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ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2007-2008/09 / Scorecard

ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2007-2008/09

Kenya v Ireland

Ireland won by an innings and 65 runs

First-class match | 2008/09 season
Played at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
11,12,13,14 October 2008 (4-day match)


Ireland 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	b Ongondo	1	9	0	0	11.11
5.1 Good ball on the off, batsman well left only for the ball to find the off stump 19/1
NJ O'Brien†	c Ongondo b Onyango	135	235	17	0	57.44
78.5 good length on the leg, mistimed and caught at midon by P Ongondo who takes an easy catch 235/3
AR Cusack	c †Ouma b Varaiya	42	178	5	0	23.59
63.3 full on the off batsman swings his bat and edges only to be caught by the keeper 165/2
AC Botha	st †Ouma b Varaiya	109	183	16	1	59.56
119.2 Breakthrough for Kenya, Varaiya pulls him out of his comfort zone and he is about 2 yards infront and ist is an easy stumping by Ouma 364/4
KJ O'Brien	not out	171	215	7	12	79.53

AR White	not out	92	141	10	0	65.24

Extras	(b 9, lb 16, w 2, nb 1)	28

Total	(4 wickets dec; 160 overs)	578	(3.61 runs per over)

Did not bat DT Johnston, RM West, WK McCallan, PC Connell, WB Rankin

Fall of wickets 1-19 (Porterfield, 5.1 ov), 2-165 (Cusack, 63.3 ov), 3-235 (NJ O'Brien, 78.5 ov), 4-364 (Botha, 119.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
TM Odoyo	5	0	15	0	3.00

PJ Ongondo	33	6	125	1	3.78	(1nb)
5.1 to Porterfield, Good ball on the off, batsman well left only for the ball to find the off stump 19/1
LN Onyango	36	3	108	1	3.00	(2w)
78.5 to NJ O'Brien, good length on the leg, mistimed and caught at midon by P Ongondo who takes an easy catch 235/3
JK Kamande	14	1	62	0	4.42

SO Tikolo	27	3	96	0	3.55

HA Varaiya	45	10	147	2	3.26
63.3 to Cusack, full on the off batsman swings his bat and edges only to be caught by the keeper 165/2 119.2 to Botha, Breakthrough for Kenya, Varaiya pulls him out of his comfort zone and he is about 2 yards infront and ist is an easy stumping by Ouma 364/4


Kenya 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AA Obanda	c Botha b Rankin	7	22	1	0	31.81
7.2 that kept rising it nicked and even went higher and a good reach by Botha at 2nd slip does send him back 11/1
SR Waters	lbw b Connell	18	36	3	0	50.00
12.2 trapped infront off a straight one and the umpire had no hesitation on that one 34/2
RR Patel	lbw b McCallan	12	49	1	0	24.48
25.3 he seemed to offer no stroke there and is trapped leg before 60/3
SO Tikolo*	c †NJ O'Brien b West	44	103	8	0	42.71
42.5 The Big One,Tikolo goes, the ball turned a lot and this time took the edge with it and Ireland are very much in it now 94/4
HA Varaiya	c Porterfield b McCallan	15	79	2	0	18.98
53.2 the pressure has told as Varaiya is caught by the man facing on the off off a defensive stroke 104/5
MA Ouma†	c Cusack b West	22	67	3	0	32.83
66.6 floated iin on leg and he drives it uppishly and the facer on the leg side takes a sharp low catch 144/7
KO Otieno	c & b McCallan	4	4	1	0	100.00
53.6 flighted and he hits that hard and is caught and bowled a beauty of a catch low around ankle height but he held it nicely 108/6
TM Odoyo	c McCallan b West	32	89	4	0	35.95
82.3 he mistimes a slog to long on and skies it to the man at 45 yards and is an easy catch taken and now the follow on looms 171/9
JK Kamande	b West	0	2	0	0	0.00
68.2 flighted with turn and beats the bat and hits the wicket leaving Kamande puzzled, good bowling all I can say! 144/8
LN Onyango	not out	19	50	2	0	38.00

PJ Ongondo	c Rankin b McCallan	7	10	1	0	70.00
85.1 he skies that trying to go over mid off and he fails and Rankin takes a comfortable catch to end Kenya's innings 186/10
Extras	(lb 5, w 1)	6

