Luck of the Irish: An Ireland Test Career Mode

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In June 2017, the International Cricket Council granted Ireland and Afghanistan Test-playing status, making them the 11th and 12th Full Members of the ICC. For the Irish, it had been a 5 year journey to reach Test status and finally reflected the talent coming out from across the Irish Sea. No longer would the likes of Boyd Rankin and Ed Joyce feature in English colours - the Irish travehad their cricket side, and could now forge their own path.

In this story I will be simply documenting my tenure as coach of the Irish Test side. I will not be controlling the ODI or T20I sides, but will be checking in on them. The updates will follow a simple log format and I'll keep things as brief as possible. Hope you enjoy!

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Test series hosting Pakistan (1 Test) | First Test | 11th to 15th May 2018

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Squad Selection
Ed Joyce
Will Porterfield (c)
Andrew Balbirnie
Paul Stirling
Niall O'Brien (wk)
Kevin O'Brien
Stuart Thompson
George Dockrell
Barry McCarthy
Craig Young
Tim Murtagh

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Match Log
Pakistan win the toss and bat first.

Day 1, Session 1
Pakistan 2-76 (Aslam 30*, Murtagh 1-15, Young 1-24)

Day 1, Session 2
Pakistan 2-193 (Shafiq 91, Murtagh 1-30, Young 1-51)

Day 1, Session 3
Pakistan 4-295 (Aslam 127*, Young 2-75, K.O'Brien 1-5)

Day 2, Session 1
Pakistan 6-398 (Aslam 138, Young 3-97, K.O'Brien 1-32)

Day 2, Session 2
Pakistan 473 all out (Aslam 138, Young 3-123, Murtagh 2-70)
Ireland 0-23 (Porterfield 13*, Joyce 10*, Amir 0-5)
Ireland trail by 450 runs

Day 2, Session 3
Ireland 2-116 (Balbirnie 50*, Stirling 38*, Amir 1-26)
Ireland trail by 357 runs

Day 3, Session 1
Ireland 9-219 (Stirling 89, Balbirnie 73, Khan 3-69)
Ireland trail by 254 runs

Day 3, Session 2
Ireland 223 all out (Stirling 89, Balbirnie 73, Amir 3-52)
Ireland trail by 251 runs, asked to follow on
Ireland 5-97 (N.O'Brien 33*, Stirling 23, Abbas 2-14)
Ireland trail by 153 runs

Day 3, Session 3
Ireland 160 all out (N.O'Brien 35, McCarthy 33*, Abbas 3-34)
Pakistan win by an innings and 90 runs

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Match Scorecard

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Milestones & Records
Milestones
Ed Joyce - 1st Test
Will Porterfield - 1st Test, 1st Test as captain
Andrew Balbirnie - 1st Test, 1st half century
Paul Stirling - 1st Test, 1st half century
Niall O'Brien - 1st Test
Kevin O'Brien - 1st Test, 1st wicket
Stuart Thompson - 1st Test
George Dockrell - 1st Test, 1st wicket
Barry McCarthy - 1st Test
Craig Young - 1st Test, 1st wicket
Tim Murtagh - 1st Test, 1st wicket

Team Records Broken
Highest Innings Score - 223 all out
Lowest Innings Score - 160 all out
Highest Match Aggregate - 383/20
Lowest Match Aggregate - 383/20
Highest Score Conceded - 473 all out
Lowest Score Conceded - 473 all out
Biggest Defeat (runs) - an innings and 90 runs
Most Extras in an Innings - 21 (6nb 2w 4b 9lb)

Player Match Records Broken
Highest Innings Score - Paul Stirling, 89
Highest Match Score - Paul Stirling, 112 (89 & 23)
Highest Partnership - 117 for 3rd wicket, Paul Stirling & Andrew Balbirnie
Highest 1st Wicket Partnership - 23, Ed Joyce & Will Porterfield
Highest 2nd Wicket Partnership - 26, Will Porterfield & Andrew Balbirnie
Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership - 117, Paul Stirling & Andrew Balbirnie
Highest 4th Wicket Partnership - 40, Paul Stirling & Niall O'Brien
Highest 5th Wicket Partnership - 32, Paul Stirling & Kevin O'Brien
Highest 6th Wicket Partnership - 23, Niall O'Brien & Stuart Thompson
Highest 7th Wicket Partnership - 3, Stuart Thompson & George Dockrell
Highest 8th Wicket Partnership - 49, George Dockrell & Barry McCarthy
Highest 9th Wicket Partnership - 7, Barry McCarthy & Craig Young
Highest 10th Wicket Partnership - 5, Barry McCarthy & Tim Murtagh
Most Boundaries (Innings) - Paul Stirling, 13 (13 fours, 0 sixes)
Most Boundaries (Match) - Paul Stirling, 17 (17 fours, 0 sixes)
Most Sixes (Innings) - Kevin O'Brien, 2
Most Sixes (Match) - Kevin O'Brien, 2
Best Bowling (Innings) - Craig Young, 3-123
Best Bowling (Match) - Craig Young 3-123 (3-123, N/A)
Most Dismissals (Innings) - Niall O'Brien 3 (3c)
Most Dismissals (Match) - Niall O'Brien 3 (3c)