Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William Porterfield (c)	b Ongondo	1	9	-	0	0	11.11

Niall O'Brien †	c Ongondo b Onyango	135	235	-	17	0	57.44

Alex Cusack	c †Ouma b Varaiya	42	178	-	5	0	23.59

Andre Botha	st †Ouma b Varaiya	109	183	-	16	1	59.56

Kevin O'Brien	not out	171	215	-	7	12	79.53
Andrew White	not out	92	141	-	10	0	65.24
Extras	(b 9, lb 16, nb 1, w 2)	28
Total	160 Ov (RR: 3.61)	578/4d
Did not bat: Trent Johnston, Regan West, Kyle McCallan, Peter Connell, Boyd Rankin
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (William Porterfield, 5.1 ov), 2-165 (Alex Cusack, 63.3 ov), 3-235 (Niall O'Brien, 78.5 ov), 4-364 (Andre Botha, 119.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Thomas Odoyo	5	0	15	0	3.00	24	2	0	0	0
Peter Ongondo	33	6	125	1	3.78	133	15	2	0	1
5.1 to WTS Porterfield, Good ball on the off, batsman well left only for the ball to find the off stump. 19/1
Lameck Onyango	36	3	108	1	3.00	149	8	2	2	0
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
Jimmy Kamande	14	1	62	0	4.42	59	6	3	0	0
Steve Tikolo	27	3	96	0	3.55	118	11	3	0	0
Hiren Varaiya	45	10	147	2	3.26	191	13	3	0	0
63.3 to AR Cusack, full on the off batsman swings his bat and edges only to be caught by the keeper. 165/2 119.2 to AC 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

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Obanda	c Botha b Rankin	7	22	-	1	0	31.81

Seren Waters	lbw b Connell	18	36	-	3	0	50.00

Rakep Patel	lbw b McCallan	12	49	-	1	0	24.48

Steve Tikolo (c)	c †NJ O'Brien b West	44	103	-	8	0	42.71

Hiren Varaiya	c Porterfield b McCallan	15	79	-	2	0	18.98

Morris Ouma †	c Cusack b West	22	67	-	3	0	32.83

Kennedy Otieno	c & b McCallan	4	4	-	1	0	100.00

Thomas Odoyo	c McCallan b West	32	89	-	4	0	35.95

Jimmy Kamande	b West	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Lameck Onyango	not out	19	50	-	2	0	38.00
Peter Ongondo	c Rankin b McCallan	7	10	-	1	0	70.00

Extras	(lb 5, w 1)	6
Total	85.1 Ov (RR: 2.18)	186
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Alex Obanda, 7.2 ov), 2-34 (Seren Waters, 12.2 ov), 3-60 (Rakep Patel, 25.3 ov), 4-94 (Steve Tikolo, 42.5 ov), 5-104 (Hiren Varaiya, 53.2 ov), 6-108 (Kennedy Otieno, 53.6 ov), 7-144 (Morris Ouma, 66.6 ov), 8-144 (Jimmy Kamande, 68.2 ov), 9-171 (Thomas Odoyo, 82.3 ov), 10-186 (Peter Ongondo, 85.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Peter Connell	12	7	13	1	1.08	65	1	0	0	0
12.2 to SR Waters, trapped infront off a straight one and the umpire had no hesitation on that one. 34/2
Boyd Rankin	7	4	22	1	3.14	33	4	0	0	0
7.2 to AA 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
Trent Johnston	5	1	15	0	3.00	23	2	0	1	0
Andre Botha	4	2	5	0	1.25	22	1	0	0	0
Kyle McCallan	22.1	6	52	4	2.34	106	7	0	0	0
25.3 to RR Patel, he seemed to offer no stroke there and is trapped leg before. 60/3 53.2 to HA 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 KO 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 PJ 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
Regan West	31	12	67	4	2.16	154	10	0	0	0
42.5 to SO 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 MA 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 JK 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 TM 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
Alex Cusack	4	2	7	0	1.75	21	1	0	0	0

Kenya 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Seren Waters	c Porterfield b Johnston	75	163	-	11	0	46.01

Kennedy Otieno	c Rankin b Johnston	26	37	-	5	0	70.27

Alex Obanda	lbw b Johnston	4	16	-	0	0	25.00

Steve Tikolo (c)	c & b Johnston	47	91	-	9	0	51.64

Morris Ouma †	c Cusack b West	1	10	-	0	0	10.00

Rakep Patel	c †NJ O'Brien b Rankin	32	124	-	5	0	25.80

Thomas Odoyo	c Botha b West	61	168	-	4	0	36.30

Jimmy Kamande	not out	42	142	-	7	0	29.57
Hiren Varaiya	lbw b Botha	4	33	-	1	0	12.12

