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LONDON, April 30: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi led Ireland to a shock 47-run victory over five-times winners Gloucestershire in a dramatic C&G Trophy clash on Sunday. Ireland posted 193 for nine from their 50 overs at Bristol with Eoin Morgan (40), Afridi (36), Peter Gillespie (41 not out) and David Langford-Smith (34) all contributing.Afridi then took three wickets for four runs from eight overs – six of them maidens – as Gloucestershire were skittled for just 146.
Steve Adshead top-scored with only 24 as the hosts collapsed from 77 for two, with Kyle McCallan taking three for five.
It was only Ireland's third win over county opposition in the competition and their first away from home - the others were against Middlesex in 1997 and Surrey in 2004.
Results:
North Conference:
At Edgbaston: Warwickshire beat Scotland by 114 runs.
Warwickshire 352-2 (N. Carter 135, N.V. Knight 128 not out, I.J.L. Trott 52 not out); Scotland 238 (C. Richards 56, I. Stanger 51).
South Conference:
At Bristol: Ireland beat Gloucestershire by 47 runs.
Ireland 193-9 (J. Averis 4-17); Gloucestershire 146 (Shahid Afridi 3-4).
At The Oval: Sussex beat Surrey by five wickets.
Surrey 272-9 (M.A. Butcher 57, J.N. Batty 53); Sussex 274-5 (M.H. Yardy 98 not out, M.W. Goodwin 89).—AFP
