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Paul Stirling’s incisive spell was followed by a John Mooney hat-trick at the end of the first innings as Ireland quelled a Jersey threat in a seven-wicket win at Malahide

The Reprt by Peter Della Penna in Malahide19-Jul-2015
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsPaul Stirling’s incisive spell was followed by a John Mooney hat-trick at the end of the first innings as Ireland quelled a Jersey threat to seal their spot in the 2016 World T20. Ireland’s qualification was also helped by losses to Papua New Guinea and Namibia. PNG, Namibia and Hong Kong finished on seven points to confirm their place in the playoffs next week.Stirling claimed 3 for 16 before bashing a swift half-century in the chase, which was sealed with 20 balls to spare, while Jersey’s knockout stage hopes were extinguished with the loss.Jersey were 88 for 1 in 13 overs after being sent in as captain Peter Gough and Sussex academy batsman Jonty Jenner put on a 46-run stand before Stirling sparked the visitors’ slide with the wicket of Jenner. However, replays showed that Jenner was struck outside the line of off stump on his attempted sweep.Jersey were still in with a chance though at 102 for 2 in 15 overs with Gough still at the crease, but Stirling and Alex Cusack continued to keep Jersey off balance and the last eight wickets fell for just 16 runs. Stirling hadn’t bowled since the tournament opener against Namibia, but his spell shifted momentum back in favour of Ireland as he induced Cornelis Bodenstein to loft to long-off before another ill-advised sweep accounted for Anthony Kay.Cusack opened the bowling and was hit hard in his first two overs – going for 18 runs, but came back in the 17th to end Gough’s scratchy innings for 42 as he mistimed a slog over midwicket that was well taken by Stuart Poynter backpedaling from edge of the circle. He struck again four balls later, teaming up with Poynter at cover to get the right-handed Nat Watkins for 1 before snatching his third in the 19th over as Corey Bisson lofted to Stuart Thompson at long-off.Mooney reinforced his position as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, moving to 14 in six games by wiping out the tail with a series of slower balls in the final over. Charles Perchard was done in by a yorker out of the back of the hand off an attempted paddle scoop. Kevin O’Brien claimed a skier on the next ball to remove Ben Kynman before George Dockrell settled at deep square leg to catch Ben Stevens and give Mooney his hat-trick.With Niall O’Brien still nursing a knee injury and unlikely to take any further part in the tournament, William Porterfield moved himself back up to open with Stirling for the first time in the tournament. The previous five opening partnerships – a mix of Stirling, O’Brien and Andy Balbirnie – amounted to a total of 27 runs, but the reunification of Ireland’s prolific opening duo from the last few years had its desired effect, adding 44 runs in just 4.5 overs.Jersey’s fielding, which had been impressive all tournament, let them down as Porterfield did survive a straightforward chance at slip in the first over. Stirling also could have been caught off a slash to third man on 35, but Nat Watkins opted to let the ball fall in front of him to prevent a boundary which left the bowler Kynman bemused.Porterfield added 17 to his tournament tally of 186, including a huge six that clanged off an oak tree beyond the deep square leg boundary but fell trying to repeat the shot off the following ball from Kay and was caught by Bodenstein running in from deep midwicket. Stirling added another 47 for the second wicket with Balbirnie and brought up his fifty off 34 balls, his first of the tournament, before being caught in the deep by Jenner off Stevens’ left-arm spin.The only other wicket to fall was Kevin O’Brien, leg before after missing a sweep to Stevens. Balbirnie and Gary Wilson took Ireland the rest of the way in an unbeaten 21-run stand. Balbirnie hit the winning single through the off side on the fourth ball of the 17th over to finish 32 not out while Wilson ended unbeaten on 11.

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British menswear brand Percival and our mates over at GOALSTUDIO celebrate the World Cup in classic style with a collection that honours the beautiful game, the old-school way.

Announced with a nostalgic pack opening of World Cup stickers – featuring iconic Percival branding – the capsule collection release coincides with the group rounds of World Cup fixtures. The collection itself comes dressed with Percival's infamous embroidery on the base of GOALSTUDIO's top-quality loungewear. A world-class pairing if you ask us.