Lameck Onyango	b Botha	0	14	-	0	0	0.00

Peter Ongondo	lbw b West	4	22	-	1	0	18.18

Extras	(b 14, lb 10, nb 5, w 2)	31
Total	135.4 Ov (RR: 2.41)	327
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Kennedy Otieno, 10.5 ov), 2-76 (Alex Obanda, 18.3 ov), 3-159 (Steve Tikolo, 48.3 ov), 4-164 (Morris Ouma, 51.3 ov), 5-164 (Seren Waters, 52.5 ov), 6-238 (Rakep Patel, 91.2 ov), 7-294 (Thomas Odoyo, 112.1 ov), 8-312 (Hiren Varaiya, 122.6 ov), 9-316 (Lameck Onyango, 128.2 ov), 10-327 (Peter Ongondo, 135.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Peter Connell	10	1	48	0	4.80	53	8	0	1	0
Boyd Rankin	12	1	49	1	4.08	52	9	0	1	0
91.2 to RR 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
Trent Johnston	21	8	43	4	2.04	98	6	0	0	5
18.3 to AA 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 SO 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 SR 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
Kyle McCallan	37	15	60	0	1.62	192	8	0	0	0
Regan West	42.4	17	81	3	1.89	214	9	0	0	0
51.3 to MA 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 TM 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 PJ Ongondo, he stretches forward but he did not touch that and he is adjudged lbw. 327/10
Alex Cusack	3	0	8	0	2.66	13	1	0	0	0
Andrew White	4	0	9	0	2.25	19	1	0	0	0
Andre Botha	6	4	5	2	0.83	34	1	0	0	0
122.6 to HA Varaiya, full and Varaiya stretches forward and it hits him in front and given. 312/8 128.2 to LN Onyango, and we get even closer to the finish as Onyango stretches forward and misses the inswing and is clean bowled. 316/9

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Close of Play

Sat, 11 Oct - day 1 - Ireland 1st innings 282/3 (Andre Botha 65*, Kevin O'Brien 23*, 98 ov)

Sun, 12 Oct - day 2 - Kenya 1st innings 62/3 (Steve Tikolo 24*, Hiren Varaiya 0*, 29 ov)

Mon, 13 Oct - day 3 - Kenya 2nd innings 146/2 (Seren Waters 65*, Steve Tikolo 41*, 41 ov)

Tue, 14 Oct - day 4 - Kenya 2nd innings 327 (135.4 ov) - end of match

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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

Match Details

Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Toss	Kenya, elected to field first
Series	ICC Intercontinental Cup Ireland tour of Kenya
Season	2008/09
Hours of play (local time)	10.00am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40pm, Tea 2.40-3.00pm, Close 5.00pm
Match days	11,12,13,14 October 2008 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Seren Waters
Umpires	Marais Erasmus Russell Tiffin
Reserve Umpire	Munir Khan
Points	Ireland 20, Kenya 0

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Kenya Innings

Player Name		R	B
SR Waters	caught	75	163
KO Otieno	caught	26	37
AA Obanda	lbw	4	16
SO Tikolo	caught	47	91
MA Ouma	caught	1	10
RR Patel	caught	32	124
TM Odoyo	caught	61	168
JK Kamande	not out	42	142
HA Varaiya	lbw	4	33
LN Onyango	bowled	0	14
PJ Ongondo	lbw	4	22
Extras	(b 14, lb 10, nb 5, w 2)
Total	327(10 wkts; 135.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	10	1	48	0	4.8
WB Rankin	12	1	49	1	4.08
DT Johnston	21	8	43	4	2.04 (5 nb)
WK McCallan	37	15	60	0	1.62
RM West	42.4	17	81	3	1.89
AR Cusack	3	0	8	0	2.66
AR White	4	0	9	0	2.25
AC Botha	6	4	5	2	0.83

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	63	Kennedy Otieno	Seren Waters
2nd	13	Alex Obanda	Seren Waters
3rd	83	Steve Tikolo	Seren Waters
4th	5	Morris Ouma	Seren Waters
5th	0	Rakep Patel	Seren Waters
6th	74	Thomas Odoyo	Rakep Patel
7th	56	Thomas Odoyo	Jimmy Kamande
8th	18	Jimmy Kamande	Hiren Varaiya
9th	4	Lameck Onyango	Jimmy Kamande
10th	11	Jimmy Kamande	Peter Ongondo

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
NAM	7	6	1	0	108	1.226
IRE	7	5	0	2	106	2.337
KENYA	7	4	2	0	96	1.089
SCOT	7	3	1	2	82	1.302
NED	7	3	4	0	48	0.771
UAE	7	1	5	1	29	0.787
CAN	7	1	5	1	29	0.782
BER	7	1	6	0	26	0.670

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