There were wins in Section One for Cregagh, Donacloney Mill, Ballymena, Derriaghy and Lurgan.
Cregagh beat Armagh by 49 runs
Cregagh 299/9 (50 overs: Nikhilesh Ravikrishnan 97, Adam Beattie 39, Craig Boultwood 34, Jonny Moore 32, Jay Hunter 26, Aaron Johnston 24; William Mann 4-27, Quintin Dryer 3-35, Matthew Wright 2-81)
Armagh 250 (47 overs: Quintin Dryer 98, Michael Villiers 71, Jamie Rogers 20; Craig Boultwood 5-27, Alastair 3-34)
Cregagh overcame Armagh in a high scoring game with some hard hitting on both sides. Nikhilesh Ravikrishnan hit 13 fours and 4 sixes in his 97, sharing a 5th wicket stand of 108 in 18 overs with Craig Boultwood (34). There were runs too for Adam Beattie (39), Jonny Moore (32), Jay Hunter (26) and Aaron Johnston (24) in a Cregagh total of 299 - four wickets for William Mann. The target looked achievable with in-form South African Quintin Dreyer racing to 98 from 71 balls - 15 fours, 3 sixes - adding 101 for the third wicket with Michael Villiers, who hit 8 fours in his 71. However, from 183 for 2, Craig Boultwood's five wickets saw The Mall side dismissed for 250.
Donacloney Mill beat Drumaness Superkings by 7 wickets
Drumaness Superkings 243/9 (50 overs: Neil Gelston 69*, James Cunningham 42; Andrew Bingham 3-41, Timmy McClure 2-37, Mark Hanna 2-48)
Donacloney Mill 245/3 (36.1 overs: Atish Varape 151*, Neil Kilpatrick 27)
Donacloney Mill made light work of a 244-run target as Indian professional Atish Varape went on the rampage. In a savage display of controlled aggression, he hit 25 boundaries in an unbeaten 151, adding 70 for the third wicket with Neil Kilpatrick (27) and an unbroken 119 in 14 overs for the fourth with Matthew Lyttle (16*). Earlier, Neil Gelston scored an unbeaten 69 (8 fours, 1 six), while opener James Cunningham's 42 also included 8 fours.
Ballymena beat Belfast by 24 runs
Ballymena 126 (36.5 overs: Sameer Mohd 3-24, Mohhammad Chaudhary 2-18, Krishna Pandey 2-24)
Belfast 102 (23.4 overs: Jayesh Lacmane 26; Glen Adams 7-26, Michael Glass 3-20)
Glen Adams magnificent seven wickets haul bowled Ballymena to a 24-run win over Belfast in a low-scoring affair at Eaton Park. Adams claimed 7 for 26 with Michael Glass taking 3 for 20 as Belfast could only make 102 chasing what looked like a modest target of 126. Extras with 22 were the highest scorer for Ballymena, with Sameer Mohd taking three wickets.
Templepatrick lost to Derriaghy by 36 runs
Derriaghy 206 (49 overs: Craig Lewis 90, Renco Adams 31; Ross Bryans 3-22, Jude Wilson 2-21, John Busby 2-28, Sam O'Mahony 2-29)
Templepatrick 170 (46.5 overs: Ross Bryans 43, Robert Smith 36, Nik Kane 22; Craig Lewis 3-35, Ross Bailey 2-26)
Derriaghy stalwart Craig Lewis was the hero for his team in a 36-run win at Templepatrick. Lewis made 90 from 88 balls (7 fours, 4 sixes) as the Queensway side posted 206 - Renco Adams making 31. Lewis them took three wickets with the ball as the hosts were kept to 170, despite 43 from Ross Bryans and 36 from opener Robert Smith. The win ensures Derriaghy stay top of Section One and on course for an immediate return to the Premiership.
Laurelvale lost to Lurgan by 60 runs
Lurgan 296/8 (50 overs: Reghard Els 97, Stephen Johnston 64, Johnny Hunter 42, Jack Maxwell 20; Jack Burns 4-33, Daryl Henry 2-34)
Laurelvale 236 (43.4 overs: Daryl Henry 99*, Adnan Malik 34, Babar Khan 29; Syed Ali 4-30, Peter Maxwell 2-28, Darwish Nazari 2-48)
Lurgan won again as they beat Laurelvale by 60 runs in an entertaining contest. Skipper Stephen Johnston stroked 7 fours in his 64, sharing an opening stand of 124 with Johnny Hunter (42). Reghard Els then clobbered 8 fours and 3 sixes in a hard-hit 97 to get Lurgan to 296 for 8 - four wickets for Jack Burns. Daryl Henry took two wickets and just missed out on a century in the chase - stranded on 99 (9 fours, 5 sixes) as the hosts were all out for 236 - four wickets for Syed Ali.