Brigade beat Bready by 9 wickets
Bready 174/4 (20 overs; Parth Palawat 113*, David Rankin 35; Marcello Piedt 2-34)
Brigade 177/1 (16.4 overs; Scott Macbeth 59*, Cameron Melly 53, Marcello Piedt 34*)
Cameron Melly boundary (CricketEurope)
Half centuries from Scott Macbeth and Cameron Melly powered holders Brigade into another final as they chased down what looked a challenging 175-run target with ease to win by 9 wickets with 20 balls to spare. Macbeth top scored with an unbeaten 59 from 42 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes) sahring an opening stand of 126 with Melly, whose 53 also came in 42 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes). Marcello Piedt then thumped 34 from just 16 deliveries to put the seal on an impressive win. Earlier Parth Palawat unfurled his wide range of strokes in a destructive 113 that included 11 sixes and 5 fours. He shared a second wicket stand of exactly 100 with David Rankin (35) in their 174 for 4. Brigade though advance and will meet Ardmore in the final at The Rectory on Sunday July 21st.
Ardmore beat Donemana by 33 runs
Ardmore 128/9 (20 overs; Haydn Melly 28, Rachot Gaur 22, Harry Zimmermann 20; Andy McBrine 3-24, David O'Sullivan 2-21, Rumesh Buddhika 2-23)
Donemana 95 (17.3 overs; Raymond Curry 29, Levi Dougherty 20; Bobby Brolly 4-8, Harry Zimmermann 2-9, Rachit Gaur 2-12, Dharm Singh 2-14)
Bobby Brolly took 4 for 8 (CricketEurope)
Ardmore pulled off something of a shock as they bowled out Donemana for just 95 to win by 33 runs at The Bleachgreen. 15 year-old spinner Bobby Brolly was the home hero as he took 4 for 8 including that of top scorer Raymond Curry (29). The Ardmore bowling unit all stuck to their task well with two wickets apiece for Harry Zimmermann, Rachit Gaur and Dharm Singh - wo got the big wickets of Gary McClintock and Andy McBrine. The Irish international had claimed three wickets in the Ardmore total of 128 for 9 - with 20's for Haydn Melly (2 fours, 2 sixes), Rachit Gaur and Harry Zimmermann.