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27 July Final: Bangor v Cregagh (Waringstown)
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Cup Final: RBAI beat Sullivan Upper by 10 wickets
Pirrie Park, Belfast, 18 June.
Sullivan Upper 88 (17.4 overs: D Henry 4-11, J West 3-21, A Leckey 2-29)
RBAI 92-0 (10.1 overs: G Craigan 52*, J West 26*)
The winning RBAI squad (CricketEurope)NCU Youth
NCU Under 19 beat MCC by 9 wickets
Stormont, 18 June.
MCC 187-7 (40 overs: J Hunter 79, J Steele 29*; A Ogle 3-34)
NCU Under 19 191-1 (31.5 overs: R Hunter 114*, D Agnew 45*, A Heasley 24)
An unbeaten century on his home ground from NCU skipper Ryan Hunter was the highlight of the day as the under 19s made light of the chase. Hunter and opening partner Adam Heasley posted 55 before Hunter was joined by David Agnew and the pair added 136 to seal the win with eight overs to spare. Earlier it was Lisburn's James Hunter who top scored for the MCC in this second fixture of the week. MCC head to Ardmore tomorrow to play the NW Warriors Emerging XI before taking on the NCU U17s at Stormont on Friday.
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Ulster Schools lost to MCC by 134 runs.
Campbell College, Belfast, 17 June.
MCC 205-6 (47 overs; E Williams 71, P Tice 51*, J Steele 20) Ulster Schools 72 (27.5 overs; G Craigan 21, J Shields 21; R Bolstridge 3-26, E Williams 2-14)
Ulster Schools (CricketEurope)Semi-final: Cregagh beat Donacloney Mill by 9 wickets.
Sandy Bay, Larne, 15 June.
Donacloney Mill 120-9 (20 overs; C Kennedy 24, J Markham 21, S Warren 20; M Shannon 2-9, A Watt 2-19, A McCormick 2-30)
Cregagh 121-1 (17.5 overs; A McCormick 61*, J Moore 44*)
Adam McCormick and Jonny Moore added 90 for the second wicket as Cregagh won by 9 wickets. (David McCormick)
Cregagh eased to comfortable 9-wicket win over Donacloney Mill in the first semi-final at Larne. DM managed 120 for 9 with 20's for Craig Kennedy, Judd Markham and Shane Warren. Max Shannon took 2 for 9, and there was also a brace for Alastair Watt and Adam McCormick. It was the captain McCormick who was also to the fore with the bat, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes in a 48-ball unbeaten 61, adding an unbroken 90 for the second wicket with Jonny Moore - who hit four boundaries in his 44 not out - as the win was sealed with 13 balls left.
Semi-final: Bangor beat Carrickfergus by 7 wickets.
Sandy Bay, Larne, 15 June.
Carrickfergus 88 (20 overs; A Haggan 36, A Martin 20*; C Pyper 3-10, A Farrell 3-25, M Chhabra 2-8)
Bangor 90-3 (15 overs; S McMillan 33)
Favourites Carrickfergus crashed out in a surprise loss to Bangor after they were bundled out for just 88 at Sandy Bay. Chris Pyper and Angus Farrell each took three wickets, while there were two for Manav Chhabra. Alex Haggan (36) and Anthony Martin (20*) were the best of a bad lot for Carrick. Sam McMillan's 33 at the top of the order ensured no get out of jail card for the Middle Road side as Bangor eased to a seven wicket win with five overs to spare.
Round 2: Cregagh walkover v NCU Under 19
Cregagh Memorial, 30 May.
Cregagh NCU Under 19
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)
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*)
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*)
Round 1: Downpatrick lost to NCU Under 19 by 30 runs.
The Meadow, Downpatrick, 15 May.
NCU Under 19 156-7 (20 overs; C Smart 62*, A Heasley 56; S Kumar 3-24, J Vinod 2-26)
Downpatrick 126-7 (20 overs; M Wyngard 36, H Khan 35; F Lutton 3-8)
Round 1: Carrickfergus beat Ballymena by 38 runs.
Middle Road, 16 May.
Carrickfergus 192-3 (20 overs; M Gilmour 93, C van der Walt 28*)
Ballymena 154 (19.3 overs; W Montgomery 63, S Willoughby 36, C Deelman 29; C van der Walt 2-12, A Varape 2-16, E Parkhill 2-26)
Michael Gilmour (Ally McCalmont)
Michael Gilmour continued his strong start to the season with a 51-ball 93 (8 fours, 7 sixes) that took Carrock to 192 for 3. That was 38 too many for Ballymena, for whom William Montgomery hit 63 in a total of 154 - two wickets apiece for skipper CJ van der Walt, Atish Varape, and teenager Elliott Parkhill.
Round 1: Laurelvale lost to Bangor by 4 wickets.
Laurelvale, 16 May.
Laurelvale 157-9 (20 overs; A Malik 43, D Sinton 35, J Speers 29; C Brown 2-17, C Pyper 2-19, W Simpson 2-24) Bangor 161-6 (19.4 overs; S McMillan 37, M Hutchinson 29, M Chhabra 27*, A Farrell 25; K Subhani 4-22)
Bangor chased down 157 to beat Laurelvale by four wickets, with contributions from Sam McMillan (37), Mark Hutchinson (29), Manav Chhabra (27*) and Angus Farrell.
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