Essex 343 and 59 for two (Das 27*, Hume 2-14) path Ireland 419 (Stirling 107, Tucker 97, McBrine 67, Richards 5-96) by 17 runs

Stirling, who scored his first Test hundred in Galle final month, had been anticipated to overlook the sport in opposition to England due to a deal to play within the Blast for Birmingham Bears, however was picked within the squad after a change of coronary heart.

He solely joined the tour match in Chelmsford on Saturday, having turned out for Birmingham in Leicester lower than 24 hours beforehand, and was rapidly making the adjustment to dealing with a purple ball after strolling out within the sixth over of the morning.

However, Stirling and Tucker set about repairing the injury with a stand that was finally value 175 in 30.1 overs.

Stirling introduced up his half-century first, from 63 balls, with Tucker attending to the mark from 61 balls shortly after. Tucker, the wicketkeeper-batter, then accelerated in the direction of a century with a flurry of boundaries, however required therapy for an arm downside on 96 after which lower tamely to backward level a number of balls later.