Semi-final: North County lost to Pembroke by 282 runs
Balrothery, 20 July.
Pembroke 474-3 (50 overs; B McDonald 263*, H Tector 83, JJ Garth 72)
North County 192 (34.4 overs; J Grassi 51, N McGovern 38, A Mathew 22; P Lawson 3-25, B McDonough 3-52, A Boulton 2-14, G Hoey 2-39)
Blake McDonald scored a record 263 not out (Barry Tucker/Pembroke CC)
Blake McDonald made a record unbeaten 263 as Pembroke piled on the agony and the runs against North County at Balrothery. McDonald hit 210 of his 263 in boundaries - 30 fours and 15 sixes - in a Pembroke total of 474 for 3. The Aussie overseas player shared a second wicket stand of 169 in 18 overs with JJ Garth 72 (10 fours, 1 six), then went into fifth gear as he and Harry Tector plundered 266 in 17 overs for the third wicket as North County disintegrated. Tector's 83 included 5 fours and 8 sixes and came from just 41 balls. The chase was all about about damage limitation as County were bowled out for 192 - Jamie Grassi 51 (7 fours, 1 six) adding 81 with Niall McGovern (38). The wickets were shared around with skipper Paul Lawson and Byron McDonough taking three apiece, while Adam Boulton and Gavin Hoey each grabbed a brace in the 282-run mauling.
Semi-final: Railway Union lost to Clontarf by 71 runs
Park Avenue, 20 July.
Clontarf 201 (44.1 overs; J McNally 40, P Xie 27, M Thompson 26, D Delany 24, S Lynch 23; Farman Afridi 3-41, M Canliffe 2-21, M Sinan 2-40, L McCarthy 2-42)
Railway Union 133 (27.1 overs; Phillipe Le Roux 52, G Kelleher 25; D Delany 7-19)
David Delany took 7 for 19 (Clontarf CC)
Clontarf will face Pembroke in the Cup Final after a David Delany inspired display saw them beat Railway Union by 71 runs at Park Avenue, A solid batting effort saw Clontarf make 201 batting first in a game reduced to 45 overs. John McNally top-scored with 40 while there were 20s for Patrick Xie, Mitchell Thompson, David Delany and Seamus Lynch. Farman Afridi took three wickets, while there were two apiece for Mark Canliffe, Muhammad Sinan, and Liam McCarthy. Delany's new-ball five wickets burst had Railway's reply in tatters, but a recovery thanks to Phillipe Le Roux (52 - 8 fours), who added 68 with Gethin Kelleher (25) offered some hope. However, two more wickets for Delany saw him finish with seven for 19 in the ultimately comfortable win. The decider will be at Sydney Parade on Saturday week.