Previous winners Rush and North County are through to the second round of the National Cup. There was a better showing by NW sides with five making the last 16.

The Nedd beat Belfast by 76 runs
The Nedd 289 (40 overs; Stevie Moore 87, Neal Stewart 57, Jason Mills 48*)
Belfast 213 (Ferhan Saeed 52; Neal Stewart 5-36, Johnny Young 4-53)

Stevie Moore's 87 powered The Nedd to 289 and a 76-run win over Belfast. The former Irish youth international hit 9 fours and 5 sixes in his knock, ably assisted by runs too for Neal Stewart (57) and Jason Mills (48*).

Ferhan Saeed made 52 in the chase, but five wickets for Stewart completed an excellent match for the all-rounder, while there were four wickets too for Johnny Young as Belfast were dismissed for 213.

Limerick lost to County Galway by 70 runs
County Galway 143 (38.5 overs; Thomas Mahon 41, Lewis Randell 31; Angvesh Bogavelly 3-23, Arslan Anwar 2-29)
Limerick 73 (33.2 overs; Arslan Anwar 28*; S Singh 4-13, Iliff Sumit 3-8)

A second wicket stand of 73 between Thomas Mahon (41) and Lewis Randell (31) laid the platform for a County Galway total of 143 in their home clash with Limerick.

In the chase, Limerick never got going with Arslan Anwar's 28 not out the best of their 73 all out - four wickets for Singh and three for Iliff Sumit.

St Johnston beat Wexford Wanderers by 6 wickets
Wexford Wanderers 119 (34.5 overs; James Harmse 41; David Anthony 3-20, Ryan McAuley 3-30, Graeme McCarter 2-11)
St Johnston 120-4 (29.5 overs; Michael Rankin 33*, Graeme McCarter 29*, Deepak Reddy 26, Subhan Shirzad 20; James Harmse 2-36)

St Johnston ran out comfortable 6-wicket winners over Wexford Wanderers at the Boathole.

The visitors made 119 with James Harmse top scoring with 41. David Anthony and Ryan McAuley each claimed three wickets while Coach Graeme McCarter took two in a fine bowling display.

McCarter (29*) shared an unbroken 5th wicket stand of 55 with Michael Rankin (33*), after earlier runs from Deepak Reddy (26) and Subhan Shirzad (20).

Sandyford beat Midleton by 45 runs
Sandyford 240-8 (40 overs; V Adhikari 71*, R Potluri 50, Kotnala 25*; J George 2-24, K Khan 2-55)
Midleton 195 (39.5 overs; M Khan 54, F Khan 50; V Kotnala 3-23, A Pandey 2-24, M Abdulla 2-28)

Half centuries from Adhikari and Potluri saw Sandyford post 240 for 8 against Midleton. The visitors had two half centurions themselves with the Khans, but they ended on 195.

Cork Harlequins lost to Strabane by 5 wickets
Cork Harlequins 85 (28.3 overs; Zubair Hasan Khan 26; John Mooney 5-8, Ryan Gallagher 2-26, Nasir Nawaz 2-32)
Strabane 86-5 (23.5 overs; Nasir Nawaz 38, Rhys Logue 29*)

John Mooney rolled back the years with a five-star display to help Strabane into the next round with victory over Cork Harlequins.

The former Irish international had the excellent analysis of 5 for 8 as the hosts were bundled out for 85. Only some late hitting by Zubair Hasan Khan (26) getting them to even that modest total having been 56 for 9.

There were two wickets apiece for Ryan Gallagher and Nasir Nawaz.

Pakistani professional Nawaz top scored in the chase with 38, while Rhys Logue's unbeaten 29 ensured the five-wickets win in the 24th over.

North Kildare lost to Templepatrick by 87 runs
Templepatrick 278-8 (40 overs; Sam O'Mahony 152; A Ahmad 2-54)
North Kildare 191 (26.5 overs; A Taniwal 65, W Azmat 28; Levi Cave 2-17, Ben Cave 2-32, Robert Smith 2-68)

Australian overseas professional Sam O'Mahony hit 152 to help Templepatrick oust North Kildare at The Maws. O'Mahony hit 13 fours and 10 sixes in his 124-ball knock that powered the NCU side to 278 for 8.

Aman Taniwal made 65 in the reply, but they finished well short on 191 - two wickets apiece for Robert Smith, plus Ben and Levi Cave.

Bonds Glen lost to Donacloney Mill by 136 runs
Donacloney Mill 232-9 (40 overs; Atish Varape 61, Shane Warren 42, Mark Campbell 34*, Aaron Kennedy 30, Craig Kennedy 24; Sam Kincaid 3-35, David Robinson 2-32)
Bonds Glen 96 (19.4 overs; David Cooke 25, Divan Posthumus 25; Aaron Kennedy 6-41, Atish Varape 2-3, T McClure 2-22)

Six wickets for Aaron Kennedy and a fine all-round display by Atish Varape led Donacloney Mill to an emphatic 136-run win at Bonds Glen. Shane Warren (42) and Craig Kennedy (24) shared an opening stand of 71 in 15 overs, and that laid the platform for Varape (61) and Aaron Kennedy (30) to add 63 for the 3rd wicket. Mark Campbell (34*) added late runs a total of 232 for 9 looked challenging.

The hosts' David Cooke and pro Divan Posthumus both made 25, but Kennedy's 6 for 41 saw the Bee Gees bundled out for just 96.

