Neil Whitworth was yet again the Lisburn hero as they survived an early wobble to beat CIYMS by four wickets in a rain-affected cup clash at Wallace Park. Jack Beattie top-scored with 43 and Carson McCullough made 32 as the Belmont side posted 183 for nine – three wickets apiece for Josh Manley and Ross Adair. The chase started poorly for the hosts, as they slumped to 54 for 4, but Whitworth - the glue that holds Lisburn's batting together - made an unbeaten 54 that guided them home in the penultimate over sharing a vital stand of 52 in 46 balls with Nigel Jones (22). There were also breezy cameos from David Miller and Matthew Humphreys - who both cleared the ropes twice - to ensure the required rate in the adjusted target of 153 in 34 overs never climbed too high.

An unbeaten 77 from opener Iain Parkhill steered Carrickfergus to a seven wickets (DLS) victory over Section One rivals Cregagh. Set 209 to win in 44 overs, Parkhill put on 99 for the second wicket with Atish Varape and when captain CJ van der Walt hit the winning runs they had 28 balls to spare. Jonny Moore scored 72 of Cregagh’s 209 for nine with their most successful bowlers from opposite ends of the age spectrum. Elliott Parkhill took three for 51 from six overs and Ryan Eagleson, on a rare outing these days, had two for 16 from eight overs.

For the second day in a row, Instonians came out on the right side of a thriller. After beating Lisburn in a controversial finish to their T20 Cup match, they defeated Civil Service North by six runs (DLS) to reach the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. Set 226 for victory in 34 overs, CSN needed 21 off the last over and Stuart Thompson took 12 runs off James Lambert's first three balls. He failed to score off the fourth and was caught off the fifth to end their superb chase. The captain made 84 from just 54 balls and hit 10 boundaries, half of them sixes. Andrew White top scored for Instonians with 51 from 45 balls in their innings of 218 for seven

Ryan Matthews brought up his hundred with the winning six as Donaghcloney Mill eased to victory in the all-Section clash with Armagh. Matthews finished 105 not out from 88 balls with 16 fours and four sixes in the home side’s 148 for one after bowling out Armagh in 36.4 overs. Alex Ogle and Mark Hanna shared seven of the wickets with Michael Villiers scoring more than double any of his team-mates.

Holders Muckamore made an embarrassing exit in their first defence of the Challenge Cup when they failed to produce a DLS print-out after rain interrupted the second innings. Waringstown were awarded the match. The Villagers had stormed to 323 for eight from 48 overs when asked to bat first with skipper Greg Thompson run out off the last ball for 114, from 77 balls with 17 fours and two sixes. He shared stands of 86 with Morgan Topping and 77 with Tom Mayes. Muckamore were 24 for no wicket after 5.3 overs when the rain returned. The umpires ruled that the match would restart at 5.20pm with a target of 266 in 36 overs. But by 5.21pm there was no DLS print-out and Muckamore forfeited the match.

North Down survived an early scare to see off Co Down neighbours Bangor, who fought bravely at The Green. Christopher Pyper reduced the Premier League side to 75 for four, bowling captain Mickey Copeland and Alistair Shields with successive balls but Ryan Haire, with his first 50 for six years and Kian Hilton’s 82 from 55 balls (five fours, six sixes) hauled them up to 253 for eight in their 39 overs. Pyper’s early success reduced Bangor’s target to 242 but despite a last wicket stand of 22 between Jonny Parker and Pyper, they fell 30 runs short.

Cliftonville Academy continue to be the specialists in the short-form game easing to an eight wickets win over Templepatrick. In what effectively became another 20-over chase – they have won all three T20 Cup games this season – they were set 100 for victory in 21 overs and needed only a third of those to complete the chase, Abi Raut batting through the innings for 37 not out. Templepatrick professional Sandun Weerakkody provided the lone resistance when they batted first, hitting 60 off 47 balls before he was one of Ben Kane’s three victims. Cliftonville Academy captain Matty McCord went one better with four wickets as the home side were bowled out four overs short of their reduced 35 overs innings.

Woodvale are the first team into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after a double-quick nine wickets victory over Ballymena. The Section One side were bowled out for 82 in the 23rd over with only two batters in double figures. Showing no mercy, Ruhan Pretorius bowled his 10 overs unchanged to finish with 4-27 and Carl Robinson had identical figures from 7.1 overs. Stephen Bunting was 31 not out when Woodvale won with more than 33 overs to spare.

A third wicket stand of 147 between Man of the Match Curtley Deelman and Michael Glass powered Ballymena to 281 for 9 at Eaton Park. The South African hit 13 fours and 5 sixes in his 92-ball knock and was well supported by Glass, who made 53. The pair then shared a combined five wickets as Lurgan made a real go of the chase, led by Stephen Johnston's 68 and 41 from Peter Maxwell, ultimately ending 29 runs adrift. Ballymena now face Woodvale at home on May 31st.

A fine all-round batting effort propelled Donacloney Mill to an emphatic 138-run win over Laurelvale. Player of the Match Judd Markham top scored with 67, sharing a century stand with Shane Warren (66), while there were runs too for Ryan Matthews (54) and James Cunningham (42) in a total of 310 for 8. Adnan Malik (62*) and Alex Speers (59) both scored half centuries but Laurelvale could only manage 172 - Mark Hanna taking 3 for 11. They will now play Armagh for a place in the last eight.

Cregagh had little trouble ousting Downpatrick after they bowled them out for just 111 - four wickets for Alistair Watt, and two apiece for Adam Beattie and McCormick. Johnny Hunter's 42 and an unbeaten 23 from Moore saw them clinch the six wickets win.

Bangor caused something of a shock as they thumped Derriaghy by an emphatic 130-runs at Upritchard Park. Mark Hutchinson's 63 and 32 apiece from Johnny Parker and Simpson helped them to 217. That proved way too many as Derriaghy were skittled for just 87 with only Craig Lewis (44) making any sort of a fist of it. There were three wickets each for Brown and Pyper in an impressive display by Bangor, who now face an away trip to North Down in the next round.