Phoenix beat Merrion by 1 wicket
Merrion 219/9 (50 overs; John Anderson 75, Sam Harbinson 45, Swapnil Modgill 36; Tyrone Kane 4-45, Jack Lalor 2-36, Devender Ranolia 2-48)
Phoenix 222/9 (48.1 overs; Amish Sidhu 40, Tyrone Kane 25, Shane Getkate 25, Johit Munjal 25, George Dockrell 21; Peter Francis 3-45, Melvin Deveraj 3-45)

Another week and another thriller between Phoenix and Merrion with the Irish Senior Cup holders coming out on top again, this time by just one wicket. John Anderson top-scored with 75 (9 fours), with runs too for Sam Harbinson (45) and Swapnil Modgill (36). Coach Tyrone Kane took 4-45, while there were two wickets each for Jack Lalor and Devender Ranolia in Merrion's 219 for 9. Johit Munjal and Shane Getkate made 25 apiece in opening stand of 65, but Merrion fought back with three wickets each for Melvin Deveraj and Peter Francis. It took runs down the order from Amish Sidhu (40) and Tyrone Kane (25) to edge closer, but it took a last wicket stand of 12 to eke out the win, as Theo Dempsey's six sealed it.

Pembroke beat Balbriggan by 8 wickets
Balbriggan 113 (25.2 overs; Sebastian De Oliveria 21, Sam Willemse 21; Nick Stapleton 4-35, Gavin Hoey 3-22, Byron McDonough 2-19)
Pembroke 116/2 (16.3 overs; JJ Garth 51*, Tim Tector 39)

Pembroke top the Premiership after their emphatic win over Balbriggan. The Fingal side were bundled out for a very modest 113 - 21 apiece for Sebastian De Oliveria and Sam Willemse. Nick Stapleton (4-35), Gavin Hoey (3-22) and Byron McDonough (2-19) shared the wickets. JJ Garth then made a run-a-ball half century (9 fours) as he and Tim Tector (37) shared an opening stand of 67 as they romped to an 8-wickets win in just the 17th over.

Clontarf beat Malahide by 76 runs
Clontarf 223/6 (50 overs; Fionn Hand 62*, David Delany 44, Eoghan Delany 28, Mitchell Thompson 26, John McNally 21; Mohit Sane 3-43, James Newland 2-48)
Malahide 147 (41 overs; Jeremy Martins 35, Younas Ahmadzai 33, Andrew Sheridan 28*, Timcy Khanduja 23; Cillian McDonnell 2-16, Yash Bala 2-17, Fionn Hand 2-21)

Ben McCarthy celebrates his first senior catch for Clontarf (Deryck Vincent)

Clontarf won the derby with Malahide in convincing fashion by 76 runs at Castle Avenue. Fionn Hand's unbeaten 62, allied with runs for the Delany brothers took the home side to 223 for 6 - three wickets for Mohit Sane. Jeremy Martins (35) and Younas Ahmadzai (33) were the best of Malahide's 147 all out - the wickets evenly distributed. A word too for Ben McCarthy who impressed behind the stumps on his debut with two catches.