
NCU T20 Trophy 2023
Final: Muckamore beat Ballymena by 7 wickets
Waringstown, 30 July.



Muckamore claimed the NCU T20 Trophy with a 7 wicket win over Ballymena at The Lawn. Chasing 149, they were given a quick start with an opening stand of 46 in 27 balls between Ewan Wilson (27) and Kyllin Vardhan (10). The defining stand though was the third wicket one of 90 in 12 overs between Man-of-the-Match Ben Calitz and Luke Allen. Calitz top-scored with an unbeaten 56 from 38 balls (7 fours), while Allen made a more sedate 30 as they clinched the win with 11 balls to spare. Ballymena's total of 148 for 7 was based mainly around an opening stand of 87 in 11. 4 overs between Glen Adams, who hit 3 fours and cleared the ropes four times in his 60 from 40 balls, supported by an even time 43 from John Glass. Satish Suresh took three wickets, while Trevor Britton's 1 for 18 did much to stall the Eaton Park's acceleration hopes. So, one trophy in the bag for Muckamore, with more very much in their sights as they sit proudly at the top of Section One.
Semi-final: Muckamore beat Armagh by 9 wickets
Belmont, 2 July.



Armagh opener Jamie Rogers with the only double figure score in what was a disappointing effort by the batting lineup. Wickets shared around, Shane Henderson with two in a thrifty four over spell and one each for Gill, Britton, Suresh and Karthik. No trouble for Muckamore chasing down that underpar total with openers Srinivanasan and Suresh adding 69 for the first wicket before Ewan Wilson came to the crease to hit two sixes and a four to see his side home.
Semi-final: Ballymena beat Cregagh by 2 runs (DLS)
Belmont, 2 July.


A spectacular century by Glen Adams the highlight of the Ballymena innings, his 59 ball effort including 6x4s and 7x6s. The Ballymena innings was interrupted by rain and one over was lost which increased the Cregagh target to 147. In the end they came up just short when at one stage they looked comfortable in the chase, the late introduction of Mark Stinson who claimed two quick wickets proving crucial to Ballymena's cause.
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