IBI CORPORATE FINANCE PREMIER LEAGUE & CHAMPIONSHIP - SATURDAY 24.6.2023

PREMIER LEAGUE – WINS FOR CLONTARF, MALAHIDE, YMCA & BALBRIGGAN

Balbriggan vs Leinster

Leinster 242/10 off 46.4 overs (Monil Patel 48, Saqib Bahadur 46, Michael Hogan 40, Kashif Ali 6-52, Farooq Nasr 2-37, Dylan Lues 1-42)

Balbriggan 243-9 off 45.4 overs (Christopher De Freitas 88, Ghanim Dara 40, Matthew Pollard 35, Peter Francis 3-30, Bilal Azhar 1-48, Joey Carroll 1-52, Devender Ranolia 1-29, Tristen de Beer 2-11)

Balbriggan win by 1 wicket

Leinster decided to bat first and would have been happy with their start as the top order all got started. But none of them were able to kick on and regular wicket taking by Balbirggan, in particular a magnificent 6-52 for Kashif Ali saw Leinster all out for 242 with overs unused.

In reply Balbriggan opener Ghanim Dara scored 40 and Chris de Freitas anchored the innings with 88. The required run rate was never an issue for the home team as they always had a big shot when needed. Leinster however kept taking wickets, Peter Francis taking 3-30 from an excellent 10 overs. De Freitas was the 8^th wicket to fall with 21 still needed, Eoin Birch was on a mission to get them single handedly. When he was run out trying to keep the strike the last pair needed 14 off 8 overs.

Clontarf vs Merrion

Merrion 150 all out off 35.3 overs (Max Sorensen 27, Muhammed Sinan 24, David Delany 4-21, Fionn Hand 3-28, David Vincent 1-21, Ruan Cronje 1-31, Cillian McDonnell 1-8)

Clontarf 152-4 off 34.1 overs (David Delany 40, Eoghan Delany 41, Muhammed Sinan 1-33, Sam Harbinson 1-20, Max Sorenson 1-29, Niranjan Shankar 1-11)

Clontarf won by 6 wickets

The International fast bowling pair of David Delany and Fionn Hand put Merrion to the sword, ripping through their top order for a combined 7-49. Later order runs from Sinan (24) and Sorenson (27), together with 36 extras gave Merrion a total they could consider defending.

However the home team, and that man David Delany, had other ideas. Firstly Eoghan Delany set the benchmark with 41 from the opening spot, but when David came to the wicket the match was only heading one way. With 40 unbeaten runs, including 3 fours and a six, he let the Bulls across the line with 15 overs to spare.

YMCA vs The Hills

YMCA 245 all out in 50 overs (Adam Rosslee 57, Mikey O’Reilly 49, Rory Anders 40, Tim Tector 39, Jonathan Tall 3-66, Matthew Weldon 2-28, Sean McNicholl 2-60)

The Hills 111 all out in 34.2 overs (Cormac Mcloughlin-Gavin 19, Mikey O’Reilly 4-27, Ashley Burton 2-25, Tim Tector 2-11, Reuben Wilson 1-23, Olly Reilly 1-13)

YMCA won by 134 runs

Despite several batters getting started and settled YMCA were unable to put together a significant partnership. Runs from Tector and Rosslee were boosted by later order runs from Anders and O’Reilly. Best of the bowlers was Jonathan Tall, with McNicholl, Weldon and Laegsgaard also having success.

In reply Mikey O’Reilly took out The Hills’ top order in a wonderful spell of 4/27 off 10 overs. None of the The Hills batsman was able to get settled and create a platform to trouble the target. Further wickets from Burton, Tim Tector and Olly Reilly were decisive and The Hills were all out for 111.

A significant win for YMCA, giving them full bonus points.

Malahide vs Railway Union

Malahide 263 all out in 48.2 overs (Fintan McAllister 69, Hunter Kindley 54, Sean O’Brien 3-39, Alan Joseph Mathew 2-44, Brandon Kruger 2-63, Fakhar Zaman 2-49, Hamza Maan 1-27)

Railway Union 236 all out off 48.5 overs (Ashil Prakash 72, Punya Mehra 36, Kenny Carroll 30, Riley Mudford 29, Kelvin Donnelly 2-52, Michael Frost 2-46, James Newland 3-44,  Hunter Kindley 1-46, Andrew Sheridan 1-20, Cameron Shoebridge 1-18)

Malahide won by 27 runs

A fine all round bowling performance from Railway saw 5 different wicket takers led by Sean O’Brien with 3-39. For Malahide Hunter Kindley (54) was solid at the top of the order and evergreen Fintan McAllister made a brilliant 69 in the middle order to get Malahide to a potentially defendable 263.

