Going in to the final day of the Hanley Energy IPC match the North West Warriors needed 77 runs, and the Northern Knights 8 wickets, to claim victory. Neither side got the chance to push for the win however as persistent rain led to the captain’s shaking hands in the mid-afternoon.
The North West Warriors were left kicking their heels in frustration as the third and final day’s play in their Hanley Inter-Provincial Championship was washed out without a ball bowled on Thursday.
Needing 77 runs to win and with 8 wickets in hand, Ian McGregor’s charges will have seriously fancied their chances of posting only their second ever win in this format; but it wasn’t to be.
Persistent rain throughout the day left on-field umpires Roly Black and Jarlaith McCreadie with little option but to gather the captains together at 3 pm to call a halt to proceedings.
Credit the Northern Knights, whose lower order resistance on Wednesday evening was enough to earn a share of the spoils as Ireland’s first-ever domestic 1st class game ended in fairly ironic weather.
The Warriors collect 11 points, while the Knights take 10 from the fixture.
The next match in the series sees Leinster Lightning take on Northern Knights at Belmont on Sunday in a 50-over clash.
Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship
At Eglinton, Day 3 of 3, NW Warriors (11 points) drew with Northern Knights (10 points)
Northern Knights 130 and 161 (55 overs; R McKinley 43*, G Thompson 37, S Getkate 35, D Scanlon 5-29, A Gillespie 2-12, C Young 2-29)
North-West Warriors 167 (64.5 overs; N McDonnell 30, A McBrine 30, R Allen 24*, C Young 23, Nat Smith 4-34, Nik Smith 2-25, S Getkate 2-35) and 48-2 (15 overs; I Butt 23, I Samarasooriya 20*)
Cricket Ireland
The final day at Eglinton unfortunately saw no play
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