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Lionesses Ella Toone, Millie Turner and Maya Le Tissier have completed an impressive keepy-uppy challenge while away on England duty.

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Red Devils team-mates in Wiegman's squadHoping to figure in friendly datesEnjoying some warm weather trainingWHAT HAPPENED?

The Manchester United stars form part of Sarina Wiegman’s squad that is preparing to face Austria and Italy in a couple of international friendlies. While preparing for those fixtures, which will take place on Spanish soil, an opportunity has been taken to enjoy some warm weather training.

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During their free time, England’s players have taken to relaxing by the pool. A ball is never far from their thoughts, though, and challenges have been taken on when it comes to showcasing touch, control and team work.

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Toone, Turner and Le Tissier have set the standard when it comes to keepy-uppy skills, with the trio combining to complete a complex sequence of passes without allowing the ball to hit the ground. Wild celebrations were sparked once pulling off that move, although nobody ended up in the water!

Jamie Atkinson, Hong Kong’s captain, said that his side’s victory over hosts Bangladesh was a significant moment for Associate cricket as well as a dream come true for his own team

Alan Gardner in Chittagong20-Mar-2014Jamie Atkinson, Hong Kong’s captain, said that his side’s victory over hosts Bangladesh in front of a packed house at the World T20 was a significant moment for Associate cricket as well as a dream come true for his own team.Hong Kong had lost both their previous games and, going into the match, Atkinson said it would be one of the greatest upsets at a global tournament if they were to win. The pressure of playing in front of big crowds and a worldwide TV audience had inhibited their performances against Nepal and Afghanistan but, in the biggest game of their careers, they held their nerve for a two-wicket win that was celebrated on the Hong Kong bench to almost total silence in the stadium.While Hong Kong remained bottom of the group despite victory and Bangladesh held on to top spot and a berth in the Super 10 stage, much else had changed. The last side to qualify for the tournament, apparently the weakest after two poor displays, had scalped a Test-playing nation and joined the likes of Kenya, Ireland, Netherlands and Bangladesh themselves in the category of giant-killers.”We’re just absolutely over the moon, to beat Bangladesh in their home ground in front of a very big crowd is just fantastic, it’s the sort of stuff the Associate teams dream of and I’m just really proud of how all of our players performed today and got us through in the end,” Atkinson said.Hong Kong could have eliminated Bangladesh at the expense of Nepal by winning inside 13.1 overs but Atkinson said they “didn’t have any thought” about trying to do so. “We just wanted to concentrate on our own game, we wanted to pick up a win for Hong Kong because we always knew it was going to be tough against a strong Bangladeshi side, particularly playing at home as well, so we wanted to concentrate on getting the runs.”I think it’s another significant victory for Associate cricket, it shows that the gap is beginning to close and it shows how far Associate cricket has come as well. It’s a big win and it’s always great when some of the lower-ranked sides can knock off a Test nation.”While Bangladesh were guilty of reckless batting, the noise that greeted their early run-scoring came in crashing waves. Tanwir Afzal had taken two wickets in the opening over before Anamul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan appeared to have righted the innings during a 48-run stand but a full-scale implosion was to come, Bangladesh dismissed for 108 with 21 deliveries unused. Given how Hong Kong had wobbled previously, particularly in the field, their response to a situation of much greater intensity was impressive.”We told them throughout the game that there was likely to be quite a bit of noise when Bangladesh were scoring boundaries and just to concentrate on our own game and enjoy the atmosphere because there’s not many times that we’ll have the opportunity to play in front of such a big crowd,” Atkinson said.”They were very attacking and our bowlers responded really well. It would have been easy to fade under the pressure of the Bangladeshi batsmen but the bowlers performed very well, managed to pick up a few dots balls here and there and that’s what put pressure on the batsmen. They went for quite a few big shots and that brought about their downfall. It was fantastic how we clawed it back.”In the circumstances, a straightforward march to victory was never likely to materialise and Atkinson admitted the usual superstitions had taken hold on the Hong Kong bench as they edged closer to victory.”We definitely made it difficult for ourselves, we got off to a decent start being 30-odd for one and then lost a couple of wickets so at 50 for 5 it was looking a bit more in the balance. But the lower order got us through, Munir Dar played a fantastic hand and then the two bowlers Nadeem and Haseeb played very sensibly at the end and got us through. It was very nervous for us in the dugout, people staying in the same seats, that sort of thing.”Munir was Hong Kong’s leading wicket-taker at the World T20 Qualifier last year but he has since been banned from bowling due to his action. He was retained in the squad because of his ability with the bat and could still offer advice to fellow left-arm spinner Nadeem Ahmed, who credited one of his four wickets to his 40-year-old team-mate.”He gave me advice on the last wicket I got,” Nadeem said. “I was having a mid-on up and he said keep mid-on back and bring midwicket up and that’s where I got another wicket… That wicket is for him.”

