Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland in 2016
The Hong Kong cricket team toured Ireland in August and September 2016 to play two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches at Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason as well as a first-class match at Stormont, Belfast.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland 2016 | |||
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| Ireland | Hong Kong | ||
| Dates | 30 August 2016 – 6 September 2016 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Babar Hayat | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Hong Kong won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Greg Thompson (44) | Nizakat Khan (62) | |
| Most wickets | Four players with 1 wicket | Aizaz Khan (3) | |
| Player of the series | Nizakat Khan (HK) | ||
The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup, with Ireland winning by 70 runs. Hong Kong won the T20I series 1–0, after a 40-run victory in the first match and the second match being abandoned without a ball being bowled.[7]
Squads
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Hong Kong[9] |
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Jacob Mulder was added to the squad as a replacement for Barry McCarthy, who was recalled back to Durham for the County Championship.[10]
Intercontinental Cup
T20I series
1st T20I
5 September 2016 Scorecard |
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire) both stood in their first T20I match as umpires.
- Ehsan Khan, Shahid Wasif (HK); Josh Little, Jacob Mulder, Sean Terry, Greg Thompson and Lorcan Tucker (Ire) all made their T20I debuts.
References
- "Double fixture boost for Irish cricket". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "Cricket Ireland initiative looks to broaden appeal". RTÉ Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "Cricket Ireland hope the sport will rival football, rugby and..." newstalk.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- Ryan Bailey. "Big bucks! Irish cricket has secured a major sponsor for the next 3 years". The42. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- Fixtures for Round 4 of ICC I-Cup and ICC WCL Championship announced Archived 29 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Hong Kong confirm fixtures against Ireland and Scotland
- "Ireland's T20 match against Hong Kong abandoned". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Uncapped Tucker, Little included in Ireland's T20I squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Babar Hayat named Hong Kong captain for Ireland, Scotland tours". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "Mulder Called Into Ireland Squad For T20 Series". Cricket Ireland. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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