Ireland's Harry Tector fined for showing dissent at umpire during one-off Test against Zimbabwe
Ireland batter Harry Tector was fined 15 percent of his match fees for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Belfast. The fine is in accordance with breaching ICC's Level 1 Code of Conduct that relates to Player and Player Support Personnel.
The incident happened in the sixth over of Ireland's second innings when Tector was adjudged caught behind. However, the 24-year-old objected the decision and did not leave the field while gesturing at the umpire.
However, it was Tector's first offence in a 24-month period, meaning only one demerit point has been added to his disciplinary record.
No hearing was required as the batter admitted to the offence and accepted the fine proposed by Match Refree Jeff Crowe.
Harry Tector endured a dismal outing with scores 4 and 0 in the two innings.
Ireland pull off memorable win despite Tector's twin failures
Despite minimal contributions from Harry Tector, Ireland pulled off a memorable win in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe.
Playing in only their ninth red-ball game, the Irish won the toss and elected to field first. A disciplined bowling performance saw them bowl Zimbabwe out for a mediocre 210 in their first essay.
Ireland responded in style with a opening stand of 71 before an unexpected collaspse. The side fell from 71/0 to 203/9 before a final-wicket partnership of 47 helped them capture a 40-run first innings lead.
Another spirited bowling performance saw the Irish bowl Zimbabwe out for a paltry 197 in the second innings to set themselves up a target of 158. However, run-chase was anything but a walk in the park as Ireland were soon reduced to 21/5.
Yet, a pair of half-centuries from Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine took Ireland to safety before the latter finished the chase off with Mark Adair for company. The home side completed the task in the 37th over with four wickets in hand.
It was Ireland's second consecutive Test win after losing their first seven matches in the format. They defeated Afghanistan earlier in the year in another run-chase by six wickets.
This was also the first Test meeting between Ireland and Zimbabwe and the game lived up to its humdinger billing.