# Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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

Northern Ireland named the below squad for the tournament.

### Roster

* Alan Rutherford (c & wk)
* Neil Anderson
* Neil Carson
* Gordon Cooke
* Dekker Curry
* Ryan Eagleson
* Peter Gillespie
* Derek Heasley
* Kyle McCallan
* Paul McCrum
* Gary Neely
* Andrew Patterson
* Mark Patterson
* Stephen Smyth

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | 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 | did not advance | 12 |

### Group stage

Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
* 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.