Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Hamilton Masakadza	c Stirling b KJ O'Brien	28	58	75	2	0	48.27

Peter Moor	b Young	52	68	137	7	1	76.47
Roy Kaia	c Poynter b Mooney	4	19	24	1	0	21.05
Vusi Sibanda	b Mooney	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Regis Chakabva †	c & b McBrine	104	162	213	9	2	64.19

Malcolm Waller	c †NJ O'Brien b Young	138	183	321	13	1	75.40

Godwill Mamhiyo (c)	c †NJ O'Brien b Young	22	43	41	4	0	51.16

Trevor Garwe	c †NJ O'Brien b Young	21	44	43	3	0	47.72

Natsai M'shangwe	c & b Mooney	8	8	15	1	0	100.00

Brian Vitori	c †NJ O'Brien b Mooney	1	12	12	0	0	8.33

Tatenda Mupunga	not out	3	20	26	0	0	15.00
Extras	(lb 4, nb 3, w 4)	11
Total	102.3 Ov (RR: 3.82, 459 Mins)	392
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Hamilton Masakadza, 15.1 ov), 2-60 (Roy Kaia, 20.3 ov), 3-60 (Vusi Sibanda, 20.4 ov), 4-92 (Peter Moor, 28.1 ov), 5-290 (Regis Chakabva, 70.3 ov), 6-330 (Godwill Mamhiyo, 82.4 ov), 7-361 (Trevor Garwe, 92.1 ov), 8-374 (Natsai M'shangwe, 95.1 ov), 9-376 (Brian Vitori, 97.2 ov), 10-392 (Malcolm Waller, 102.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Young	22.3	2	107	4	4.75	89	12	1	3	0
28.1 to PJ Moor, . 92/4 82.4 to GAT Mamhiyo, GONE!; Mamhiyo gets a thick edge through to the keeper trying to work this to the off side. 330/6 92.1 to TN Garwe, GONE ; good length, a touch fuller outside the off stump, Garwe lunges forward for a defence poke, gets a thick outside edge through to the keeper who takes it inches off the ground to his left. 361/7 102.3 to MN Waller, and finally Waller falls, Young sends in a bumper, aiming for Waller's head who gets off the way as he goes for the pull shot, tickles it through to the keeper who takes the catch comfortably. 392/10
John Mooney	21	3	74	4	3.52	90	9	0	1	0
20.3 to R Kaia, . 60/2 20.4 to V Sibanda, bowled him! Sibanda goes goes for a golden duck, Mooney landed it on off stump line, Sibanda steps forward and does gets anywhere close to the pitch of the ball and ball snicks through the gate to uproot the off stump. 60/3 95.1 to N M'shangwe, caught by the bowler, Mooney fires in a short ball, angling towards the leg stump, M'shangwe is too early in to his flick/pull shot, gets a top edge that goes straight back to the bowler. 374/8 97.2 to BV Vitori, Mooney strikes again, his forth this innings, fires it short and very wide outside the off stump, Vitori fishes at it and gets a faint top edge straight to the keeper. 376/9
Stuart Thompson	12	3	32	0	2.66	52	1	0	0	3
George Dockrell	20	2	78	0	3.90	78	7	1	0	0
Kevin O'Brien	14	5	46	1	3.28	66	5	1	0	0
15.1 to H Masakadza, gone! back of a length outside the off stump, Masakadza goes for the cut shot, mistimes it and gets a top edge straight to Stirling at second slip. 55/1
Andy McBrine	11	2	41	1	3.72	43	4	1	0	0
70.3 to RW Chakabva, and finally they broke the 5th wicket partnership, flighted from round the wicket, nips back into the right hander who gets forward looking for a drive but ended up driving it in the air straight back to the bowler who takes the catch. 290/5
Paul Stirling	2	0	10	0	5.00	8	2	0	0	0

Ireland 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Paul Stirling	c Waller b Garwe	20	26	34	4	0	76.92

Stuart Poynter	c Mamhiyo b Vitori	125	166	209	18	0	75.30

Andy Balbirnie	lbw b M'shangwe	44	58	98	6	0	75.86
Niall O'Brien †	c Sibanda b Mamhiyo	21	56	70	0	0	37.50

