Netherlands tour of Ireland, Ireland win ODI series 2-0
Ireland continued their domination over Netherlands. Following up their big 70-run win in the 1st ODI with a nine-wicket thrashing in the second ODI of the two-match series in Dublin, giving them the ODI series 2-0. In a match played at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin on Wednesday, 18th August, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 easily chased the meagre Dutch target of 126 for the loss of only one wicket and almost thirty overs to spare.
It was a disciplined bowling performance, complemented by Paul Stirling’s whirlwind half century that bagged Ireland a series win. Remarkable line and length bowling, well respected by the fielders, restricted the visitors to a below par 50-overs total of 125. Pieter Seelaar was the top scorer with 34 off 62 followed by Tim Cooper’s 25 runs from 38 balls. Nigel Jones, Trent Johnston and John Mooney all shared two wickets apiece with Nigel Jones being the most economical conceding only 20 runs in his quota of 10 overs. In reply, the hosts rode on Paul Stirling’s whirlwind 62 off 36 to set up a nine wickets win over the Dutch in the 21st over.
Netherlands’ decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired on them against Trent Johnston. The opening duo of Eric Szwarczynski and Tom Heggelman was sent back to the pavilion by Trent Johnston after a combined contribution of 3 runs. Eric Szwarczynski was the first one to leave in the second over after mistiming a full-length delivery from Johnston to Andrew White at mid-off. Szwarczynski scored two runs from seven deliveries.
Heggelman and Tim Cooper added 19 runs to the scorecard for the second wicket stand with the whole 19-run stand coming from Cooper alone. Johnston struck back on the first ball of fifth over getting the outside edge of Tom Heggelman with a great delivery. Heggelman, struggling at the crease, scored only one run after facing nine balls. Heggelman’s dismissal brought the wicketkeeper batsman Wesley Barresi to the crease. A flurry of sweetly timed boundaries from Tom Cooper eased the nerves of the visitors. However, the excitement was short lived as it was followed by the fall of three wickets at the score of 40, and the things continued to go downhill from there.
Both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wesley-Barresi-c96487 was trapped leg before off Nigel Jones in the 13th over. Barresi misjudged a forward defensive and was caught on the pads and Jones claimed wicket in his opening over. A ball later, Barresi was followed back by new batsman Bas Zuiderent when Jones bowled him with a cracking delivery leaving the visitors struggling at 40 for 4.
Netherlands was further dented when Mooney, replacing Trent Johnston, captured the prize wicket of the danger man Tom Cooper. He gave an edge to the wicketkeeper Gary Wilson who took a tidy catch while standing up to the stumps. Cooper, who scored 68 off 82 in the first ODI, could score only 25 runs. At 40 for 5 it seemed as if the Dutch would struggle to get to triple figures. But thanks to responsible batting from Pieter Seelaar, the 100 came up for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753. Seelaar added 34 runs to the team’s total, plundering five muscular boundaries. The whole team of Netherlands was bowled out for only 125 in the 48th over.
Ireland chased the meagre total of 125 in just 21 overs for the loss of one wicket. The opening stand of 85 runs between Gary Wilson and Paul Stirling put the hosts in the driver’s seat. After Stirling was trapped lbw by Jonkman in the 11th over, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wilson-c98046 and Alex Cusack continued his assault and took the side home in the 21st over.
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