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PWTNRLPts NRR
Donacloney Mill44000162.68
Carrickfergus44000161.95
Lurgan43010121.86
Armagh3100240.50
Cregagh3100240.05
Derriaghy410034-0.53
Bangor310024-0.98
Laurelvale410124-2.05
Downpatrick410034-2.17
Ballymena300030-2.05

NCU T20 Cup
Group A: Lisburn lost to Instonians by 3 runs
Wallace Park, 30 May.
Instonians 174/8 (20 overs: A White 37, C Robertson 26, N Smith 24, S Gould 22; J Manley 2-44)
Lisburn 171/8 (20 overs: N Whitworth 73*, R Adair 31; C Robertson 3-15, B Rose 2-27)
There was an entertaining match at Wallace Park where Instonians just edged out All-Ireland and NCU T20 champions Lisburn by three runs. The home side needed a four to tie and six to win off the last ball, but skipper Neil Whitworth could only find the deep midwicket fielder, to finish unbeaten on 73 (5 fours, 3 sixes). Ross Adair had earlier made 31 as they tried to chase down 174, ending on 171 for 8 - three wickets for Cian Robertson and two for Ben Rose. The Shaws Bridge side made 174 for 8 with Andy White hitting 37 and 20's from Cian Robertson, Nikolai Smith and Sully Gould.
NCU T20 Cup
Group B: North Down beat Templepatrick by 8 wickets
Comber, 30 May.
Templepatrick 123/6 (20 overs: L Cave 28*, B Cave 26, S Weerakkody 24; M Aaghil 2-26)
North Down 124/2 (11.5 overs: S Saul 44*, K Hilton 43, M Copeland 28*)
Stevie Saul and Kian Hilton (North Down)
A second wicket stand of 64 between Stevie Saul - who top-scored with a 32-ball unbeaten 44 (3 fours, 3 sixes) - and KIan Hilton (43) ensured North Down had little trouble chasing down their modest 124 target. Mickey Copeland hastened proceedings to a quick end in just the 12th over with a 9-ball 28 not out (2 fours, 3 sixes). Earlier Templepatrick had struggled to 123 for 6 - Levi Cave's three sixes in an unbeaten 28 the highlight.
NCU T20 Cup
Group B: Cliftonville Academy beat CSNI by 8 runs
Castle Grounds, 30 May.
Cliftonville Academy 151/5 (20 overs: J Wilson 41, A Raut 35, H Melly 34, F Collins 24; A Leckey 3-30)
CSNI 143/8 (20 overs: S Yeates 40, J Kennedy 31, H Dyer 30; J Wilson 3-27, M McCord 2-40)
Cliftonville Academy held their nerve in a tense finish, beating CSNI by 8 runs. Stuart Thompson's dismissal in the 9th over had the Stormint side faltering on 33 for 4 chasing 152. Seb Yeates (40) and Harry Dyer (30) added 56 for the 5th wicket, but it was the arrival of James Kennedy which really ignited proceedings. He hit four sixes in a 9-ball 31 and looked like pulling off a bit of a heist before Matthew McCord got revenge for a bit of a clobbering. Jared Wilson (41), Abhishek Raut (35), Hayden Melly (34) and Francis Collins (24) all in the runs for CA. Adam Leckey was a busy chappie - he got three wickets to go with his six earlier in the day for RBAI.
NCU T20 Trophy
Round 2: Armagh lost to Carrickfergus by 9 wickets
The Mall, 30 May.
Armagh 63 (15.4 overs: E Parkhill 4-24, A Varape 2-4)
Carrickfergus 64/1 (7.2 overs: M Gilmour 54*)
NCU T20 Trophy
Round 2: Donacloney Mill beat Lurgan by 16 runs
Factory Ground, 30 May.
Donacloney Mill 169/5 (20 overs: R Matthews 66, J Markham 29, C Kennedy 24; J Maxwell 2-50)
Lurgan 153/7 (20 overs: S Wilson 51*, N Babu 28*, S Chambers 25, J Collingwood 20; A Ogle 2-21, A Kennedy 2-26, T McClure 2-29)
NCU T20 Trophy
Round 2: Cregagh walkover v NCU Under 19
Cregagh Memorial, 30 May.
Cregagh
NCU Under 19
NCU T20 Cup
Group A: Muckamore lost to CIYMS by 18 runs.
