27/05Result

Only Test, New Zealand tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 27-29 2026

New Zealand won by an inns & 79 runs

Player of the Match

Tom BlundellNew Zealand

Best performances - Batsmen

TA Blundell

186(292) 22x4 - 3x6

Control %82%

Productive Shot
pull
35 runs
4x4 - 1x6

R Ravindra

121(194) 11x4 - 4x6

Control %87%

Productive Shot
pull
37 runs
3x4 - 3x6

Best performances - Bowlers

NG Smith

O14

R40

Eco2.85

RHB
OFFLEG


		1W
	3W
	1W	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

BM Tickner

O17.2

R76

Eco4.38

RHB
OFFLEG



		1W
	3W
	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

NZ - 1st
IRE - 1st
IRE - 2nd

New Zealand - 1st - Innings

DP Conway0 (0)

TWM Latham0 (2)

KS Williamson13 (22)

DP Conway4 (13)

KS Williamson23 (48)

R Ravindra37 (47)

DJ Mitchell1 (2)

R Ravindra0 (0)

217

TA Blundell126 (185)

R Ravindra84 (147)

158

TA Blundell60 (107)

D Foxcroft87 (113)

D Foxcroft8 (12)

NG Smith17 (13)

D Foxcroft3 (4)

ZG Foulkes0 (2)

BM Tickner0 (0)

ZG Foulkes0 (0)

Ireland - 1st - Innings

A Balbirnie0 (0)

ST Doheny0 (2)

A Balbirnie13 (0)

C Carmichael8 (4)

A Balbirnie13 (16)

HT Tector8 (21)

C Campher0 (1)

HT Tector8 (6)

LJ Tucker0 (4)

HT Tector0 (0)

AR McBrine58 (1)

HT Tector40 (5)

116

AR McBrine4 (90)

MR Adair3 (86)

AR McBrine11 (4)

T Mayes1 (12)

AR McBrine11 (10)

L McCarthy1 (10)

AR McBrine14 (0)

R Wilson28 (3)

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

A Balbirnie6 (23)

ST Doheny4 (32)

C Carmichael8 (17)

ST Doheny5 (9)

ST Doheny3 (20)

T Mayes2 (25)

ST Doheny4 (13)

HT Tector8 (15)

13*

C Campher10 (20)

ST Doheny6 (23)

LJ Tucker13 (22)

ST Doheny29 (20)

AR McBrine8 (23)

LJ Tucker11 (34)

MR Adair32 (15)

LJ Tucker11 (14)

MR Adair4 (25)

L McCarthy4 (14)

MR Adair6 (7)

R Wilson4 (13)

Match Coverage

All Match News

Tickner five-for wraps up innings win for New Zealand
Fifties from Doheny and Tucker couldn't prevent Ireland from slumping to defeat inside three days
Ireland's tryst with Test cricket: too few and over too soon
It was their first Test at home in two years, and it ended in three days, with few people watching
Blundell, Foxcroft and Smith give New Zealand vice-grip on Ireland Test
Blundell and Foxcroft helped New Zealand make 490 before Smith's six for helped them enforce the follow-on
Ravindra finds Test groove in face of a new challenge
There will likely be tougher examinations ahead but Ravindra had to work hard to lift New Zealand out of trouble
Ireland opt to bowl; Matt Henry ruled out of Test with injury
Ireland handed debuts to three seamers while allrounder Dean Foxcroft made his Test debut for NZ

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
ST Doheny	caught	57	117
A Balbirnie	caught wk	14	23
C Carmichael	caught	6	17
T Mayes	caught	5	25
HT Tector	caught	2	15
C Campher	retired hurt	4	20
LJ Tucker	caught	50	70
AR McBrine	caught	13	23
MR Adair	not out	44	47
L McCarthy	run out	11	14
R Wilson	caught	4	13
EXTRAS	(b 14, lb 2, w 2, nb 4)
TOTAL	232 (all out; 63.2 ovs)

New Zealand BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
NG Smith	15.0	6	53	2	3.53	(3nb, 1w)
ZG Foulkes	14.0	3	50	1	3.57
BM Tickner	17.2	3	76	5	4.38	(1nb, 1w)
BV Sears	15.0	6	37	0	2.46
DJ Mitchell	2.0	2	0	0	0

Ireland 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	42	A Balbirnie	ST Doheny
2nd	15	C Carmichael	ST Doheny
3rd	13	ST Doheny	T Mayes
4th	5	ST Doheny	HT Tector
5th	13	C Campher	ST Doheny
5th	16	LJ Tucker	ST Doheny
6th	46	AR McBrine	LJ Tucker
7th	20	MR Adair	LJ Tucker
8th	53	MR Adair	L McCarthy
9th	9	MR Adair	R Wilson

New Zealand - 1st - Innings

Ireland - 1st - Innings

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

Tickner five-for wraps up innings win for New Zealand

Ireland's tryst with Test cricket: too few and over too soon

Blundell, Foxcroft and Smith give New Zealand vice-grip on Ireland Test

Ravindra finds Test groove in face of a new challenge

Ireland opt to bowl; Matt Henry ruled out of Test with injury