Irish Cricket 2024

KevIRL

Balbirnie out 2

KevIRL

Moor fortunate, claen bowled but saved by a front foot no ball

KevIRL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827466#Comment_121827466

Now he is out. Ireland 32/2

Furze99

Campher doing his bit, be good to see him picking up more singles and twos as well. Hitting a good few 4s which is grand but it's not T20 or Bazball. We need to build good partnerships and get a decent score 300+

KevIRL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121827572#Comment_121827572

A good few ones and twos after this post, but now a lovely big six!

KevIRL

That wicket was coming, Afg had been building some pressure. Campher out 49

92/3 Ireland

KevIRL

Ireland 100/4 at stumps. 4th wicket was night watchman van woekrum

dohboy

Good day for Ireland but Afghanistan are still in the box seat batting last imo. Wouldn't be surpised to wake up in the morning and see Ireland all out with just a modest lead. Still, a fine effort today.

KevIRL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828376#Comment_121828376

Ireland are batting last, just sayin....

Mysterypunter

Like playing with 9 players with Peter Moor and Theo van Woerkom in the team. Did ok but likely to collapse and then bowl rubbish. Have a chance though. Maybe these 2 and Tucker can get a few

Strumms

First session now beyond crucial.. great that we have Tector and Stirling at the crease.

Barring a disastrous collapse a first innings lead of about 120 minimum should be the expectation… which should be enough to win the test.

dohboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121828944#Comment_121828944

Sorry, yes, meant 'with Ireland batting last'.

KevIRL

Tector out early on day 2

KevIRL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121830221#Comment_121830221

Moor the only Irish player to play red ball cricket since the last test match though

KevIRL

Ireland 134/5 at the first drinks break

KevIRL

50 for Stirling

Edit and out for 52. Ireland 186/6 at lunch

KevIRL

Tucker out 46. Ireland 216/7

Furze99

Nice to see a few partnerships built, building up the total. Be great if our tail can wag and add another 50. But Adair just gone, why did he bother reviewing that??

Can't see us having quite the same easy time against them when they bat again and we'll likely be chasing some score in the final innings.

KevIRL

Adair out 15. Ireland 242/8

KevIRL

The lead is now 100

KevIRL

McBrine the last wicket to fall, a useful 38. Lead is 108

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121831780#Comment_121831780

I dunno about this, if Afg get say 300 - we'll likely struggle to get c200 to win. Don't seem to be doing great against the spinners.

Furze99

Great catch by Moor to get rid of the h* :)

KevIRL

Afghans going along at a nice clip

KevIRL

2 down now!

Furze99

Very little intent from us now - Balbirnie persisting with a spinner that's doing nothing but leaking runs.

Mysterypunter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121831122#Comment_121831122

I know he got runs in Zimbabwe. If you look at the cards, he scored at more than a run a ball. But Zimbabwean first class cricket doesn't look too strong. I was watching some of Zimbabwe A vs Durham and they were getting hammered, even the top order batted like tailenders. They were 45/7 yesterday and only made 116 & 133. Lost by 136. Moor has never looked good for Ireland

wicorthered

We've let Afghanistan right back into this. Really should have batted them out of the game, batters got in but didn't make a telling score. Now the spinners are looking very ineffective. We'd struggle to chase more than 140/150 I think!

Furze99

Balbirnie getting a bit desperate now with flaky review. Needs to come up with something better than this, these lads are far toooo comfortable.

Mysterypunter

Important wicket near the end of the day. Afghanistan 104/3