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Faughan Valley Cup
Final: Brigade lost to Newbuildings by 21 runs.
Beechgrove, 20 July.
Newbuildings 145-4 (20 overs; Ryan Hunter 66*, P Salmon 44)
Brigade 124 (19.4 overs; A McDaid 57, D Barr 27; J Thompson 3-19, P Salmon 2-14, G McFaul 2-21)
Mark Hanna is bowled by Peat Salmon (CricketEurope)
Newbuildings won the Faughan Valley T20 Cup final beating Brigade by 21 runs at Ardmore. Ryan Hunter scored an unbeaten 66 that won him the Man of the Match award as 43 came off the last three overs to make a total of 145 for 4. Brigade lost early wickets but Adam McDaid's 57 brought them back into contention, before a double-wicket maiden from Pete Salmon, and three wickets for Johnny Thompson ensured the victory for Newbuildings - Brigade all out for 124 in the 20th over. They will now travel to Cork on the 10th of August in the All-Ireland semi-finals to take on the Munster champions.
NW Championship
Bonds Glen lost to Killyclooney by 80 runs (DLS)
Bonds Glen, 20 July.
Killyclooney 249-8 (47 overs; K Hall 112, T Dougherty 65, A Neil 20; D Posthumus 3-15, D Singh 3-28)
Bonds Glen 174 (39.3 overs; D Posthumus 81, A Thompson 20; M Campbell 5-38, A Moan 2-13, A Visser 2-41) (Target 255 in 47 overs)
Matthew Campbell took five wickets and Kenzie Hall scored a century (Killyclooney CC)
Killyclooney made it two wins in two days with an 80-run (DLS) win at Bonds Glen. Skipper Kenzie Hall returned to form with a brilliant 112 from 107 balls (10 fours, 7 sixes) as his side posted 249 for 8 in a slightly rain-curtailed innings of 47 overs. He received excellent support from Timmy Dougherty 65 (7 fours, 3 sixes) as the pair shared a fourth wicket stand of 115. Divan Posthumus (3-15) and Dharm Singh (3-28) each picked up three wickets. Matthew Campbell ripped into the Bee Gees top-order going on to take a five-wicket haul, with Killyclooney's march to the points only held up by a sixth wicket stand of 70 between Divan Posthumus - whose 62-ball 81 included 7 fours and 5 sixes - and Adam Thompson (20). There were two wickets apiece also for Aron Visser and Alfie Moan in a fine all-round effort by the Tyrone side.
NWCU Women
Group B: Bready walkover v Coleraine.
Magheramason, 20 July.
Bready 
Coleraine
Bready get the maximum points after Coleraine were unable to field a team for the game.
NWCU Women
Group A: Fox Lodge v Eglinton - postponed.
Ballymagorry, 20 July.
Fox Lodge 
Eglinton
Emerging Warriors lost to MCC by 18 runs
The Bleachgreen, Ardmore, 19 June.
MCC 228-9 (40 overs: E Williams 62, J Hunter 33, R Willis 30, J Steele 26; R Nolan 3-21, B Brolly 3-39)
Emerging Warriors 210 (38.5 overs: R Nolan 49, B Brolly 47; H Dyer 3-38, R Willis 3-40, E Ahmed 2-19)
Emerging Warriors (CricketEurope)
MCC continued their Northern Ireland tour with an 18-run win against a young Emerging Warriors squad at Ardmore. Evan Williams top-scored with an entertaining 35-ball 62 (6 fours, 4 sixes) sharing an eighth wicket stand of 61 with David Miller that rescued their side from a precarious 150 for seven. There were runs too for James Hunter (33) , Ruairi Willis (30) and Jonathan Steele (26) in a total of 228 for nine, with three wickets apiece for Ryan Nolan and Bobby Brolly. Nolan (49) and Brolly (47) were also in the runs for the Warriors, but they finished on 210 - three wickets each for Harry Dyer and Ruairi Willis, and two for Ehtesham Ahmed. MCC finish the week on Friday with a match against the NCU Under 17s at Stormont.
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