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Competition takes place from 17 July to 27 August across the island.

17 JULY, Leinster Lightning Bolts vs Cricket Ireland Academy – Oak Hill

Cricket Ireland Academy won the toss and elected to bowl first.
After finding themselves 112-4, Leinster Lightning Bolts were able to consolidate thanks to 92 from skipper Philippe le Roux.
To chase down 292, Cricket Ireland Academy would need to start well which they did with a strong opening stand of 71.
However the Bolts continued to chip away with wickets throughout the innings.
A tight finish was on the cards with wickets falling at the death, but Cricket Ireland Academy got just across the line.

Scorecard here.

Cricket Ireland Academy won by 3 wickets

17 JULY, Emerging Warriors vs Emerging Knights – Bready

In the north west, Emerging Knights won the toss and elected to bat posted a formidable 348 thanks to 113 from skipper CJ Van der Walt.
Contributions also came from James Hunter (71), James West (58), and Adam Leckey (50).
At 37-3 Emerging Warriors didn’t quite get the start they needed to chase down 349.
77 from Liam Doherty and 52 from Cameron Melly got them close but a bigger individual innings was needed.
Ben Snell claimed 4-45 and Harry Dyer 3-55 to help keep the pressure on to claim the win.

Scorecard here.

Emerging Warriors won by 105 runs

18 JULY, Cricket Ireland Academy vs Munster Heat – Oak Hill

19 JULY, Leinster Lightning Bolts vs Munster Heat – Oak Hill

23 JULY, Munster Heat vs Emerging Knights – Railway Union

Munster Heat won the toss and elected to bowl first – bowling out the batting side for 201 from 40.5 overs.
Ryan Hunter scored 76 (106) to help post the total for Emerging Knights but Eshan O’Sullivan (3-22) and Nabeel Anjum (3-33) starred with the ball for Munster Heat.
Munster needed a strong start with bat but soon found themselves 85-4, 94-5 and then 132-6.
From there the chasing side never found their way back into the game with the Knights not letting up on the pressure.
Harry Dyer with 2-15 (7.1) and Carson McCullough 2-15 (7) were key contributors with the ball to help deliver victory by 58 runs for the Emerging Knights.

Scorecard here.

Emerging Knights won by 58 runs

24 JULY, Munster Heat vs Emerging Warriors – Sydney Parade

Munster Heat won the toss and again elected to bowl first for the second time in two days.
With overs reduced to 40 overs per innings, Emerging Knights scored 206 all out from 38 overs.
Key bowlers for Munster Heat were Matt Brewster 3-30 (8) and Suliman Safi 3-20 (6) who helped bowl out the Emerging Knights.
Munster Heat started well in response, chasing 207 to win but soon lost wickets.
From 44-1, they soon found themselves 78-7 after a dramatic middle order collapse and with too much for their lower order to do.
Emerging Warriors bowled out Munster Heat in 31.4 overs thanks to key bowling performances from Pierce Ryan 5-31 (5) and Harry Zimmerman 2-3 (4).

Scorecard here.

Emerging Warriors won by 65 runs

30 JULY, Emerging Warriors vs Cricket Ireland Academy – Bready

Cricket Ireland Academy elected to bat first and scored 279 from their 50 overs.
Key innings came from Jeremy Martins (76 off 102) and Jordan Hollard (77 off 62) who helped build the total.
In response Emerging Warriors were 2-1 early on but then were able to consolidate.
However things then eventually turned when they found themselves 90-5 and then 105-8.
Key bowlers for Cricket Ireland Academy were Jordan Hollard 4-32 (8) to go with his runs, and Nasir Totakhil took 4-49 (10).

Scorecard here.

Cricket Ireland Academy won by 111 runs

31 JULY, Emerging Warriors vs Leinster Lightning Bolts – Ardmore

The toss was won by Emerging Warriors who elected to bat and scored 183 all out from 44.5 overs.
Key bowlers for the Leinster Lightning Bolts were John McNally with 2-16 (4), Reuben Wilson 2-29 (8) and Mikey O’Reilly 2-40 (9.5).
Liam Doherty for Emerging Warriors played a lone hand of 60 (66) to set the total.
The Lightning Bolts however chased this down in 31.3 overs only for the loss of 3 wickets.
Key batters included Suliman Safi who scored 84 (60) and Mikey O’Reilly with 41 (52). Skipper Philippe le Roux also finished 21 (21).

Scorecard here.

Leinster Lightning Bolts won by 7 wickets

31 JULY Emerging Knights vs Cricket Ireland Academy – Waringstown

The toss was won by Emerging Knights who then elected to bat first.
They posted 283 from 49.5 overs, getting bowled out with just a delivery to spare.
Significant batting contributions came from skipper CJ Van der Walt (74 off 62) and Adam Lecky (67 off 96).
In response, Cricket Ireland Academy started well with an opening stand of 57 between Kian Hilton and S Karpe.
Other key performances with the bat came from Robbie O’Brien who made 54 off 78 and Jordan Hollard with 52 off 41.
Cricket Ireland Academy however would eventually fall short due to tight bowling from the Emerging Knights.

Scorecard here.

Emerging Knights won by 42 runs

1 AUGUST Emerging Knights vs Leinster Lightning Bolts – Waringstown

The toss was won by Emerging Knights who elected to bat first and posted 248 from 48.4 overs.
Key batting performances came from Harry Dyer with 43 (51) and CJ Van der Walt 36 (28), while John McNally was the pick of the Bolts bowlers with 3-35 (9.4).
In response Leinster Lightning Bolts scored 58 for the first wicket before losing Daniel Forkin for 23.
However the loss of wickets didn’t deter their chase as they reached the target in 30.4 overs.
Suliman Safi starred with bat scoring 104 off just 60 balls including four 4s and ten 6s.
Crucially, Leinster Lightning Bolts secured the bonus point victory that elevates them to the Men’s Future Series 50 over final against Emerging Knights as both teams finish top of the group.
The Men’s Future Series 50 over final to be held on 3 September in Muckamore Cricket Club. (The original date had been set for 27 August, however this was moved due inclement weather.

Scorecard here.

Leinster Lightning Bolts win by 8 wickets