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Coleraine lost to Bready by 6 runs
Sandel Lodge, 28 July.
Bready 138-3 (20 overs; M Spence 60, L McGranaghan 49)
Coleraine 132-6 (20 overs; C Block 39, A Caulfield 26; M Spence 2-25)
Bready stay top but were given a real scare by Coleraine who pushed them all the way in a really tight contest. Millie Spence top-scored with 60 from just 44 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes) sharing an opening stand of 98 with Lucy McGranaghan, who made 49 in a Bready total of 138 for 3. Connie Block cleared the ropes three times in a 27-ball 39 as she and Amy Caulfield (26) put on 72 for the second wicket. At 89 for 1 in the 11th over, Coleraine were strong favourites, but once Sophie Hamilton dismissed Block, and Millie Spence (2-25) accounted for Caulfield, the game changed. Bready stopped conceding extras - 41 in total - and that was crucial in the final stages as they eked out a six-run win.
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Fox Lodge beat Strabane by 9 wickets
Ballymagorry, 28 July.
Strabane 94 (19.1 overs; A Gillespie 18; M Devine 2-7, J McClean 2-16, T Hussain 2-19)
Fox Lodge 95-1 (10.3 overs; S Black 48*, E Wasson 33)
Fox Lodge stay right on the heels of Bready after a convincing 9-wicket win at home to Strabane. The Red Caps were bowled out for 94 with Abaigh Gillespie making 18 and 15 apiece for Nicola Mullen and Abbey-Gale McGarrigle. The Fox Lodge bowlers stuck to their task well with two wickets apiece for Mollie Devine, Jessica McClean and Tanisha Hussain. The chase was all over in the 11th over as Sarah Black hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in a 29-ball unbeaten 48 adding 81 in eight overs with Ella Wasson (33 ( 3 fours, 1 six).
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Bonds Glen beat Eglinton by 22 runs on DLS
Bonds Glen, 28 July.
Bonds Glen 147-5 (20 overs; R Young 50*, E Young 25; R Moore 2-19)
Eglinton 94-6 (20 overs; R McHugh 26; S Wilkinson 2-11, R Young 2-16) (Target 117 in 16 overs)
Rihanna Young (Bonds Glen CC)
Bonds Glen are third after beating Eglinton by 22 runs on DLS. Rihanna Young top-scored with 50 (5 fours) sharing an opening stand of 78 in 11 overs with Emily (25). The Bee Gees ended on 147 for 5 - two wickets for Rea Moore. The chase was always a losing battle for the villagers despite 26 from Rosie McHugh - two wickets for Steph Wilkinson and Rihanna Young - it's been quite a 24 hours for Rihanna who took four wickets including a hat-trick yesterday, and a half century today, Certainly one to watch.
Final: Final: Glendermott beat Ballyspallen by 172 runs
The Rectory, 25 and 26 July.
Glendermott 446-5 (50 overs'; G Kumara 189*, B Mills 82, C Doherty 70, A Johnson 69; E Moore 2-70) & 225 (47.3 overs; G Kumara 70, B Mills 43, J Montgomery 27, R Nolan 25, C Doherty 21; G Kennedy 2-17, D McElhinney 2--22, M O'Brien 2-47, E Moore 2-49)
Ballyspallen 208 (35.3 overs; I Bird 71, E Moore 63; G Kumara 4-39, B Mills 4-49) & 291 (30.4 overs; G Kennedy 107, E Moore 78, L Gilfillan 31*; B Mills 6-57, JJ O'Brien 2-42)
Glendermott duly won the Sammy Jeffrey Shield with a 172-run win over Ballyspallen on another run-filled day at The Rectory - 1170 in total scored over the two days. Resuming with a lead of 238, Glendermott opted to bat again and made 225 - Geeth Kumara making 70 and Ben Mills hitting 6 sixes in a rapid 43. That left Ballyspallen needing 464 and to be fair to Graham Kennedy and Eddie Moore, they didn't die wondering. The pair added 132 in 10 overs for the third wicket, but the fun ended for Moore after a 35-ball 78 (11 fours, 5 sixes). Kennedy went on to make 107 from 58 balls (5 fours, 12 sixes) as 'Spallen made 291. Ben Mills took six wickets to make it ten for the match, but he was pipped to the Man-of-the-Match accolade by Sri Lankan Geeth Kumara on two days to remember for all the Glendermott faithful.
Semi-final: Killyclooney lost to Ballyspallen by 4 wickets
Killyclooney, 28 June.
Killyclooney 257 (47.3 overs; A Visser 140, A Moan 34, K Hall 28; G Kennedy 4-32, Ste Kennedy 2-10, Stu Kennedy 2-72)
Ballyspallen 261/7 (44.5 overs: J Snyman 112, Stu Kennedy 72*, J O'Brien 22*, Ste. Kennedy 21; T Dougherty 2-36, M Campbell 2-57)
Jurie Snyman scored 112 (CricketEurope)
Ballyspallen recovered from 84 for 5 to chase down Killyclooney's 257, winning by four wickets. Jurie Snyman - in as a replacement professional for Kagiso Rapulana - justified the short-term inclusion with a top-score of 112 from 103 balls (11 fours, 6 sixes). He shared a sixth wicket stand of 116 with Stuart Kennedy, who finished the job after Snyman's departure, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes in his unbeaten 72, adding an unbroken 58 for the seventh wicket with Jay O'Brien. Earlier, there was another South African professional century, as Arun Visser's 101-ball 140 (16 fours, 4 sixes) led the hosts to 257, sharing stands of 88 with skipper Kenzie Hall (28) and teenager Alfie Moan (34). The Kennedy clan did the bulk of the damage with the ball, taking 8 of the 10 wickets to fall.
