Netherlands Vs Scotland
European Championship Division One in Ireland - 2008 (2008) · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin · 29 July 2008
Scotland won by 6 wickets (with 166 balls remaining)
Scotland won by 6 wickets (with 166 balls remaining). Ryan Watson top-scored with 54* for Scotland. John Blain took 5/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- Date
- 29 July 2008
- Toss
- Netherlands, chose to bat
- Result
- Scotland won by 6 wickets (with 166 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Jeroen Smits (Netherlands), Ryan Watson (Scotland)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and PK Baldwin
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat.
Netherlands batted first and made 117 all out. Eric Szwarczynski top-scored with 53 off 72 balls, and Daan van Bunge made 34. John Blain took 5 for 22 for Scotland. From 84 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 105 for 8. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, 152 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 118, Scotland made 120 for 4. Ryan Watson top-scored with 54 not out off 62 balls.
Scotland won by 6 wickets (with 166 balls remaining).
NETHERLANDS: 117 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom de Grooth | c Colin Smith b John Blain | 8 | 15 |
| Darron Reekers | c Richie Berrington b John Blain | 0 | 1 |
| Daan van Bunge | c & b Richie Berrington | 34 | 88 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | c Gavin Hamilton b John Blain | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Szwarczynski | c Ryan Watson b John Blain | 53 | 72 |
| Peter Borren | b Glenn Rogers | 0 | 4 |
| Henk-Jan Mol | st Colin Smith b Glenn Rogers | 4 | 22 |
| Jeroen Smits | run out (Dewald Nel, Glenn Rogers) | 2 | 11 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | c Ryan Watson b John Blain | 1 | 4 |
| Edgar Schiferli | not out | 5 | 13 |
| Pieter Seelaar | b Dewald Nel | 0 | 6 |
Extras 10 · Total 117 all out
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blain | 9 | 2 | 22 | 5 |
| Dewald Nel | 9.2 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Gordon Drummond | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Richie Berrington | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Glenn Rogers | 7 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Darron Reekers, 0.1 ov), 2-13 (Tom de Grooth, 4.2 ov), 3-13 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 4.3 ov), 4-84 (Daan van Bunge, 24.6 ov), 5-85 (Peter Borren, 25.6 ov), 6-97 (Henk-Jan Mol, 31.1 ov), 7-101 (Jeroen Smits, 33.4 ov), 8-105 (Mudassar Bukhari, 34.5 ov), 9-116 (Eric Szwarczynski, 38.1 ov), 10-117 (Pieter Seelaar, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tom de Grooth (0) and Darron Reekers (0) | 1 | 1 |
| second | Tom de Grooth (8) and Daan van Bunge (2) | 12 | 25 |
| third | Daan van Bunge (0) and Ryan ten Doeschate (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Daan van Bunge (32) and Eric Szwarczynski (32) | 71 | 124 |
| fifth | Peter Borren (0) and Eric Szwarczynski (0) | 1 | 6 |
| sixth | Henk-Jan Mol (4) and Eric Szwarczynski (8) | 12 | 31 |
| seventh | Jeroen Smits (2) and Eric Szwarczynski (0) | 4 | 15 |
| eighth | Eric Szwarczynski (3) and Mudassar Bukhari (1) | 4 | 7 |
| ninth | Edgar Schiferli (4) and Eric Szwarczynski (7) | 11 | 20 |
| tenth | Edgar Schiferli (0) and Pieter Seelaar (0) | 1 | 7 |
SCOTLAND: 120 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Hamilton | c Darron Reekers b Ryan ten Doeschate | 22 | 37 |
| Ryan Watson | not out | 54 | 62 |
| Qasim Sheikh | lbw b Ryan ten Doeschate | 4 | 9 |
| Colin Smith | c & b Pieter Seelaar | 7 | 7 |
| Fraser Watts | lbw b Pieter Seelaar | 0 | 2 |
| Neil McCallum | not out | 12 | 18 |
Did not bat: Richie Berrington, Gordon Drummond, John Blain, Dewald Nel, Glenn Rogers
Extras 21 · Total 120 for 4
| Bowler (Netherlands) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Schiferli | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Pieter Seelaar | 5.2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Peter Borren | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Gavin Hamilton, 13.3 ov), 2-71 (Qasim Sheikh, 15.3 ov), 3-78 (Colin Smith, 16.4 ov), 4-78 (Fraser Watts, 16.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gavin Hamilton (22) and Ryan Watson (27) | 66 | 81 |
| second | Ryan Watson (0) and Qasim Sheikh (4) | 5 | 12 |
| third | Colin Smith (7) and Ryan Watson (0) | 7 | 7 |
| fourth | Fraser Watts (0) and Ryan Watson (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Neil McCallum (12) and Ryan Watson (27) | 42 | 33 |
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