Total	(all out; 85.1 overs)	186	(2.18 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-11 (Obanda, 7.2 ov), 2-34 (Waters, 12.2 ov), 3-60 (Patel, 25.3 ov), 4-94 (Tikolo, 42.5 ov), 5-104 (Varaiya, 53.2 ov), 6-108 (Otieno, 53.6 ov), 7-144 (Ouma, 66.6 ov), 8-144 (Kamande, 68.2 ov), 9-171 (Odoyo, 82.3 ov), 10-186 (Ongondo, 85.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	12	7	13	1	1.08
12.2 to Waters, trapped infront off a straight one and the umpire had no hesitation on that one 34/2
WB Rankin	7	4	22	1	3.14
7.2 to Obanda, that kept rising it nicked and even went higher and a good reach by Botha at 2nd slip does send him back 11/1
DT Johnston	5	1	15	0	3.00	(1w)

AC Botha	4	2	5	0	1.25

WK McCallan	22.1	6	52	4	2.34
25.3 to Patel, he seemed to offer no stroke there and is trapped leg before 60/3 53.2 to Varaiya, the pressure has told as Varaiya is caught by the man facing on the off off a defensive stroke 104/5 53.6 to Otieno, flighted and he hits that hard and is caught and bowled a beauty of a catch low around ankle height but he held it nicely 108/6 85.1 to Ongondo, he skies that trying to go over mid off and he fails and Rankin takes a comfortable catch to end Kenya's innings 186/10
RM West	31	12	67	4	2.16
42.5 to Tikolo, The Big One,Tikolo goes, the ball turned a lot and this time took the edge with it and Ireland are very much in it now 94/4 66.6 to Ouma, floated iin on leg and he drives it uppishly and the facer on the leg side takes a sharp low catch 144/7 68.2 to Kamande, flighted with turn and beats the bat and hits the wicket leaving Kamande puzzled, good bowling all I can say! 144/8 82.3 to Odoyo, he mistimes a slog to long on and skies it to the man at 45 yards and is an easy catch taken and now the follow on looms 171/9
AR Cusack	4	2	7	0	1.75


Kenya 2nd innings (following on)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Waters	c Porterfield b Johnston	75	163	11	0	46.01
52.5 full outside off and he goes to defend that and he perishes as he present an easy chamnce to the man at short point 164/5
KO Otieno	c Rankin b Johnston	26	37	5	0	70.27
10.5 bouncer that Obuya hooks to deep square leg and Rankin takes an easy catch and a trap was laid there and he fell right into it... Ooh Ooh! 63/1
AA Obanda	lbw b Johnston	4	16	0	0	25.00
18.3 that looked out from up here he was caught on the move and it hit his back leg and given 76/2
SO Tikolo*	c & b Johnston	47	91	9	0	51.64
48.3 The big one ! Tikolo departs, full on middle and he drives it powerfully and Johnston does very well to go down and take a catch back at him just about ankle height and the Irish are celebrating like they have won it 159/3
MA Ouma†	c Cusack b West	1	10	0	0	10.00
51.3 good turn on this one and a catch/pad decision on the leg side facer and Ouma departs cheaply as West strikes again 164/4
RR Patel	c †NJ O'Brien b Rankin	32	124	5	0	25.80
91.2 the tactic works as he gets his man bowling round, he gets the ball too close to him and takes the edge with it and keeper holds on to that 238/6
TM Odoyo	c Botha b West	61	168	4	0	36.30
112.1 Flighted and it turned and snicked and Botha takes a low catch at 1st slip and the game is turned on its head jsut when they looked to be able to hold on 294/7
JK Kamande	not out	42	142	7	0	29.57

HA Varaiya	lbw b Botha	4	33	1	0	12.12
122.6 full and Varaiya stretches forward and it hits him in front and given 312/8
LN Onyango	b Botha	0	14	0	0	0.00
128.2 and we get even closer to the finish as Onyango stretches forward and misses the inswing and is clean bowled 316/9
PJ Ongondo	lbw b West	4	22	1	0	18.18
135.4 he stretches forward but he did not touch that and he is adjudged lbw 327/10
Extras	(b 14, lb 10, w 2, nb 5)	31