Semi-final: Glendermott beat St Johnston by 192 runs
The Rectory, 28 June.
Glendermott 267/8 (50 overs; G Kumara 66, B Mills 34, R Nolan 31, J Lynch 30, A Johnson 25; S Devenney 3-41, N Cole 3-48)
St Johnston 75 (28.2 overs; B Scott 22, J Handsadale 20; T Britton 9-14)
Trevor Britton took 9 wickets (CricketEurope)
Trevor Britton took nine wickets as Glendermott bowled out St Johnston for 75 to win by 192 runs at The Rectory. A solid batting effort has seen Geeth Kumara top score with 66 in a total of 267 for 8. The win will have them in good spirits as they begin their long journey to Kerry for the National Cup quarter-final.
Round 1: Killyclooney beat Sion Mills by 8 wickets
Killyclooney, 31 May.
Sion Mills 78 (19.2 overs; G McCallan 19; T Dougherty 4-20, K Hall 3-26, A Moan 2-5)
Killyclooney 82-2 (9.2 overs; A Visser 43*; G McCallan 2-42)
The beer tastes better when you win (CricketEurope)
Killyclooney made short work of Sion Mills as they bowled their fellow Tyrone side out for 78. Glenn McCallan top-scoring with 19. Skippers past and present Timmy Dougherty (4-20) and Kenzie Hall (3-26) did the bulk of the damage, while youngster Alfie Moan claimed two scalps. McCallan picked up two consolation wickets, but the home side won before the end of the powerplay, with Aron Visser making a 25-ball unbeaten 43 (6 fours, 2 sixes), while Dougherty also cleared the ropes twice in a brief cameo.
Round 1: St Johnston beat Fox Lodge by 5 wickets
The Boathole, 31 May.
Fox Lodge 153/9 (36 overs; G Maneeshan 57, J Milligan 30; R McAuley 2-19, M Rankin 2-20, N Cole 2-25)
St Johnston 157/5 (32.2 overs; N Cole 57*, D Lapsley 34; A Heywood 2-5)
Match winners David Lapsley and Nathan Cole (CricketEurope)
Nathan Cole was the St Johnston hero in an entertaining five-wicket win over Fox Lodge at the Boathole in a game reduced to 36 overs. Gayan Maneeshan's 57 was the best of the Ballymagorry's side 153 for 9, sharing a third wicket stand of 104 with Jason Milligan (30) - two wickets apiece for Ryan McAuley, Michael Rankin and Nathan Cole. Aaron Heywood then took 2 for 5 in a 7 overs spell to reduce the home side to 54 for 4 approaching the halfway point of the chase. Cole and David Lapsley (34) then got the Saints back on track with a 5th wicket stand of 69, with Cole hitting four fours and two sixes in a match-winning unbeaten 57.
Round 1: Glendermott beat Burndennett by 7 wickets
The Rectory, 31 May.
Burndennett 151 (35.1 overs; C Roulston 34, D Curry 20; A Boyd 2-8, G Kumara 2-11, A Johnson 2-32)
Glendermott 152/3 (30.3 overs; G Kumara 77*, J Lynch 35)
Geeth Kumara (CricketEurope)
Glendermott's Geeth Kumara showed his class as the Rectory side chased 152 to beat Burndennett. Corey Roulston (34) and Derek Curry (20) helped the visitors rally from 90 for 8 to 151 - two wickets each for Kumara, Boyd and skipper Alan Johnson. Ben Mills went cheaply but a third wicket stand of 95 between Jason Lynch (35) and Kumara settled the contest - Kumara's unbeaten 77 from 74 balls included 7 fours and 4 sixes.
Round 1: Bonds Glen lost to Ballyspallen by 8 wickets
Bonds Glen, 31 May.
Bonds Glen 116 (31 overs; J Haslett 24, S Haslett 21; I Bird 4-10, K Rapulana 2-13, Stu Kennedy 2-21)
Ballyspallen 117/2 (20.3 overs; K Rapulana 65*, Ste Kennedy 18*; K Moore 2-27
Ballyspallen had little trouble reaching the last four with an emphatic 8-wicket win at Bonds Glen. Isaac Bird was one again front and centre as he took four wickets to bundle out the Bee Gees for 116 - 20's for Johnny and Sam Haslett. There were two wickets apiece for Stuart Kennedy and Kasigo Rapulana, and it was the South African who enjoyed himself with the bat in the chase. He hit 12 fours and one maximum in a 57-ball unbeaten 65, sharing an unbroken third wicket stand of 94 with skipper Stephen Kennedy (18*) after Kyle Moore (2-27) had struck two early blows.
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