Gary Wilson (c)	c †Chakabva b Sibanda	47	76	103	9	0	61.84

Stuart Thompson	c Masakadza b Vitori	4	13	22	1	0	30.76

Kevin O'Brien	c †Chakabva b Vitori	27	75	111	3	0	36.00

John Mooney	c Kaia b Garwe	30	63	105	5	0	47.61

George Dockrell	b Garwe	0	18	36	0	0	0.00

Andy McBrine	c Mamhiyo b Garwe	14	18	18	2	0	77.77

Craig Young	not out	7	7	12	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 10, lb 2, nb 2)	14
Total	95.4 Ov (RR: 3.68, 413 Mins)	353
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Paul Stirling, 7.6 ov), 2-132 (Andy Balbirnie, 30.5 ov), 3-212 (Niall O'Brien, 49.6 ov), 4-212 (Stuart Poynter, 50.5 ov), 5-222 (Stuart Thompson, 54.6 ov), 6-292 (Gary Wilson, 74.2 ov), 7-303 (Kevin O'Brien, 82.3 ov), 8-312 (George Dockrell, 89.2 ov), 9-332 (Andy McBrine, 93.2 ov), 10-353 (John Mooney, 95.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brian Vitori	20	9	63	3	3.15	96	11	0	0	1
50.5 to SW Poynter, short and wide, pulls it to the leg side only to dish a simple catch at mid wicket for Mamhiyo. 212/4 54.6 to SR Thompson, gone!, after a short ball, Vitori fires in a full ball, just outside the off stump, Thompson's feet gets nowhere as the ball brushes the outside edge of his bat through to Masakadza at second slip. 222/5 82.3 to KJ O'Brien, gone!, a touch fuller, on fourth stump line, O'Brien slants towards it for the poke to the off side, gets a touch off the outside edge straight to Chakabva who takes a waist height catch. 303/7
Trevor Garwe	19.4	5	61	4	3.10	93	8	0	0	0
7.6 to PR Stirling, Garwe strikes, short and wide, enough width for Stirling to pounce on, he gets back and across cuts this straight to Waller at gully who takes it just over his head. 31/1 89.2 to GH Dockrell, bowled him, short and wide, Dockrell sees a chance to get off the mark with a cut shot, gets a thick inside edge onto his stumps, Garwe strikes. 312/8 93.2 to AR McBrine, Garwe takes his third wicket , bowls it full, on the leg stump line, going down the leg side, Mcbrine is into the flick shot too early gets the leading edge which skies toward mid wicket who collects it comfortably. 332/9 95.4 to JF Mooney, Garwe takes his fourth ,what a catch! Mooney comes down the wicket, mistimes the chip over mid off, Kaia at mid off back peddles for a lengthy distance and plucks this one as he tumbles and falls on his back. 353/10
Tatenda Mupunga	16	3	68	0	4.25	73	14	0	0	0
Natsai M'shangwe	22	3	82	1	3.72	89	8	0	0	1
30.5 to A Balbirnie, . 132/2
Malcolm Waller	8	0	38	0	4.75	29	5	0	0	0
Godwill Mamhiyo	7	2	20	1	2.85	30	2	0	0	0
49.6 to NJ O'Brien, caught at slip, bowls it full and flat, nipping away from the batsman who swipes at it and gets a thick outside edge which flew to the left of Sibanda at slip. 212/3
Vusi Sibanda	3	0	9	1	3.00	12	1	0	0	0
74.2 to GC Wilson, whoa, Vusi strikes, flighted the off spin, Wilson gets to it with the intent to defend, gets a tiny edge into Chakabva's gloves. Falls with three short of his half ton. 292/6

Zimbabwe A 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Hamilton Masakadza	b KJ O'Brien	12	18	27	2	0	66.66

Peter Moor	c †NJ O'Brien b Mooney	41	28	37	8	0	146.42

Vusi Sibanda	b KJ O'Brien	6	19	34	0	0	31.57

Regis Chakabva †	run out (†NJ O'Brien)	101	133	197	8	1	75.93
Malcolm Waller	c McBrine b Dockrell	118	166	196	10	3	71.08

Godwill Mamhiyo (c)	c Thompson b Dockrell	7	13	11	1	0	53.84
Roy Kaia	not out	18	32	27	2	0	56.25
Trevor Garwe	not out	29	18	19	3	1	161.11
Extras	(b 6, lb 4, nb 1, w 3)	14
Total	71 Ov (RR: 4.87, 279 Mins)	346/6d
Did not bat: Natsai M'shangwe, Brian Vitori, Tatenda Mupunga
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Hamilton Masakadza, 6.2 ov), 2-57 (Peter Moor, 7.6 ov), 3-74 (Vusi Sibanda, 12.6 ov), 4-273 (Regis Chakabva, 57.5 ov), 5-293 (Godwill Mamhiyo, 61.3 ov), 6-298 (Malcolm Waller, 65.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Young	10	1	49	0	4.90	32	5	0	1	0
John Mooney	10	0	66	1	6.60	33	10	0	2	0
7.6 to PJ Moor, caught in the deep , the short ball has worked this time, Mooney bangs it very short, Moor rocks back for the pull shot and is not in control of the short, deep mid wicket charges in to take a low catch. 57/2
Kevin O'Brien	10	3	34	2	3.40	43	4	0	0	0
6.2 to H Masakadza, bowled 'im, fires it in fuller, on middle and off stump line, jags back and stays very low, Masakadza gets forward but is undone by the pace and swing and his stumps are rattled. 40/1 12.6 to V Sibanda, and he's done by the low bounce bowls it fuller, on middle and off, straightens and stays very low, Sibanda moves forward to drive and is completely beaten as the ball crushes his sticks. 74/3
Stuart Thompson	9	1	31	0	3.44	39	4	0	0	1
George Dockrell	16	0	75	2	4.68	55	6	2	0	0
61.3 to GAT Mamhiyo, . 293/5 65.2 to MN Waller, fuller now, on leg stump channel, Waller gets into his shot too early ends up spooning a catch to point, a great knock comes to an end. 298/6
Andy McBrine	16	1	81	0	5.06	53	5	3	0	0

