Porterfield inspires Ireland to victory

A QUITE inspirational batting display by skipper William Porterfield helped Ireland to a thoroughly convincing seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first game of the RSA Series at Stormont yesterday.

Porterfield inspires Ireland to victory
Fri, 16 Jul, 2010 - 01:00
Barry Chambers

The left-hander made a magnificent 108 from just 116 balls, striking no fewer than seven fours and three sixes.

His century was his eighth for his country, beating the record of seven which he had jointly held with Ivan Anderson and Jeremy Bray.

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CourtsPlace: StormontPlace: midwicketPlace: IrelandPlace: West IndiesPlace: Trent BridgePerson: PorterfieldPerson: William PorterfieldPerson: Ivan AndersonPerson: Jeremy BrayPerson: Paul StirlingPerson: StirlingPerson: Abdur RazzakPerson: Alex CusackPerson: BangladeshisPerson: Shakib-Al-HasanPerson: MortazaPerson: Niall O’BrienPerson: Syed RaselPerson: Boyd RankinPerson: Trent JohnstonPerson: Junaid SiddiquePerson: SiddiquePerson: al-HasanPerson: Phil SimmonsPerson: Shakib-Al HasanPerson: Kevin O’BrienEvent: RSA SeriesEvent: 2007 World CupEvent: 2009 ICC World Twenty20Event: RSA Series Day 1Organisation: IrelandOrganisation: BangladeshOrganisation: Stormont
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