CI Invitational XI beat Munster by 190 runs
CI Invitational XI 244 (49.5 overs; Fergus Lynch 81, Peter le Roux 51, Ross Taylor 31; Mirhamza Ahmadzai 3-32, Ayan Ullah 2-39, William Shields 2-55)
Munster 54 (17 overs; Tom Ford 3-11, Josh Pope 2-12)

The Cricket Ireland Invitational XI flexed their muscles with a dominant all-round display to beat Munster by 190-runs in their match at Muckamore. Batting first the Invitational XI were finding the going tough as they slipped to 93 for 5 despite 31 from Ross Taylor - wickets for Mitrhamza Ahmadzai, Ayan Ullah and William Shields. Fergus Lynch - whose grandparents hail from Co.Derry - showed his class as he made 81 from 80 balls (5 fours, 1 six), with the Oxfordshire based teenager sharing a sixth wicket stand of 72 for the sixth wicket with Railway Union's Peter Le Roux, who made 51. A final total of 244 was always going to be too many for a Munster side who traditionally struggle with the bat, and so it proved as they were blown away. Tom Ford took 3 for 11, while 14 year-old Australian Josh Pope - over as part of the Shane Warne legacy project - took 2 for 12 with his left-arm wrist spin.

NCU lost to Cricket Leinster by 118 runs
Cricket Leinster 298/5 (50 overs; Robert O'Brien 97, Dan Murray 73, Ethan Marshall 43, Brian Dunphy 35, Bruce Whaley 21*; James West 2-57)
NCU 180 (44.2 overs; James West 40, Luka Bates 38, Adam Heasley 31, Jacob McClure-Dalzell 20*; Ethan Marshall 3-28 Febin Manoj 3-28, Johan George 3-28)

Robert O'Brien (CricketEurope)

Robert O'Brien just missed out on a century but his 97 still helped Leinster U17's to an 118-run win over hosts NCU at Belmont. Railway Union's O'Brien hit 10 fours and 2 sixes in his 90-ball innings, sharing a fourth wicket partnership of 127 in 19 overs with Dan Murray - another highly rated batting prospect, whose showed his ability in the Future Series last week. The Pembroke batsman made a fluent 73 from 55 deliveries (8 fours, 3 sixes). Ethan Marshall (43) and Brian Dunphy (35) had laid a decent platform with an opening stand of 79, while there were runs too from Bruce Whaley (21*) in a total of 298 for 5.

Dan Murray and Robert O'Brien

James West took 2 for 57, and the CSNI all-rounder top-scored with 40 in the reply, adding 62 for the 7th wicket with Stormont team mate Luka Bates (38). Adam Heasley (31) and Jacob McClure-Dalzell (20*) also contributing to a total of 180 all out. There were three wickets apiece for Ethan Marshall, Febin Manoj and Johan George - who all had identical figures of 3-28.