Irish national cricket team in England for the 2020 season

The Irish national cricket team tour to England for the 2020 season took place from July 30th to August 4th, 2020. The international cricket tour was part of the 2020 international cricket season and included three ODIs . The ODIs were the first series within the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2022 . England won the series 2–1.

prehistory

England previously played a tour against the West Indies , for Ireland it is the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 2019 season .

The series was originally planned for September of that year, but was brought forward due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Southampton was chosen as the stadium, also because it includes a hotel infrastructure that made it possible to isolate the teams before and during the tour.

Stages

Southampton

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on June 2, 2020.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Ageas Bowl	Southampton	6,500	1st - 3rd ODI

Squad lists

On May 29, 2020, England named a 55-person training group to prepare for this and the summer's tours. On June 17, this group was reduced to 30 players, but focused primarily on the test series against the West Indies. On July 9, a training group of 24 players was named who would prepare for the ODI series in isolation. The final English roster was named on July 27, 2020. On July 10, 2020, Ireland named a 21-person training group that was preparing for the ODI series. The final 14-man squad was named on July 28, 2020.

test
England	Ireland
Eoin Morgan ( K ) Moeen Ali ( UK ) Jonny Bairstow ( wk ) Tom Banton Sam Billings Tom Curran Liam Dawson Joe Denly Liam Livingstone Saqib Mahmood Adil Rashid Jason Roy Reece Topley James Vince David Willey	Andrew Balbirnie ( K ) Paul Stirling ( UK ) Mark Adair Curtis Camphor Peter Chase Gareth Delany George Dockrell Joshua Little Andy McBrine Barry McCarthy Kevin O'Brien William Porterfield Boyd Rankin Simi Singh Harry Tector Lorcan Tucker ( wk ) Craig Young

Tour matches

In order to prepare for the series, both teams first played team-internal tour matches.

July 21 scorecard	Southampton	England 325-9 (40/40)	-	Team Morgan / Lewy 225 (32.3 / 40)
		England wins with 100 runs

July 22nd scorecard	Southampton	Ireland 307-6 (50)	-	Ireland Wolves 310-7 (48.2)
		Ireland Wolves wins with 3 wickets

July 24th scorecard	Southampton	Team Moeen 108 (28.4)	-	Team Vince 109-4 (17.4)
		Team Vince wins with 6 wickets

July 26th scorecard	Southampton	Ireland 296 (49.4)	-	England Lions 297-3 (34.4)
		England Lions wins with 7 wickets

One-day internationals

First ODI in Southampton

July 30th scorecard	Southampton	Ireland 172 (44.4)	-	England 174-4 (27.5)
		England wins with 6 wickets

England won the coin toss and decided to start as a field team. Ireland lost their first wickets early on . In the first and third Over retired Paul Stirling and captain Andy Balbirnie and after 6.3 overs, the team stood at five lost wickets at 28 scored runs . It was Kevin O'Brien and Curtis Campher who stabilized the Irish innings with a partnership of 51 runs . Campher continued his game together with Andy McBrine and scored a partnership 66 runs with him. When McBrine was eliminated with 40 runs, the remaining batsmen could only contribute a few runs. Camphor remained the last batsman with 59 runs when the final wicket fell after 44.4 overs. The decisive bowler for England was David Willey , who scored important wickets with 5 wickets for 30 runs, especially at the beginning of the innings. England's response began with the early loss of Jonny Bairstow in the third and Jason Row in the sixth. When England lost the fourth wicket after 13.4 overs with 78 runs, Sam Billings (67 runs) and captain Eoin Morgan (36 runs) established themselves with a partnership of 96 runs. Both managed to reach the given goal after 27.5 overs and England won with 6 wickets. As Player of the Match David Willey was excellent.

Second ODI in Southampton

August 1st scorecard	Southampton	Ireland 212-9 (50)	-	England 216-6 (32.3)
		England wins with 4 wickets

Ireland won the coin toss and decided to start at the stroke. There the inaugural batsman Gareth Delany and Paul Stirling initially had problems getting into the game. After 6.1 overs both were eliminated after 15 runs with balls from David Willey. The other batsman of the upper middle order could hardly establish a partnership and so it was 78/5. It was Curtis Campher (68 runs) who, together with Simi Singh (25 runs) and Andy McBrine (24 runs), was able to establish two partnerships of 60 and 56 runs, leading Ireland to a result of 212/9 after 50 overs. The best English bowler was Adil Rashid , who scored 3 wickets for 41 runs. In response, England lost Jason Roy in the first over, but his opening partner Jonny Bairstow scored 82 runs in 41 balls. He was eliminated after a ball from Jason Little , who with 3 wickets in 6 balls gave Ireland the chance to turn the game. However, it was Sam Billings (46 runs) and David Willey (47 runs) who, with a partnership of 79 runs, led England to 219 runs and thus also decided the second ODI for England. The best Irish bowler was Little with 3 wickets for 60 runs. Jonny Bairstow was awarded the player of the match.

