Ireland Vs Scotland 6Th Match
Quadrangular Series (Ireland) Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, West Indies in Ireland - 2007 (2007) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 15 July 2007
Ireland won by 23 runs
Ireland won by 23 runs. Ryan Watson top-scored with 83 for Scotland.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Quadrangular Series (Ireland) Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, West Indies in Ireland - 2007 (2007)
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 15 July 2007
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 23 runs
- Captains
- Trent Johnston (Ireland), Ryan Watson (Scotland)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and Shahul Hameed
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 222 for 7. Niall O'Brien top-scored with 72 off 101 balls, and Andre Botha made 42. Majid Haq took 3 for 59 for Scotland. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Civil Service Cricket Club, 180 across 12 ODIs.
Chasing 223, Scotland made 199 all out. Ryan Watson top-scored with 83 off 130 balls, and Neil McCallum made 54. Andre Botha took 3 for 27 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fourth wicket between Neil McCallum and Ryan Watson, 48% of the total. From 167 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 187 for 8.
Ireland won by 23 runs.
IRELAND: 222 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Morgan | b Gordon Drummond | 10 | 35 |
| William Porterfield | c Paul Hoffmann b John Blain | 14 | 28 |
| Andre Botha | st Colin Smith b Majid Haq | 42 | 54 |
| Niall O'Brien | b Majid Haq | 72 | 101 |
| Kevin O'Brien | b Ryan Watson | 12 | 26 |
| Alex Cusack | run out (Colin Smith, Ryan Watson) | 10 | 20 |
| Trent Johnston | st Colin Smith b Majid Haq | 32 | 23 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | not out | 9 | 8 |
| Thinus Fourie | not out | 14 | 6 |
Did not bat: Kyle McCallan, Gary Kidd
Extras 7 · Total 222 for 7
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blain | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Paul Hoffmann | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Gordon Drummond | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Majid Haq | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Glenn Rogers | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Ryan Watson | 9 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (William Porterfield, 8.2 ov), 2-34 (Eoin Morgan, 12.4 ov), 3-80 (Andre Botha, 26.1 ov), 4-111 (Kevin O'Brien, 34.3 ov), 5-136 (Alex Cusack, 40.4 ov), 6-193 (Niall O'Brien, 47.2 ov), 7-200 (Trent Johnston, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Eoin Morgan (4) and William Porterfield (14) | 18 | 50 |
| second | Andre Botha (10) and Eoin Morgan (6) | 16 | 26 |
| third | Andre Botha (32) and Niall O'Brien (12) | 46 | 82 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (14) and Kevin O'Brien (12) | 31 | 50 |
| fifth | Niall O'Brien (15) and Alex Cusack (10) | 25 | 37 |
| sixth | Trent Johnston (26) and Niall O'Brien (31) | 57 | 40 |
| seventh | Trent Johnston (6) and Dave Langford-Smith (0) | 7 | 3 |
| eighth | Dave Langford-Smith (0) and Thinus Fourie (14) | 22 | 13 |
SCOTLAND: 199 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Watts | c & b Dave Langford-Smith | 7 | 15 |
| Navdeep Poonia | b Andre Botha | 23 | 41 |
| Ryan Watson | c Kevin O'Brien b Andre Botha | 83 | 130 |
| Omer Hussain | st Niall O'Brien b Gary Kidd | 1 | 12 |
| Neil McCallum | c Andre Botha b Kyle McCallan | 54 | 68 |
| Colin Smith | b Andre Botha | 3 | 8 |
| John Blain | run out (Kyle McCallan) | 2 | 4 |
| Gordon Drummond | c Niall O'Brien b Alex Cusack | 6 | 7 |
| Paul Hoffmann | b Alex Cusack | 1 | 4 |
| Majid Haq | run out (Trent Johnston) | 5 | 5 |
| Glenn Rogers | not out | 4 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 199 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinus Fourie | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Andre Botha | 9 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Kidd | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Kyle McCallan | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Alex Cusack | 6.3 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Fraser Watts, 3.3 ov), 2-66 (Navdeep Poonia, 16.3 ov), 3-72 (Omer Hussain, 20.3 ov), 4-167 (Neil McCallum, 43.1 ov), 5-172 (Ryan Watson, 44.5 ov), 6-179 (John Blain, 46.1 ov), 7-182 (Colin Smith, 46.5 ov), 8-187 (Paul Hoffmann, 47.3 ov), 9-194 (Majid Haq, 48.4 ov), 10-199 (Gordon Drummond, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Fraser Watts (7) and Navdeep Poonia (5) | 13 | 21 |
| second | Ryan Watson (34) and Navdeep Poonia (18) | 53 | 78 |
| third | Ryan Watson (5) and Omer Hussain (1) | 6 | 24 |
| fourth | Neil McCallum (44) and Ryan Watson (49) | 95 | 134 |
| fifth | Colin Smith (1) and Ryan Watson (4) | 5 | 10 |
| sixth | John Blain (2) and Colin Smith (2) | 7 | 8 |
| seventh | Colin Smith (0) and Gordon Drummond (0) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Paul Hoffmann (1) and Gordon Drummond (0) | 5 | 4 |
| ninth | Majid Haq (5) and Gordon Drummond (0) | 7 | 7 |
| tenth | Glenn Rogers (4) and Gordon Drummond (1) | 5 | 5 |
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