Brigade stay top of the table but they were made to fight all the way by a Bready side determined to fight all the way.

Andy Britton bowled David Rankin first ball and that set the tone for a match in which the bowlers were always on top.

Jamie Magee's 35 was beat of a modest total of 143.

Britton and Scott Macbeth each took two wickets, while there were four for David Barr, who then followed it up with a match winning 50.

DD shared a third wicket stand of 70 with Scott Macbeth (39)  as Brigade won by three wickets in the 40th over - three wickets for Shaun Von Berg.

Donemana kept the pressure on Brigade as they closed the gap to six points after a seven-wicket win at home to Ardmore.

Edrees thumped 6 fours and three sixes in a 41-ball 48 but four wickets for Andy McBrine soon had Ardmore deep in trouble.

Mark Chambers (35) and Phil Patterson (20) added late runs to get the Bleachgreen side up to 190 - two wickets each for Dwayne McGerrigle and David O'Sullivan.

DJ Dougherty fell cheaply but a second wicket stand of 139 between Gary McClintock and Raymond Curry ensured Donemana got 24 of the 25 points on offer.

Skipper McClintock hit 7 fours and 3 sixes in a top-score of 64, while Curry's 58 came from only 44 balls (7 fours, 2 sixes).

There were unbeaten 22's also from both Levi Dougherty and Andy McBrine in a professional win.

Strabane won the big game at the bottom with the loss leaving Eglinton almost certain to drop to the Championship.

They need to win their last two games against Donemana and Ardmore, and hope the Bleachgreen side lose twice with little bonus points.

A disappointing effort with the bat saw the hosts struggle to 133 with last man Lee Ritchie's 23 giving them a bit of a boost.

Andrew Mullen and Vadivel Moorthy claimed three wickets each. Strabane started well and at 96 for 2 - Aaron Gillespie (38), Rhys Logue (34) and Kevin Gallagher (20) - it seemed a convincing win was on the cards.

Robbie Millar though took a five-wicket haul with Strabane edging home nervously to win by three wickets.

Eglinton will be left wondering if another 20 runs would have made all the difference against a Strabane side missing John Mooney due to a coaching stint with Afghanistan.

Coleraine leapfrogged Newbuildings into third place in the table with a narrow 12-run (DLS) win.

The Bannsiders batting fired again with the top four all making half centuries in a total of 286 for 4 - Patrick Carson top-scoring with 67 (10 fours, 1 six), adding 120 for the first wicket with Scott Campbell (56).

Louren Steenkamp hit 5 sixes in a 44-ball 62, while David Cooke made an even time unbeaten 61 (6 fours, 2 sixes). Ross Hunter (3-38) was the pick of the Newbuildings attack.

The chase was shaping up to be an exciting one as Peat Salmon hit 13 fours and 5 sixes in his 111 not out, with the game in the balance at 214 for 6 in 41 overs.

The rain brought proceedings to a halt though - Coleraine ahead on DLS.