Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Northern Ireland
CGF code	NIR
CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website	teamni.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Northern Ireland's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Northern Irish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. ^[1]

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold David Calvert Martin Millar Shooting Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pair  Gold Gary McCloy Ian McClure Martin McHugh Neil Booth Lawn bowls Men's fours  Silver Liam Cunningham Boxing Flyweight  Bronze Brian Magee Boxing Middleweight  Bronze Jeremy Henry Lawn bowls Men's singles

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland named the below squad for the tournament. ^[2]

Roster

• Alan Rutherford (c & wk)
• Neil Anderson
• Neil Carson
• Gordon Cooke
• Dekker Curry
• Ryan Eagleson
• Peter Gillespie
• Derek Heasley
• Kyle McCallan
• Paul McCrum
• Gary Neely
• Andrew Patterson
• Mark Patterson
• Stephen Smyth

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Northern Ireland men	Men's tournament	South Africa L by 4 wickets (D/L)	Barbados L by 176 runs	Bangladesh W by 114 runs	3	did not advance		12

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.143
2	Barbados	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.330
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.643
4	Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.547

Source: ESPNcricinfo

10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Northern Ireland   89/5 (38.1 overs)	v	South Africa 133/6 (31.4 overs)
Neil Carson 22* (54) Jacques Kallis 1/3 (4 overs)		Dale Benkenstein 44* (64) Ryan Eagleson 3/28 (7.4 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guy) and Subhash Modi (Ken)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain halted play after 38.1 overs in the Northern Ireland innings. South Africa's target was 131 runs from 38 overs. ^[3]
• Neil Carson (NI) made his List A debut. ^[3]
• Paul McCrum (NI) played his final List A match. ^[3]
• Points: South Africa 2, Northern Ireland 0.

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13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Barbados   296/5 (50 overs)	v	Northern Ireland 120/7 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 92 Dekker Curry 2/42 (10 overs)		Stephen Smyth 58 Ottis Gibson 2/18 (7 overs)

Barbados won by 176 runs Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and William Smith (Sco)

• Northern Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
• Ryan Hinds (Bar) made his List A debut. ^[4]
• Points: Barbados 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• Northern Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.

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15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Northern Ireland   177 (49.5 overs)	v	Bangladesh 63 (21 overs)
Kyle McCallan 53* Morshed Ali Khan 2/19 (7 overs)		Khaled Mahmud 27 Gordon Cooke 5/35 (10 overs)

Northern Ireland won by 114 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Neil Anderson (NI) played his only List A match. ^[5]
• Dekker Curry (NI) played his final List A match. ^[5]
• Gordon Cooke (NI) took his only List A five-wicket haul. ^{[5] [6]}
• Points: Northern Ireland 2, Bangladesh 0.

References

1. McDowell, Jim (23 July 2002). "CommonWealth Games: Golden moments and silver linings". Belfast Telegraph . Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. "Northern Ireland Squad". ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. "Northern Ireland v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "Barbados v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. "Bangladesh v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Player profile of Gordon Cooke". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

• Official website