Cricket: South African duo Andrew Hall and Nicky Boje led the way with bat and ball to give Northamptonshire victory in the Friends Provident Trophy against Ireland at Castle Avenue in Dublin.
Hall was the mainstay of the visitors' innings, hitting a gutsy 72 as Northants were all out for 205.
And the Ireland reply never got going as spinner Boje claimed figures of four for 12 to leave the home side 99 runs short.
Ireland captain Kyle McCallan won the toss and chose to field and the decision was soon vindicated as his side claimed two quick wickets.
First to fall was Stephen Peters (five) who was caught by Paul Stirling off the bowling of West Indian Ravi Rampaul.
Niall O'Brien - the star of Ireland's stunning World Cup win against Pakistan last year - went for the same score as he nicked one behind to wicketkeeper Fintan McAllister.
Wickets continued to tumble as O'Brien and Alex Cusack claimed the scalps of David Sales (seven) and Robert White (six) to leave Northants rocking on 55 for four.
But Hall dug his heels in and hit a succession of fours with Riki Wessels to steady the ship.
In their eagerness for runs Wessels was run out for 36 and Boje (four) went soon after, bowled by spinner Gary Kidd.
Hall finally went in the 40th over as he was deceived by the spin of Kidd, who finished with figures of two for 33.
Johan van der Wath contributed an important 29 not out off 34 balls while Lance Klusener (14) and Johann Louw (11) also put on some quick runs.
Jason Brown (two) was the final wicket to fall to leave Ireland facing a target of 206.
The hosts started patiently and put on 30 for the first wicket by the time Reinhardt Strydom lost his bearings and was bowled by van der Wath for 11.
Van der Wath grabbed his second wicket when he had Stirling caught by wicketkeeper O'Brien for just four.
James Hall (27) and Alex Cusack (nine) steadied the ship to take the hosts to 64 for two before an avalanche of wickets.
Van der Wath (two for 21) and Klusener chipped in with two for 20 as Ireland lost their last eight wickets for a pitiful 42 runs.