Sam Hain scored his second century in seven first-class matches as Warwickshire took a grip over Durham at Chester-le-Street.

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ScorecardSam Hain made his second first-class century•Getty ImagesSam Hain scored his second century in seven first-class matches as Warwickshire took a grip over Durham at Chester-le-Street.Hong Kong-born Hain reached his hundred off 188 balls and remained unbeaten on 109 after enjoying a seventh-wicket stand of 101 with Rikki Clarke in the morning.Durham’s reply was twice interrupted by rain and bad light, cutting 21 overs from the day’s allocation, and they struggled against impressive bowling from Keith Barker.Clarke hit two sixes in one Scott Borthwick over and added seven fours in his classy half-century, made off 71 balls, but departed for 54 when he drove at John Hastings and edged to Phil Mustard.When Warwickshire resumed on 256 for 5, Hastings had three of the wickets and he struck with the day’s 10th ball on his way to figures of 5 for 94.Tim Ambrose shouldered arms and a ball which barely deviated shaved his off stump, then Hain, still on his overnight 12, survived his one big scare in Hastings’ next over. The Australian looked astonished when umpire Steve Gale turned down his lbw appeal but, although some hostile bowling and angry glares followed, Hain remained unperturbed.There were nine overs to be bowled with the old ball at the outset and it was during that period that Hastings carried the greatest threat.When Graham Onions took the new ball he conceded 23 runs in six overs and made way for Hastings to return, while Borthwick was tried at the other end. In the legspinner’s second over Clarke advanced to drive a six over long-off, then pulled another one in front of midwicket. He was looking in complete command when he got out.Jeetan Patel confidently stroked 32 off 26 balls before edging a cut to Mustard off Onions, who had one for 121 on his return from a two-month lay-off with back trouble.Hain was on 82 when he was joined by last man Boyd Rankin and continued to show maturity beyond his years in keeping the strike as much as possible. An upper cut for his 12th four off Onions took Hain to his hundred and in the next over Rankin was lbw to Borthwick, who finished with 3 for 70, his best Championship analysis for over a year.Chris Wright took the first Durham wicket when Mark Stoneman inside edged a flat-footed drive to be well caught by Ambrose.After the second break lasted an hour they had to come back out for 12 overs and Barker caused all kind of problems. He swung one past Keaton Jennings’ forward defensive stroke to hit off stump then Michael Richardson edged a drive to Clarke at second slip.Borthwick twice drove Wright handsomely through extra cover in his unbeaten 24 and Gordon Muchall made a confident start in reaching 13.”Sam Hain showed great concentration,” Durham skipper Paul Collingwood said. “We tested him with all sorts, but he came through it. He’s a bit like Jonathan Trott with some of his mannerisms.”It was a tricky decision whether to take the new ball in the morning. The old ball was giving us some reverse swing but when we did take the new one nothing happened.”

