Test Ireland vs Zimbabwe - 1 Test

[Sammo360]

Only Test - July 25-29 at Belfast

Ireland squad:
Andy Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Peter Moor †, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector,
Lorcan Tucker †, Craig Young

Zimbabwe squad:
Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Tanaka Chivanga, Joylord Gumbie †, Roy Kaia, Clive Madande †, Wellington Masakadza, Prince Masvaure, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams

Starts tonight live streamed on Cricket Ireland’s YouTube channel.

 

[Beejay Crow]

Joylord Gumbie would have to be one of the great names in cricket.

 

[sherb]

Zimbabwe put in to bat, 0/61 after 17.

Ireland bowling too short and wide in favourable bowling conditions.

 

[sherb]

From 0-97 to 210 all out.

 

[Sammo360]

The Prince and Joylord were really good opening the batting with the ball doing quite a bit early on. Not sure what happened in the middle but 4-190 to 210 all out is some collapse.

 

[icyflakes]

Stirling is a ridiculously huge liability. 2 off 17 and the bloke has done nothing but swing for the fences.

 

[ioppolo]

Ireland put up 250. 59 extras. 59! Including 42 byes. 42 byes in 58 overs. Did they even have a keeper for some of it? Sheesh.

 

[Cleavy]

Ireland 5/33 in the 2nd inngs, needing a further 125 to win

 

[icyflakes]

Massive early collapse from Ireland, 3/6 in the second over. Don't know if ZIM were bowling well or IRE were just shitting the bed?

 

[Sammo360]

Based on the last 3 innings in this game, it's been easier to bat against the new ball. Not looking good for Ireland.

 

[Sammo360]

Ireland still in this. They just ran a 5. Haven't seen that since the 90s

 

[Cleavy]

30 runs needed, 4 wickets in hand

 

[Cleavy]

Ireland win!

 

[PhatBoy]

Ireland still in this. They just ran a 5. Haven't seen that since the 90s

Last one I can recall not involving overthrows was when the Adelaide oval was in its full glory and the likes of Nobes, Siddons etc were playing for the Redbacks in the mid 90s, someone hit a straight drive to within a few feet of the fence

 

[cricketnut14]

Last one I can recall not involving overthrows was when the Adelaide oval was in its full glory and the likes of Nobes, Siddons etc were playing for the Redbacks in the mid 90s, someone hit a straight drive to within a few feet of the fence

you'd just kick the ball into the fence wouldn't you ? (unless you wanted a specific batter on strike)

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

you'd just kick the ball into the fence wouldn't you ? (unless you wanted a specific batter on strike)

Counts the same as as overthrows, turns the all run four (assuming the fifth is on the arm) into an eight.


From Law 19.8 "If the boundary results from an overthrow or from the wilful act of a fielder ...."
https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket/boundaries


Of course, you can just not stop it if its going to reach the boundary. Then they only get the greater of the boundary or runs scored at the time of reaching the boundary. You just look a fool if it pulls up short and they run six instead.