With Pembroke not playing this weekend it was up to the chasing pack to see if they could close the gap at the top of D2. As it turned out Phoenix managed a a hard fought win against Leinster II and Rush had a very comfortable win over Old Belvedere. The result of the day, however, was undoubtably Cork County's one wicket win over malahide - their first of the season. Rush and Phoenix now have five wins each - Pembroke has seven
Malahide [5] lost to Cork County [20] by one wicket
Malahide 191 - Cork County 192-9 (Banon 50*)
Rush [25] beat Old Belvedere [0] by 269 runs
Rush 394-7 (Jansen 151, Iqbal 147)
Old Belvedere 125
Phoenix [20] beat Leinster II [5] by 8 runs
Phoenix 137 - Leinster 2 129