Total	(all out; 135.4 overs)	327	(2.41 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-63 (Otieno, 10.5 ov), 2-76 (Obanda, 18.3 ov), 3-159 (Tikolo, 48.3 ov), 4-164 (Ouma, 51.3 ov), 5-164 (Waters, 52.5 ov), 6-238 (Patel, 91.2 ov), 7-294 (Odoyo, 112.1 ov), 8-312 (Varaiya, 122.6 ov), 9-316 (Onyango, 128.2 ov), 10-327 (Ongondo, 135.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	10	1	48	0	4.80	(1w)
10.5 to Otieno, bouncer that Obuya hooks to deep square leg and Rankin takes an easy catch and a trap was laid there and he fell right into it... Ooh Ooh! 63/1
WB Rankin	12	1	49	1	4.08	(1w)
91.2 to Patel, the tactic works as he gets his man bowling round, he gets the ball too close to him and takes the edge with it and keeper holds on to that 238/6
DT Johnston	21	8	43	4	2.04	(5nb)
18.3 to Obanda, that looked out from up here he was caught on the move and it hit his back leg and given 76/2 48.3 to Tikolo, The big one ! Tikolo departs, full on middle and he drives it powerfully and Johnston does very well to go down and take a catch back at him just about ankle height and the Irish are celebrating like they have won it 159/3 52.5 to Waters, full outside off and he goes to defend that and he perishes as he present an easy chamnce to the man at short point 164/5
WK McCallan	37	15	60	0	1.62

RM West	42.4	17	81	3	1.89
51.3 to Ouma, good turn on this one and a catch/pad decision on the leg side facer and Ouma departs cheaply as West strikes again 164/4 112.1 to Odoyo, Flighted and it turned and snicked and Botha takes a low catch at 1st slip and the game is turned on its head jsut when they looked to be able to hold on 294/7 135.4 to Ongondo, he stretches forward but he did not touch that and he is adjudged lbw 327/10
AR Cusack	3	0	8	0	2.66

AR White	4	0	9	0	2.25

AC Botha	6	4	5	2	0.83
122.6 to Varaiya, full and Varaiya stretches forward and it hits him in front and given 312/8 128.2 to Onyango, and we get even closer to the finish as Onyango stretches forward and misses the inswing and is clean bowled 316/9

Match details

Toss Kenya, who chose to field
Points Ireland 20, Kenya 0

First-class debut SR Waters (Kenya)

Umpires M Erasmus (South Africa) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire MA Khan

Close of play
Sat, 11 Oct	- day 1 - Ireland 1st innings 282/3 (AC Botha 65, KJ O'Brien 23, 98 ov)
Sun, 12 Oct	- day 2 - Kenya 1st innings 62/3 (SO Tikolo 24, HA Varaiya 0, 29 ov)
Mon, 13 Oct	- day 3 - Kenya 2nd innings 146/2 (SR Waters 65, SO Tikolo 41, 41 ov)
Tue, 14 Oct	- day 4 - Kenya 2nd innings 327 (135.4 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Lunch Day 4: Kenya 193/5 RR Patel 9, TM Odoyo 16
2nd Inns Kenya's 200 off 77.3 overs Patel 13, Odoyo 19
New ball taken 85.0 overs,Odoyo 25,Patel 22
Odoyo 50 off 131 balls 4x4
2nd Inns Kenya 286/6 Odoyo 54(144), Kamande 12(57)
Tea Day 4;Kenya 286/6 Odoyo 54(144) Kamande21(57)
2nd Inns Kenya 300 off 118 0vers Kamande 29, Varaiya 0
Last Hour starts; Kenya 316/8 Kamande 39,Onyango 0
Kenya 2nd innings: 1x7 ball over

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Ireland won by 9 wickets

Kenya v Ireland at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 11-14, 2008
Ireland won by an innings and 65 runs

Namibia v Ireland at Windhoek - Oct 3-4, 2008
Ireland won by 8 runs

Bermuda v Namibia at Hamilton - Sep 3-6, 2008
Namibia won by 103 runs

Netherlands v Kenya at Amstelveen - Aug 16-17, 2008
Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs

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