Ireland vs Zimbabwe Test Match (25-29 Jul 2024)

[Aislabie]

Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Only Test Match at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont


Tino Mawoyo living his best life.​

Ireland XI (won toss): Andy Balbirnie (), Peter Moor, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Matt Humphreys

Zimbabwe XI (batting first): Joylord Gumbie (debut), Prince Masvaure, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams (), Brian Bennett (debut), Clive Madande (debut), Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga, Tendai Chatara

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Live on YouTube in the UK (probably a lot of other areas too)

 

[Supreme General]

Thought something special had happy today. A while back I created a formula by which you can go from the latest test debutant to a player in the first test by jumping through players via players they’ve played with or against in official international matches of any format.

The formula goes
Debutant
Player X
Sachin Tendulkar
John Traicos
Bill Lawry
Neil Harvey
Don Bradman
Herbie Taylor
Syd Gregory
Jack Blackham

When I found out Sean Williams didn’t play against Sachin I thought another link might have to be added until I saw Paul Stirling played one ODI against Sachin in the 2011 WC

 

[Aislabie]

Early days but this isn't especially gripping

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

I would rather prefer to watch Ireland, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Scotland, Netherlands play test matches compared to India, Australia, England hogging the test calendar.

 

[Aislabie]

I would rather prefer to watch Ireland, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Scotland, Netherlands play test matches compared to India, Australia, England hogging the test calendar.

Same; just looks like it's a painfully flat deck

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

So I was in Ireland in May. Our tour guide mentioned about Ireland vs Northern Ireland. This is played in Belfast which is Northern Ireland governed by UK, make this make sense? @Aislabie - Are players in Irish squad from both Ireland and Northern Ireland and they constitute the Irish team?

 

[Aislabie]

So I was in Ireland in May. Our tour guide mentioned about Ireland vs Northern Ireland. This is played in Belfast which is Northern Ireland governed by UK, make this make sense? @Aislabie - Are players in Irish squad from both Ireland and Northern Ireland and they constitute the Irish team?

Yep, this team represents the island of Ireland in the same way as the rugby team

 

[ahmedleo414]

i didn't even know this was going on. Great to see Zimbabwe and Ireland playing test cricket

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Yep, this team represents the island of Ireland in the same way as the rugby team

So yet again, divided by politics, united by cricket!

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Same; just looks like it's a painfully flat deck

Looking at the score, not that flat now huh?

 

[Aislabie]

Looking at the score, not that flat now huh?

Still flat - just poor game management

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Looks like Moor is bazballing

 

[INETS]

Typical Irish implosion.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

10 minutes ago: oh Ireland should win that

Now: maybe not