Ireland Vs MCC
2-Innings Match Played At The Meadow, Downpatrick, 11-Jun-1988, Three-Day
Match Drawn   
   
     | Round | 
     368 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     P Lunney (Ire) - MAC Moore (Ire) | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     E Murray Power | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Ireland | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     368/74   11, 12 & 13 June.   PJ Bakker recalled by Hampshire after the first day and replaced by A Van Lint. Debut: AN Nelson | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Ireland 1st Innings 138/10 All Out (Overs 69.3)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | SJS Warke | 
     c KJ Crossley | 
     b PJ Bakker | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MF Cohen | 
     c GD Mendis | 
     b J Simmons | 
     51 | 
     220 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MP Rea | 
     c I Kidd | 
     b WA Donald | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MA Masood | 
     lbw | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JD Garth | 
     c GR Cass | 
     b WA Donald | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GD Harrison | 
     lbw | 
     b WA Donald | 
     32 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DA Lewis | 
     c sub | 
     b J Simmons | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | M Halliday | 
     not out | 
       | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PB Jackson*+ | 
       | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AN Nelson | 
       | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Milling | 
       | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b7 lb9 w2 nb2) | 
     20 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     138 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-16(SJS Warke) 2-35(MP Rea) 3-36(MA Masood) 4-41(JD Garth) 5-104(GD Harrison) | 
   
   
     | 6-109(DA Lewis) 7-125(MF Cohen) 8-126(PB Jackson) 9-126(AN Nelson) | 
   
   
     | 10-138(H Milling) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | PJ Bakker | 
     13 | 
     5 | 
     23 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WG Merry | 
     11 | 
     3 | 
     22 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WA Donald | 
     19 | 
     6 | 
     30 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | NO Maxwell | 
     10.3 | 
     3 | 
     15 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Simmons | 
     15 | 
     8 | 
     27 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | KJ Crossley | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 1st Innings 217/10 All Out (Overs 79.2)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | GD Mendis | 
     c PB Jackson | 
     b JD Garth | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJT Miller | 
     c PB Jackson | 
     b AN Nelson | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | S Ducat | 
     run out AN Nelson/JD Garth | 
       | 
     53 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NO Maxwell | 
       | 
     b H Milling | 
     30 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | I Kidd | 
     c SJS Warke | 
     b JD Garth | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WA Donald | 
     c MA Masood | 
     b H Milling | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GR Cass+ | 
     lbw | 
     b AN Nelson | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | A Van Lint | 
     c JD Garth | 
     b DA Lewis | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Simmons* | 
     c H Milling | 
     b DA Lewis | 
     22 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KJ Crossley | 
       | 
     b DA Lewis | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WG Merry | 
     not out | 
       | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b2 lb4 w12 nb1) | 
     19 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     217 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-15(GD Mendis) 2-64(AJT Miller) 3-129(NO Maxwell) 4-130(S Ducat) 5-153(WA Donald) | 
   
   
     | 6-156(GR Cass) 7-170(I Kidd) 8-184(A Van Lint) 9-210(J Simmons) 10-217(KJ Crossley) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 345/9 Declared (Overs 115)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | SJS Warke | 
       | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     64 | 
     194 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MF Cohen | 
     st GR Cass | 
     b WA Donald | 
     55 | 
     109 | 
     0 | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MA Masood | 
       | 
     c&b J Simmons | 
     57 | 
     90 | 
     72 | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MP Rea | 
     c I Kidd | 
     b KJ Crossley | 
     18 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | M Halliday | 
     lbw | 
     b J Simmons | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PB Jackson*+ | 
     st GR Cass | 
     b J Simmons | 
     43 | 
     69 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GD Harrison | 
     c GR Cass | 
     b J Simmons | 
     42 | 
     75 | 
     0 | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DA Lewis | 
     lbw | 
     b NO Maxwell | 
     14 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JD Garth | 
     lbw | 
     b WG Merry | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AN Nelson | 
     not out | 
       | 
     6 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | H Milling | 
     not out | 
       | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b12 lb15 w3 nb3) | 
     33 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     9 wickets for | 
     345 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-103(MF Cohen) 2-198(SJS Warke) 3-200(MA Masood) 4-202(M Halliday) 5-256(MP Rea) | 
   
   
     | 6-268(PB Jackson) 7-308(DA Lewis) 8-332(GD Harrison) 9-332(JD Garth) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | WG Merry | 
     13 | 
     2 | 
     35 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | WA Donald | 
     19 | 
     7 | 
     35 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | NO Maxwell | 
     20 | 
     6 | 
     60 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Simmons | 
     33 | 
     10 | 
     77 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | KJ Crossley | 
     18 | 
     2 | 
     63 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | A Van Lint | 
     12 | 
     2 | 
     48 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 2nd Innings 206/7 Closed (Overs 58)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | GD Mendis | 
     lbw | 
     b AN Nelson | 
     36 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJT Miller | 
     c MP Rea | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     94 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     9 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | S Ducat | 
     lbw | 
     b AN Nelson | 
     19 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NO Maxwell | 
     c SJS Warke | 
     b H Milling | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | I Kidd | 
       | 
     b M Halliday | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | WA Donald | 
     not out | 
       | 
     17 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Simmons* | 
     c H Milling | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GR Cass+ | 
     c MP Rea | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | A Van Lint | 
     not out | 
       | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | KJ Crossley | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | WG Merry | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b1 lb6 w2 nb0) | 
     9 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     7 wickets for | 
     206 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-72(GD Mendis) 2-108(S Ducat) 3-156(NO Maxwell) 4-172(I Kidd) 5-182(AJT Miller) | 
   
   
     | 6-189(J Simmons) 7-198(GR Cass) | 
   
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