Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nikolai Smith	c Simi Singh b Chase	77	168	198	12	0	45.83

James McCollum	c Dockrell b Richardson	1	15	16	0	0	6.66

James Shannon (c)	lbw b Dockrell	85	283	351	8	1	30.03

Lee Nelson	c Yaqoob Ali b Joyce	23	74	76	3	0	31.08

Jamie Holmes	c & b Dockrell	25	46	52	2	0	54.34

Greg Thompson	c Anderson b Chase	6	12	18	0	0	50.00

Shane Getkate	not out	64	79	106	7	1	81.01
Graeme McCarter	c Poynter b Carroll	43	52	76	5	2	82.69

Jacob Mulder	c Tector b Carroll	6	7	8	1	0	85.71

Extras	(b 22, lb 17, nb 2)	41
Total	122.3 Ov (RR: 3.02)	371/8d
Did not bat: Jamie Magowan †, Phil Eaglestone
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (James McCollum, 4.3 ov), 2-135 (Nikolai Smith, 57.1 ov), 3-199 (Lee Nelson, 79.6 ov), 4-235 (Jamie Holmes, 92.3 ov), 5-252 (Greg Thompson, 97.1 ov), 6-264 (James Shannon, 102.1 ov), 7-360 (Graeme McCarter, 120.5 ov), 8-371 (Jacob Mulder, 122.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Eddie Richardson	15	1	71	1	4.73	57	10	1	0	0
4.3 to JA McCollum, caught sharply at slip. 3/1
Joe Carroll	17.3	4	61	2	3.48	81	8	1	0	1
120.5 to GJ McCarter, caught at long on, at the second attempt. 360/7 122.3 to J Mulder, skied to cover and well caught by Jack Tector. 371/8
Peter Chase	18	6	57	2	3.16	86	8	0	0	0
57.1 to NL Smith, cut to point and Simi Singh takes a good diving catch. 135/2 97.1 to GJ Thompson, success first ball as Anderson takes a good high catch at first slip. 252/5
Dom Joyce	17	7	48	1	2.82	81	3	2	0	0
79.6 to LT Nelson, another pull but this time it is straight down fine legs throat for an easy catch. 199/3
Yaqoob Ali	15	5	24	0	1.60	73	2	0	0	0
George Dockrell	32	10	52	2	1.62	160	5	0	0	0
92.3 to J Holmes, simple tap back to the bowler sees the easiest of catches for Dockrell. 235/4 102.1 to JNK Shannon, hits him on the pad and there is a big appeal. After some thinking the umpire gives it. Great knock by Shannon comes to an end. 264/6
Simi Singh	8	2	19	0	2.37	36	2	0	0	0

Leinster Lightning 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dom Joyce	b Eaglestone	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Jack Tector	b Eaglestone	1	19	28	0	0	5.26

