Ireland v Scotland

Triple Crown
West Bromwich: 22nd July 1997

Scotland won by 19 runs

SCOTLAND
B Patterson          lbw b Molins  68  Bowling: IRELAND
I Philip             lbw b McCrum   8                 O   M    R   W
M Smith              lbw b McCrum  13  McCrum        10   4   12   2
G Salmond      c Patterson b Davy  69  Eagleson       7   2   40   0
G Williamson              run out  17  Davy           8   0   40   1
I Stanger                 not out  15  Heasley        9   0   53   1
D Lockhart          lbw b Heasley  14  Molins        10   0   42   1
P Steindl                 not out   6  McCallan       6   0   30   0
I Beven
K Sheridan                             FOW:   9 35 157 182 186
K Thomson                                   206
   Extras     (lb 1  w 7)           8
   Total      (50 overs, 6 wkts)  218

IRELAND
K McCallan          lbw b Stanger  28  Bowling: SCOTLAND
A Patterson             b Steindl  12                 O   M    R   W
A Lewis                   run out   1  Thomson       10   1   35   0
E Joyce                   run out  60  Steindl        7   1   27   1
J Benson     c Smith b Williamson  24  Stanger       10   0   42   3
A R.Dunlop   c Smith b Williamson   4  Beven         10   1   31   1
D Heasley     c Salmond b Stanger  13  Sheridan       6   0   26   0
R Eagleson              b Stanger   8  Williamson     7   1   26   2
J Davy                    b Beven   3
G Molins                  not out  10  FOW:  23  35  57 114 130
P McCrum                  not out  11       151 161 172 178
   Extras  (b 4 lb 8 w 3 nb 10)    25
   Total   (50 overs, 9 wkts)     199

Toss: Ireland
Umpires: P Adams & K Abraham

Match Report

John Davy's twin brother Peter was capped in 1995 against Scotland - they became the second set of twins to play for Ireland following the McBrines.

Ed Joyce of Merrion became the first player from that club to be capped for Ireland since Rodney Bernstein was last capped in 1962. Joyce is one of 4 brothers who play for Merrion.