ALAN MURRAY CUP ROUND UP AND SEMI FINAL DRAW

The last day of the group section saw two matches per team and all to play for at the start of the day.

From the morning matches Railway Union in Group B were the only team to seal their Semi Final place, leaving three out of the four groups going down to the last match.

In Group A it was a straight playoff between Balbriggan and Clontarf, with the home side coming out on top (for the second time today) to seal a semi final spot.

In Group C The Hills beat Malahide twice in the day to top the table.

The last matches in Group D saw DUCC level of points but behind Merrion on NRR, both teams having won one of the matches between them. DUCC therefore needed a big win against North Kildare at the same time as Merrion were looking for a big win in Leinster. Both teams recorded victories but Merrion were able to retain their NRR advantage and go through to the Semi Final.

Semi Final Draw (27/5/2023 at 11.30 a.m.):

Balbriggan vs Railway Union in Sydney Parade

Merrion vs The Hills in Anglesea Road

GROUP A

Phoenix v Civil Service (Phoenix Park)

Civil Service 167-7 (A Ahmadzai 61; O Hald 3-24)

Phoenix 173/3 (C O’Byrne 57, J Wiggins 49)      

Phoenix win by 7 wkts

Balbriggan v Clontarf (Jack Harper Ground)

Clontarf 155/6 (R Cronje 41; S Willemse 3-23, A Darroch 2-28)

Balbriggan 160/2 off 17.4 overs (C Fletcher 102* off 60 balls, C Rowe 42; R Cronje 1-31, J MacNally 1-25)

Balbriggan won by 8 wickets

GROUP B

YMCA v Railway Union (Claremont Road)

Railway Union 114-9 (F Zaman 39; R Anders 3-18, T Anders 3-19)

YMCA 112/7 in 20 overs (J Tector 34; H Maan 2-18)

Railway Union win by 2 runs

Terenure v Pembroke (Terenure)

Pembroke 145-9 (R Kelly 42, M Cosgrave 29*; K Shetty 3-29, B Tukrel 2-25, H Asad 2-20)

Terenure 146/8 (Seamus Lynch 55, H Asad 28; M Cosgrave 2-27)

Terenure won by 2 wkts

GROUP C

The Hills v Malahide (The Vineyard)

The Hills 189 all out (N Rooney 84, T Rooney Murphy 29, C Nulty 27; D O’Halloran 3-41, J Newland 3-41)

Malahide 126 all out (F McAllister 40; J Tall 3-24)     

The Hills won by 63 runs

North County v Rush (Inch)

North County 191/6 (J Andrews 101* off 60 balls, E Richardson 39;  C Egerton 2-30)

Rush 159/7 (N Rock 61, J Mcgee 30; A Ghaffar 3-31, E Richardson 2-21)

North County won by 32 runs

GROUP D

Dublin University v North Kildare (College Park)

North Kildare 69 all out (G Hoey 2-15, S Ruttle 2-13)

Dublin University 70/2 in 8.3 overs (N Pretourius 35* S Gupta 27*)

Dublin University won by 8 wickets

Leinster v Merrion (Observatory Lane)

Leinster 140/6 (J Carroll 52, 1 wicket each for Sorenson, Sinan, Stanton, Harbinson & Dijkstra)

Merrion 142/3 (Stephen Doheny 54, J Anderson 35 off 18 balls)

Merrion win by 7 wkts