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George Scrimshaw put behind a horrific start admirably but six no balls in his first two overs were as evident a sign as any of the jitters. Here's more on what transpired in his first spell!👇
Zak Crawley's a happy captain and why not. A superb performance by England's second-string outfit and they will be delighted with the steps they've taken today. Especially the debutants and how they've come together. Ireland have a couple of days to regroup before what is their final game of the season. They cannot win this series but if they can land a punch and share the spoils, it certainly will be a fine way to sign off alright!
Zak Crawley (England captain): It was a good performance. Couple of standouts with the bat with Jacks and Sam Hain. Good performance with the ball as well. I thought we were above par. We thought anything above 300 would be a good score and we batted pretty nicely; we were brave. Really impressed how he (Scrimshaw) bounced back, obviously a tough start but he showed great character to take three wickets. Tom bowled really well too. (On bowling spin continuously) You give people a chance. Not everyone's going to get off to a flyer. I like to give people a chance.
Paul Stirling (Ireland captain): I think it was as simple as that (not bowling in the right areas). We didn't do well in the first half an hour to 40 minutes of the game. We were happy to win the toss get out there and see if the pitch gave us anything. We didn't do well enough. 330 was definitely above par but at the same time it looked like (it would be) a lot more than that, maybe 400. (On the next game) It's our last game of the season and we get a bit of a break after this. So our energy levels will be right up. We just need to be better for longer periods of time. Delighted with that (last wicket partnership). Dockrell had a great game. Good time to regroup and come back.
Will Jacks (Man of the Match) - We got off to a great and it was free-flowing. But they came back really well and we had to tough it out. We found the right tempo to score here. We felt that if we bowled really well, we can defend this. Always great to score runs for the side . The boys are resting for the WC and I felt we should step it up and we did that
Match Summary: England beat Ireland by 48 runs!
Will Jacks 94 (88) | Rehan Ahmed 4/54 (10) Barry McCarthy 41 (38) | George Dockrell 3/43 (8)
A full game without any interruption and the sun has shone brightly on England over the weekend despite that last wicket partnership that would have frustrated them. A brilliant start to Zak Crawley's journey as captain and while time will tell if he has a longer gig in store, this is a day he will certainly remember. As will Sam Hain, who stroked his way to a glorious 89 on debut to power England to a massive 334 in pristine batting conditions.
It wasn't the best of starts for another debutant though. In fact, it was the worst possible nightmare that George Scrimshaw was living as he sent down as many as six no balls across his first two overs. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie latched onto a couple of free hits and Ireland were off and running as though this were a T20 contest. They reeled off 46 runs inside four overs although a clearly nervous Scrimshaw had his moment of redemption with the wicket of Balbirnie. His reaction - or the lack of it - told a story with relief written all over his face.
He started to build his rhythm thereafter although a couple of his colleagues happened to overstep with the problem catching up with them. It didn't stop England from chipping away at the wickets though - immediately after Balbirnie departed, Stirling was cleaned up by a beauty from Matthew Potts. Curtis Campher also nicked behind even as the runs kept coming at a brisk rate with Harry Tector looking in incredible touch. Just when it seemed like a partnership was starting to develop, however, Ireland kept losing wickets against the run of play and Lorcan Tucker was sent packing this time courtesy a screamer of a take by Ben Duckett.
And thereafter, Ireland sunk into an abyss. Tector's wicket was the final nail in the coffin in many ways as the spin-stifle was applied via Rehan Ahmed and debutant Tom Hartley. While Hartley kept it tight and extracted a bit of grip, Rehan reaped rewards in the form of wickets at his end as they both completed their spells unchanged. Rehan did come for some punishment when he looped it up into George Dockrell's arc but as he progressed with his spell, he only seemed to get better and better with his control. He wasn't afraid to unleash the googly at will too as England entered the Irish lower order, with the leggie finishing with a four-fer.
Barry McCarthy and Craig Young showed why they are no mugs with the bat and unleashed some outstanding shots to drag the chase along. The end was nigh but Young and Joshua Little didn't bow out without a fight, not only hanging in for dear life but unleashing some outstanding shots that would have made a specialist batter proud. The grit and determination shown by the duo is something Ireland will hope rubs off on the rest of the party ahead of the third game on Tuesday but despite a last wicket stand of 55, they couldn't avert a convincing defeat and they have areas to look into.
Finally, the last one falls! A real frustration for the hosts but the inevitable transpires eventually. England win by 48 runs and go 1-0 up in the series!
46.4 George Scrimshaw to Joshua Little, OUT! HOLES OUT TO LONG-ON! It was a brilliant last wicket stand but it only helped Ireland to reduce the defict of the defeat. Full and straight. Little couldn't get underneath the ball as he gets a toe-end of the bat and Carse takes a regulation catch. Joshua Little c c Brydon Carse b George Scrimshaw 29 (29b, 4x4, 1x6)
46.4 George Scrimshaw to Joshua Little, WIDE! Good length delivery sliding well down the leg-side
46.3 George Scrimshaw to Joshua Little, FOUR! Back of a good length outside off, Little sees the width and crunches this over extra cover for a boundary
50-run partnership up between Young and Little!
46.2 George Scrimshaw to Craig Young, good length angling on middle stump, turned down to deep square leg for a single
46.1 George Scrimshaw to Craig Young, off-pace delivery and it's going close to the popping crease. Scrimshaw gets away with it though
George Scrimshaw [8.0-0-60-2] is back into the attack.
When you think you've seen it all, here's an astounding stat - this is now the highest partnership of the innings! Maybe Ireland need to reverse the batting order eh? Jokes apart, the fight shown here has been nothing short of commendable.
46
overs
280/9score
4
0
1
1wd
0
6
0
runs
Josh Little*
25(27)
Craig Young
39(42)
Matthew Potts
2/47
45.6 Matthew Potts to Joshua Little, off-pace delivery angling in, Little opens the blade to guide this but didn't make any contact
45.5 Matthew Potts to Joshua Little, SIX! Misses the yorker by an inch, Little gets underneath this and smokes this straight down the ground for maximum
45.4 Matthew Potts to Joshua Little, pitched up outside off, Little swings hard after clearing the front leg but didn't make any contact
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