Moylena, 29 May.
CIYMS 164-5 (20 overs; J Matchett 66*, C Dougherty 49, H Rolfes 22; S Suresh 2-19)
Muckamore 146-8 (20 overs; S Gordon 45, L Allen 38; J Matchett 3-23, H Rolfes 2-17, J Mulder 2-22)
NCU T20 Trophy
Round 2: Bangor beat Derriaghy by 8 wickets.
Upritchard Park, 29 May.
Derriaghy 70 (14.4 overs; R Adams 22; C Pyper 4 32, W Simpson 3-16, C Brown 2-14)
Bangor 71-2 (11.3 overs; A Kirkpatrick 32*)
Armagh v Cregagh - match abandoned
The Mall, 24 May.
Armagh
Cregagh
Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
Bangor v Ballymena - match abandoned
Upritchard Park, 24 May.
Ballymena 195-3 (23.1 overs; S Willoughby 147, C Deelman 30)
Bangor
Ballymena’s Scott Willoughby played the most spectacular innings of the day, his 147 off just 68 balls containing 16x4 and 10x6 but it was to no avail as the rain arrived in Bangor earlier than predicted to end proceedings.
Lurgan v Laurelvale - match abandoned
Pollock Park, 24 May.
Lurgan 271-8 (46.5 overs: J Oliver 115, J Collingwood 68, P Maxwell 30, S Chambers 21; D Sinton 6-29)
Laurelvale 35-4 (8 overs: N Babu 2-12) (Rain interrupted - Lurgan innings closed after 46.5 overs. Laurelvale target 277 in 46 overs.)
Lurgan were unable to force home their first innings advantage against Laurelvale due to the weather but remain unbeaten with 3 wins from 3 outings leaving them one win behind the leading pair, Carrickfergus and Donacloney Mill.
Carrickfergus beat Derriaghy by 54 runs (DLS)
Middle Road, 24 May.
Derriaghy 210-9 (48 overs: A Kinnin 67, R Beckett 35, R Adams 29, I Sinovich 24; A Varape 4-43, R Hood 2-37)
Carrickfergus 127-1 (24 overs: A Varape 58*, M Gilmour 23, I Parkhill 35*) (Rain interrupted match reduced to 48 overs. Carrickfergus target 208.)
Atish Varape, Carrickfergus’ signing from rivals Donacloney Mill continues to do the business for them with both bat and ball, four wickets and the run out Derriaghy top scorer Aaron Kinnin (67) as the ‘Aghy totalled a below par 210/9 a a rain reduced 48 overs. Varape then saw Carrick across the line with a better than a run-a-ball half century (58*) in an unbroken 88 run partnership with Iain Parkhill (35*) their side’s 127-1 in 24 overs a comfortable 54 run DLS margin when rain ended the game.
Downpatrick lost to Donacloney Mill by 124 runs (DLS)
The Meadow, 24 May.
Donacloney Mill 246/9 (50 overs: R Matthews 54, J Markham 43, A Ogle 43, L Goodbarn 32; S Kumar 4-42)
Downpatrick 96/8 (27 overs: A Ogle 3-21, H Lockhart 2-29)
Atish Varape’s replacement at Donacloney Mill is a young Irish passport holding Aussie Jude Markham, (remember the name!) a left-hander with a reputation as a attacking opener. That was certainly in evidence today as he raced to 43 off just 14 balls - with 42 of those coming in boundaries, Humza Khan’s opening over disappearing in a 4,4,6,4,4,4 blitz. Runs from Ryan Matthews (54) and Alex Ogle (43) carried the Mill to 246-9 in their 50 overs. And it was Ogle again with the ball as he claimed three wickets in a Downpatrick innings that never got going with Markam’s left-arm spin claiming Khan’s wicket after his earlier onslaught rubbing salt into the wounds. Downpatrick had subsided to 96-8 with 27 overs bowled, a massive 124 runs behind on DLS when the match was abandoned.
Downpatrick beat Laurelvale by 10 runs
The Meadow, 11 May.
