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The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ireland cricket captain Andy Balbirnie throws down gauntlet to teammates after shock opening Test win vs West Indies
ANDY BALBIRNIE challenged his Ireland teammates to whitewash the Windies after Paul Stirling became the first Irish batter to reach 10,000 runs. Balbirnie made a century and captain Stirling moved to 10,017 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals with a knock of 54 off 64 balls before being caught by West Indies' Gudakesh Motie off the bowling of Roston Chase. Reflecting on the 124-run win in Clontarf, Balbirnie said: 'We want to win this series of course, but you have to enjoy these sorts of results.' Building on the first-wicket partnership of 109, opener Balbirnie went on to make 112 from 138 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes. Harry Tector chipped in with 56 as the hosts closed on 303 for six after being put in to bat. West Indies pace bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed the wickets of Balbirnie and Tector before Matthew Forde registered three for 68 by removing ODI debutant Cade Carmichael (16), Lorcan Tucker (30) and George Dockrell (one). Read More On Irish Sport Ireland's attack made light work of the tourists' top order as Barry McCarthy and Dockrell starred with the ball. After opener Evin Lewis was run out by Tector, McCarthy took three wickets and seamer Thomas Mayes marked his ODI debut by clean bowling visiting captain Shai Hope for two to reduce the Windies to 31 for five inside 10 overs. Justin Greaves offered some resistance with a knock of 35, which was halted by Josh Little, before Dockrell claimed the crucial wicket of Chase for 55 and then dismissed Joseph for a duck and Motie for eight to post figures of three for 21. McCarthy finished with four for 32 after having Forde caught by Little for 38 at the start of the 35th over as Ireland wrapped up victory with 95 balls to spare. Most Read In The Irish Sun The three-match series continues tomorrow before concluding on Sunday. Balbirnie added: 'It is a huge win for us, and I think the confidence is going to be high going into the weekend.' 1 McCarthy celebrates with teammate Cade Carmichael, after taking the wicket of Brandon King Moment cricketer drops his PHONE while taking a run leaves commentator stunned
The 42
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Ireland thrash West Indies in ODI opener
PAUL STIRLING became the first Irish batsman to reach 10,000 international runs, and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening one-day international in Dublin on Wednesday. Captain Stirling moved to a career total of 10,017 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals with a knock of 54 off 64 balls. 'Delighted to get there. It was something I dreamt of as a kid, but as a professional cricketer, you can't dwell too much about it,' said Stirling. Building on the first-wicket partnership of 109, fellow opener Balbirnie went on to make 112 from 138 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes, while Harry Tector chipped in with 56 as the hosts closed on 303 for six after being put in to bat. West Indies pace bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed the wickets of Balbirnie and Tector before Matthew Forde registered three for 68. Advertisement Ireland's attack made light work of the tourists' top order to pave the way for a commanding success as Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell starred with the ball. After opener Evin Lewis was run out by Tector, McCarthy took three wickets and seamer Thomas Mayes marked his ODI debut by clean bowling visiting captain Shai Hope for two to reduce the Windies to 31 for five inside 10 overs. McCarthy finished with four for 32 after having Forde caught by Little for 38 at the start of the 35th over as Ireland wrapped up victory with 95 balls to spare. 'We needed to show more intent,' said Hope. 'We just need to set the tone from the start. We know the firepower we have with quality players coming in at the back end. This series isn't over yet, but we'll take this blow since they outplayed us.' The three-match series continues on Friday before concluding on Sunday. Brief scores Ireland: 303-6, 50 overs (Balbirnie 112, Tector 56, Stirling 54; Forde 3-68, A. Joseph 2-51) West Indies 179 all out 34.1 overs (Chase 55; McCarthy 4-32, Dockrell 3-21) Result: Ireland won by 124 runs Series: Ireland lead three-match series 1-0
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Irish batter makes history in win over West Indies
