Defending champions CIYMS are assured of a home draw as they made it four wins from four to top Group B with a relatively comfortable 6-wicket win over North Down at Belmont.

The Comber side have been missing professional Naushad Shaikh in recent weeks as he is at a tournament in India, so drafted in Dale Phillips - South African born, but who plays his cricket in New Zealand having represented the Black Caps in two U19 World Cups.

His debut innings lasted two balls, so things can only get better.

Ani Chore hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in a top-score of 43, while Ryan Haire (25*) and skipper Peter Davison (22*) shared an 8th wicket stand of 46 to get them to 129 for 7 - three wickets for Allen Coulter and two for John Matchett.

Ross Adair (20) raced out of the blocks but two wickets for Davison stalled the momentum. The depth of the Belmont side is all too evident and Tyron Koen's unbeaten 52 from 37 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) saw him add an unbroken 69 in 50 balls with captain John Matchett (31*) as victory was achieved in the 16th over.