By Roger McCann
Might 27-29, Civil Service Cricket Membership, Stormont, Belfast
New Zealand 490-8 dec (Blundell 186, Ravindra 121, Adair 3-66, Wilson 1-89, Tector 1-33)
Eire 179 (McBrine 73*, Adair 40, Smith 6-40, Sears 2-27) & 232 (Doheny 57, Tucker 50, Tickner 5-76, Smith 2-53)
New Zealand received by an innings and 79 runs
Toss: Eire received the toss and determined to area
Officers: Alex Wharf, Rod Tucker, Roly Black, Andy Pycroft, Aidan Seaver
Barbecue climate in Belfast! All cricket discourse in Eire has to incorporate fatalistic predictions of the skies.
With Check matches sprinkled so li…