Paul Stirling has become Ireland's first batter to reach 10,000 international runs and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening one-day international in Dublin. Captain Stirling moved on to a career total of 10,017 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals with a knock of 54 off 64 balls before being caught by Gudakesh Motie off the bowling of Roston Chase in Wednesday's clash. Building on the first-wicket partnership of 109, fellow opener Balbirnie went on to make 112 from 138 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes, while Harry Tector chipped in with 56 as the hosts closed on 6-303 after being put in to bat. West Indies pace bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed the wickets of Balbirnie and Tector before Matthew Forde registered 3-68 by removing ODI debutant Cade Carmichael (16), Lorcan Tucker (30) and George Dockrell (one). Ireland's attack made light work of the tourists' top order to pave the way for a commanding success as Barry McCarthy and Dockrell starred with the ball. After opener Evin Lewis was run out by Tector, McCarthy took three wickets and seamer Thomas Mayes marked his ODI debut by clean bowling visiting captain Shai Hope for two to reduce the Windies to 5-31 inside 10 overs. Justin Greaves offered some resistance with a knock of 35, which was halted by Josh Little, before Dockrell claimed the crucial wicket of Chase for 55 and then dismissed Joseph for a duck and Motie for eight for figures of 3-21. McCarthy finished with 4-32 after having Forde caught by Little for 38 at the start of the 35th over as Ireland wrapped up victory with 95 balls to spare. The three-match series continues on Friday before concluding on Sunday. Paul Stirling has become Ireland's first batter to reach 10,000 international runs and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening one-day international in Dublin. Captain Stirling moved on to a career total of 10,017 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals with a knock of 54 off 64 balls before being caught by Gudakesh Motie off the bowling of Roston Chase in Wednesday's clash. Building on the first-wicket partnership of 109, fellow opener Balbirnie went on to make 112 from 138 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes, while Harry Tector chipped in with 56 as the hosts closed on 6-303 after being put in to bat. West Indies pace bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed the wickets of Balbirnie and Tector before Matthew Forde registered 3-68 by removing ODI debutant Cade Carmichael (16), Lorcan Tucker (30) and George Dockrell (one). Ireland's attack made light work of the tourists' top order to pave the way for a commanding success as Barry McCarthy and Dockrell starred with the ball. After opener Evin Lewis was run out by Tector, McCarthy took three wickets and seamer Thomas Mayes marked his ODI debut by clean bowling visiting captain Shai Hope for two to reduce the Windies to 5-31 inside 10 overs. Justin Greaves offered some resistance with a knock of 35, which was halted by Josh Little, before Dockrell claimed the crucial wicket of Chase for 55 and then dismissed Joseph for a duck and Motie for eight for figures of 3-21. McCarthy finished with 4-32 after having Forde caught by Little for 38 at the start of the 35th over as Ireland wrapped up victory with 95 balls to spare. The three-match series continues on Friday before concluding on Sunday. Paul Stirling has become Ireland's first batter to reach 10,000 international runs and Andy Balbirnie made a century during a dominant 124-run win over the West Indies in the opening one-day international in Dublin. Captain Stirling moved on to a career total of 10,017 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals with a knock of 54 off 64 balls before being caught by Gudakesh Motie off the bowling of Roston Chase in Wednesday's clash. Building on the first-wicket partnership of 109, fellow opener Balbirnie went on to make 112 from 138 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes, while Harry Tector chipped in with 56 as the hosts closed on 6-303 after being put in to bat. West Indies pace bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed the wickets of Balbirnie and Tector before Matthew Forde registered 3-68 by removing ODI debutant Cade Carmichael (16), Lorcan Tucker (30) and George Dockrell (one). Ireland's attack made light work of the tourists' top order to pave the way for a commanding success as Barry McCarthy and Dockrell starred with the ball. After opener Evin Lewis was run out by Tector, McCarthy took three wickets and seamer Thomas Mayes marked his ODI debut by clean bowling visiting captain Shai Hope for two to reduce the Windies to 5-31 inside 10 overs. Justin Greaves offered some resistance with a knock of 35, which was halted by Josh Little, before Dockrell claimed the crucial wicket of Chase for 55 and then dismissed Joseph for a duck and Motie for eight for figures of 3-21. McCarthy finished with 4-32 after having Forde caught by Little for 38 at the start of the 35th over as Ireland wrapped up victory with 95 balls to spare. The three-match series continues on Friday before concluding on Sunday.
