Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland in 2016
International cricket tour
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The Hong Kong cricket team toured Ireland in August and September 2016 to play two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches at Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason as well as a first-class match at Stormont, Belfast.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Dates
30 August 2016 – 6 September 2016
Captains
William Porterfield
Results
Hong Kong won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs
Greg Thompson (44)
| Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland 2016 | |||
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| Ireland | Hong Kong | ||
| Dates | 30 August 2016 – 6 September 2016 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Babar Hayat | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Hong Kong won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Greg Thompson (44) | Nizakat Khan (62) | |
| Most wickets | Four players with 1 wicket | Aizaz Khan (3) | |
| Player of the series | Nizakat Khan (HK) | ||
The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup, with Ireland winning by 70 runs. Hong Kong won the T20I series 1–0, after a 40-run victory in the first match and the second match being abandoned without a ball being bowled.[7]
Squads
Jacob Mulder was added to the squad as a replacement for Barry McCarthy, who was recalled to Durham for the County Championship.[10]
Intercontinental Cup
T20I series
1st T20I
5 September 2016 Scorecard |
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire) both stood in their first T20I match as umpires.
- Ehsan Khan, Shahid Wasif (HK); Josh Little, Jacob Mulder, Sean Terry, Greg Thompson and Lorcan Tucker (Ire) all made their T20I debuts.