Ireland Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Associates Tri-Series (in Scotland) Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland in Scotland - 2008 (2008) · Mannofield Park, Aberdeen · 1 July 2008
New Zealand won by 290 runs
New Zealand won by 290 runs. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 166 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
- Date
- 1 July 2008
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 290 runs
- Captains
- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Kyle McCallan (Ireland)
- Debuts
- Paul Stirling (Ireland), Ryan Haire (Ireland), Andrew Poynter (Ireland), Peter Connell (Ireland), Phil Eaglestone (Ireland)
- Umpires
- PK Baldwin and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. Paul Stirling, Ryan Haire, Andrew Poynter, Peter Connell and Phil Eaglestone played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 402 for 2. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 166 off 135 balls, and James Marshall made 161. The innings was built on a 274-run stand for the first wicket between James Marshall and Brendon McCullum, 68% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Mannofield Park, 242 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 403, Ireland made 112 all out. Peter Connell top-scored with 22 not out off 28 balls. Tim Southee took 3 for 22 for New Zealand. From 28 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 53 for 6.
New Zealand won by 290 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Mannofield Park across the 22 ODIs in our archive. New Zealand's 402 is the highest total at Mannofield Park. Brendon McCullum's 166 is the highest individual score at Mannofield Park.
NEW ZEALAND: 402 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Marshall | c Gary Wilson | 161 | 141 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Ryan Haire | 166 | 135 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 59 | 24 |
| Daniel Flynn | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Jacob Oram, Michael Mason, Daniel Vettori, Gareth Hopkins, Tim Southee, Jeetan Patel, Grant Elliott
Extras 16 · Total 402 for 2
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 9 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| Phil Eaglestone | 7 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Reinhardt Strydom | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Andre Botha | 10 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Gary Kidd | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-274 (Brendon McCullum, 42.2 ov), 2-388 (James Marshall, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | James Marshall and Brendon McCullum | 274 | 254 |
| second | James Marshall and Ross Taylor | 114 | 41 |
| third | Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn | 14 | 5 |
IRELAND: 112 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wilson | bowled | 21 | 17 |
| Reinhardt Strydom | c Ross Taylor | 11 | 13 |
| Paul Stirling | c Gareth Hopkins | 4 | 16 |
| Andre Botha | c Gareth Hopkins | 6 | 8 |
| Andrew White | c Gareth Hopkins | 7 | 13 |
| Ryan Haire | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Andrew Poynter | c Gareth Hopkins | 7 | 16 |
| Kyle McCallan | c Gareth Hopkins | 10 | 25 |
| Gary Kidd | c Ross Taylor | 15 | 25 |
| Peter Connell | not out | 22 | 28 |
| Phil Eaglestone | run out (Tim Southee) | 4 | 3 |
Extras 3 · Total 112 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 6 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Michael Mason | 7 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 5.4 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Grant Elliott | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Reinhardt Strydom, 4.3 ov), 2-32 (Gary Wilson, 5.3 ov), 3-40 (Andre Botha, 6.6 ov), 4-48 (Andrew White, 9.5 ov), 5-53 (Ryan Haire, 11.6 ov), 6-53 (Paul Stirling, 12.3 ov), 7-65 (Andrew Poynter, 17.3 ov), 8-71 (Kyle McCallan, 20.4 ov), 9-94 (Gary Kidd, 25.6 ov), 10-112 (Phil Eaglestone, 28.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Wilson and Reinhardt Strydom | 28 | 27 |
| second | Gary Wilson and Paul Stirling | 4 | 6 |
| third | Andre Botha and Paul Stirling | 8 | 9 |
| fourth | Andrew White and Paul Stirling | 8 | 17 |
| fifth | Ryan Haire and Paul Stirling | 5 | 13 |
| sixth | Andrew Poynter and Paul Stirling | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Kyle McCallan and Andrew Poynter | 12 | 30 |
| eighth | Kyle McCallan and Gary Kidd | 6 | 19 |
| ninth | Gary Kidd and Peter Connell | 23 | 32 |
| tenth | Phil Eaglestone and Peter Connell | 18 | 16 |
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