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Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NIR |
CGA | Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council |
Website | teamni |
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 – 21 September 1998 | |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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.
The following Northern Irish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. [1]
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Northern Ireland named the below squad for the tournament. [2]
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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 |
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