With Cricket Ireland culling the white-ball element of the Future Series, the Unions have decided to arrange their own fixtures to give their fringe players some much needed cricket in T20 and 50-overs cricket. The first of these games took place at Moylena and was a high-scoring contest with Macdara Cosgrave making 119 in a Bolts total of 323 for 7. That looked imposing but proved anything but. Carson McCullough thumped 97 and there were 30's for Ewan Wilson, Mohammed Aahil, CJ van der Walt and Matthew Halliday in a four wicket win that was achieved in 36 overs. The Knights are in action next with a 50-over clash against the Warriors at Ardmore on June 3rd, while the following week they are playing four T20's - two against the Warriors at Waringstown, and two against Leinster Bolts at Instonians.