18)2665
secondJason Roy (72) and Jack Leach (67)145180
thirdJoe Denly (3) and Jack Leach (7)1132
fourthJoe Denly (7) and Joe Root (4)1241
fifthJonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0)010
sixthMoeen Ali (9) and Joe Root (15)2540
seventhChris Woakes (8) and Joe Root (12)2028
eighthChris Woakes (5) and Sam Curran (4)915
ninthStuart Broad (11) and Sam Curran (33)4537
tenthStuart Broad (10) and Olly Stone (0)1023
IRELAND, SECOND INNINGS: 38 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
William Porterfieldc Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes219
James McCollumc Joe Root b Chris Woakes1117
Andy Balbirniec Joe Root b Stuart Broad510
Paul Stirlingb Chris Woakes02
Kevin O'Brienlbw b Stuart Broad48
Gary Wilsonlbw b Chris Woakes02
Stuart Thompsonc Joe Root b Chris Woakes49
Mark Adairb Stuart Broad815
Andy McBrinec Joe Root b Stuart Broad02
Tim Murtaghb Chris Woakes25
Boyd Rankinnot out05

Extras 2 · Total 38 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Stuart Broad83194
Chris Woakes7.42176

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWilliam Porterfield (2) and James McCollum (7)1124
secondAndy Balbirnie (5) and James McCollum (2)718
thirdPaul Stirling (0) and James McCollum (1)13
fourthKevin O'Brien (4) and James McCollum (1)510
fifthKevin O'Brien (0) and Gary Wilson (0)02
sixthKevin O'Brien (0) and Stuart Thompson (0)04
seventhStuart Thompson (0) and Mark Adair (8)816
eighthStuart Thompson (4) and Andy McBrine (0)46
ninthTim Murtagh (0) and Andy McBrine (0)02
tenthTim Murtagh (2) and Boyd Rankin (0)29
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