MCC Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Lord's, 21-Aug-1997, Two-Day
MCC Win Outright by 61 runs
   
     | Round | 
     486 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     CT Puckett (Eng) - JG Reed (Eng) | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     E Murray Power | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     486/83   21 & 22 August
  | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
MCC 1st Innings 230/6 Declared (Overs 52)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | PW Romaines | 
     c AT Rutherford | 
     b P McCrum | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GD Hodgson | 
     lbw | 
     b P McCrum | 
     8 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GV Palmer | 
       | 
     b WK McCallan | 
     58 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | CM Taylor+ | 
     c AT Rutherford | 
     b D Heasley | 
     23 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Foster* | 
     not out | 
       | 
     57 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PD Carroll | 
     c JDR Benson | 
     b WK McCallan | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AR Whittall | 
     c AD Patterson | 
     b WK McCallan | 
     13 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JD Ricketts | 
     not out | 
       | 
     53 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NA Foster | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | SG Kenlock | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | GAR Harris | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b5 lb7 w3 nb0) | 
     15 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     6 wickets for | 
     230 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-3(PW Romaines) 2-21(GD Hodgson) 3-75(CM Taylor) 4-116(GV Palmer) | 
   
   
     | 5-116(PD Carroll) 6-142(AR Whittall) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 1st Innings 185/6 Declared (Overs 52)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-59(JAM Molins) 2-68(AD Patterson) 3-147(PJ Davy) 4-166(JDR Benson) | 
   
   
     | 5-172(WK McCallan) 6-174(JDR Benson) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | NA Foster | 
     11 | 
     2 | 
     29 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | SG Kenlock | 
     8 | 
     4 | 
     20 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GAR Harris | 
     8 | 
     2 | 
     34 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AR Whittall | 
     10 | 
     1 | 
     35 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JD Ricketts | 
     11 | 
     5 | 
     33 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | PW Romaines | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     21 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 2nd Innings 237/4 Declared (Overs 51.4)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | PW Romaines | 
     c WK McCallan | 
     b GJ Neely | 
     11 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GD Hodgson | 
     run out | 
       | 
     98 | 
     0 | 
     139 | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AR Whittall | 
     c EC Joyce | 
     b D Heasley | 
     60 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | CM Taylor+ | 
     c sub | 
     b EC Joyce | 
     50 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PD Carroll | 
     not out | 
       | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GV Palmer | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | J Foster* | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | JD Ricketts | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | NA Foster | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | SG Kenlock | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | GAR Harris | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb11 w2 nb0) | 
     13 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     4 wickets for | 
     237 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-27(PW Romaines) 2-147(AR Whittall) 3-228(CM Taylor) 4-237 | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 221/10 All Out (Overs 51.2)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-4(AD Patterson) 2-23(EC Joyce) 3-23(PJ Davy) 4-23(D Heasley) 5-118(WK McCallan) | 
   
   
     | 6-134(JAM Molins) 7-177(JO Davy) 8-188(JDR Benson) 9-211(P McCrum) 10-221(GJ Neely) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | NA Foster | 
     7 | 
     2 | 
     24 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | SG Kenlock | 
     11.2 | 
     1 | 
     64 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GAR Harris | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     32 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AR Whittall | 
     19 | 
     4 | 
     43 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | JD Ricketts | 
     11 | 
     1 | 
     52 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
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