There were wins for the Emerging Knights and Leinster Bolts on the final day of the Future Series, with the NCU claiming the title.

The Knights were in total control of the game from the outset, but were made to battle before claiming the win in the final session.

Batting first, the NCU made 302 for 8 before declaring with half centuries from Jake Egan 85 (10 fours, 3 sixes) and Cade Carmichael 61 (9 fours, 2 sixes).

There were also runs for Ben Calitz (41), Sam Topping (29) and Adam Leckey (26), while Scott Macbeth and Isaac Bird each picked up three wickets.

The less said about the Warriors first innings the better, their muddled batting approach leaving them unusre whether to stick or twist and in the event doing neither.

Left-arm spinner Cian Robertson took full advantage claiming five wickets for 29 as they were bowled out for 116 - two wickets for Cade Carmichael, plus one apiece for Harry Dyer and Carson McCullough.

To be fair to the Warriors they made a better fist of trying to salvage a draw second time around. They occupied the crease for almost 78 overs thanks to their best stand of the match - the ninth wicket pair of Robbie Millar and Charlie Downey (19) putting on 54.

Eglinton all-rounder Millar just missed out on a half century, his top score of 49 including 6 fours and a six.

Their efforts still weren't enough to make the Knights bat again, winning by an inning and six runs, and with it the inaugural red-ball competition.

Down at The Mardyke, Leinster Bolts ran out ten-wicket winners over Munster Heat after the hosts lost 17 wickets in two sessions on the second day.

Bolts total of 345 for 9 was thanks primarily to the efforts of Phillipe Le Roux who top-scored with 115 (16 fours, 2 sixes) adding 161 for the sixth wicket with John McNally who made 79 (10 fours, 2 sixes).

Sulieman Safi had earlier made 68, while Eshan O'Sullivan took three wickets.

Munster's batting has been their weak point this series but they showed marked improvement in reaching 155 for 2 with Awais Saghir making 55 and Raj Undre hitting 40.

It was all downhill after that as they were bowled out for 236, with Leinster enforcing the follow-on.

Three wickets for Liam McCarthy and John McNally plus two for Reuben Wilson saw Munster dismissed for 109, having the small consolation of making Leinster bat again, albeit needing just one ball to complete the 10-wicket win.