Bonds Glen beat champions Strabane, but St Johnston ensured second place with victory against Glendermott. Wins also for Fox Lodge and Burndennett make it three in a row.
St Johnston beat Glendermott by 6 wickets
Glendermott 150 (35.1 overs; Leyland McElwee 34, Malinga Amarasinghe 28, Ben Mills 26; David Anthony 3-24, Spencer Saberton 2-24, Michael Rankin 2-31)
St Johnston 154/4 (26.2 overs; Subhan Shirzad 101*)
Subhan Shirzad scored an unbeaten 101 (CricketEurope)
Subhan Shirzad's unbeaten 101 powered St Johnston into the promotion play-off slot as they chased 150 to beat Glendermott by 6 wickets. Shirzad's 54-ball knock included 9 fours and 8 sixes and eased the Saints nerves as they were wobbling slightly on 41 for 3 in the powerplay. Lealand McElwee (34) top scored for the Waterside side, while David Anthony claimed three wickets, and there were two each for Michael Rankin and a new name in their ranks - Spencer Saberton. St Johnston will know their opponents on Sunday night with Ardmore or Coleraine their opposition in two weeks' time at Bready.
Strabane lost to Bonds Glen by 1 wicket
Strabane 113 (31 overs; Kevin Gallagher 46; Heinrich Roberts 5-22, Kyle Moore 2-42)
Bonds Glen 116/9 (36.3 overs; Heinrich Roberts 37; Nasir Nawaz 4-22, Usman Azhar 2-18)
Championship winners Strabane (CricketEurope)
Strabane picked up the league title but couldn't claim victory against Bonds Glen in a low scoring match that had a distinct end of season feel about it. Heinrich Roberts picked up five wickets as the hosts were bowled out for 113 - skipper Kevin Gallagher making 46 of those. Roberts top-scored with 37, but when the 9th wicket fell 21 were still needed. Kyle Moore (13*) and Mark Robinson (8*) got the Bee Gees home to end their season on a high note.
Burndennett beat Ballyspallen by 4 wickets
Ballyspallen 176/8 (40 overs; Kyle Morrow 91*, Dylan McElhinney 22; Ross McCay 3-14, Mark Pollock 2-24)
Burndennett 177/6 (35.1 overs; Ross McCay 61, Galvin Pollock 33*, Mark Doherty 25, Cody Mehaffey 23; Stephen Kennedy 3-28)
Burndennett made it three wins on the bounce as they beat Ballyspallen by four wickets in an entertaining game. Kyle Morrow hit an unbeaten 91 (6 fours, 5 sixes) adding 72 for the 7th wicket alongside Dylan McElhinney (22) as the Limavady side posted 176 for 8. Ross McCay claimed 3 for 14, and it was the former Irish youth international who led the way with the bat too, as he top-scored with 61 (6 fours, 3 sixes) as he and Galvin Pollock (33*) added 95 in 15 overs for the 6th wicket to claim the win.
Fox Lodge beat The Nedd by 6 wickets
The Nedd 131 (26.4 overs; Neal Stewart 27, Richard Wylie 22*, Johnny Murray 20*; Josh Marshall 3-24, Ben Heywood 2-9, Brian Allen 2-15)
Fox Lodge 133/4 (19.5 overs; TJ Nicholl 38, Charlie Simpson 37, Jason Milligan 22; Stevie Moore 2-41)
Debutant Josh Marshall being presented with his cap by Gayan Maneeshan and Adam Walker (Fox Lodge CC)
Fox Lodge handed debuts to teenagers Josh Marshall and Ben Heywood with the move paying off as the youngsters took a combined five wickets to dismiss The Nedd for 131 - 20s for Neal Stewart, Richard Wylie, and Johnny Murray. The home side chased it without too much fuss - TJ Nicholl (38), Charlie Simpson (37) and Jason Milligan (22) all in the runs.