John Anderson (c)	lbw b McCarter	10	16	23	2	0	62.50

Simi Singh	c Holmes b McCarter	9	33	59	0	0	27.27

Andrew Poynter	c †Magowan b McCarter	14	27	38	2	0	51.85

Eddie Richardson	c Shannon b McCarter	11	23	25	1	0	47.82

Joe Carroll	c †Magowan b Mulder	15	47	75	1	0	31.91

George Dockrell	c Smith b McCollum	4	15	14	0	0	26.66

Jamie Grassi †	b McCarter	5	26	35	0	0	19.23

Peter Chase	not out	5	16	18	0	0	31.25
Yaqoob Ali	lbw b Mulder	0	2	1	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 1, nb 2)	3
Total	37.3 Ov (RR: 2.05)	77
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dom Joyce, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (John Anderson, 5.5 ov), 3-11 (Jack Tector, 6.2 ov), 4-35 (Andrew Poynter, 14.6 ov), 5-46 (Simi Singh, 18.6 ov), 6-47 (Eddie Richardson, 20.3 ov), 7-52 (George Dockrell, 23.2 ov), 8-67 (Jamie Grassi, 32.4 ov), 9-77 (Joe Carroll, 37.1 ov), 10-77 (Yaqoob Ali, 37.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Phil Eaglestone	10	3	22	2	2.20	50	3	0	0	1
0.2 to DI Joyce, . 0/1 6.2 to JB Tector, beaten neck and crop and the bails fly!. 11/3
Graeme McCarter	12	3	24	5	2.00	59	2	0	0	0
5.5 to J Anderson, quicker ball and beats Anderson for pace. 11/2 14.6 to AD Poynter, big edge and well caught behind. 35/4 18.6 to Simi Singh, great delivery that catches the edge and is well caught at third slip. 46/5 20.3 to EJ Richardson, leading edge caught at short cover to leave Leinster Lighting in serious trouble. 47/6 32.4 to J Grassi, beaten all ends up and the stumps are shattered. 67/8
Shane Getkate	6	0	17	0	2.83	26	0	0	0	0
James McCollum	4	0	9	1	2.25	19	1	0	0	0
23.2 to GH Dockrell, spooned up to short cover. 52/7
Jacob Mulder	5.3	2	4	2	0.72	29	0	0	0	0
37.1 to J Carroll, quicker ball gets the edge and it's taken behind the stumps. 77/9 37.3 to Yaqoob Ali, caught in front and no question at all. 77/10

Leinster Lightning 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dom Joyce	c Smith b Mulder	32	85	116	4	0	37.64

Jack Tector	lbw b Mulder	35	65	73	3	0	53.84

John Anderson (c)	not out	68	206	261	6	0	33.00
Simi Singh	not out	75	203	218	4	0	36.94
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)	12
Total	93 Ov (RR: 2.38)	222/2
Did not bat: Andrew Poynter, Eddie Richardson, Joe Carroll, George Dockrell, Jamie Grassi †, Peter Chase, Yaqoob Ali
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Jack Tector, 17.5 ov), 2-76 (Dom Joyce, 29.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Phil Eaglestone	13	1	44	0	3.38	56	5	0	0	1
Graeme McCarter	16	2	41	0	2.56	75	5	0	0	0
Shane Getkate	10	5	12	0	1.20	52	1	0	1	0
Jacob Mulder	32	9	66	2	2.06	150	3	0	0	0
17.5 to JB Tector, straight, quicker delivery gets him caught in front. 55/1 29.4 to DI Joyce, tries to drive and only manages to hit it straight to cover where Smith takes a sharp catch. 76/2
Greg Thompson	14	2	33	0	2.35	63	2	0	0	0
Lee Nelson	6	3	7	0	1.16	32	1	0	0	0
James McCollum	1	0	5	0	5.00	3	0	0	0	0
Jamie Holmes	1	0	5	0	5.00	3	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Tue, 10 May - day 1 - Knights 1st innings 193/2 (James Shannon 62*, Lee Nelson 17*, 79 ov)

Wed, 11 May - day 2 - Leinster 2nd innings 1/0 (Dom Joyce 1*, Jack Tector 0*, 0.2 ov)

Thu, 12 May - day 3 - Leinster 2nd innings 222/2 (93 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Match Details

Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Toss	Leinster Lightning, elected to field first
Series	Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship
Season	2016
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.15-13.55, Tea 16.10-16.30, Close 18.30
Match days	10,11,12 May 2016 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Alan Neill Paul Reynolds
Reserve Umpire	Bala Kailash
Points	Northern Knights 10, Leinster Lightning 5

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Leinster Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
PS Eaglestone	13	1	44	0	3.38 (1 nb)
GJ McCarter	16	2	41	0	2.56
SC Getkate	10	5	12	0	1.2
J Mulder	32	9	66	2	2.06
GJ Thompson	14	2	33	0	2.35
LT Nelson	6	3	7	0	1.16
JA McCollum	1	0	5	0	5
J Holmes	1	0	5	0	5

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