Gloucestershire have announced that John Bracewell, the director of cricket, will leave the club at the end of January as part of a “restructure of cricket operations” at the club

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Dec-2014Gloucestershire have announced that John Bracewell, the director of cricket, will leave the club at the end of January as part of a “restructure of cricket operations” at the club.Bracewell came back to Gloucestershire in 2009 having returned to New Zealand to be their head coach following a first spell at Bristol which started the club’s golden run in one-day cricket in 1999 and 2000. However, his second period at the club coincided with a significant downturn in fortunes and an attempt to rebuild the team around young talent on a tight budget.Their best finish in the Championship during Bracewell’s second spell has been fourth in Division Two while they have not regularly featured in the latter stages of limited-overs competitions, although did reach the quarter-final of the Royal London Cup in 2014. They have also lost two of their key players, the Gidman brothers, with Alex joining Worcestershire and Will moving to Nottinghamshire to play Division One cricket.”There are times in a coach’s career when he has to take the training wheels off and let his charges make their own decisions on how they move forward. I feel this time is now,” Bracewell said. “This group of players are ripe to produce and I would like to thank them and my coaching staff for their hard work and desire to learn and improve.”I would also like to thank the members who have travelled this journey. Your loyalty to this young group growing up through what has been one of the toughest periods in our history will be rewarded I’m sure. I have loved the challenge that was laid in front of me 6 years ago and with the Club having secured its future with international cricket it is time for us all to move on.”Gloucestershire hope to announce a new head coach before Bracewell leaves on January 31.

Shane Watson will miss the majority of the ODI series against England after being granted a longer period of rest than first planned by Australia’s selectors

Daniel Brettig16-Jan-2014A fatigued Shane Watson will miss the majority of the ODI series against England after being granted a longer period of rest than first planned by Australia’s selectors. Originally slated to return to the limited overs squad for the SCG match on Sunday after missing Friday’s Gabba fixture, Watson will now be absent until the final match, in Adelaide on January 26.To cover for Watson’s absence, the Victoria and Brisbane Heat allrounder Daniel Christian has been recalled to the ODI team for his first taste of international cricket since the being part of the squad for the most recent World Twenty20 event in Sri Lanka in 2012.Watson suffered a groin strain on day one of the Boxing Day Ashes Test, and while he was rehabilitated successfully enough to take part in the rest of that match and also the final Test at the SCG, the coach Darren Lehmann said it had been decided that he needs additional time to recharge ahead of a challenging Test match assignment in South Africa following the England matches.Evidence of this was clear for all in the first ODI at the MCG, where Watson bowled five expensive overs and was dismissed for a duck.”Given Shane’s workload in the past 12 months we consider it would be beneficial for him to have a longer break and continue his training program at home in Sydney ahead of the final ODI and the tour of South Africa,” Lehmann said. “Dan Christian, who has been in excellent form in recent weeks, has been added to the ODI Squad to provide an all-round option in Shane’s absence.”Australia’s management of Watson has been careful this summer, aimed at extracting the most out of the allrounder in between his frequent injury lay-offs. A hamstring complaint during the ODI tour of India that preceded the Ashes had reduced his ability to bowl at top pace early in the series, though he still contributed useful spells in addition to his batting.The addition of the team doctor Peter Brukner to Australia’s support staff has been hugely significant for Watson’s progress, his expertise and use of dry needling techniques allowing Watson on several occasions to rebound from a muscle strain far more quickly than he had done in the past.”There’s no doubt that this certainly has been a new thing for me. Previously with this sort of injury it has nearly put me out for the summer in the past,” Watson said earlier this summer. “I’d continue to re-injure it and then it’s a struggle from there. It gives me confidence that if something does go slightly wrong, I’ve got more chance to come back.”Lehmann has stated previously his strong desire for Watson to be capable of bowling at all times, while also making it widely known that he would prefer his Australian teams to include five bowling options wherever possible, the better to lighten to load on the team’s pacemen.Australia’s ODI squad had been named for the first three contests of the series and will be refreshed, with an eye on the South Africa Test matches to come, after the SCG match on Sunday.

Leeds United supporters are expecting one deal and one deal only on transfer deadline day: the permanent transfer of Swansea City’s Daniel James.