Third ODI in Southampton

August 4th scorecard	Southampton	England 328 (49.5)	-	Ireland 329-3 (49.4)
		Ireland wins with 7 wickets

Ireland won the coin toss and decided to start as a field team. England lost their two inaugural batsman early on, including Jason Roy in the first over. It was team captain Eoin Morgan who then brought the English innings under control. He scored a century in 84 balls with 106 runs, supported by Tom Banton , who reached a half century with 58 runs. When he fell after 28.2 overs it was David Willey with 51 runs who, together with Tom Curran (38 runs), led England to 328 runs before they lost their last wicket with two balls to go. The best Irish bowler was Craig Young with 3 wickets for 53 runs. In the Irish answer, Paul Stirling and captain Andy Balbirnie achieved a partnership of 214 runs. When Stirling lost his wicket to a run out after 142 runs in 42nd over and Balbirnie's ball was caught after 113 runs in 45th over, it was Harry Tector (29 runs) and Kevin O'Brien (21 runs) who gave Ireland two Balls before the end allowed the goal set by England to be reached. After winning the Cricket World Cup 2011 , they achieved Ireland's second victory over England. Paul Stirling was the player of the match.

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Paul Stirling	Ireland	3	3	156	52.00	142	1	0
Eoin Morgan	England	3	3	142	71.00	106	1	0
Sam Billings	England	3	3	132	132.00	67 *	0	1
Andy Balbirnie	Ireland	3	3	131	43.66	113	1	0
Curtis Camphor	Ireland	3	2	127	61.95	68	0	2
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
David Willey	England	3	28.4	8th	18.50	5/30	1	0
Craig Young	Ireland	3	27.0	6th	29.50	3/53	0	0
Adil Rashid	England	3	30.0	5	24.20	3/34	0	0
Jason Little	Ireland	2	18.5	5	24.40	3/50	0	0
Curtis Camphor	Ireland	3	21.3	5	28.00	2/50	0	0

Awards

Player of the Series

The following player was awarded the title of Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	David Willey

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1. ODI	David Willey
2. ODI	Jonny Bairstow
3. ODI	Paul Stirling

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} England v Pakistan and Ireland: Rescheduled series confirmed ( English ) BBC. July 6, 2020. Accessed July 22, 2020.
2. ↑ Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group ( English ) Cricinfo. May 29, 2020. Accessed July 22, 2020.
3. ↑ Andrew Miller: Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad ( English ) Cricinfo. June 17, 2020. Accessed July 22, 2020.
4. ↑ Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland ( English ) Cricinfo. July 9, 2020. Accessed July 22, 2020.
5. ↑ Reece Topley wins ODI recall, Sam Billings and David Willey back to face Ireland ( English ) Cricinfo. July 28, 2020. Accessed July 28, 2020.
6. ^ Matt Roller: Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Accessed July 22, 2020.
7. ↑ Matt Roller: Ireland name uncapped Curtis Campher, Harry Tector for England ODI series opener ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Accessed July 28, 2020.
8. ^ Matthew Henry: England v Ireland: Hosts wrap up six-wicket victory on ODI return ( English ) BBC. July 30, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
9. ↑ Matt Roller: David Willey sets up England victory as Sam Billings brings it home ( English ) Cricinfo. July 30, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
10. ^ Matthew Henry: England v Ireland: Hosts stumble to victory in second ODI to seal series win ( English ) BBC. July 30, 2020.
11. ^ Matt Roller: Jonny Bairstow blitz carries England to victory despite wobble ( English ) Cricinfo. August 1, 2020. Accessed August 2, 2020.
12. ^ Matthew Henry: England v Ireland: Tourists chase 329 to win third ODI in Southampton ( English ) BBC. August 4, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020.
13. ↑ Matt Roller: Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie set up famous chase as Ireland hunt down 329 ( English ) Cricinfo. August 4, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020.
14. ↑ Records / ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2022 / 23 / Most Runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
15. ↑ Records / ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2022 / 23 / Most Wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 28, 2020.