However Malahide went one better and all six of their bowlers took at least one wicket. This team effort was let by Donnelly and Frost and meant that Railway couldn’t capitalise on a fine start by Ashil Prakash (72). At 181-2 Railway would have felt confident but none of their middle and late order batters could create a partnership. They were never very far from the run rate required but eventually ran out of wickets, all out for 236, 27 runs short.

CHAMPIONSHIP – WINS FOR CIVIL SERVICE, RUSH, PEMBROKE & CORK COUNTY

Cork County v Terenure (interrupted and reduced to 38 overs)

Cork County 198-5 off 38 overs (Stefano Di Bartolomeo 53*, Matthew Spanner 45, Syed Mohammed Aiman 42, Raghav Grover 2-17, Donal Vaughan 2-40, Liam Harris 1-56)

DLS target 210 in 38 overs

Terenure 184/10 in 35.4 overs (Donal Vaughan 102, Byron McDonough 2-26, Eshan O’Sullivan 2-36, Abubakar Saddique 1-28, Stefano di Bartolomeo 1-39, Nabeel Anjum 1-36)

Cork County won by 25 runs (DLS)

In a weather affected innings Cork County relied on Italian international Stefano de Bartolomeo who made a solid 53*. He was supported by Matthew Spanner and Syed Mohammed Aiman as they made 198 in 38 overs. Best of the bowling was Raghav Grover with an excellent 2-17 off 6 overs and Donal Vaughan with 2-40.

Set a total of 210 to chase opener Donal Vaughan scored a spectacular century, 102 off 90 balls with 13 fours and 2 sixes. Unfortunately only Donal Lynch (20) was able to stay with him for any length of time. Vaughan was run out on 169/8, which left the tail needing 41 runs. Gareth Morgan finished on 19* but ultimately Cork County were victors by 25 runs.

Rush v Phoenix

Rush 153 All Out off 28.1 overs (Jack Mcgee 32, Llewelyn Johnson 31, Muhammad Saad Waseem 30, Oliver Hald 4-36, Amish Sidhu 2-33, Theo Dempsey 2-14)

Phoenix 144 all out off 30.5 overs (James Maginnis 32, Jed Wiggins 22, Jarred Barnes 3-38, Nathan Mcguire 3-25, Alex Neary 2-34, Cian Egerton 1-33, Muhammad Saad Waseem 1-10)

Rush won by 9 runs

Rush chose to bat first on what turned out to be a bowlers day. Oliver Hald took 4-36 with no Rush batter able to kick on from their start. Johnson (31), Waseem (30) and Mcgee (32) would have been happiest with their efforts to get Rush to 153.

If Phoenix thought that would be comfortably achievable they hadn’t considered Jarred Barnes who bowled 10 aggressive overs for a return of 3-38. With wickets from all the bowlers, none of the Phoenix batters could get set and they were dismissed for 144, 9 runs short.

North County v Pembroke

North County 157 all out off 40.1 overs (Eddie Richardson 44, Niall McGovern 30, Luke Whelan 25, Fiachra Tucker 5-7, Gavin Hoey 3-27, Nick Stapleton 1-34, Paul Lawson 1-26)

Pembroke 158/2 off 32.1 overs (Nick Stapleton 70*, Theo Lawson 61*, Eddie Richardson 1-37, Abdul Ghaffar 1-28)

Pembroke won by 8 wickets

A stunning 5 wicket haul from Fiachra Tucker was the key for Pembroke as they bowled North County out for a below par 157. With wickets from Hoey, Stapleton and Lawson the North County lower order was dispatched promptly to allow the Sydney Parade team the upper hand between innings.

In reply there was a masterclass from Nick Stapleton (70*) and Theo Lawson (61*) to preserve wickets and take the victory with 18 overs to spare.

Pembroke continue their strong start to the Championship as they seek return to the Premier League.

Civil Service vs North Kildare

North Kildare 103 all out in 27.5 overs (Josh Uddin 30, Naveed Khan 4-40, Aamir Bafanda 3-12, Rajath Parashurama 2-27, Mubasher Siddique 1-6)

Civil Service 107-4 in 20.2 overs (Aamir Bafanda 51, Mohammed Zaman 2-30, Akhilesh Sharma 1-19)

Civil Service won by 6 wickets

A brilliant opening bowling spell from Naveed Khan, backed up by the rest of the bowling attack, left North Kildare reeling in their crucial match against Civil Service. Four wickets for Khan, plus 3 from Bafanda bowled North Kildare out for 103 runs.

In reply Bafanda gave a fine all round performance with 51 to give Service their first win in the Championship.