05/05Result
2nd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Belfast, May 5 2022
Reds won by 3 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt FordMunster Reds
05/05Result
2nd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Belfast, May 5 2022
Reds won by 3 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt FordMunster Reds

END OF OVER:
48 | 14 Runs | REDS: 249/7 | RR: 5.18

  • Matt Ford71 (71b)
  • Fionn Hand22 (22b)
  • Ruhan Pretorius7-1-30-3
  • Mark Adair9-0-42-1

For the second season in a row, the men from Munster come up to Stormont and end up taking the points home with them. At 120 for five, the Reds could have crumbled, but Gareth Delany and Matt Ford came together to steady the innings, and then started to attack. Delany fell when he was looking good, but Ford batted on and on 71* You'll not be surprised to know that Matt Ford has just been announced as player of the match. The Knights bowlers couldn't build on those early wickets, although it did seem strange that after taking his third wicket, that Pretorius was taken off and not seen again until the 48th and last over. Dropped chances will haunt them too, a story of what might have been I guess.... The Reds join the Lightning at the top of the table, which is great as next Tuesday, they play against each other down in Dublin, I'm sure that's a game your not going to want to miss

Thanks for following along with my commentary today, I hope you'll join me next Tuesday, this is Justin Smyth signing off from Stormont. Good night!

47.6
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR, and that's it! Pretorius goes short again and Ford pulls the ball towards wide lon leg. It splits the two fielders in the deep perfectly and the Reds win!
47.5
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR, goes for the short ball, Ford swivels on the back foot and pulls the ball wide of the fielder at long leg
47.4
0
Pretorius to Ford, no run, Ford advances down the track to change the angle, Ross Adair dives to his left to stop the ball
47.3
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR, Ford gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it to the extra cover boundary
47.2
1
Pretorius to Hand, 1 run, clipped into the legside
47.2
1w
Pretorius to Hand, 1 wide, too far outside off-stump, Hand did have a swipe with the ball but couldn't get across to it
47.1
0
Pretorius to Hand, no run, make that 14 of 17 balls as hand defends the delivery into the legside

END OF OVER:
47 | 12 Runs | REDS: 235/7 (14 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.00, RRR: 4.66)

  • Matt Ford59 (67b)
  • Fionn Hand21 (20b)
  • Mark Adair9-0-42-1
  • Matthew Humphreys10-0-47-2

Pretorius is finally brought back into the attack. Reds need 14 off 18 balls

46.6
0
MR Adair to Ford, no run, looks to play the ball down to third, can''t beat the fielder in the ring
46.5
1
MR Adair to Hand, 1 run, cuts the ball out to deep point
46.4
4
MR Adair to Hand, FOUR, Full toss from Adair, Hand walks across the stumps and this time connects with the ramp. Over the keeper and runs down to the fine leg boundary. Hit's the rope and almost bounces up into a spectators face!
46.3
6
MR Adair to Hand, SIX, Adair goes short and Hand pulls him high over the legside boundary, it went a mile in the air, over the top of us and thumped into the roof of the Pavilion.
46.3
1w
MR Adair to Hand, 1 wide, Hand looks to scoop the ball over the keeper, misses but gets the wide anyway.
46.2
0
MR Adair to Hand, no run, leans back in the crease and can't get the pull shot past mid-wicket
46.1
0
MR Adair to Hand, no run, misses with the pull shot, goes through to the keeper

END OF OVER:
46 | 3 Runs | REDS: 223/7 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.84, RRR: 6.50)

  • Fionn Hand10 (15b)
  • Matt Ford59 (66b)
  • Matthew Humphreys10-0-47-2
  • Mark Adair8-0-30-1
45.6
1
Humphreys to Hand, 1 run, clips the ball into the legside, Hand keeps the strike.
45.5
0
Humphreys to Hand, no run, on the front foot, defends back down the pitch
45.4
0
Humphreys to Hand, no run, blocked towards point, Stirling is across quickly from point to stop the run
45.3
2lb
Humphreys to Hand, 2 leg byes, clips the pad and goes down the legside, keeper can't get across in time
45.2
0
Humphreys to Hand, no run, lovely delivery, spins away from Hand and goes through to the keeper
45.1
0
Humphreys to Hand, no run, waits for the ball to spin, plays the late dab and can't get it past short third

END OF OVER:
45 | 4 Runs | REDS: 220/7 (29 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.88, RRR: 5.80)

  • Matt Ford59 (66b)
  • Fionn Hand9 (9b)
  • Mark Adair8-0-30-1
  • Matthew Humphreys9-0-46-2

Getting a little tight out there as the RRR heads back towards six an over

44.6
0
MR Adair to Ford, no run, ball hits the inside of the bat and rolls back up the pitch to the bowler.
44.5
0
MR Adair to Ford, no run, looks to drive down the ground, doesn't time it and it head back towards the bowler
44.4
2
MR Adair to Ford, 2 runs, pulls the ball out of the reach of the fielder at mid-wicket
44.3
0
MR Adair to Ford, no run, defends the ball into the covers
44.2
0
MR Adair to Ford, no run, short ball, Ford lets it go

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Reds 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9PJ MoorM Commins
2nd62PJ MoorTE Kane
3rd20PJ MoorC Campher
4th7KJ O'BrienC Campher
5th2KJ O'BrienGJ Delany
6th69GJ DelanyM Ford
7th33DC DelanyM Ford
8th47F HandM Ford

Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup

TeamMWLPTNRR
REDS63116-0.493
NWW622140.999
LEL621140.47
NK6146-0.611