Downpatrick 150/7 (20 overs; M Wymgard 96, G Ringland 28; A Speers 3-24, J Burns 3-42)
Laurelvale 140/6 (20 overs; Adnan Malik 35, A Speers 24, B Khan 24)
Marco Wyngard scored 96 (Downpatrick CC facebook)
Marco Wyngard's 96 proved the difference between the sides as Downpatrick beat Laurelvale by 10 runs in their T20 rearranged Section One game at The Meadow. The South African hit 10 fours and 6 sixes in a 54-ball 96 that dominated their total of 150 for 7 - Gavin Ringland making 28. There were three wickets apiece for Adam Speers and Jack Burns. The chase was always a nip and tuck affair with Adnan malik hitting a breezy 35 (2 fours, 2 sixes), but the visitors were always a little behind the required rate in the closing stages falling 10 adrift. All six home side bowlers used claimed a wicket apiece.
Cregagh lost to Laurelvale by 4 wickets
Cregagh Memorial, 10 May.
Cregagh 204 (47 overs; A Johnston 41, M Simpson 39, A Watt 35; D Sinton 3-47, B Khan 2-38)
Laurelvale 205/6 (42.3 overs: A Speers 41, J Speers 30, M Thornbury 29, A Malik 25, A Webb 25*, B Khan 25*; A Beattie 3-41)
Laurevale had a successful chase as they successfully got the 205 needed to beat Cregagh by four wickets. Aaron Johnston (41) and Matthew Simpson (39) shared a fifth wicket stand of 67, while Alistair Watt (35) added late runs - three wickets for Davy Sinton. Mark Thornbury (29) and Adnan Malik (25) shared an opening stand of 67, while Adam (41) and John Speers (30) added 67 for the third. There was a slight wobble as Adam Beattie claimed three wickers, but Alex Webb (25*) and Babar Khan (25*) added an unbroken 45 for the 7th wicket to ensure the Laurelvale side collected the points.
Carrickfergus beat Downpatrick by 91 runs
Middle Road, 10 May.
Carrickfergus 285/7 (50 overs: A Varape 52, CJ vd Walt 48, A Haggan 44, A Martin 31*, I Parkhill 29; H Khan 2-49)
Downpatrick 194 (40 overs: M Wyngard 77, B Woodruff 39; E Parkhill 3-0, A Martin 3-36)
Three Parkhills in the winning Carrick side (Carrick CC)
Carrick beat Downpatrick in an entertaining game at Middle Road, most notable for the home side fielding Iain Parkhill alongside his sons Jay and Elliott. Iain made 29 in a second wicket stand of 72 with overseas professional Atish Varape (52), while there were runs throughout the side from skipper CJ van der Walt (48), Alex Haggan (44), and Anthony Martin (31*) - who added 51 in less than five overs with Ryan Eagleson (19*) - as Carrick posted 285 for 7. Marco Wyngard (77) and Byron Woodruff (39) shared a fourth wicket stand of 102 in the chase, but three wickets for Anthony Martin and also for youngster Elliott Parkhill who got his senior career up and running with a triple wicket maiden in a 91-run win.
Ballymena lost to Lurgan by 7 wickets
Eaton Park, 10 May.
Ballymena 119 (33.4 overs; S Willoughby 39; J Collingwood 5-10, D Nazari 3-30)
Lurgan 123/3 (19.5 overs: J Collingwood 47*, S Johnston 28; C Deelman 2-20)
Jake Colingwood (Lurgan )
Jake Collingwood was the nemesis for Ballymena as his inspired all-round display saw Lurgan beat Ballymena by seven wickets at Eaton Park. Scott Willoughby top-scored with 39 (6 fours, 2 sixes) in an opening stand of 60, but it was all downhill from there as Collingwood claimed 5 for 10, and Darwish Nazari 3-30 as they slumped to 119 all out. Stephen Johnston (28) and Peter Maxwell (19) got the chase off to a solid start with a 55-run opening partnership, and while Curtley Deelman struck twice, overseas professional Collingwood hastened his side to victory inside 20 overs with a 37-ball unbeaten 47 (6 fours, 2 sixes).
Donacloney Mill beat Armagh by 39 runs
Factory Ground, 10 May.
