Clontarf tied with Pembroke
Castle Avenue, 10 August.
Clontarf 267/7 (50 overs; David Delany 99*, Rahul Dalal 83, John McNally 40, Mitchell Thompson 28; Macdara Cosgrave 3-27, Nick Stapleton 2-41)
Pembroke 267/8 (50 overs; Diarmaid Tucker 68, Jack Tector 59, Fiachra Tucker 39, Nick Stapleton 33; John McNally 2-32, Yash Bala 2-40, Fionn Hand 2-62)

David Delany (Deryck Vincent)

Pembroke stay second after they were involved in another remarkable tie, this time at Clontarf. David Delany just missed on a century - his unbeaten 99 included 8 fours, as he and overseas player Rahul Dalal (83) shared a second wicket stand of 130. John McNally made a 25-ball 40 (4 fours, 2 sixes) in a total of 267 for 7. Diarmaid Tucker and Jack Tector both made half centuries in the chase that was nip and tuck throughout. Two were needed off the last ball, but Fionn Hand kept Macdara Cosgrave to a single, run out by Mitchell Thompson coming back for the second.

Phoenix beat Balbriggan by 6 wickets
Phoenix Park, 10 August.
Balbriggan 213 (44.2 overs; Chris De Freitas 126; Amish Sidhu 3-42, Ash Bain 2-32, Theo Dempsey 2-36, Jack Lalor 2-37)
Phoenix 214/4 (33.2 overs; Levon Shields 63, Shane Getkate 58, Nic Pretorius 37*; Jordan Hollard 2-47)

Chris De Freitas scored 126. (CricketEurope)

Phoenix warmed up for next week's Irish Cup final with a six wickets win over bottom of the table Balbriggan. Chris De Freitas made a brilliant 104-ball 126 (12 fours, 6 sixes) but received little support in their total of 213 - three wickets for Amish Sidhu. The hosts never looked back after an opening stand of 123 in just 14 overs between Levon Shields and Shane Getkate. Shields top-scored with a 50-ball 63 (5 fours, 4 sixes) while Getkate's 58 from 48 balls included 9 fours and one maximum. Nic Pretorius also chipped in with 35 not out as the win was sealed in the 34th over.

Leinster beat Malahide by four wickets
Rathmines, 10 August.
Malahide 138 (37.5 overs; Aaron Doyle 40, Younas Ahmadzai 23; Devan Keenan 3-18, Saqib Bahadur 3-29, Joe Carroll 2-26)
Leinster 140/6 (33.5 overs; Tom Johnson 29*, Bilal Azhar 25, Saqib Bahadur 25; Kelvin Donnelly 4-45)

Tom Johnson made a vital 29 not out (CricketEurope)

Leinster edged out Malahide by four wickets in a hard-fought contest at Rathmines. Aaron Doyle's 40 was the best of a modest 139 total by the visitors, with three wickets for Devan Keenan and Saqib Bahadur. Kelvin Donnelly's four wickets ensured Leinster were made to battle all the way, but they eventually got there thanks to 20's from Tom Johnson, Bilal Azhar and Saqib Bahadur.