MCC Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Lord's, 28-Aug-1985, Two-Day
Match Drawn   
   
     | Round | 
     343 | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     AE Bishop (Eng) - DE Harman (Eng) | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     E Murray Power | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     343/71  28 & 29 August Debut: JJ McDevitt | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Ireland 1st Innings 310/5 Declared (Overs 66)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-8(SJS Warke) 2-215(MA Masood) 3-227(DG Dennison) 4-235(JA Prior) | 
   
   
     | 5-264(IJ Anderson) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | TM Lamb | 
     18 | 
     2 | 
     63 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AJ Pollock | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     49 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | HC Latchman | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     35 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | Mansoor Akhtar | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     33 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Birkenshaw | 
     21 | 
     1 | 
     96 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | KG Brooks | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     29 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 1st Innings 218/2 Declared (Overs 54)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | JB Bolus | 
     c PB Jackson | 
     b H Milling | 
     37 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | B Duddleston | 
       | 
     b DA Lewis | 
     34 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | Mansoor Akhtar | 
     not out | 
       | 
     71 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RW Tolchard* | 
     not out | 
       | 
     64 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NEJ Pocock+ | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | MG Griffith | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | J Birkenshaw | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | HC Latchman | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | KG Brooks | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TM Lamb | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | AJ Pollock | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb6 w3 nb3) | 
     12 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     2 wickets for | 
     218 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-72(B Duddleston) 2-79(JB Bolus) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 153/10 All Out (Overs 48.3)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | SJS Warke | 
     c J Birkenshaw | 
     b Mansoor Akhtar | 
     21 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MA Masood | 
     c J Birkenshaw | 
     b TM Lamb | 
     11 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DG Dennison | 
     lbw | 
     b TM Lamb | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | IJ Anderson | 
     c NEJ Pocock | 
     b TM Lamb | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JA Prior | 
       | 
     b Mansoor Akhtar | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     3 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | DA Lewis | 
     lbw | 
     b J Birkenshaw | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | A McBrine | 
     c RW Tolchard | 
     b TM Lamb | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | M Halliday* | 
     c B Duddleston | 
     b HC Latchman | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PB Jackson+ | 
     st RW Tolchard | 
     b HC Latchman | 
     28 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | JJ McDevitt | 
     not out | 
       | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Milling | 
     c B Duddleston | 
     b TM Lamb | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb6 w1 nb1) | 
     8 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     153 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-11(MA Masood) 2-21(DG Dennison) 3-38(IJ Anderson) 4-79(JA Prior) 5-84(SJS Warke) | 
   
   
     | 6-89(A McBrine) 7-107(DA Lewis) 8-129(PB Jackson) 9-152(PB Jackson) | 
   
   
     | 10-153(H Milling) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | TM Lamb | 
     18.3 | 
     5 | 
     52 | 
     5 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AJ Pollock | 
     5 | 
     1 | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | HC Latchman | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     47 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | Mansoor Akhtar | 
     7 | 
     1 | 
     29 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Birkenshaw | 
     6 | 
     1 | 
     10 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 2nd Innings 245/8 Closed (Overs 51)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | JB Bolus | 
       | 
     b JJ McDevitt | 
     12 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | B Duddleston | 
     c JJ McDevitt | 
     b H Milling | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | Mansoor Akhtar | 
     lbw | 
     b M Halliday | 
     23 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RW Tolchard* | 
     c DG Dennison | 
     b A McBrine | 
     50 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NEJ Pocock+ | 
     c A McBrine | 
     b H Milling | 
     65 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MG Griffith | 
       | 
     b A McBrine | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Birkenshaw | 
     not out | 
       | 
     61 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | HC Latchman | 
       | 
     b A McBrine | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KG Brooks | 
     st PB Jackson | 
     b A McBrine | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | TM Lamb | 
     not out | 
       | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ Pollock | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b3 lb7 w0 nb2) | 
     12 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     8 wickets for | 
     245 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-13(B Duddleston) 2-36(JB Bolus) 3-46(Mansoor Akhtar) 4-130(RW Tolchard) | 
   
   
     | 5-136(MG Griffith) 6-180(NEJ Pocock) 7-199(HC Latchman) 8-229(KG Brooks) | 
   
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