Ireland 2nd Innings (T: 386 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stuart Poynter	c †Chakabva b Vitori	7	20	21	1	0	35.00

Niall O'Brien †	lbw b Vitori	39	65	124	4	0	60.00

Andy Balbirnie	b Mupunga	17	36	58	2	0	47.22

Gary Wilson (c)	c †Chakabva b Mupunga	25	61	76	2	0	40.98

Stuart Thompson	b M'shangwe	25	70	80	3	0	35.71
Kevin O'Brien	not out	56	138	196	9	0	40.57
John Mooney	not out	65	106	148	11	0	61.32
Extras	(b 18, lb 9, nb 5, w 5)	37
Total	81.5 Ov (RR: 3.31, 354 Mins)	271/5
Did not bat: Paul Stirling, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Craig Young
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Stuart Poynter, 4.4 ov), 2-51 (Andy Balbirnie, 16.1 ov), 3-86 (Niall O'Brien, 26.6 ov), 4-109 (Gary Wilson, 34.3 ov), 5-141 (Stuart Thompson, 45.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brian Vitori	16	2	51	2	3.18	71	6	0	0	2
4.4 to SW Poynter, back to the fuller one, this time it has a reward, Poynter stretches forward for the drive, mistimes, gets a thick outside edge just wide of of diving keeper who pouches it cleanly. 13/1 26.6 to NJ O'Brien, got him, demons in the pitch are starting to show, Vitori lands it a touch full, on middle stump line, O'Brien comes forward to defend, it stays low as he moves towards it, gets struck on the front pad, Chirombe lifts his index finger. 86/3
Trevor Garwe	11	3	25	0	2.27	55	3	0	0	1
Tatenda Mupunga	13.5	2	52	2	3.75	61	6	0	1	2
16.1 to A Balbirnie, ; lengthy on off stump line, jags back into the right hander who is forward to defends, sneaks in between bat and pad onto the middle stump. 51/2 34.3 to GC Wilson, short, pitched on off stump line, jags back, Wilson goes for the upper cut, mistimes and finds a faint edge to Chakabva. 109/4
Natsai M'shangwe	26	6	62	1	2.38	122	8	0	0	0
45.3 to SR Thompson, . 141/5
Malcolm Waller	2	0	11	0	5.50	7	2	0	0	0
Vusi Sibanda	7	1	30	0	4.28	30	5	0	0	0
Godwill Mamhiyo	4	1	12	0	3.00	19	2	0	0	0
Roy Kaia	2	1	1	0	0.50	11	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 17 Oct - day 1 - Zimbabwe A 1st innings 352/6 (Malcolm Waller 119*, Trevor Garwe 13*, 90 ov)

Sun, 18 Oct - day 2 - Ireland 1st innings 292/6 (Kevin O'Brien 22*, 74.2 ov)

Mon, 19 Oct - day 3 - Zimbabwe A 2nd innings 320/6 (Roy Kaia 13*, Trevor Garwe 8*, 67 ov)

Tue, 20 Oct - day 4 - Ireland 2nd innings 271/5 (81.5 ov) - end of match

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On Line Scorer - Freeman Chigovera
4th Official - W Musakwa
G Wilson is the wicket keeper replacing N O'Brien in the 2nd innings

Match Details

Harare Sports Club
Toss	Zimbabwe A, elected to bat first
Series	Ireland tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2015/16
Hours of play (local time)	10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00; Friday: Lunch 12.30-13.30; Tea: 15.30-16.00; Close: 17:30
Match days	17,18,19,20 October 2015 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Iknow Chabi Owen Chirombe
Reserve Umpire	Sifelani Rwaziyeni
Match Referee	Emmanuel Dube

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Ireland Innings

Player Name		R	B
SW Poynter	caught	7	20
NJ O'Brien	lbw	39	65
A Balbirnie	bowled	17	36
GC Wilson	caught	25	61
SR Thompson	bowled	25	70
KJ O'Brien	not out	56	138
JF Mooney	not out	65	106
Extras	(b 18, lb 9, nb 5, w 5)
Total	271(5 wkts; 81.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BV Vitori	16	2	51	2	3.18 (2 nb)
TN Garwe	11	3	25	0	2.27 (1 nb)
TI Mupunga	13.5	2	52	2	3.75 (2 nb)
N M'shangwe	26	6	62	1	2.38
MN Waller	2	0	11	0	5.5
V Sibanda	7	1	30	0	4.28
GAT Mamhiyo	4	1	12	0	3
R Kaia	2	1	1	0	0.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	13	Niall O'Brien	Stuart Poynter
2nd	38	Niall O'Brien	Andy Balbirnie
3rd	35	Niall O'Brien	Gary Wilson
4th	23	Gary Wilson	Stuart Thompson
5th	32	Kevin O'Brien	Stuart Thompson
6th	130	John Mooney	Kevin O'Brien

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