f61579	Essex v Ireland
	Ireland in England 2023
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 26th, 27th, 28th May 2023 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to field
Result	Ireland won by 10 wickets
Umpires	RE Black, RA White
Referee	PM Such
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), P Parkinson (Ireland)
Close of play day 1	Ireland (1) 38/2 (Moor 20*, Hume 9*; 16 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 59/2 (Das 27*, Campher 6*; 15 overs)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*NLJ Browne	c Tucker b Mayes	11	51	74	1	-	43
JS Rymell	lbw b Young	21	36	37	4	-	28
RJ Das	b McBrine	132	118	158	21	1	67
C Campher	lbw b Mayes	16	33	40	2	-	25
GH Dockrell	c Balbirnie b Hume	74	85	118	10	2	59
MR Adair	c Hand b Mayes	62	63	87	6	3	37
+WEL Buttleman	c Tector b Hand	1	9	12	-	-	8
NRM Thain	b Hand	3	8	14	-	-	5
JA Richards	not out	17	17	32	2	1	12
MT Foster	lbw b McBrine	1	5	3	-	-	4
ES Kalley	c Tucker b Mayes	0	7	5	-	-	7
Extras	(4 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 322 minutes, 71.5 overs)	343
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Rymell, 9.3 ov), 2-48 (Browne, 19.2 ov), 3-100 (Campher, 29.3 ov), 4-224 (Das, 48.4 ov), 5-282 (Dockrell, 57.6 ov), 6-291 (Buttleman, 60.6 ov), 7-311 (Thain, 64.2 ov), 8-341 (Adair, 69.2 ov), 9-342 (Foster, 70.2 ov), 10-343 (Kalley, 71.5 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hume	13	5	44	1	-	-	60	7	-
Young	14	2	61	1	-	-	59	8	1
Hand	16	3	50	2	-	1	72	8	-
Mayes	12.5	0	68	4	-	-	52	12	-
McBrine	14	1	98	2	-	-	44	9	5
Tector	2	0	18	0	-	-	7	2	1

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Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JA McCollum	c Browne b Richards	6	26	36	1	-	23
PJ Moor	c Dockrell b Adair	37	79	106	7	-	63
*A Balbirnie	c Dockrell b Richards	0	5	8	-	-	5
GI Hume	c Buttleman b Richards	9	21	21	1	-	18
HT Tector	c Rymell b Adair	4	11	18	-	-	9
PR Stirling	c Thain b Richards	107	151	251	11	2	97
+LJ Tucker	c Rymell b Dockrell	97	102	132	15	3	68
AR McBrine	b Thain	67	71	70	14	-	49
FP Hand	not out	48	49	59	8	1	33
T Mayes	c Campher b Richards	17	20	28	3	-	14
CA Young	c Das b Campher	2	2	4	-	-	1
Extras	(13 lb, 10 nb, 2 w)	25
Total	(all out, 385 minutes, 87.5 overs)	419
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (McCollum, 9.2 ov), 2-28 (Balbirnie, 11.3 ov), 3-39 (Hume, 16.6 ov), 4-46 (Tector, 21.3 ov), 5-65 (Moor, 25.6 ov), 6-240 (Tucker, 56.1 ov), 7-345 (McBrine, 73.6 ov), 8-370 (Stirling, 80.2 ov), 9-416 (Mayes, 86.5 ov), 10-419 (Young, 87.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Adair	18	5	64	2	-	-	83	12	-
Richards	19	4	96	5	1	3	76	15	-
Kalley	6	1	19	0	1	-	30	2	1
Campher	10.5	1	45	1	-	2	48	7	-
Foster	8	1	52	0	-	3	35	7	2
Dockrell	18	1	86	1	-	-	70	11	2
Thain	8	0	44	1	-	2	31	6	1

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*NLJ Browne	c Tucker b Hume	21	25	34	4	-	17
JS Rymell	c Balbirnie b Hume	5	26	38	1	-	24
RJ Das	c McCollum b Hume	32	33	36	5	-	20
C Campher	c Tucker b Mayes	20	38	69	3	-	30
GH Dockrell	c Hand b Mayes	26	27	47	4	-	15
MR Adair	c Tucker b Hand	85	66	87	11	3	34
+WEL Buttleman	c Tucker b Mayes	65	70	106	6	3	40
NRM Thain	c Moor b McBrine	36	27	33	3	3	16
JA Richards	not out	2	3	5	-	-	1
MT Foster	not out	0	3	1	-	-	3
ES Kalley	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb, 6 w)	15
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 241 minutes, 53 overs)	307
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (Browne, 8.1 ov), 2-29 (Rymell, 8.5 ov), 3-64 (Das, 16.2 ov), 4-103 (Campher, 24.2 ov), 5-113 (Dockrell, 26.2 ov), 6-237 (Adair, 44.5 ov), 7-305 (Buttleman, 51.4 ov), 8-307 (Thain, 52.3 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hume	13	1	50	3	-	-	56	6	1
Hand	13	1	97	1	2	-	46	17	1
Mayes	11	1	55	3	-	-	43	6	2
Young	9	1	46	0	-	-	31	6	-
McBrine	7	0	50	1	-	-	24	2	5

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Ireland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JA McCollum	not out	100	134	171	11	1	84
PJ Moor	not out	118	126	171	12	5	77
*A Balbirnie	did not bat
HT Tector	did not bat
PR Stirling	did not bat
+LJ Tucker	did not bat
AR McBrine	did not bat
FP Hand	did not bat
GI Hume	did not bat
CA Young	did not bat
T Mayes	did not bat
Extras	(10 lb, 4 nb)	14
Total	(no wicket, 171 minutes, 42.4 overs)	232

