Merrion won the All-Ireland U17 boys final, beating Brigade by the decisive margin of 25 runs. 

After being put into bat at Anglesea Road, they scored 172 for five in their 20 overs, 15 more than in their semi-final win over Lisburn at the same venue. 

Captain Seb Dijkstra again led from the front, top scoring with 60 from just 31 balls, hitting nine fours and a six. Reuben Bond was the pick of the Brigade bowlers, dismissing both openers to finish with two for 26. 

Brigade were 81 for one at halfway but Charlie Gault was bowled by Dijkstra next ball for 27 and when opener Murtajiz Hussain was caught by the captain off Sam Casey for 37, Brigade collapsed from 103 for two to finish on 147 for seven, a total helped by 27 wides.

Earlier, in the semi-finals, an opening partnership of 159 between captain James Smallwoods and Murtajiz Hussain set up Brigade for what proved to be a winning total of 188 for one against Cork Harlequins. 

Smallwoods, who hit six sixes, was dismissed seven short of his century but Hussain batted through to finish 65 not out. 

Harlequins made a great effort in response and had reduced the target to 59 from the last five overs with eight wickets in hand. 

But three batters fell in the 30s and Hussain followed up his half-century with two wickets to book the North West side’s place in the final; the Munster champions falling 15 runs short.

Merrion sealed their berth after beating Lisburn by 14 runs. 

Captain Seb Dijkstra top scored for the Dubliners with 49 from just 27 balls, with included eight fours and a six, as they finished on 157 for four. 

Lisburn kept pace with the required run-rate but they lost too many wickets in the chase. 

Alex Casey bowled top scorer Harry Walker and Toby Houchin clinched the win with his third wicket in the final over at a cost of just 18 runs