Watch: Debutant George Scrimshaw Takes First International Wicket After Conceding 35 Off First 11 Balls

Watch: George Scrimshaw took his first international wicket against Ireland in the second ODI today (September 23), having conceded 35 runs off his first 11 balls of the match.

England fielded four debutants at Trent Bridge with all their first-choice ODI names rested ahead of the World Cup. In addition to Scrimshaw, Jamie Smith, Sam Hayne and Tom Hartler also played their first senior international matches, while Zak Crawley captained Jos Buttler.

Scrimshaw, a 25-year-old fast bowler, had a difficult start to international cricket. He opened the bowling after England chased Ireland for 335, but his first over had four front-foot no-balls and two boundaries. He conceded four more runs on the second ball of his next over before bowling wide and getting no-balls on successive balls. His fifth pitch was also a no-ball and Paul Sterling compounded his injury by hitting him for the sixth time over the covers. 2 By the last ball of his over, Scrimshaw had faced 18 of his deliveries and conceded 35 runs.

But on the last ball, Andrew Balbirnie played outside off-stump and caught the outside edge. Ben Duckett dropped the catch deep into the ground at first slip, giving Scrimshaw their first international cricket. But the bowlers waited nervously for him as umpire Rod Tucker motioned for the TV umpire to review the no-ball.

During the examination, Scrimshaw was visibly nervous, barely acknowledging his teammates’ congratulations and staring at Tucker. A check revealed that his feet were behind the line and the wicket could stand, and Tucker even patted Scrimshaw on the shoulder to reassure him after what had been a very difficult start for the young bowler. Did.

England’s fortunes continued to trend upward from the next ball, with Matthew Potts beating Paul Stirling with a brilliant delivery from the first ball of the next over. This took Ireland to 2 for 46 in his fifth innings.

Watch: George Scrimshaw takes first international cricket, Potts gets Stirling next ball, below

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