Ireland Vs MCC
2-Innings Match Played At College Park Dublin, 01-Sep-1956, First Class
MCC Win Outright by 22 runs
   
     | Round | 
     202 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     J Connerton (Ire) - C Fox | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     202/43    1, 3 & 4 September | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
MCC 1st Innings 135/10 All Out (Overs 56)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | RE Bird | 
     c PA Neville | 
     b L Warke | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | W Knightley-Smith | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b SSJ Huey | 
     27 | 
     90 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GPS Delisle | 
     c L Warke | 
     b F Fee | 
     14 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | W Murray-Wood | 
       | 
     b F Fee | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JMA Marshall | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b F Fee | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JP Fellows-Smith | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b F Fee | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | MH Stevenson | 
     c GW Fawcett | 
     b SSJ Huey | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Whitcombe | 
     c H Martin | 
     b F Fee | 
     14 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GB Fetherstonhaugh+ | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b F Fee | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PI Bedford | 
     not out | 
       | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GH Chesterton* | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b F Fee | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b3 lb2 w2 nb0) | 
     7 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     135 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-9(RE Bird) 2-33(GPS Delisle) 3-54(W Knightley-Smith) 4-65(W Murray-Wood) | 
   
   
     | 5-74(JMA Marshall) 6-95(MH Stevenson) 7-118(PA Whitcombe) 8-124(GB Fetherstonhaugh) | 
   
   
     | 9-124(JP Fellows-Smith) 10-135(GH Chesterton) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 1st Innings 48/10 All Out (Overs 31.4)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     c W Knightley-Smith | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     6 | 
     65 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin | 
     c RE Bird | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | L Warke* | 
     c W Knightley-Smith | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JS Pollock | 
     c RE Bird | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Neville | 
     c JP Fellows-Smith | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WI Lewis | 
     run out | 
       | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GW Fawcett+ | 
     c JMA Marshall | 
     b JP Fellows-Smith | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SSJ Huey | 
     c GH Chesterton | 
     b JP Fellows-Smith | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | IBJ Wilson | 
     c PI Bedford | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | F Fee | 
     c MH Stevenson | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SW Ferris | 
     not out | 
       | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b6 lb4 w0 nb3) | 
     13 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     48 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-15(SF Bergin) 2-23(L Warke) 3-23(JS Pollock) 4-23(PA Neville) 5-26(H Martin) | 
   
   
     | 6-27(WI Lewis) 7-30(GW Fawcett) 8-30(SSJ Huey) 9-32(F Fee) 10-48(IBJ Wilson) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | PA Whitcombe | 
     6 | 
     3 | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GH Chesterton | 
     15.4 | 
     9 | 
     14 | 
     7 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JP Fellows-Smith | 
     10 | 
     6 | 
     12 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 2nd Innings 137/10 All Out (Overs 61.5)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | RE Bird | 
     c PA Neville | 
     b F Fee | 
     19 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | W Knightley-Smith | 
     c WI Lewis | 
     b F Fee | 
     17 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PI Bedford | 
       | 
     b F Fee | 
     20 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GPS Delisle | 
     run out | 
       | 
     23 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JMA Marshall | 
       | 
     b IBJ Wilson | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JP Fellows-Smith | 
     c H Martin | 
     b F Fee | 
     28 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | W Murray-Wood | 
     c H Martin | 
     b F Fee | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MH Stevenson | 
     c IBJ Wilson | 
     b F Fee | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Whitcombe | 
     not out | 
       | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GB Fetherstonhaugh+ | 
     c JS Pollock | 
     b F Fee | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GH Chesterton* | 
     c GW Fawcett | 
     b IBJ Wilson | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b1 lb0 w0 nb2) | 
     3 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     137 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-25(RE Bird) 2-54(PI Bedford) 3-58(W Knightley-Smith) 4-85(JMA Marshall) | 
   
   
     | 5-92(GPS Delisle) 6-106(W Murray-Wood) 7-126(MH Stevenson) 8-132(JP Fellows-Smith) | 
   
   
     | 9-132(GB Fetherstonhaugh) 10-137(GH Chesterton) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 202/10 All Out (Overs 105.4)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     c MH Stevenson | 
     b PA Whitcombe | 
     33 | 
     110 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin | 
       | 
     b PA Whitcombe | 
     28 | 
     136 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | L Warke* | 
     c RE Bird | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     46 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JS Pollock | 
     c W Knightley-Smith | 
     b PA Whitcombe | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Neville | 
     c PI Bedford | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     17 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WI Lewis | 
     c RE Bird | 
     b GH Chesterton | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GW Fawcett+ | 
     c RE Bird | 
     b JP Fellows-Smith | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SSJ Huey | 
       | 
     b JP Fellows-Smith | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | IBJ Wilson | 
     c MH Stevenson | 
     b PA Whitcombe | 
     18 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | F Fee | 
       | 
     b JP Fellows-Smith | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SW Ferris | 
     not out | 
       | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b14 lb8 w1 nb2) | 
     25 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     202 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-61(SF Bergin) 2-72(H Martin) 3-80(JS Pollock) 4-118(PA Neville) 5-122(WI Lewis) | 
   
   
     | 6-147(L Warke) 7-147(GW Fawcett) 8-176(IBJ Wilson) 9-187(SSJ Huey) 10-202(F Fee) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | PA Whitcombe | 
     24 | 
     17 | 
     24 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GH Chesterton | 
     33 | 
     19 | 
     38 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JP Fellows-Smith | 
     22.4 | 
     7 | 
     43 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | PI Bedford | 
     15 | 
     1 | 
     49 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JMA Marshall | 
     11 | 
     4 | 
     23 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
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