Ireland Vs Netherlands
European Championship Division One in Ireland - 2008 (2008) · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin · 28 July 2008
Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 126 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 126 balls remaining). Niall O'Brien top-scored with 58* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- Date
- 28 July 2008
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 126 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Jeroen Smits (Netherlands), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and PK Baldwin
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Netherlands batted first and made 142 all out. Eric Szwarczynski top-scored with 33 off 58 balls. Kevin O'Brien took 3 for 30 for Ireland. From 30 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 46 for 5.
Chasing 143, Ireland made 143 for 3. Niall O'Brien top-scored with 58 not out off 80 balls, and Andre Botha made 38. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the third wicket between Andre Botha and Niall O'Brien, 62% of the total.
Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 126 balls remaining).
NETHERLANDS: 142 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom de Grooth | c Alex Cusack b Peter Connell | 10 | 16 |
| Darron Reekers | c Kyle McCallan b Kevin O'Brien | 19 | 28 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | c Gary Wilson b Kevin O'Brien | 0 | 3 |
| Daan van Bunge | c William Porterfield b Kevin O'Brien | 7 | 13 |
| Eric Szwarczynski | b Kyle McCallan | 33 | 58 |
| Peter Borren | c Niall O'Brien b Peter Connell | 5 | 7 |
| Henk-Jan Mol | c Niall O'Brien b Andre Botha | 18 | 50 |
| Geert-Maarten Mol | lbw b Andre Botha | 14 | 33 |
| Jeroen Smits | run out (Gary Wilson) | 18 | 50 |
| Edgar Schiferli | run out (Kyle McCallan, Niall O'Brien) | 0 | 6 |
| Pieter Seelaar | not out | 5 | 19 |
Extras 13 · Total 142 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 9 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
| Andre Botha | 10 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Alex Cusack | 7.1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Gary Kidd | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Tom de Grooth, 6.5 ov), 2-30 (Mudassar Bukhari, 7.3 ov), 3-40 (Darron Reekers, 9.5 ov), 4-41 (Daan van Bunge, 11.1 ov), 5-46 (Peter Borren, 12.2 ov), 6-104 (Henk-Jan Mol, 28.5 ov), 7-104 (Eric Szwarczynski, 29.2 ov), 8-127 (Geert-Maarten Mol, 38.4 ov), 9-133 (Edgar Schiferli, 41.1 ov), 10-142 (Jeroen Smits, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tom de Grooth (10) and Darron Reekers (18) | 30 | 41 |
| second | Darron Reekers (0) and Mudassar Bukhari (0) | 0 | 4 |
| third | Daan van Bunge (7) and Darron Reekers (1) | 10 | 14 |
| fourth | Daan van Bunge (0) and Eric Szwarczynski (0) | 1 | 8 |
| fifth | Peter Borren (5) and Eric Szwarczynski (0) | 5 | 7 |
| sixth | Henk-Jan Mol (18) and Eric Szwarczynski (33) | 58 | 99 |
| seventh | Geert-Maarten Mol (0) and Eric Szwarczynski (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Jeroen Smits (8) and Geert-Maarten Mol (14) | 23 | 56 |
| ninth | Jeroen Smits (6) and Edgar Schiferli (0) | 6 | 15 |
| tenth | Jeroen Smits (4) and Pieter Seelaar (5) | 9 | 35 |
IRELAND: 143 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wilson | c Jeroen Smits b Mudassar Bukhari | 3 | 2 |
| William Porterfield | c Darron Reekers b Edgar Schiferli | 19 | 22 |
| Niall O'Brien | not out | 58 | 80 |
| Andre Botha | c Eric Szwarczynski b Pieter Seelaar | 38 | 43 |
| Andrew White | not out | 22 | 27 |
Did not bat: Reinhardt Strydom, Kevin O'Brien, Alex Cusack, Kyle McCallan, Peter Connell, Gary Kidd
Extras 3 · Total 143 for 3
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Schiferli | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Peter Borren | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Geert-Maarten Mol | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Pieter Seelaar | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Henk-Jan Mol | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Gary Wilson, 3.1 ov), 2-25 (William Porterfield, 4.4 ov), 3-114 (Andre Botha, 21.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Wilson (3) and William Porterfield (17) | 20 | 19 |
| second | Niall O'Brien (0) and William Porterfield (2) | 5 | 9 |
| third | Andre Botha (38) and Niall O'Brien (49) | 89 | 101 |
| fourth | Andrew White (22) and Niall O'Brien (7) | 29 | 45 |
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