DUBLIN – An excellent show of bowling from captain George Dockrell, together with a Harry Tector unbeaten half-century gave Leinster Lightning a 7-wicket victory over the North West Warriors within the opening males’s Inter-Provincial Cup match at Pembroke Cricket Membership. The Lightning gave debuts to Mitchell Thompson, Harry Tector, Jack Carty and Muzamil Sherzad whereas the North West Warriors gave a debut to Scott Macbeth.
Having been put in to bat by the Lightning, Warriors opener William Porterfield hit his first boundary of the season off Barry McCarthy within the first over to point out clear intent. Porterfield and Stephen Doheny placed on 73 runs for the primary wicket in 18 overs, earlier than Doheny top-edged a ball from Dockrell to be caught at quick superb leg.
Andy McBrine (12) got here in at three because the Warriors seemed to re-group, solely to fall to Simi Singh (2-54) shortly after – McBrine had hit Singh for a boundary with the earlier ball, earlier than Singh responded by clear bowling the Warriors captain.
The Warriors had 100 runs on the board within the twenty eighth over when Porterfield hit a boundary off Singh, but it surely wasn’t lengthy earlier than Porterfield (44) discovered himself heading again to the pavilion, when he was caught behind by wicket-keeper Lorcan Tucker within the thirty second over.
Dockrell then ran by means of the middle-order with the Warriors collapsing from 107-3 to 121-8 in six overs – Dockrell’s 5-24 from 10 overs was his second-best Checklist A figures. Tailenders Jared Wilson (18) and Ryan Macbeth (29) mixed to attain 38 runs because the Warriors pushed on late to publish 185 from one ball wanting their full allocation.
In response, the Lightning’s Tim Tector (47) and Simi Singh (5) opened batting, nevertheless the lack of Singh and Andrew Balbirnie (12) noticed the Lightning on 42-2, and it seemed like recreation on.
Harry Tector then joined his youthful brother Tim on the crease, and so they placed on 74-runs in a superb third-wicket stand. Sadly for Tim, he fell within the shadow of his maiden Checklist A half-century, however Participant of the Match Dockrell got here to the center to interchange him and the Lightning went on to expire comfy victors. Harry Tector completed on 76* from 88 balls, and hit the successful runs within the forty fourth over, square-cutting Graham Kennedy to the boundary.
MATCH SUMMARY
Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors, Inter-Provincial Cup, Pembroke, 3 Might 2022
Warriors 185 (49.5 overs; W Porterfield 44, R Macbeth 29*; G Dockrell 5-24)
Lightning 186-3 (43.5 overs; H Tector 76*, T Tector 47; G Hume 2-20)
Leinster Lightning received by 7 wickets
