Australia Under-19s v Ireland Under-19s – ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 – (14th Match - Group A) – Match Update
The Australia Under-19 bowling attack ensured that the Ireland Under-19s were restricted to a paltry team total, which the Aussie batsmen went on to chase with ease, securing a 6-wicket win over their opponents in the 14th match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Under-19
World Cup 2012, played at Endeavour Park in Townsville today on August 14.
Led by Alex Gregory (8-4-13-3) and Player of the Match Shane Cassel (10-2-24-3), with Gurinder Sandhu (9-2-35-2), Mark Steketee (10-4-38-1), and Travis Head (1.5-0-4-1) chipping in with supporting performances, Australia managed to restrict the Ireland U-19s
to 129, all out.
The 33-run opening stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Merwe on duck, for good measure, disposing
of the entire top order by the 15th over.
The middle-order batsmen such as Andy McBrine (15), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Barry-McCarthy-c47383 (0), Adam
Coughlan (8), and wicketkeeper batsman Patrick Tice (0) all remained disappointing, and by the 43rd over, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 Under-19s all out at 129.
Following up their effective bowling performance with an efficient batting display, the Australia U-19s successfully chased 130 at the expense of 4 wickets. Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Buchanan-c48808 (21) both kicked off the innings with
a 30-run partnership which came to an end in the 6th over, with the dismissal of Peirson at the hands of McCarter.
His successor Nick http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 it out at the crease for long, sent back to the pavilion by Tyrone Kane in the 13th over. Skipper William Bosisto, however, drove his team’s innings towards the conclusion, contributing an unbeaten
36, in addition to establishing a 29-run stand with Head (25), followed by an unbeaten 59-run partnership with Sam Hain (26*).
His efforts saw the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Under-19s safely to 133, at the expense of just 4 wickets, with 57 deliveries still remaining.
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