Ballymena lost to Fox Lodge by 161 runs
Fox Lodge 232-7 (40 overs; Gayan Maneeshan 90, Jason Milligan 58, Adam Walker 28; Owen Dick 3-21)
Ballymena 71 (20.1 overs; Jamie McIntyre 4-25, Levi Kerr 2-11, Adam Walker 2-14)

Fox Lodge were easy 161-run winners at Ballymena with Sri Lankan professional Gayan Maneeshan and Jason Milligan both making half centuries. Maneeshan top scored with 90 from 96 balls (8 fours, 1 six) adding 114 with Milligan, who hit 8 fours in his 65. Adam Walker had made 28 in an unfamiliar opening role and a total of 232 for 7 looked a decent one.

And so it proved as the Eaton Park side were bundled out for just 71 - four wickets for Jamie McIntyre as he continues to impress on return from injury, while there were two each for Levi Kerr and Adam Walker.

Cregagh lost to North County by 138 runs
North County 230 (39.2 overs; Alan Mathew 60, Niall McGovern 52, Eddie Richardson 24, John Devane 23, Luke Whelan 21; Adam Beattie 4-51, Danny Cooper 2-30, Alistair Watt 2-34)
Cregagh 92 (30.3 overs; Nikhilesh Ravihrishnan 29*; Tanvir Hasan 2-7, Abdul Ghaffar 2-17)

2022 winners North County progressed with a convincing 138-run win at Cregagh. Skipper Niall McGovern's 52 laid a solid base but it was Alan Mathews hard-hit 60 from 54 balls (8 fours, 1 six) that took the total beyond 200.

His contribution saw 69 added for the last two wickets and a final total of 230 was a good one. Adam Beattie took four wickets while there were two each for Danny Cooper and Alistair Watt. 

The hosts were bundled out for just 92 - their cause not helped by three run-outs, while there were two wickets each for leggie Tanvir Hasan and opening paceman Abdul Ghaffar.

Burndennett lost to Rush by 5 wickets
Burndennett 170 (39.3 overs; Niall McDonnell 50, Andrew Barr 22, Mark Pollock 22, Cody Mehaffey 21; Jared Barnes 3-26, Gary Smith 2-32, Allan Eastwood 2-36)
Rush 171-5 (32.5 overs; Jack McGee 53, Nasir Totakhiel 34, Josh Doyle 25; Derek Curry 5-49)

Three times winners Rush travelled to Burndennett and came away with a five wicket win. Head Coach Niall McDonnell's 50 (5 fours, 1 six) was the best of the hosts 170, with former Warrior Jared Barnes taking 3 wickets, plus two apiece for Gary Smith and Allan Eastwood.

Jack McGee's 53 saw the Fingal side to victory despite the best efforts of Derek Curry - Fraggle taking 5 for 49.

Terenure beat Glendermott by 7 wickets
Glendermott 87 (24.1 overs; Dylan Cleary 4-13, Raghav Grover 3-40)
Terenure 90-3 (21.5 overs; Henry Dall 28)

It was a fruitless trip to Dublin for Glendermott who were on the end of a pasting at Terenure. Dylan Cleary (4-13) and Raghav Grover (3-40) doing the damage as the Waterside team were bundled out for 87. Henry Dall made 28 as the hosts eased to a 7-wicket win.

Civil Service walkover versus Armagh

Civil Service received a walkover against Armagh as the Mall club had been entered into the competition in error and did not wish to participate.

University of Galway lost to Ballyspallen by 68 runs
Ballyspallen 286-8 (40 overs; James Cusack 100, Tevyn Walcott 37, Luke Gilfillan 36, Stephen Kennedy 22*; A Mohammad 3-42, A Sharma 2-51)
University of Galway 218 (34.4 overs; S Mishra 46, S Pidugu 42, N Bharadwaj 25, P Saner 25; Tevyn Walcott 4-14, Stephen Kennedy 3-43, Stuart Kennedy 2-35)

James Cusack's 100 helped Ballyspallen to a 68-run win at Galway.

The affable Aussie hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his 100 from 75 balls, adding 77 in 9 overs for the 4th wicket with new professional Tevyn Walcott (37) and 71 for the 5th with Stuart Kennedy. 

There were runs too for Luke Gilfillan (36) and Stephen Kennedy (22*) as they ran up 286 for 8.

The hosts battled bravely but four wickets for Bajan Walcott and a combined five between the Kennedy brothers ensured the 68-run win.

Adamstown beat County Kerry by 118 runs
Adamstown 224 (39.1 overs; H Harshit 64, A Gupta 39, R Gulati 33, N Padmaprabhu 25; S Bacha 4-36, Y Ali 2-33, K Igbal 2-44)
County Kerry 106 (28.1 overs; K Igbal 37, I Pathan 25; Prabhanshu Kamal 5-5, N Padmaprabhu 4-30)

Adamstown knocked out County Kerry as Harshit's 64 helped them to 224 at Airlie Park. Prabhanshu Kamal then took 5 for 5 as Kerry were bowled out for 106.

Laurelvale beat Ballyhaunis by 152 runs
Laurelvale 327-2 (40 overs; Mark Thornbury 107*, Adnan Malik 96, David Sinton 94*)
Ballyhaunis 175 (35.2 overs; Asad Abbas 64; David Sinton 4-18, Mohammad Ajmal 2-17, John Speers 2-19)

Mark Thornbury's unbeaten 107 helped Laurevale to 327 for 2 in their home match with Ballyhaunis. 

He hit 8 fours and 2 sixes in his 101-ball innings. He shared an opening stand of 139 in 17 overs with Adnan Malik - who bludgeoned 14 fours and 2 sixes in his 61-ball 96 - and a further 172 in 20 overs for the 3rd wicket with David Sinton. 

DS cleared the ropes 5 times and hit 4 fours in his 65-ball unbeaten 94, and then also starred with the ball as he took 4 for 18 as Ballyhaunis were dismissed for 175 - Asad Abbas making 64.