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05/29 11:30 CDT New Zealand steamrolls Ireland by an innings and 79 runs in
England tour tune-up
New Zealand steamrolls Ireland by an innings and 79 runs in England tour tune-up
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) --- New Zealand completed its match preparation
for the England tour by beating Ireland by an innings and 79 runs in a one-off
test at Stormont on Friday.
Ireland was bowled out for 232 in the second innings just before tea on day
three of the four-day test.
Blair Tickner starred with his first test five-for, 5-76, in his fifth match.
Fellow seamer Nathan Smith started the day with five maidens and took 2-53 and
eight wickets in the match.
"We like coming over to this part of the world," skipper Tom Latham said when
asked about their confidence going into the three tests with England starting
next Thursday at Lord's.
"We have a good opportunity to put our best foot forward, play our brand of
cricket, and if we do that we know we will give ourselves a good chance."
In reply to New Zealand's 490-8 declared, Ireland was dismissed for 179 on
Thursday and forced to follow on, and began the day at 65-2 with a target of
312.
A team with three debutants, missing its best player Paul Stirling, and playing
its first home test in nearly two years dug the foxhole a little deeper in
order to endure New Zealand's pace attack.
Nightwatchman Thomas Mayes lasted only five overs then Tickner got Harry Tector
to edge to second slip.
Stephen Doheny, 36 overnight, reached his maiden test fifty off 96 balls. Then
Curtis Campher retired hurt with a suspected broken left hand hit by a Ben
Sears delivery.
A Tickner snorter prised out Doheny for 57 and Ireland was 131-5 but
effectively six wickets down when lunch was taken a few minutes early because
of drizzle.
Ireland scored only 66 runs in 29.1 overs in the morning session and lost four
wickets.
Lorcan Tucker counterattacked for his fourth test fifty off 69 balls then was
out next ball to a Smith bouncer, and the end came quickly to the only test of
Ireland's summer.
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