Ireland lost to Scotland by 56 runs.
Comber, 24 July.
Scotland 254 (50 overs; F Carter 62, R Grant 34, J Woodhouse 24, O Jones 22; T Ford 3-39)
Ireland 198 (45.1 overs , S Dijkstra 36, R O'Brien 34, D Murray 29, J West 24, M Saraswat 3-31, M Chaplin 2-33, R Sharma 2-50)
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Finlay Carter on his way to a half century (George Armstrong)
Scotland gained a consolation win in the third and final game of the series as they won by 56 runs at Comber. Finlay Carter's 62 helped them to 254, with runs too for Rory Grant (34), James Woodhouse (24), and Ollie Jones (22). Tom Ford (3-39) was the pick of the Irish bowling unit. The chase was a tense one as Seb Dijkstra (36), Rob O'Brien (34), Dan Murray (29) and James West (24) all got starts but couldn't kick on. At 187 for 5 the game was evenly poised before the Irish collapsed, losing their last five wickets for 11 runs to be 198 all out. Manu Saraswat of Aberdeenshire was again the pick of the attack, taking three wickets to bring his tally to seven across the three matches, while James West was the series leading run scorer with 214.
Ireland beat Scotland by 5 wickets
Larne, 23 July.
Scotland 268-7 (50 overs: O Jones 86*, F Carter 77, M Chaplin 28, A Khan 28; E Marshall 3-40)
Ireland 270-4 (45.3 overs: J West 118*, S Dijkstra 45, R O'Brien 35, A Leckey 20; E Ramsay 2-37, O Jones 2-41)
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Century for James West (George Armstrong)
A 124 run partnership for the seventh wicket between Finlay Carter and Ollie Jones carried the Scots to an impressive 268 in their 50 overs. Ethan Marshall with three wickets for the Irish who paid the price for dropped catches. Scotland would also rue their dropped catches as James West took full advantage of his good fortune to post a match winning unbeaten century. Ireland winning with more than four overs to spare. Ireland lead 2-0 in the three match series with the final game in Comber tomorrow starting at 10.15.
Ireland beat Scotland by 78 runs.
Wallace Park, Lisburn, 22 July.
Ireland 280-8 (50 overs; J West 72, D Murray 48*, A Leckey 41, F Ogilby 40, O Riley 37; M Saraswat 4-47, R Sharma 2-35)
Scotland 202 (44.2 overs; R Grant 31, F Carter 25, J Woodhouse 24; L Murray 4-45, A Armstrong 3-35, D Murray 2-25)
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Fifty for James West (CricketEurope)
Ireland Under 19's took a 1-0 lead in their three-match series against their Scottish counterparts with a 78-run win at Wallace Park. Pete Johnston's side never looked back after an opening stand of 126 between James West and Freddie Ogilby (40). West top-scored with an even time 72 (9 fours), while Adam Leckey cleared the ropes twice in an entertaining 41. Manu Saraswat took four wickets to drag Scotland back into contention at 215 for 7, but an eighth wicket stand of 63 in 34 balls between Dan Murray (48*) and skipper Ollie Riley (37) saw a flurry of boundaries and a total of 280 for 8 was always going to be challenging. The Scottish batters all got starts but Rory Grant's 31 was their top score as the Murray brothers took a combined six wickets - four for Luke and two for Dan. CIYMS left-arm spinner Alex Armstrong (3-35) collected three wickets too in a fine all-round effort by the Irish. The teams meet again on Wednesday at Larne, with Stormont hosting the third and final match on Thursday.