Central Scotland: 20-22 July 1994

Ireland v Wales

Triple Crown
Titwood, Glasgow: 22nd July 1994

Ireland won by 15 runs

Man of the Match: U Graham (Ireland)

IRELAND
S.J.S.Warke    c Puddle  b Griffiths  95   BOWLING: WALES
M.P.Rea         c Jones  b Sylvester  87   Jones     10  1  73  0
S.G.Smyth                run out      43   Edwards    6  0  31  0
J.D.R.Benson             b Smith      52   Smith     10  0  67  1
*D.A.Lewis               not out      14   Griffiths 11  0  64  2
G.Cooke         c Jones  b Griffiths   4   Sylvester 11  2  32  1
Narasimha Rao            not out       0   Bell       7  2  36  0
U.Graham
G.D.Harrison                               FALL OF WICKETS
C.J.Hoey                                   174, 212, 264, 304, 309
%R.B.Millar
Extras            b 2 lb 6 w 5 nb 3   16
Total         (55 overs, 5 wickets)  311
WALES
J.P.J.Sylvester     lbw  b Harrison   21   BOWLING: IRELAND
M.Tamplin                b Graham     57   Cooke     11  0  67  1
M.Newbold         c and  b Graham     19   Harrison  11  0  41  2
J.Chaminda      c Lewis  b Graham      4   Rao        5  0  29  0
K.Bell                   run out      66   Lewis    5.1  0  27  1
*A.C.Puddle     c Lewis  b Graham     19   Graham    11  0  49  4
%N.Lloyd      st Millar  b Harrison    9   Hoey      11  0  69  0
G.Edwards      c Benson  b Cooke      29
P.S.Jones                run out      26   FALL OF WICKETS
A.Smith                  not out      17   50, 95, 103, 108, 156,
A.Griffiths     c Cooke  b Lewis       8   176, 220, 256, 284, 296
Extras           b 1 lb 13 w 6 nb 1   21
Total                (54.1 overs)    296  
Umpires:J.Breslin & L.Redd
Toss: Ireland
* captain  % wicketkeeper

Warke celebrates ton in style

Back in Glasgow for the third game in the Triple Crown Tournment it was always going to be Stephen Warke's day. In his 100th international appearance, Warke missed out by only five runs runs from the century he so richly deserved to celebrate his greatest day. It was still his best-ever score in a one day game and the fact that his innings ensured that Ireland were able to sign off a generally disappointing season with a victory will give him considerable pleasure.

Ireland's imposing total of 311 for 5 was their highest in a limited overs match, but on an excellent Titwood wicket they still had only 15 runs to spare when Wales were bowled out off the first ball of the last over. Ireland's win ensured them a share of third place after a tournament when five of the six results were a reversal of the inaugural competition.

Warke's record breaking day - he also passed 4000 runs in his 137th innings for Ireland - may have stolen the headlines, but Michael Rea, recalled for this match in place of Moore, scored 87 off 96 balls in Ireland's opening partnership of 174 in 35 overs which is a record for any wicket in Limited Over Cricket. When a fifth Irish century seemed inevitable for Warke he played a short lifting ball straight to the gully, where Andy Puddle, his adversary at opposing skipper on previous occasions, muted the celebrations. His 95 had come off 140 balls faced and included eight boundaries.

The rest of the batting took its cue from Warke and never let Wales off the hook. Stephen Smyth scored 43 off 42 with two sixes and a four and Justin Benson scored his second fifty of the week off 42 balls to achieve 100 runs in his first Triple Crown. Ireland's total of 311 is their highest ever in a Limited Over Match. The Man of the Match award went to Uel Graham who finished with 4 for 49 off his eleven overs and including a spell of three wickets in 14 balls just before the tea interval. Before arriving at Titwood he had bowled 14 overs for 70 and he was Ireland's most successful wicket-taker in the Tournament.

At the end of the match Warke received a crystal vase from Irish Cricket President Evans Dexter to commemorate his 100 cap achievement.