Ani Chore top scoring for North Down is nothing new but there were runs for two of the new faces in the side tonight, Stevie Saul, a Zimbabwean student at UU and Liam Hayman, an Irish passport holding Kiwi. Good partnership building for Instonians between Metcalfe and Smith after the early loss of Cade Carmichael, 90 and counting - 54 required off 8 overs. Partnership now worth 134 and 13 required off three overs and it's the Instonians skipper himself who powered his side to the win, finishing unbeaten on 92 off 54 balls (8x4, 5x6).

Ruhan Pretorius continued his fine run of form for the Northern Knights this week posting the first T20 century of the season off just 54 balls (7x4, 8x6) before adding another maximum to finish unbeaten on 114. He added 95 for the third wicket with Aditya Adey whose 42 came off just 29 balls, 4x4, 2x6. Lisburn in trouble straight away Faiz Fazal gone second ball and things go from bad to worse - a Hat-trick for Pretorius with David Miller caught behind and Adam Berry and Matthew Humphreys both bowled. A big win for Woodvale with Pretorius the big winner on the night.

Tom Mayes announced his arrival as a Waringstown player with a three wicket opening blitz that reduced Muckamore to 17/3 inside the first five overs. With only Jason van der Merwe, back at his home club weathering the storm to post 31 and it took late runs from Jamie Magowan to get the home side past 100. It doesn't look that that will trouble the visitors as Dennison and McCollum add 79 before McCollum is caught and bowled by Raj Biswa. Winter signing from Derriaghy Matthew Halliday comes to the crease to join Dennison no pressure on him whatsoever with Dennison in full control. No sooner said than Dennison looks to win it in a single blow and is stumped by Ben Calitz to give Biswa a second wicket. Waringstown skipper Greg Thompson takes only one ball to score the two required for the win.

A fifty three run second wicket partnership between Chris Dougherty and John Matchett was the foundation on which CIYMS started their title defence as they posted 123/7, two wickets each for Luke Georgeson, Adam Leckey and Jordan Neill. And it was Neill who stood alone in the CSNI reply as overseas professional Bamanye Xenxe removed Adam Leckey and then CSNI captain Stuart Thompson first ball. CSNI 39/4 after 10 overs, Jordan Neill with 27 of those. Only two other double figure scores in the CSNI reply, Paddy Beverland with 19 and James Kennedy 17*, CIYMS running out comfortable winners by 46 runs.