Donacloney Mill 287 (42 overs: J Markham 136, S Warren 46, R Matthews 43, N Kilpatrick 25; B Mackey 5-33, H Doyle 2-45)
Armagh 248 (45.3 overs: H Doyle 48, S Wilson 43, M Steenson 35, J Rogers 34, B Mackey 23; A Ogle 4-53, H Lockhart 3-39)
Judd Markham produced another incredible display of clean striking as he thumped 13 sixes and 10 fours in a 59-ball 136 that ultimately powered league leaders Donacloney Mill to a 39-run win over Armagh. Markham shared an opening stand of 182 in 16 overs with Shane Warren (26), while there were runs too for Ryan Matthews (43) and Neil Kilpatrick (25). A late collapse saw them go from 235/2 to 287 all out with eight overs unused - five wickets for Ben Mackey (5-33). Sam Wilson (43) and Jamie Rogers (34) raced out of the traps with an opening partnership of 64 in 7.3 overs, while there were runs too for Harry Doyle (48), Matthew Steenson (35) and Ben Mackey (23) in a spirited chase. Alex Ogle took four wickets and Harry Lockhart three in the victory.
Derriaghy lost to Bangor by 3 wickets
Queensway, 10 May.
Derriaghy 211 (43.2 overs; R Adams 107; A Farrell 3-12, M Chhabra 3-27, C Pyper 2-33)
Bangor 213/7 (39.1 overs: W Simpson 65*, C Browne 38, A McCusker 28, A Kirkpatrick 27, M Chhabra 26; R Adams 2-28, B Cairns 2-28, W Hughes 2-41)
Will Simpson (Bangor CC)
Will Simpson cleared the ropes six times in an unbeaten 65 from 48 balls to help Bangor recover from 26/3 and 81/5 to chase 212 to beat Derriaghy by three wickets. Simpson received help from Connor Browne (38), Adam McCusker (28), Andrew Kirkpatrick (27) and Manav Chhabra (26). The Derriaghy inningsof 211 was all about overseas professional Renco Adams who top-scored with 107 from 103 balls (12 fours, 4 sixes). He was one of three wickets for Angus Farrell, while Chhabra (3-27) also picked up three scalps.
Armagh beat Downpatrick by 114 runs
The Mall, 5 May.
Armagh 301/6 (50 overs; Jamie Rogers 133, Samuel Wilson 49)
Downpatrick 187 (Marco Wyngaard 87, Amitesh 45, H Khan 40; L Liebenberg 6-22, H.Boyd 2-24)
Armagh heroes Jamie Rogers and Luan Liebenberg (Gareth McCarter (Armagh CC))
Bangor lost to Carrickfergus by 8 wickets
Upritchard Park, 5 May.
Bangor 237/5 (50 overs; S McMillan 97, A Kirkpatrick 52*; CJ van der Walt 2-44)
Carrickfergus 238/2 (31.1 overs; Atish Varape 100*, M Gilmour 96)
Michael Gilmour scored 96 (Carrickfergus CC)
Cregagh beat Ballymena by 6 wickets
Cregagh Memorial, 5 May.
Ballymena 205 (36.5 overs; S Willoughby 75, C Deelman 22; M Shannon 5-23, A McCormick 3-33)
Cregagh 206/4 (31.2 overs; A McCormick 86*, Aaron Johnston 39, A Watt 21*; C Deelman 2-54)
Max Shannon took five wickets (Cregagh CC)
Cregagh recorded a six-wickets win over Ballymena that had seemed very unlikely as the Eaton Park side raced out of the traps in the first 11 overs batting first. Scott Willoughby thumped 9 fours and 4 sixes in a 34-ball 75 that had 99 on the board in no time. His dismissal though restored normal order and with Max Shannon claiming a five wicket haul, as well as three for Adam McCormick, Ballymena were 205 all out in the 37th over. McCormick then turned his attention to batting, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes in an even time unbeaten 86, sharing stands of 81 for the third wicket with Aaron Johnston (39) and an unbroken 51 for the fifth with Alastair Watt (21*).
Laurelvale lost to Donacloney Mill by 10 wickets
Laurelvale, 5 May.
Laurelvale 93 (25.5 overs; Adnan Malik 25; Alex Ogle 4-16, M Lyttle 3-8, L Goodbarn 2-23)
Donacloney Mill 97/0 (5.5 overs; Judd Markham 86*)
The quickest result of the day came at Laurelvale where the home side were skittled for just 93 by Donacloney Mill, despite a breezy 25 from Adnan Malik (5 fours), Alex Ogle with four wickets and Matthew Lyttle three, doing the bulk of the damage. The chase was over in a blur - 35 balls to be exact - as overseas professional Judd Markham hit a 26-ball unbeaten 86, that included 9 fours and 7 sixes in as one-sided contest as there is.