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Adair	5	1	19	0	-	-	22	2	-
Richards	7	2	34	0	-	1	29	4	-
Kalley	7	0	39	0	-	3	23	5	-
Campher	6	0	20	0	-	-	27	3	-
Dockrell	9	0	62	0	-	-	27	4	4
Thain	4	0	14	0	-	-	17	2	-
Foster	3	0	20	0	-	-	12	3	1
Browne	1.4	0	14	0	-	-	1	-	1

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 100/3 (Das 50*, Dockrell 0*; 30 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 282/5 (Adair 23*; 58 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Ireland (1) 166/5 (Stirling 53*, Tucker 41*; 45 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Ireland (1) 342/6 (Stirling 100*, McBrine 66*; 72 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (2) 209/5 (Adair 60*, Buttleman 36*; 41 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Ireland (2) 48/0 (McCollum 21*, Moor 23*; 13 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 20.5 overs, 104 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 29.1 overs, 137 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 40.1 overs, 183 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 46.4 overs, 214 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 53.1 overs, 242 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 63.3 overs, 284 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 50 in 22.2 overs, 94 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 100 in 33.1 overs, 142 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 150 in 39.4 overs, 169 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 200 in 49.5 overs, 210 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 250 in 58.1 overs, 257 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 300 in 67.3 overs, 295 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 350 in 75.3 overs, 327 minutes
--> Ireland first innings: 400 in 85 overs, 368 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 13.5 overs, 60 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 23.1 overs, 107 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 33.3 overs, 158 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 40 overs, 184 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 250 in 47.1 overs, 215 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 300 in 51.2 overs, 233 minutes
--> Ireland second innings: 50 in 14 overs, 62 minutes
--> Ireland second innings: 100 in 21.4 overs, 89 minutes
--> Ireland second innings: 150 in 29.5 overs, 126 minutes
--> Ireland second innings: 200 in 38.4 overs, 162 minutes
--> RJ Das made his debut in First-Class matches
--> NRM Thain made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JA Richards made his debut in First-Class matches
--> ES Kalley made his debut in First-Class matches
--> T Mayes made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JS Rymell made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JA Richards made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ES Kalley made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JS Rymell (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> RJ Das (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> RJ Das (1) 50 in 57 balls, 78 minutes with 9 fours
--> RJ Das (1) 100 in 101 balls, 151 minutes with 17 fours
--> GH Dockrell (1) 50 in 70 balls, 101 minutes with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> MR Adair (1) 50 in 48 balls, 68 minutes with 5 fours and 3 sixes
--> PR Stirling (1) 50 in 63 balls, 84 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> PR Stirling (1) 100 in 140 balls, 221 minutes with 11 fours and 2 sixes
--> LJ Tucker (1) 50 in 61 balls, 91 minutes with 7 fours and 2 sixes
--> AR McBrine (1) 50 in 48 balls, 53 minutes with 10 fours
--> MR Adair (2) 50 in 47 balls, 70 minutes with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> MR Adair (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> WEL Buttleman (2) 50 in 62 balls, 98 minutes with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> JA McCollum (2) 50 in 86 balls, 106 minutes with 6 fours
--> JA McCollum (2) 100 in 134 balls, 171 minutes with 11 fours and 1 six
--> PJ Moor (2) 50 in 63 balls, 87 minutes with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> PJ Moor (2) 100 in 113 balls, 161 minutes with 11 fours and 4 sixes
--> LJ Tucker made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> HT Tector made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> FP Hand made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> C Campher made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> PJ Moor made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> CA Young made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> GI Hume made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> JA Richards achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Ireland first innings
--> RJ Das (35) and C Campher (14) added 50 in 58 balls, 38 minutes for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> RJ Das (29) and GH Dockrell (22) added 50 in 64 balls, 44 minutes for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> RJ Das (60) and GH Dockrell (39) added 100 in 103 balls, 75 minutes for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> GH Dockrell (30) and MR Adair (22) added 50 in 47 balls, 32 minutes for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> PR Stirling (22) and LJ Tucker (22) added 50 in 54 balls, 39 minutes for the Ireland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> PR Stirling (48) and LJ Tucker (41) added 100 in 109 balls, 75 minutes for the Ireland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> PR Stirling (59) and LJ Tucker (76) added 150 in 158 balls, 111 minutes for the Ireland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> PR Stirling (16) and AR McBrine (31) added 50 in 62 balls, 43 minutes for the Ireland 7th wicket in the first innings
--> PR Stirling (31) and AR McBrine (66) added 100 in 93 balls, 63 minutes for the Ireland 7th wicket in the first innings
--> MR Adair (20) and WEL Buttleman (31) added 50 in 66 balls, 49 minutes for the Essex 6th wicket in the second innings
--> MR Adair (58) and WEL Buttleman (37) added 100 in 93 balls, 68 minutes for the Essex 6th wicket in the second innings
--> WEL Buttleman (19) and NRM Thain (31) added 50 in 34 balls, 24 minutes for the Essex 7th wicket in the second innings
--> JA McCollum (22) and PJ Moor (29) added 50 in 87 balls, 62 minutes for the Ireland 1st wicket in the second innings
--> JA McCollum (40) and PJ Moor (55) added 100 in 133 balls, 89 minutes for the Ireland 1st wicket in the second innings
--> JA McCollum (64) and PJ Moor (79) added 150 in 182 balls, 126 minutes for the Ireland 1st wicket in the second innings
--> JA McCollum (87) and PJ Moor (109) added 200 in 236 balls, 162 minutes for the Ireland 1st wicket in the second innings

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