Macbeth strikes first ball! Humphreys is hit on the pad, the Umpires finger goes up and the Warriors get the victory!
NW Warriors vs Knights, 9th Match at Belfast, INTER PRO, Jun 02 2022 - Match Result
The Warriors manage to eek out the final wicket, just in time to pick up a bonus point for the win. 63 runs is the margin of victory in the end, which means that they move to the top of the IP50 table on net run rate from the Reds.
They would have been worried at one point when Ross Adair and Neil Rock were in full flow, but when they went, the Knights fell away. Humphreys the concussion sub, did hit a very big blows at the end, but it wasn't enough
Olphert ended up with three wickets, but his 10 overs went for an expensive 83 runs. All the Warriors bowlers picked up wickets apart from the Captain.
Although McBrine has just been named as the player of the match, for his fantatic batting display earlier.
Next Tuesday, we are back down in Cork as the Lightning take on the Reds, I hope that you'll be able to join me then. Until then, this is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from Stormont.
Scott Macbeth comes on to bowl
full toss, hit up to long-on
drops too short and is punished, pulled high over the square leg boundary and lands in the trees once again.
rocks back in the crease and defends to mid-wicket
spins away outside off
looks to pull into the legside, hits the toe end of the bat and rolls abck down the pitch
very slow delivery, Humphreys waits for the ball and defends
Five overs to go, 71 needed to win for the Knights.
hops up in the crease, blocks the ball back down into the ground. A Maiden for Hume.
blocks the ball out towards point
back of a length ball, Manley drops his hands and lets the ball go through to the keeper
Medical team run out to check Manley over, plus to take him out a new helmet. Looks like he is ok to continue.
looks to pull the ball, is through the shot too quickly is is rapped on the helmet by the ball.
yet another short ball, Manley sways out of the way and lets the ball through to the keeper
outside off-stump, Manley misses with the cut shot
Hume is back for his final over
looks to slog sweep the ball once again, the ball spins away from the batter after he goes down on one knee and so Humphreys can't get the bat back across enough to hit the ball
forces the ball off the front foot and past mid-wicket
works the ball into a gap on the off-side
Goes down on one knee and slog sweeps the ball over the legside boundary, beautifully hit and it flies into the trees behind the boundary.
Manley comes down the track and has a huge slap at the ball, hits it up to long-on
steps forward and defends back to the bowler
Warriors need to keep the Knights under 244 to claim the bonus point win, Kennedy comes back on
looks to drive the ball, big swing and miss
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast | |
Toss | Northern Knights, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 2 June 2022 - day (50-over match) |
NK Player Replacement | Substitute: in, out (2nd innings, 0.1 ov) |
List A debut | |
Umpires | |
Match Referee | |
Points | North-West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0 |