Ireland v Wales
Ireland Under 19 girls bounced back from their opening day loss to Warwickshire to record a 5-wicket win over Wales at the Malvern Festival.
Four wickets apiece for Saintfield spinner Cara Murray (4-19) and skipper Gaby Lewis (4-7) saw Wales slump from 57-1 to 118 all out.
Georgia Parfitt (36) and Ella Reed (29) were the main run scorers for the Welsh.
The Irish reply got off to a disastrous start and they were reeling at 29 for 4 before the Leinster pair of Rebecca Stokell and Ellen Ridgeway launched a fightback.
Stokell began cautiously before unleashing some powerful pulls and drives on her way to an unbeaten 58, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes as she shared stands of 44 with Ridgeway (23), and 46 with Sadbh Breslin (10*).
The Girls in Green are in action twice on Friday as they play Wales and Buckinghamshire in T20 contests.
Ireland v Warwickshire
Ireland's U19 girls slipped to an agonising 9-run loss to Warwickshire in their opening match of the prestigious Malvern Festival.
Chasing 182 for victory, the Irish came up short despite the best efforts of skipper Gaby Lewis who made an unbeaten 72 as the Girls in Green were dismissed for 172.
Lewis struck 11 boundaries in her brilliant innings, but only Cara Murray (16) and Sadbh Breslin (12) reached double figures alongside her.
Lewis had also been the star performer with the ball as she claimed 3 for 28 as Warwickshire posted 181 for 6 - thanks primarily to a brilliant 105 from MIna Zahoor (8 fours).
Robyn Lewis (1-23), Cara Murray (1-29) and Orla Martin (1-30) were the other successful wicket takers for the Irish.
At Colwall, Warwickshire U19 girls beat Ireland U19 girls by 9 runs
WARWICKSHIRE 181-6 (50 overs; Mina Zahoor 105*, R Brazier 20; G Lewis 3-28)
IRELAND 172 all out (44.4 overs; G Lewis 72*, E Pwerrin 2-10, G Bollinger 2-30)
At Colwall, Ireland U19 girls beat Wales U19 girls by 5 wickets
WALES 118 all out (44.5 overs; G Parfitt 36, E Reed 29; G Lewis 4-7, C Murray 4-19)
IRELAND 119-5 (31 overs; R Stokell 58*, E Ridgeway 23; C Scarborough 2-13)