West Indies vs Ireland Emerging series: Thorne’s 4-fer bundles out Ireland for 213
A fightback of sorts from Teddy Bishop and Kevlon Anderson in the final overs of the day steadied the ship for West Indies’ Emerging players when they looked to be in hot water on the first day of their first four-day match against Emerging Ireland.
Bishop’s 48 from 66 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six; and Anderson’s 20 from 51 deliveries, consisting of 2 boundaries, saw out the remaining overs to stumps after both openers were sent back to the dugout in quick succession.
Ackeem Auguste was dismissed by Matthew Foster for 5 from 18 deliveries, while Matthew Nandu contributed just 1 run off 22 balls before falling prey to Foster.
A scene from Day 1 of the 1st Four-day match between West Indies and Ireland Academy
The West Indies Emerging team are looking to hunt down a 213-run first innings total set by Emerging Ireland on the first day. The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first. Murray Commins led the charge with a blistering 93 runs from 123 balls, including 17 boundaries. Commins fell short of the century, however, due to West Indies Captain Nyeem Young’s bowling.
Ireland’s Cade Carmichael also hit a half century, 59 from 97 balls, while the next best score came from Fionn Hand, who added 25 runs from 38 deliveries.
The West Indian players produced a collective bowling effort, as Young and Johann Layne each took 3 wickets, while Isai Thorne stood out with 4 scalps. Thorne claimed 4-33 from 9.4 overs, while Young took 3-56 from 11 overs. Layne took 3-43 from 10 overs. Although not among the wickets, Guyanese Ashmead Need was economical, conceding only 28 runs from 14 overs.
The Four-day match continues today at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
