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Peters puts Ireland to the sword

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Northampton: Northants 207-2 beat Ireland 203-9 by eight wickets
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David Lucas
Northants celebrates an early wicket for David Lucas

Stephen Peters hit a composed century and Monty Panesar picked up three wickets as Northants cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Ireland.

West Indies import Ravi Rampaul failed to provide the catalyst for a surprise win, as he took 1-50 in 10 overs after the Irish batsmen had made 203-9.

Paul Stirling, aged 17, hit four sixes in his promising innings of 70 for Ireland, but his team-mates failed.

Panesar, one of seven Northants bowlers, took 3-36 in nine overs.

One of the most significant contributions came from Irishman Niall O'Brien.

He returned to haunt his former team-mates with a career-best one-day score of 75 as he and Peters put on 179 for the first wicket, putting the result beyond doubt.


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