Civil Service North must rely on North Down being badly beaten by Woodvale on Sunday if they are to claim a top six place ahead of the split. Defeat by 101 runs at home to Muckamore leaves them in seventh, behind the Comber side on run-rate. South African professional Neil Brand was back on duty for the Moylena side and, opening the batting, he hit 131, with 12 fours and five sixes, in his side’s 279 for six. CSN, bowled out for 79 last week, managed to more than double that total but Ryan Hunter’s 21 was their top score and 30 for the last wicket between Andrew Cowden and Tom Ford was their highest partnership. Ireland batting coach Gary Wilson batted at No 9 and was caught off Brand for 10.