Ireland Women continued their winning form in Division 3 of the ECB County Championships with a 9 wicket win over Northamptonshire
Ireland Women continued their winning form in Division 3 of the ECB County Championships with a 9 wicket win over Northamptonshire at the County Ground in Northampton.
Ireland Women made it two out of two in their 2012 Division 3 ECB County Championships Campaign. Kim Garth starred with an attacking spell of fast-bowling that could have ended with even better figures than the outstanding 3 for 17 from 10 overs that she was rewarded with. Every bowler picked up a wicket but there is without doubt room for improvement and Ireland coach Jeremy Bray will not have been pleased by the 34 wides and 8 no-balls that were conceded by the six bowlers used.
Clare Shillington then showed her class with the bat as she scored a fluent 81* at better than a run a ball, as Ireland got over the loss of Cecelia Joyce for 11, with her sister Isobel playing the support role in a good partnership of 99 that saw Ireland home comfortably with plenty of room to spare.
ECB County Championship Division 3, County Ground Northampton.
Northamptonshire Women 135 All Out (38.4 overs)
Garth 10-3-17-3, Cullen 10-0-41-1, I Joyce 6-1-16-1, Tice 6.4-2-25-2, Kavanagh 3-0-13-1, Scott-Hayward 3-0-15-1.
Ireland Women 138-1 (26 Overs) C Shillington 81* (78 balls), I Joyce 30* (57 Balls) C Joyce 11
Ireland Women won by 9 wickets.
Photo: Kim Garth during her spell of 3-17 at the County Ground, Northampton