With the rumour mill refusing to throw up any other reason for Leeds fans to feel expectant on deadline day, all eyes are on James’ potential move from south Wales to Yorkshire.

Can Leeds get a deal over the line? Tell will tell but murmurs emerging from both clubs suggest that it’s one which is set to go right down to the wire.

Interest in James has arrived during a month in which Bielsa has clearly felt the need to strengthen in wide areas following the departure of Samu Saiz, with Pablo Hernandez expected to play a key role at number ten for the remainder of the season.

But the 21-year-old winger was relatively unheard of until just a few months ago, so why exactly did Bielsa decide to put all his eggs in one basket and launch a transfer mission to secure his signature?

Well, Yorkshire Evening Post reporter Phil Hay has shed some light on the matter, citing Leeds scout Craig Dean as the man who introduced James to Bielsa with a series of video clips.

‘James is understood to have been picked out first by Craig Dean, a scout who once worked for Oxford United and is Leeds’ head of emerging talent for players between the age of 17 and 21 (James turned 21 in November).

‘The video clips shown to Bielsa appealed to him. James was quick, direct and minded to go past full-backs, providing crosses for players arriving in the box as Kemar Roofe and Mateusz Klich like to do.’

If Leeds are ultimately successful in their endeavour to sign James, Bielsa will be desperately hoping that his crosses do indeed find their way to the likes of Klich and Roofe in the final months of the season.

Craig Dean, who left Oxford United for Leeds in October 2017, may well have been a focal figure in identifying Polish teenager Mateusz Bogusz as a player for Bielsa to bring in, but his decision to recommend James is the one which could really make or break Leeds’ season.

While football supporters appreciate that scouts are working behind the scenes to identify players worth signing, it’s intriguing to get this level of specific inside information from Hay on a proposed deal which has been in the media spotlight for the best part of 7-10 days.

Dean has done his part; Bielsa has taken the advice and given the green light; now it’s down to Victor Orta to conclude the deal before the 11PM deadline.

Leeds fans – thoughts? Let us know below!

James Taylor has been given the perfect platform to stake his case for selection in the second Investec Test after he was included in the Sussex side to play a three-day match against Australia.

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Jul-2013James Taylor, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has been given the perfect platform to stake his case for selection in the third Investec Test after he was included in the Sussex side to play a three-day match against Australia.England may have to call on a middle-order batsman for Old Trafford if Kevin Pietersen does not recover from a calf strain that ruled him out of the final two days of the Lord’s Test. The third Test begins on August 1.Taylor’s county, Nottinghamshire, have no County Championship fixtures before the third Test so an agreement was reached between the England management and Nottinghamshire to allow Taylor to play for Sussex in the tour match starting on Friday.”This will provide James with a valuable opportunity to play in a longer format of the game while we consider our options ahead of the third Test next week,” England team director Andy Flower said. “Kevin Pietersen is continuing his recovery from a calf strain and a decision about his availability for the Test will be made nearer the time.”Pietersen is likely to recover from his injury but the decision to provide an opportunity for Taylor to face Australia indicates he is England’s preferred option should they need a replacement. It also indicates they are not certain Pietersen will be available.Taylor, a diminutive right-hander who began his career at Leicestershire, was handed a Test debut against South Africa at Headingley last season and made 34 in the first innings, sharing a partnership of 147 with Pietersen that got England back into the match. But after 10 and 4 in the third Test at Lord’s he was left out of the tour party for India.His work over the winter, when he toured Australia with England Lions, did not produce immediate dividends on tour, but it has produced results this season with 824 runs in the County Championship at 58.85 including 204 not out against Sussex. He has also made 456 runs in seven Yorkshire Bank 40 matches.His guest appearance for Sussex rules Taylor out of Nottinghamshire’s final two Friends Life t20 group matches against Yorkshire on Friday and Lancashire on Sunday. Notts currently sit top of the North group but are yet to secure a quarter-final berth.”I’m hopeful that KP will be fit to play and, as it stands, I’m preparing to play in the three-day game for Sussex and nothing more,” he said.”I’m disappointed to have to miss two big Notts matches but the Sussex fixture will give me an opportunity to get some red ball practice and then I’ll wait and see.”I’m not back in the Test side yet but I’m pleased to be a step closer to it and I’ve always dealt with situations like this by concentrating on the game in hand and refusing to look too far ahead.”Taylor has scored 196 runs in the competition but his director of cricket, Mick Newell is fully supportive of his England ambitions. “We want to provide James the best possible opportunity to be prepared to play in the third Test should he be required,” Newell said. “While clearly he is an important player for us and will be missed on Friday and Sunday we have a proud record of producing players for England.”We remain in close contact with James and the ECB regarding the situation and hope that he can make a contribution and be selected.”England have previously inserted players into different teams for match practise. Earlier this summer Nick Compton was allowed to play for Worcestershire against Australia, although it didn’t help his quest for selection for the first Test against Australia, and in 2011 Andrew Strauss played for Somerset against India to try and regain form.

