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Sporting event delegation
Northern Ireland at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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CGF codeNIR
CGANorthern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
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.

Medalists

The following Northern Irish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold David Calvert
Martin Millar 		Shooting Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pair
 Gold Gary McCloy
Ian McClure
Martin McHugh
Neil Booth 		Lawn bowls Men's fours
 Silver Liam Cunningham Boxing Flyweight
 Bronze Brian Magee Boxing Middleweight
 Bronze Jeremy Henry Lawn bowls Men's singles

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland named the below squad for the tournament.

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
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
Group stage
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo


10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Northern Ireland 
89/5 (38.1 overs) 		v  South Africa
133/6 (31.4 overs)
Neil Carson 22* (54)
Jacques Kallis 1/3 (4 overs) 		Dale Benkenstein 44* (64)
Ryan Eagleson 3/28 (7.4 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guy) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain halted play after 38.1 overs in the Northern Ireland innings. South Africa's target was 131 runs from 38 overs.
  • Neil Carson (NI) made his List A debut.
  • Paul McCrum (NI) played his final List A match.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Northern Ireland 0.
13 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Barbados 
296/5 (50 overs) 		v  Northern Ireland
120/7 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 92
Dekker Curry 2/42 (10 overs) 		Stephen Smyth 58
Ottis Gibson 2/18 (7 overs)
Barbados won by 176 runs
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and William Smith (Sco)
  • Northern Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Hinds (Bar) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Barbados 2, Northern Ireland 0.
  • Northern Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.
15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Northern Ireland 
177 (49.5 overs) 		v  Bangladesh
63 (21 overs)
Kyle McCallan 53*
Morshed Ali Khan 2/19 (7 overs) 		Khaled Mahmud 27
Gordon Cooke 5/35 (10 overs)
Northern Ireland won by 114 runs
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Neil Anderson (NI) played his only List A match.
  • Dekker Curry (NI) played his final List A match.
  • Gordon Cooke (NI) took his only List A five-wicket haul.
  • Points: Northern Ireland 2, Bangladesh 0.


References

  1. McDowell, Jim (23 July 2002). "CommonWealth Games: Golden moments and silver linings". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "Northern Ireland Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. "Barbados v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. "Player profile of Gordon Cooke". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland competed as part of an Ireland team in 1930 
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