Ireland 38 for 2 tracks Essex 343 (Das 132, Dockrell 74, Adair 62, Mayes 4-68) by 305 runs
Ireland play England at Lord’s in a four-day test on 1 June and this match represents their only pre-season friendly before that match. They arrived in England on Wednesday evening, although a delay in the arrival of their luggage forced them to cancel a planned training session the following day.
But it was Das, a product of Brentwood School who has already played as a substitute for England in Test cricket, who supported Essex’s tally of 343 and reached a 101-ball hundred before finally falling to Andy McBrine’s offspin.
McBrine was roughed up, conceding 98 runs in his 14 overs, while Essex scored at a run rate of nearly five per over in their first innings.
Paul Stirling missed the first day of the game to fulfill his obligations with Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast, but will join the side in Chelmsford for the second day.