Leicestershire Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Grace Road Leics, 12-Aug-1959, First Class
Leicestershire Win Outright by 8 wkts
   
     | Round | 
     216 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     P Corrall - A Skelding | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Leicestershire | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     216/1   12, 13 & 14 August First match  v Leicestershire | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Ireland 1st Innings 259/10 All Out (Overs 123.4)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin* | 
     c GW Burch | 
     b D Kirby | 
     31 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KJ Quinn | 
     c AC Revill | 
     b CT Spencer | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     lbw | 
     b JS Savage | 
     61 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MH Stevenson | 
       | 
     b JS Savage | 
     80 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Neville | 
     c R Julian | 
     b J van Geloven | 
     20 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ O'Riordan | 
     c J van Geloven | 
     b CT Spencer | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WR Hunter | 
     c AC Revill | 
     b JS Savage | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ Finlay | 
     c CT Spencer | 
     b JS Savage | 
     20 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KW Hope | 
     c LR Gardiner | 
     b JS Savage | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | F Fee | 
       | 
     c&b JS Savage | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | OD Colhoun+ | 
     not out | 
       | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b9 lb6 w0 nb3) | 
     18 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     259 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-7(KJ Quinn) 2-98(H Martin) 3-104(SF Bergin) 4-163(PA Neville) 5-168(AJ O'Riordan) | 
   
   
     | 6-201(WR Hunter) 7-222(MH Stevenson) 8-249(KW Hope) 9-251(F Fee) 10-259(AJ Finlay) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | CT Spencer | 
     28 | 
     17 | 
     25 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J van Geloven | 
     25 | 
     12 | 
     47 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JS Savage | 
     30.4 | 
     10 | 
     84 | 
     6 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | RC Smith | 
     30 | 
     13 | 
     54 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | D Kirby | 
     10 | 
     2 | 
     31 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Leicestershire 1st Innings 305/5 Declared (Overs 94.2)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | W Watson* | 
     c AJ Finlay | 
     b KW Hope | 
     106 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     16 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | D Kirby | 
     c PA Neville | 
     b F Fee | 
     26 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J van Geloven | 
       | 
     b AJ O'Riordan | 
     11 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | LR Gardiner | 
     c WR Hunter | 
     b F Fee | 
     91 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AC Revill | 
     c KW Hope | 
     b F Fee | 
     57 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | B Cromack | 
     not out | 
       | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GW Burch | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | R Julian+ | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | RC Smith | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | CT Spencer | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | JS Savage | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b12 lb1 w0 nb0) | 
     13 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     5 wickets for | 
     305 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-63(D Kirby) 2-116(J van Geloven) 3-181(W Watson) 4-287(LR Gardiner) | 
   
   
     | 5-305(AC Revill) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 108/9 Closed (Overs 67.1)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin* | 
     c CT Spencer | 
     b RC Smith | 
     23 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KJ Quinn | 
     c LR Gardiner | 
     b CT Spencer | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     c AC Revill | 
     b JS Savage | 
     21 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PA Neville | 
     c J van Geloven | 
     b D Kirby | 
     34 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MH Stevenson | 
       | 
     b JS Savage | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ O'Riordan | 
     retired hurt | 
       | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WR Hunter | 
     c AC Revill | 
     b D Kirby | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ Finlay | 
       | 
     b J van Geloven | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KW Hope | 
     c AC Revill | 
     b D Kirby | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | F Fee | 
       | 
     b D Kirby | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | OD Colhoun+ | 
     not out | 
       | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b6 lb2 w0 nb0) | 
     8 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     9 wickets for | 
     108 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-6(KJ Quinn) 2-32(H Martin) 3-85(PA Neville) 4-85(MH Stevenson) 5-85(WR Hunter) | 
   
   
     | 6-96(AJ Finlay) 7-104(KW Hope) 8-104(F Fee) 9-108(SF Bergin) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | CT Spencer | 
     17 | 
     10 | 
     15 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J van Geloven | 
     7 | 
     4 | 
     6 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JS Savage | 
     19 | 
     13 | 
     17 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | RC Smith | 
     12.1 | 
     5 | 
     29 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | D Kirby | 
     12 | 
     2 | 
     33 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Leicestershire 2nd Innings 65/2 Closed (Overs 25.3)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | B Cromack | 
     c H Martin | 
     b F Fee | 
     21 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | D Kirby | 
     c SF Bergin | 
     b F Fee | 
     21 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J van Geloven | 
     not out | 
       | 
     16 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | LR Gardiner | 
     not out | 
       | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AC Revill | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | W Watson* | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | GW Burch | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | R Julian+ | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | RC Smith | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | CT Spencer | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | JS Savage | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb0 w0 nb0) | 
     0 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     2 wickets for | 
     65 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-38(B Cromack) 2-42(D Kirby) | 
   
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