28/05Result

Ireland A tour of England at Bath, May 28-30 2012

Gloucestershire 2nd XIGloucestershire 2nd XIGL2XI
494/5d & 146/8d
Ireland AIreland AIRE-A
230 & 414/5 (91.5 ov)

Ireland A won by 5 wkts

28/05Result

Ireland A tour of England at Bath, May 28-30 2012

Gloucestershire 2nd XIGloucestershire 2nd XIGL2XI
494/5d & 146/8d
Ireland AIreland AIRE-A
230 & 414/5 (91.5 ov)

Ireland A won by 5 wkts

Match Centre

Match Details

Lansdown Cricket Club Ground, Bath

Series

Ireland A tour of England

Players per side

12(11batting, 11 fielding)

Toss

Gloucestershire 2nd XI , elected to bat first

Season

Match days

28,29,30 May 2012 (3-day match)

Umpires

Scorecard Summary

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2ND XI 494/5d(88 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Ed Young*172 (232)
Christian Purchase*156 (82)

John Anderson1/41 (6)
Andrew Britton1/61 (14)

IRELAND A 230(82.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

John Anderson72 (169)
Rory McCann54 (120)

Paul Muchall3/37 (18)
Marcus Purnell3/50 (15.3)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2ND XI 146/8d(35 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Ed Young46 (46)
Sam Bracey27 (45)

Phil Eaglestone2/25 (5)
Adam Coughlan4/38 (11)

IRELAND A 414/5(91.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Andy Balbirnie*148 (201)
Stuart Thompson93 (122)

Ed Young2/63 (17)
Josh Megson1/52 (13)

No commentary available

Match Coverage

Balbirnie brings Ireland A home
Ireland A produced a miraculous fightback to beat Gloucestershire 2nd XI at Bath. They chased 411 to win on the final day in 92 overs.