Carrickfergus beat Armagh by 7 wickets
Middle Road, 30 April.
Armagh 104 (19.3 overs, Luan Liebenberg 43, A Haggan 4-14, Atish Varape 3-11, CJ van der Walt 2-15)
Carrickfergus 107/3 (17.3 overs, Atish Varape 49*, A Haggan 34*)
Atish Varape made good use of his new bat on debut for Carrickfergus (Carrickfergus CC)
Atish Varape and Alex Haggan were the stars for Carrickfergus as they beat Armagh by seven wickets in their Section One league opener, played on a T20 basis after Saturday's original fixture was postponed. Batting first, Armagh started well reaching 77 for 2 in the 12th over, with new overseas professional Luan Liebenberg top-scoring with 43 from 35 balls (3 fours, 1 six). However, Alex Haggan (4-14), Atish Varape (3-11) and skipper CJ van der Walt (2-15) were all among the wickets as The Mall side lost their last eight wickets for just 27 runs to be a modest 104 all out. The chase didn't start well for the home side with wickets for Liebenberg, Harry Boyd and a Gareth McCarter run out seeing them faltering at 27 for 3 in the 7th over. Thereafter though, Varape and Haggan followed up their bowling exploits with an unbroken 4th wicket stand of 80 in 11 overs to ensure an ultimately comfortable seven-wickets win. Varape top-scored with an unbeaten 49 from 45 balls (5 fours, 1 six), while Haggan cleared the ropes twice in his even time 34 not out.
Downpatrick v Laurelvale - postponed
The Meadow, 26 April.
Downpatrick
Laurelvale
Carrickfergus v Armagh - postponed
Middle Road, 26 April.
Carrickfergus
Armagh
Bangor lost to Lurgan by 6 wickets
Upritchard Park, 26 April.
Bangor 105 (36 overs: A Farrell 23, M Hutchinson 21; J Guy 3-25, P Maxwell 2-5, J Collingwood 2-15, N Babu 2-39)
Lurgan 106/4 (26 overs: J Collingwood 51*; G Prince 2-18) (Delayed start - match reduced to 43 overs)
Lurgan made a winning start with a six wickets victory over Bangor in a match reduced to 43 overs. Only two players topped 20 in the Bangor innings of 105 all out, with John Guy taking three for 25. An unbeaten 51 from Jake Collingwood eased the visitors to victory with 17 overs to spare.
Derriaghy beat Cregagh by 38 runs
Queensway, 26 April.
Derriaghy 132 (34 overs: R Adams 34, C Lewis 27; A McCormick 3-25, A Beattie 2-5, B Moore 2-27, M Shannon 2-32)
Cregagh 94 (28.4 overs: J Hunter 25; A McCormick 23; R Bailey 3-6, W Hughes 3-20, C Lewis 2-17, (Delayed start - Match reduced to 43 overs)
The Derriaghy bowlers made up for a disappointing batting display to claim a 38 runs victory in their opening game. Bowled out for 132, despite 34 from Renco Adams and Craig Lewis’ 27 – Adam McCormick took three wickets – Cregagh collapsed from 42-0 to 94 all out. Wayne Hughes and Ross Bailey shared six of the wickets, Bailey finishing the match with 3-6 in 4.4 overs.
Donacloney Mill beat Ballymena by 1 wicket
Factory Ground, 26 April.
Ballymena 249/8 (50 overs: S Willoughby 83, W Montgomery 46, P Bristow 29, M Glass 25, S Glass 21*; M Lyttle 2-23, J Markham 2-38)
Donacloney Mill 250/9 (47.3 overs: N Kilpatrick 70, M Hanna 40*, S Warren 35, R Matthews 20; S Glass 3-27, J Watt 2-41)
Scott Willoughby started the season off in sensational fashion with a stunning 83 from 42 balls in an opening stand of 109. It allowed Ballymena to total 249-8 with William Montgomery scoring 46. But their efforts were in a losing cause as Neil Kilkpatrick responded with 70 off 66 balls and a superb last wicket partnership of 38 between Mark Hanna (40 not out) and Tim McClure (10 not out) saw Donaghcloney Mill home with 15 balls to spare.
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