Thompson goes back in the crease and looks to cut the ball, gets a bottom edge and Tucker does really well to catch the ball. The Lightning win!
NW Warriors vs Leinster, at Bready, Aug 30 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
Bready, August 30 - 31, 2017, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship
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NWW 2nd Innings
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With the sun setting here at Bready, the extra half an hour does the trick and we finally have a winner in the Hanley Energy IPC.
The Lightning have won by an Innings and 4 runs to move to the top of the table.
At one point it did look like the game would go into the final day, yet when Balbirnie bowled Gillespie, it was a steady stream of batsmen to the crease.
Balbirnie ended up with four wickets for 23, excellent figures for the part-time bowler. Maybe he should get rid of the part-time tag?
The win gives the Lightning 23 points and more then doubles their points, puts them in prime position to win the Championship.
For the Warriors, its a long cold winter ahead of them.
So thanks for follwoing the commentary over the last two days, hopefully you'll join me next week for the final match of the season. Starts next Tuesday in Clontarf.
Until then this is Justin Smyth saying goodnight!
50.1
W
Balbirnie to Thompson, OUT
Stuart Thompson c †Tucker b Balbirnie 45 (70b 3x4 2x6) SR: 64.28
end of over 50Wicket maiden
NWW: 148/9CRR: 2.96
Ryan MacBeth0 (4b)
Stuart Thompson45 (69b 3x4 2x6)
George Dockrell 15-2-59-3
Andy Balbirnie 10-3-23-3
49.6
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Dockrell to MacBeth, no run
faster ball from Dockrell, gets onto the front foot and defends the ball forward
49.5
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Dockrell to MacBeth, no run
steps forward and hits the ball into the off-side
49.4
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Dockrell to MacBeth, no run
reaches round the pad and plays the ball into the legside
49.3
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Dockrell to MacBeth, no run
goes back in the crease and hits him high on the pads
49.2
W
Dockrell to Kelly, OUT
Kelly goes back in the crease and looks to pull the ball into the legside, the ball spins past the bat and knocks off the bails. Warriors nine down now
Reece Kelly b Dockrell 5 (10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50
49.1
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Dockrell to Kelly, no run
stesp forward and plays the ball down square on the off-side
end of over 495 runs
NWW: 148/8CRR: 3.02
Reece Kelly5 (8b 1x4)
Stuart Thompson45 (69b 3x4 2x6)
Andy Balbirnie 10-3-23-3
George Dockrell 14-1-59-2
48.6
1
Balbirnie to Kelly, 1 run
sweeps the ball down to long leg, only trail by 4 now
48.5
4
Balbirnie to Kelly, FOUR runs
driven hard through extra cover, nice shot to get off the mark
48.4
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Balbirnie to Kelly, no run
knocked along the ground to mid-off
48.3
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Balbirnie to Kelly, no run
hits the ball up to mid-off
48.2
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Balbirnie to Kelly, no run
blocked the ball past short leg
48.1
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Balbirnie to Kelly, no run
stays back in the crease and blocks the ball into the legside
end of over 488 runs
NWW: 143/8CRR: 2.97
Stuart Thompson45 (69b 3x4 2x6)
Reece Kelly0 (2b)
George Dockrell 14-1-59-2
Andy Balbirnie 9-3-18-3
As expected the extra 30 minutes have been taken here, 30 minutes or 8 overs to come.
47.6
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Dockrell to Thompson, no run
whips the ball into the legside and Anderson flings himself to the left to stop it
47.5
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Dockrell to Thompson, no run
looks to play the same shot again, misses and gets hit on the pad. Going down leg though so no appeal
47.4
4
Dockrell to Thompson, FOUR runs
lovely shot from Thompson, gets the reverse sweep out and hits it very cleanly. Runs down to third man
47.3
2
Dockrell to Thompson, 2 runs
sweeps the ball over the top of leg slip, lands safe
47.2
2
Dockrell to Thompson, 2 runs
whips the ball towards mid-wicket, the shout is two and they just manage to make it back in time
47.1
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Dockrell to Thompson, no run
hits the ball hard back to the bowler
end of over 471 run
NWW: 135/8CRR: 2.87
Stuart Thompson37 (63b 2x4 2x6)
Reece Kelly0 (2b)
Andy Balbirnie 9-3-18-3
George Dockrell 13-1-51-2
Should be the last over of the day coming up, yet they could claim the extra 30 minutes here
46.6
1
Balbirnie to Thompson, 1 run
sweeps the ball out to deep square leg to keep the strike
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