Story of Day 2 is Andy Balbirnie's 205*, just the third Irishman to score a double hundred (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Andy Balbirnie acknowledges the dressing room after reaching his double hundred (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Gary Wilson plays a ball during his innings(pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Andy Balbirnie pulls for another boundary (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Kevin O'Brien played a brief cameo in the Irish innings (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Ton on the bat, double ton off the bat for Andy Balbirnie against the Netherlands (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Andy Balbirnie was 205 not out when Ireland declared on 477/6 against the Netherlands at Malahide CC(pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Boyd Rankin opened the bowling for Ireland after the declaration against the Netherlands at Malahide CC (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)

Boyd Rankin took two early wickets to have the Netherlands 9/2 (pic Rowland White/Press Eye)