Ireland Vs Scotland
2-Innings Match Played At Ormeau, Belfast, 23-Jul-1949, First Class
Ireland Win Outright by 73 runs
   
     | Round | 
     179 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     N Petts - WJ Baxter | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     E English | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     179/30   23, 25 & 26 July Debut: H Martin & T Newburn Day 1: Ireland 134 & 1-0 (NC Mahony 0* SF Burgin 1*) Scotland 80 Day 2: Ireland 153 Scotland 107-7 (JD Henderson 4*) | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Ireland 1st Innings 134/10 All Out (Overs 75.2)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | NC Mahony* | 
     lbw | 
     b JD Henderson | 
     9 | 
     33 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RLG Armstrong | 
       | 
     b JD Henderson | 
     11 | 
     48 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JS Pollock | 
       | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     14 | 
     31 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin | 
     st RS McLaren | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     30 | 
     102 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | G Wilson | 
     c JD Henderson | 
     b GW Youngson | 
     6 | 
     31 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     lbw | 
     b JD Henderson | 
     17 | 
     57 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SA Curley | 
     c RS McLaren | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     0 | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Bowden | 
     lbw | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     0 | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JC Boucher | 
     not out | 
       | 
     24 | 
     32 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | FJ Miller+ | 
       | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | T Newburn | 
       | 
     b GW Youngson | 
     8 | 
     19 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b11 lb1 w0 nb3) | 
     15 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     134 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-25(NC Mahony) 2-30(RLG Armstrong) 3-43(JS Pollock) 4-56(G Wilson) | 
   
   
     | 5-101(SF Bergin) 6-101(H Martin) 7-101(SA Curley) 8-102(J Bowden) 9-102(FJ Miller) | 
   
   
     | 10-134(T Newburn) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | GW Youngson | 
     16.2 | 
     4 | 
     22 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | WA Edward | 
     9 | 
     3 | 
     22 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | W Hermiston | 
     4 | 
     3 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | JD Henderson | 
     25 | 
     16 | 
     23 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WK Laidlaw | 
     21 | 
     3 | 
     51 | 
     5 | 
     - | 
     2 | 
   
Scotland 1st Innings 80/10 All Out (Overs 48.1)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-39(HF Sheppard) 2-53(RHE Chisholm) 3-53(RO Haywood) 4-61(J Aitchison) | 
   
   
     | 5-63(JRN Taylor) 6-70(WA Edward) 7-76(W Hermiston) 8-79(WK Laidlaw) | 
   
   
     | 9-79(JD Henderson) 10-80(GW Youngson) | 
   
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Ireland 2nd Innings 153/10 All Out (Overs 71.4)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | NC Mahony* | 
     st RS McLaren | 
     b WK Laidlaw | 
     18 | 
     69 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SF Bergin | 
     c GW Youngson | 
     b W Hermiston | 
     29 | 
     104 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JS Pollock | 
     lbw | 
     b GW Youngson | 
     32 | 
     56 | 
     0 | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RLG Armstrong | 
       | 
     b W Hermiston | 
     13 | 
     29 | 
     0 | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | G Wilson | 
       | 
     b GW Youngson | 
     12 | 
     34 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Martin | 
     c HF Sheppard | 
     b GW Youngson | 
     5 | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SA Curley | 
     c RS McLaren | 
     b JD Henderson | 
     16 | 
     31 | 
     0 | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JC Boucher | 
     c HF Sheppard | 
     b WA Edward | 
     2 | 
     16 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Bowden | 
     st RS McLaren | 
     b JD Henderson | 
     0 | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | T Newburn | 
       | 
     b WA Edward | 
     4 | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | FJ Miller+ | 
     not out | 
       | 
     2 | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b19 lb1 w0 nb0) | 
     20 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     153 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-38(NC Mahony) 2-78(SF Bergin) 3-94(JS Pollock) 4-102(RLG Armstrong) | 
   
   
     | 5-121(H Martin) 6-126(G Wilson) 7-144(JC Boucher) 8-144(SA Curley) 9-145(J Bowden) | 
   
   
     | 10-153(T Newburn) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | GW Youngson | 
     21 | 
     9 | 
     37 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | W Hermiston | 
     10 | 
     2 | 
     21 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | WA Edward | 
     10.4 | 
     2 | 
     16 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JD Henderson | 
     18 | 
     9 | 
     24 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WK Laidlaw | 
     12 | 
     3 | 
     35 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Scotland 2nd Innings 134/10 All Out (Overs 74.1)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | HF Sheppard | 
     run out | 
       | 
     12 | 
     38 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RHE Chisholm | 
       | 
     b RLG Armstrong | 
     1 | 
     14 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Aitchison | 
     c T Newburn | 
     b JC Boucher | 
     26 | 
     43 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JRN Taylor | 
     c FJ Miller | 
     b T Newburn | 
     17 | 
     71 | 
     0 | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RO Haywood | 
     c H Martin | 
     b G Wilson | 
     12 | 
     24 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WA Edward | 
       | 
     b G Wilson | 
     27 | 
     75 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | W Hermiston | 
     c NC Mahony | 
     b J Bowden | 
     2 | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JD Henderson | 
     c SA Curley | 
     b J Bowden | 
     25 | 
     80 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WK Laidlaw* | 
     c SA Curley | 
     b T Newburn | 
     1 | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RS McLaren+ | 
       | 
     b T Newburn | 
     0 | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GW Youngson | 
     not out | 
       | 
     5 | 
     18 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b5 lb0 w0 nb1) | 
     6 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     134 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-4(RHE Chisholm) 2-22(HF Sheppard) 3-44(J Aitchison) 4-68(RO Haywood) | 
   
   
     | 5-88(JRN Taylor) 6-91(W Hermiston) 7-107(WA Edward) 8-112(WK Laidlaw) | 
   
   
     | 9-116(RS McLaren) 10-134(JD Henderson) | 
   
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