LHK GROUP – SENIOR OPEN T20 (ALAN MURRAY CUP) – SATURDAY 6.5.2023
11.30AM STARTS
GROUP A
Phoenix v Balbriggan (Phoenix Park)
Phoenix 121/8 off 20 (L Shields 39, S Morris 25; M Pollard 5-13, A Darroch 2-32)
Balbriggan 122/3 off 17.2 (C De Freitas 45*)
Balbriggan won by 7 wkts
Civil Service v Clontarf (Civil Service)
Civil Service 93/7 off 16 (M Siddique 38; C McDonnell 5-9)
Clontarf 94/1 off 13.3 (R Forrest 50*, A McGeehan 26)
Clontarf won by 9 wkts
Notes: Cillian McDonnell takes 5-9. The fifth best bowling figures in the Alan Murray (2011-present), and the best for Clontarf. The best in the competition is Alex Neary's 6-21 for Rush vs Railway in June 2018. Robert Forrest's 5th Alan Murray 50 (and first since 2019) sees Clontarf home, and solidifies their position at the top of Group A with three wins from three
GROUP B
Pembroke v YMCA (Sydney Parade)
YMCA 186/4 off 20 (T Tector 81, A Rosslee 56; P Lawson 2-36)
Pembroke 105 ao off 17.2 (N Stapleton 27; A Bailey 3-24, J Forbes 2-7, T Anders 2-18)
YMCA won by 81 runs
Notes: Highest opening partnership on record in the Alan Murray - 140 by YM's Tim Tector and Adam Roslee. Beats 133 by Kenny Carroll and Pat Collins for Railway against Leinster in July 2014. 3rd highest partnership in the competition for any wicket (2011-present).
Terenure v Railway Union (Terenure)
Terenure 151/8 off 20 (Donal Lynch 66, R Grover 32; L McCarthy 4-26)
Railway Union 153/1 off 14.5 (K Carroll 84*, P Mehra 46*)
Railway Union won by 9 wkts
GROUP C
North County v Malahide (Inch)
North County 128/8 off 20 (J Andrews 49; J Newland 3-25, K Donnelly 2-17)
Malahide 129/3 off 14.1 (Y Ahmadzai 60*, M Ford 54; A Ghaffar 2-17)
Malahide won by 7 wkts
Rush v The Hills (Kenure)
Rush 119 ao off 19.1 (J McGee 43, C Egerton 27; N Laegsgaard 3-20, S McNicholl 3-22, C Nulty 2-23)
The Hills 120/2 off 14.1 (C McLoughlin-Gavin 55, M Commins 46*)
The Hills won by 8 wkts
Remarkably, that is Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin's first Alan Murray 50 in 36 matches for The Hills. After three rounds of matches, three teams in Group B have now won one match
GROUP D
Dublin University v Leinster (College Park)
Leinster 84/7 off 20 (M Patel 27; G Hoey 3-8)
Dublin University 90/4 off 15.5 (D Vincent 24, W Todd 24;
Dublin University won by 6 wkts
Dublin University's first win over Leinster since 2016 powered by Gavin Hoey's 3-8, which was his best bowling figures in his 10th Alan Murray match
Merrion v North Kildare (Anglesea Road)
Merrion 218/6 off 20 (J Anderson 54, S Modgill 54, M Sorensen 49, D Joyce 34; A Sharma 2-26, M Zaman 2-34)
North Kildare 111/9 off 20 (H Maroof 25; D Forkin 3-40, T Stanton 2-14)
Merrion won by 107 runs
LHK GROUP – SENIOR OPEN T20 (ALAN MURRAY CUP) – SATURDAY 6.5.2023
4.30PM STARTS
GROUP A
Phoenix v Clontarf (Phoenix Park)
Phoenix 133/8 off 20 (O Hald 28; M Granger 2-21, Ci McDonnell 2-29, R Cronje 2-17)
Clontarf 137/4 off 16.1 (PJ Moor 78*; D Sugrue 3-21)
Clontarf won by 6 wickets
Civil Service v Balbriggan (Civil Service)
Civil Service 138/8 in 20 overs
Balbriggan 140/0 in 15.3 (C Fletcher 99*)
Balbriggan won by 10 wickets
GROUP B
Pembroke v Railway Union (Sydney Parade)
Pembroke 92/8 off 20 (M Cosgrave 25*; F Zaman 3-11)
Railway Union 93/2 off 13 (P Mehra 34*, K Carroll 30)
Railway Union won by 8 wickets
Terenure v YMCA (Terenure)
Terenure 114 ao off 19.2 (S Lynch 40, R Wilson 2-24, A Burton 2-15, J Forbes 2-10)
YMCA 115/6 off 18.5 (T Anders 36*, M Thomas 2-29, V Bhalekar 2-13)
YMCA won by 4 wickets
GROUP C
North County v The Hills (Inch)
North County 144 (J Andrews 60)
The Hills 145/7 in last over
The Hills won by 3 wickets
Rush v Malahide (Kenure)
Rush 234/7 off 20 (N Mcguire 72 off 30 balls; N Rock 68; C Egerton 44; D O’Halloran 2-33; J Newland 3-38)
Malahide 146 ao in 15.5 overs (Y Ahmadzai 82, C Egerton 3-30, J Barnes 2-21, A Eastwood 2-23)
Rush won by 88 runs
GROUP D
Dublin University v Leinster (College Park)
Leinster 102/6 off 20 (B Azhar 37; S Ruttle 3-7)
Dublin University 106/5 off 17.5 (S Gupta 36, S Bahadur 3-14)
Dublin University won by 5 wkts
Merrion v North Kildare (Anglesea Road)
North Kildare 76/10 (S Stanton 4 wickets, T Stanton 3 wickets)
Merrion 77/3 (S Harbinson 33)
Merrion won by 7 wickets