Irish Independent
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘None of us knew he was close' – Paul Stirling first Irish batter to reach 10,000 runs as West Indies are beaten
Balbirnie cleared the ropes four times on his way to 112 from 138 balls, and skipper Paul Stirling and Harry Tector made half-centuries, but on the small Castle Avenue ground, a total of 303-6 seemed a good 20-25 runs short, given the understrength home attack. It proved more than enough, though, as the visitors' top order loosely lost their wickets and after a worrying seventh-wicket partnership of 98 the end came quickly with the last four wickets falling in the space of 14 balls. 'Absolutely delighted with that,' Stirling said. 'The three debutants have come in and not looked out of place, which is a great thing for Irish cricket to have that depth. ''Bal' played a typical Balbirnie innings — he saw off the new ball and batted through, and the way Harry and Lorcan Tucker played was pretty special too.' Andrew Balbirnie of Ireland with his player of the match award. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Balbirnie got excellent support from Stirling, who smashed two sixes and became the first Ireland player to score 10,000 across all formats as he contributed 54 to an opening partnership of 109 in 22.1 overs. 'To score 10,000 runs is an amazing achievement for Paul,' Balbirnie said. 'None of us knew he was close to that achievement, but he has been an incredible player for Ireland, and hopefully he can keep contributing for us.' After Stirling had holed out to deep backward square to end their stand, Cade Carmichael, a South African-born right-hander, made an impressive — if short — start to his international career, posting 16 off 21 balls. It was a cameo that promised much for the future, not least because there was something about the way the 22-year-old walked to the wicket and went about his business that suggested he knows he belongs at this level. Tector scored his customary ODI half-century, a stylish 56 that contained half a dozen sumptuous boundaries, and Tucker maintained the momentum with a lively 30 from only 18 balls. The big fear was that Ireland's inexperienced attack — missing the injured Mark Adair, Craig Young and Curtis Campher —would not be able to contain the West Indies batters, but with the help of a direct hit run-out by Tector the chase collapsed to 31-5. Barry McCarthy was the early destroyer, taking three wickets — as well as the last — for figures of 4-32, while new boys Tom Mayes and Liam McCarthy also bowled with accuracy and penetration. Mayes let out a scream of delight as he bowled Windies skipper Shai Hope — not a bad first wicket — but the West Indies lower order showed good application and had lifted their team to 157-6 when Stirling threw the ball to part-time bowler George Dockrell. The move looked to have back-fired as 13 runs came from the slow left-armer's first five balls, but Dockrell then made his skipper look a genius, taking three wickets with his next seven balls as the visitors subsided to 179 all out. 'Historically, we have been slow to get into a series with our better performances coming later on,' Balbirnie said. 'But this sets up nicely for us for the next two games.' It was hard to know whether Ireland were as good as they looked or whether the West Indies were simply woeful — probably a mix of the two and Ireland should expect a strong reaction from the wounded tourists in tomorrow's second match.
Irish Examiner
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Classy Balbirnie century leads Ireland to victory over West Indies in first ODI
Ireland opener Andrew Balbirnie struck a ninth one-day international century to lead his side to a 124-run win over West Indies in the first of a three-match series. Balbirnie (112 from 138 balls) shared a 109-run opening stand with captain Paul Stirling (54 off 64 balls) as the Irish side dominated this contest from the start. The Pembroke batter had been in exceptional domestic form having scored 255 runs at an average of 85 for Leinster Lightning in the opening games of the season, and his celebration upon reaching the three figures – a scream – seemed more in relief than celebration. "I think I haven't scored 100 in this format in a couple of years, and probably my first as an opener," said Balbirnie. "I've done it opening, but never as a proper opener. It's always sweeter when you get over the line and you've contributed with runs. "They don't mean as much if you don't get the win, but to get a win like that, it's just really good and really special. I learned a lot. "It's our first ODI on home soil in a few years, so to get a really good crowd here with family and friends, three guys making their debut, it was really special. "We want to win this series, of course, but you also have to enjoy the results. It's a huge win for us, and I think the confidence is going to be high going into the weekend." The Irish coaching and leadership setup will be particularly happy as three players made their international debuts in the match – Tom Mayes, Liam McCarthy and Cade Carmichael. "It only seems to be Test cricket where we have three debutants," said Balbirnie, "Three guys who've knocked the door down in Wolves and Interpro cricket and deserve their spot. "I don't think they looked out of place, which is great for what we're doing behind the scenes for Interpro cricket. For the guys outside the squad to see that and go, 'you know what, if I keep putting in performances, I can get to where they are'." Half-centuries to Stirling and Harry Tector, and a breezy 30 off 18 balls for Lorcan Tucker, saw Ireland post 303-6 from their 50 overs. In reply, a Harry Tector special run out of Evin Lewis in the third over started the rot, with the visitors slumping to 31-5 in the 10th over – primarily due to an inspired spell of bowling by Barry McCarthy (4-32). The Windies rallied briefly with a 98-run seventh wicket stand between Roston Chase (55) and Matthew Forde (38), but the introduction of George Dockrell (3-21) saw Ireland clean up the tail and claim an imperious 124-run win. Game two of the series is on Friday at the same venue, while game three on Sunday is now officially a sell-out. Ireland 303-6 (50 overs; A Balbirnie 112, H Tector 56, P Stirling 54; M Forde 3-68) West Indies 179 (34.1 overs; R Chase 55; B McCarthy 4-32)