South Africa opener Lizelle Lee hit her maiden Twenty20 half-century to set the foundation of a strong win against Ireland in the PCB Qatar Women’s 20-over Tri-series in Doha

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsLizelle Lee set up South Africa’s win with a fifty•PCBSouth Africa opener Lizelle Lee hit her maiden Twenty20 half-century to set the foundation of a strong win against Ireland in the PCB Qatar Women’s 20-over Tri-series in Doha. The 46-run win helped South Africa catch up with Ireland and Pakistan on the points table.South Africa were put into bat but unlike their first match against Pakistan, their openers delivered a strong start this time. Lee served up a statement of intent in the first over smashing Louise McCarthy for a six. There weren’t many boundaries after that but the two batsmen kept picking up singles to bring up the team’s 50 in the in the 10th over.Trisha Chetty was dismissed in the 13th over after a 61-run opening stand but Lee continued pushing along. She brought up her half-century with a boundary in the 17th over but was out two balls later. Marizanne Kapp and Mignon du Preez then took 29 runs off the last three overs to help South Africa to 119.In response, Ireland lost their openers within the first five overs and never really recovered from there. Then Dane van Niekerk struck thrice in her first three overs to leave Ireland reeling on 47 for 6 after 13 overs. They managed another 26 runs in the next seven overs, but the heavy loss meant they slipped below South Africa in the table with a poorer net run-rate.”It was tough losing our first game yesterday,” Mignon du Preez, the South Africa captain, said. “We faced tough competition from a tough opponent and were found lacking on the day. Today, we were out to prove a point to ourselves and we stepped out of the shadow of the loss. I’m very proud of the way the team picked itself up and went on with business as usual. Wednesday, it’s going to be another big day for us, but we’ll do our best to finish the day unbeaten.”
ScorecardIreland Women fell to the bottom of the table with their second loss of the day, to Pakistan Women, as they fell short of their target of 133 by 21 runs. An unbeaten 44 from Elena Tice went in vain as she didn’t get much support from the other batsmen.Put in to bat, Pakistan opening stand was broken in the fifth over which was followed by a partnership of 41 between Nain Abidi and Sidra Ameen. There were no substantial partnerships in the innings but Abidi’s stay till the end with her 58-ball 56 propelled Pakistan to a competitive 132. She was dismissed on the last ball of the innings and Tice conceded only 19 runs in her four overs.Ireland were jolted early when their openers fell in the first seven balls of the innings, and No. 4 Emma Flanagan was dismissed in the fourth over to leave the score at 16 for 3. Qanita Jalil had taken two of the first three wickets. Isobel Joyce and Tice put them back on track with a stand of 46 which was broken in the 13th over by Nida Dar. Ireland then needed another 70 from 47 deliveries. But Dar struck again and left them at a precarious 78 for 5 with an equation of 55 required from 30.Tice stayed till the end but the Pakistan bowlers did not concede a single boundary in the last seven overs which left Ireland on 111 for 5 in the end.