Ireland fall to the mighty Afghanistan

RH156RH

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Mar 30, 2017, 7:46:32 AM3/30/17

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Afghanistan 537/8d
Ireland 261 & 104 (f/o) (40.0 ov)
Afghanistan won by an innings and 172 runs

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2015-17/engine/match/1040501.html

Ireland had all their eligible players including Joyce.

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John Hall

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Mar 30, 2017, 2:41:19 PM3/30/17

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In message <3304305d-fbd1-4e4b...@googlegroups.com>,
RH156RH <anywh...@yahoo.co.uk> writes

I wonder how long it will be before Afghanistan are playing Tests. They
must already be better than Zimbabwe, and would probably give West
Indies a run for their money. The speed with which they have developed
has been quite remarkable.
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John Hall
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Richard Dixon

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Mar 30, 2017, 3:31:21 PM3/30/17

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On Thursday, 30 March 2017 19:41:19 UTC+1, John Hall wrote:

> I wonder how long it will be before Afghanistan are playing Tests. They
> must already be better than Zimbabwe, and would probably give West
> Indies a run for their money. The speed with which they have developed
> has been quite remarkable.

Belittle them at your peril! They've beaten West Indies once and Bangladesh twice. I would very much like to see Rashid versus a top-tier Test side. Just asks Messrs Allsop, Gubbins, Clarke, Westley, Livingstone, Curran.S, Curran.T, Rayner and Leach what he's like to face...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1069646.html

Richard

John Hall

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Mar 30, 2017, 4:51:21 PM3/30/17

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In message <a1b701dd-fa0a-479c...@googlegroups.com>,
Richard Dixon <richsdi...@gmail.com> writes

>On Thursday, 30 March 2017 19:41:19 UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
>
>> I wonder how long it will be before Afghanistan are playing Tests. They
>> must already be better than Zimbabwe, and would probably give West
>> Indies a run for their money. The speed with which they have developed
>> has been quite remarkable.
>
>Belittle them at your peril! They've beaten West Indies once and
>Bangladesh twice.

But presumably in T20s or ODIs. There's a big difference from Test
cricket. But I certainly wouldn't belittle them. They are clearly on the
brink of being ready for Test cricket. I suppose that for the
foreseeable future, they would have to play their home matches in the
UAE, which is a pity..

> I would very much like to see Rashid versus a top-tier Test side. Just
>asks Messrs Allsop, Gubbins, Clarke, Westley, Livingstone, Curran.S,
>Curran.T, Rayner and Leach what he's like to face...
>
>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1069646.html

He doesn't seem to have caused Ben Foakes too many problems, though. :)

David North

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Mar 31, 2017, 2:28:07 AM3/31/17

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On 30/03/2017 21:45, John Hall wrote:
> In message <a1b701dd-fa0a-479c...@googlegroups.com>,
> Richard Dixon <richsdi...@gmail.com> writes
>> On Thursday, 30 March 2017 19:41:19 UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder how long it will be before Afghanistan are playing Tests. They
>>> must already be better than Zimbabwe, and would probably give West
>>> Indies a run for their money. The speed with which they have developed
>>> has been quite remarkable.
>>
>> Belittle them at your peril! They've beaten West Indies once and
>> Bangladesh twice.
>
> But presumably in T20s or ODIs. There's a big difference from Test
> cricket. But I certainly wouldn't belittle them. They are clearly on the
> brink of being ready for Test cricket. I suppose that for the
> foreseeable future, they would have to play their home matches in the
> UAE, which is a pity..

... or Greater Noida

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1073873.html

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David North

RH156RH

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Mar 31, 2017, 3:23:50 AM3/31/17

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On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 9:51:21 PM UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
> In message <a1b701dd-fa0a-479c...@googlegroups.com>,
> Richard Dixon <richsdi...@gmail.com> writes
> >On Thursday, 30 March 2017 19:41:19 UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
> >
> >> I wonder how long it will be before Afghanistan are playing Tests. They
> >> must already be better than Zimbabwe, and would probably give West
> >> Indies a run for their money. The speed with which they have developed
> >> has been quite remarkable.
> >
> >Belittle them at your peril! They've beaten West Indies once and
> >Bangladesh twice.
>
> But presumably in T20s or ODIs. There's a big difference from Test
> cricket. But I certainly wouldn't belittle them. They are clearly on the
> brink of being ready for Test cricket. I suppose that for the
> foreseeable future, they would have to play their home matches in the
> UAE, which is a pity..
>
> > I would very much like to see Rashid versus a top-tier Test side. Just
> >asks Messrs Allsop, Gubbins, Clarke, Westley, Livingstone, Curran.S,
> >Curran.T, Rayner and Leach what he's like to face...
> >
> >http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1069646.html
>
> He doesn't seem to have caused Ben Foakes too many problems, though. :)
> --
>

Or Tom Westley... RH

David North

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Mar 31, 2017, 8:45:15 AM3/31/17

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"RH156RH" <anywh...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 9:51:21 PM UTC+1, John Hall wrote:
>> In message <a1b701dd-fa0a-479c...@googlegroups.com>,
>> Richard Dixon <richsdi...@gmail.com> writes

>> > I would very much like to see Rashid versus a top-tier Test side. Just
>> >asks Messrs Allsop, Gubbins, Clarke, Westley, Livingstone, Curran.S,
>> >Curran.T, Rayner and Leach what he's like to face...
>> >
>> >http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1069646.html
>>
>> He doesn't seem to have caused Ben Foakes too many problems, though. :)
>> --
>>
>
> Or Tom Westley... RH

Westley made 28 runs for once out off 104 balls against Khan - better than
most, but not exactly the stats of a batsman having no problems. Foakes made
58* off 95.
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David North