PJ Moor, James McCollum rating centuries in ten-wicket Ireland win
Ireland 232 for 0 (Moor 118*, McCollum 100*) and 419 beat Essex 343 and 307 for 8 dec (Adair 85, Buttleman 65, Hume 3-50) by ten wickets
Ireland openers PJ Moor and James McCollum produced an unbroken double-century stand to steer their aspect to a ten-wicket win on day three of their tour match towards Essex.
Both batters scored lots of – McCollum mentioning three figures with a six that additionally sealed victory – because the vacationers accomplished their warm-up forward of the Lord’s Test with a confidence-boosting efficiency, chasing down a goal of 232 in simply 42.4 overs. In the method, Moor and McCollum set a brand new Irish file for the primary wicket in first-class cricket.
There have been additionally runs for Mark Adair, taking part in as a member of the Essex XI, because the seam-bowling allrounder crashed 85 from simply 66 balls. Adair and Essex wicketkeeper Will Buttleman, who additionally scored a speedy half-century, placed on a century stand to carry the hosts from 113 for five, following early strikes Graham Hume and Thomas Mayes.
Buttleman and Noah Thaine cracked an additional 68 in 6.5 overs to set a declaration through the afternoon, leaving Ireland 50 overs through which to get the runs.
Moor and McCollum began the Ireland second innings in placid circumstances towards Adair and Jamal Richards, the 19-year-old on debut who had taken a five-for earlier within the match.
McCollum was among the many three Ireland top-order batters to make single-figures within the first innings, and was extra watchful the second time round. The pair bedded in till tea, at which level they wanted 184 in 37 overs, earlier than Moor started to open up, the previous Zimbabwe batter hitting 12 fours and 5 sixes in whole.