Waringstown beat Lisburn by 8 wickets
Lisburn 265 (50 overs: Faiz Fazal 94, David Miller 64, Nigel Jones 26; James Cameron-Dow 2-36, Bilawal Bhatti 2-46, Josh Froggatt 2-57)
Waringstown 266/2 (38.3 overs: Morgan Topping 102*, Adam Dennison 79*, Sam Topping 66)

Morgan and Sam Topping with Adam Dennison (CricketEurope)

Waringstown's top order flexed their muscles in a dominant batting display as they chased down Lisburn's 265 to win by 8 wickets at The Lawn.

Faiz Fazal hit 11 fours in a top score of 94 for the visitors, while David Miller's powerful 49-ball 64 included 7 fours and 3 sixes, dominating a 7th wicket stand of 78 with Josh Manley.

Any nerves about a chase were quickly dispelled by a blitzkrieg of boundaries from Sam Topping who tore apart the Lisburn attack.

The young left-hander - who is on the books of Sussex - hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in a 30-ball 66 as he and Adam Dennison added 100 runs in the powerplay.

Two quick wickets may have offered Lisburn hope, but a third wicket stand of 155 in 26 overs between Dennison and Morgan Topping saw the home side power to the win in the 39th over.

Topping's 81-ball unbeaten 102 included 13 fours and 3 sixes, while 'Denny' hit 10 fours and a six in his unbeaten 79.

The victory draws Waringstown level on points with leaders Woodvale, and puts them in good spirits ahead of their Irish Cup trip to Merrion.

Cliftonville Academy lost to CSNI by 4 wickets
Cliftonville Academy 245/9 (50 overs: Jared Wilson 85, Varun Chopra 36, Francis Collins 30; Adam Leckey 3-65, Harry Dyer 2-30, Colin Archibald 2-37)
CSNI 246/6 (47.5 overs: Ryan Hunter 74, Marc Ellison 46, Adam Leckey 43*, Paddy Beverland 27; Abhishek Raut 3-50)

Colin Archibald (CricketEurope)

CSNI's young guns helped them to a four-wicket win over Cliftonville Academy in an entertaining game at the Castle Grounds.

Jared Wilson top-scored with 85 for the home side (9 fours, 4 sixes) sharing a 7th wicket stand of 71 with Varun Chopra (36) in a total of 245.

Ryan Hunter hit a fluent 74 (9 fours, 1 six) as he and Marc Ellison (46) added 93 for the second wicket.

Adam Leckey's unbeaten 43 ensured the win, adding 56 for the 5th wicket with Paddy Beverland (27) - the four wicket win achieved in the 48th over.

Carrickfergus lost to North Down by 7 wickets
Carrickfergus 175 (34 overs: Sam Gordon 40, Prince Sharma 38*, CJ van der Walt 30, Ruan Haasbroek 24; Craig Young 4-49, Josh Corbett 3-27)
North Down 180/3 (36.4 overs: Ani Chore 106*, Mohammad Aahil 27, James Shannon 26*; CJ van der Walt 2-41)

Ani Chore (CricketEurope)

Ani Chore's unbeaten century led North Down to a comfortable 7-wickets win at bottom of the table Carrick.

The inclusion of Craig Young in the Comber side's ranks gave the bowling unit a boost, with the paceman claiming four wickets and Josh Corbett three as the home side were dismissed for 175.

Sam Gordon top-scored with 40, while Prince Sharma hit a breezy unbeaten 38 (6 fours, 1 four) as wickets tumbled around him.

The chase was dominated by Chore, whose unbeaten 106 from 111 balls included 11 boundaries, sharing stands of 77 for the first wicket with Mo Aahil (27), and 60 for the second with Ali Shields. J

ames Shannon brought matters to a hasty conclusion hitting 3 sixes in his 26 not out.

CIYMS beat Instonians by 8 wickets
Instonians 130 (21.4 overs: Neil Rock 30; Bamanye Xenxe 4-44, Mark Best 3-12, Tyron Koen 2-27)
CIYMS 132/2 (36 overs: Tyron Koen 57*, Chris Dougherty 51*)

Tyron Koen (CricketEurope)

CIYMS picked up a welcome win as they eased past an out of sorts Instonians by 8 wickets at Belmont.

The visitors innings never really got going with Neil Rock's 30 the best of a modest 132.

Bamanye Xenxe claimed four wickets, while there were three for left-armer Mark Best and two for Tyron Koen.

John Matchett fell in the first over of the reply, before Chris Dougherty and Max Burton dug in to grind out a 39-run stand for the second wicket.

The arrival of Koen to the middle sparked an increase in tempo with the big left-hander thumping 10 fours in an unbeaten 57, adding 93 for the third wicket with Dougherty, whose 51 not out included 7 fours.

Muckamore beat Woodvale by 3 wickets
Woodvale 213/9 (50 overs: Ruhan Pretorius 67, Harry Warke 64; Pavan Karthik 3-16, Sathish Suresh 3-49, Sam Magee 2-33)
Muckamore 214/7 (48.4 overs: Jason vd Merwe 44, Ben Calitz 42, Jamie Magowan 28, Luke Allen 24, Kyllin Vardhan 22; Aditya Adey 3-32)

Muckamore got their fourth league win of what has been a successful season for the Moylena side as they chased 214 to beat league leaders Woodvale by three wickets.

A third wicket partnership of 101 between top-scorer Ruhan Pretorius (67) and Harry Warke (64) helped the Ballygomartin Road side to 213 for 9 - three wickets for Pavan Karthik and Sathish Suresh.

The chase was a successful one with the pivotal partnership being 71 for the fourth wicket between Jason van der Merwe (44) and Ben Calitz (42).

There were also vital runs in the closing stages for Jamie Magowan (28), Luke Allen (24) and skipper Neil Gill (15*).