Scotland Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Cambusdoon Ayr, 10-Aug-1974, First Class
Ireland Win Outright by 52 runs
   
     | Round | 
     280 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     Scotland | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     WB Smith (Sco) - JC Cowan | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     SMM Scott - JA Mitchell | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     Scotland | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     280/53  3 day match Close Day 1  - Fri 10 Aug - Ireland 1st inns 86-7 (Monteith 30*, Torrens 0*) Day 2 - Sat 11 Aug - Ireland 2nd inns 45-3 (Short 13*, Mitchell 24*) | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
Ireland 1st Innings 107/10 All Out (Overs 66.2)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | DR Pigot (Jnr) | 
     c DBS Brown | 
     b F Robertson | 
     7 | 
     57 | 
     50 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JF Short | 
     c JR Laing | 
     b J Clark | 
     24 | 
     85 | 
     74 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | J Harrison | 
     c JGB Laing | 
     b F Robertson | 
     1 | 
     31 | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | IJ Anderson | 
     c R Ellis | 
     b ER Thompson | 
     3 | 
     34 | 
     24 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JSL Mitchell | 
     c TW Porteous | 
     b J Clark | 
     2 | 
     7 | 
     11 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AJ Linehan* | 
     c HK More | 
     b J Clark | 
     0 | 
     5 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JD Monteith | 
     c HK More | 
     b ER Thompson | 
     30 | 
     0 | 
     79 | 
     2 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | SC Corlett | 
     c GF Goddard | 
     b KM Hardie | 
     10 | 
     56 | 
     48 | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | R Torrens | 
     c HK More | 
     b J Clark | 
     16 | 
     46 | 
     36 | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | OD Colhoun+ | 
     not out | 
       | 
     0 | 
     46 | 
     35 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | JWG Elder | 
       | 
     b ER Thompson | 
     0 | 
     10 | 
     10 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb6 w1 nb7) | 
     14 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     10 wickets for | 
     107 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-23(DR Pigot (Jnr)) 2-33(JF Short) 3-33(J Harrison) 4-39(JSL Mitchell) | 
   
   
     | 5-39(AJ Linehan) 6-45(IJ Anderson) 7-85(SC Corlett) 8-86(JD Monteith) | 
   
   
     | 9-105(R Torrens) 10-107(JWG Elder) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | ER Thompson | 
     20.2 | 
     12 | 
     20 | 
     3 | 
     1 | 
     5 | 
   
   
     | F Robertson | 
     21 | 
     8 | 
     37 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Clark | 
     17 | 
     7 | 
     26 | 
     4 | 
     - | 
     2 | 
   
   
     | KM Hardie | 
     5 | 
     4 | 
     1 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GF Goddard | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Scotland 1st Innings 91/10 All Out (Overs 40.2)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-18(DBS Brown) 2-21(HK More) 3-54(JGB Laing) 4-59(TW Porteous) 5-65(R Ellis) | 
   
   
     | 6-81(KM Hardie) 7-85(GF Goddard) 8-91(JR Laing) 9-91(F Robertson) | 
   
   
     | 10-91(ER Thompson) | 
   
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Ireland 2nd Innings 129/10 All Out (Overs 50.3)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-6(DR Pigot (Jnr)) 2-6(J Harrison) 3-6(IJ Anderson) 4-55(JSL Mitchell) | 
   
   
     | 5-75(AJ Linehan) 6-107(JD Monteith) 7-119(JF Short) 8-124(SC Corlett) | 
   
   
     | 9-129(OD Colhoun) 10-129(JWG Elder) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | ER Thompson | 
     11 | 
     4 | 
     21 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     2 | 
   
   
     | F Robertson | 
     10 | 
     3 | 
     31 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | J Clark | 
     5 | 
     2 | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GF Goddard | 
     12 | 
     5 | 
     28 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | KM Hardie | 
     12.3 | 
     4 | 
     36 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
Scotland 2nd Innings 93/10 All Out (Overs 54.4)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-53(DBS Brown) 2-61(JR Laing) 3-67(HK More) 4-68(TW Porteous) 5-68(JGB Laing) | 
   
   
     | 6-71(R Ellis) 7-76(GF Goddard) 8-78(ER Thompson) 9-93(F Robertson) 10-93(J Clark) | 
   
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