U19 Player Ratings vs Australia

Player ratings for Ireland's second Group B game at the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup against Australia.

Andrew Balbirnie
Another below-expectations performance from the Ireland captain. Improved slightly with the bat, but will need to be scoring much more than 7 runs to make any sort of impact. Bowled ten overs, but took no wickets and allowed 52 runs. Disappointing.
Rating: 4

Stuart Thompson
Scored 19 runs off 55 balls, which was the highest score with the bat against Australia, but was still not enough. His strike rate should be significantly higher. Decent with the ball, only allowing 22 runs in 5 overs.
Rating: 6

Paul Stirling
A match to forget for the senior international, was bowled on his first ball and allowed 46 runs in 8 overs. Hopefully keeps his place against America, so can show his true ability.
Rating: 2

Ben Ackland
Ireland's best batsman of the tournament so far, scored only 11 against Australia, but that still proved to be the second highest score of any man in a green shirt.
Rating: 6

Lee Nelson
After his excellent performance against South Africa, Nelson suffered a horrendous lapse in concentration and was bowled on a single after just seven balls. Must do better.
Rating: 3

Graham McDonnell
A horrid innings from McDonnell, lasting three balls and scoring no runs. He ran out Floros, which was the only highlight of a terrible match for the batsman.
Rating: 2

Adrian D'Arcy
Scored 5 runs from 16 balls in his first game of the tournament. Thus, it's hard to tell if it was a good decision to have D'Arcy replace the injured James Shannon, who looks set to miss the final game on Tuesday.
Rating: 4

Stuart Poynter
After his splendid outing with the bat against South Africa, Poynter was under a lot of pressure having been put into bat with more than half the match remaining. had a high strike rate again, scoring 4 runs in 6 balls. His wicketkeeping was strong again, stumping Beaton.
Rating: 5

George Dockrell
Ireland's joint third highest scorer yesterday with 7 runs. Was stubborn at bat, lasting nearly half an hour, but it was too much to ask him to try and win the match single-handedly. Our best bowler by far, taking 2 wickets in 9 overs, and giving up just 38 runs.
Rating: 7

Jordan Coghlan
Replaced the poor Shane Getkate, and looked much better than his predecessor. Scored just two runs, but with the ball he took two superb wickets, allowing 62 runs in 10 overs. His run rate needs to be cut down, but the wicket-taking is very promising.
Rating: 6

Craig Young
The only Irish batsman not out against Australia, but did not get any time to make a name for himself. Scored no runs, but never had a chance to either. Had a poor time with the ball, giving up 54 runs in 8 overs, and must do better if he starts against America.
Rating: 3