Debutant Das hits dashing hundred as Ireland toil in Essex warm-up
Ireland 38 for two path Essex 343 (Das 132, Dockrell 74, Adair 62, Mayes 4-68) by 305 runs
Robin Das, a 21-year-old British-Bangladeshi batter, hit 132 off 118 balls in his maiden first-class innings as Essex had the higher of the primary day in opposition to Ireland of their warm-up match at Chelmsford.
Ireland play England at Lord’s in a four-day Test on June 1 and this sport represents their solely match apply earlier than that fixture. They arrived in England on Wednesday night, although a delay within the arrival of their baggage compelled them to cancel a deliberate coaching session the next day.
With most of Essex’s first staff unavailable attributable to T20 Blast preparations and accidents, 4 Ireland squad members featured for his or her opposition – together with George Dockrell and Mark Adair, who each made half-centuries from the center order.
But it was Das, a product of Brentwood School who has already fielded as an alternative choice to England in Test cricket, who underpinned Essex’s complete of 343, reaching a 101-ball hundred earlier than ultimately falling to Andy McBrine’s offspin.
Thomas Mayes, a 22-year-old seamer, was the choose of the assault on first-class debut, taking 4 for 68 together with the massive scalp of stand-in Essex captain Nick Browne together with his second ball.
McBrine got here in for some tough therapy, conceding 98 runs in his 14 overs, as Essex scored at a run price of almost 5 an over throughout their first innings.
Ireland completed the day two wickets down, with 19-year-old Jamal Richards – one other first-class debutant – eradicating James McCollum and captain Andy Balbirnie.
Paul Stirling missed the primary day of the match to fulfil his commitments with Birmingham Bears within the T20 Blast, however will be part of up with the squad in Chelmsford forward of the second day.