Derriaghy’s matches washed out and Fourths win again

The Seconds travelled to Antrim and in a rain effected match were defeated by 4 wickets. In difficult conditions the visitors managed to score 133 for 7 in their allotted overs with R Bailey (39) and Curtis Moorhead (27) among the runs. The home side made a solid reply and despite C Moorhead picking up 3 wickets and Kingsley Beckett 2 Muckamore got home with 5 overs to spare.

Meanwhile at Queensway the Fourth XI recorded another victory with a comprehensive victory over their counterparts Fifth XI. The youthful looking side which contained two 12 year olds and a handful of under 15s batting first and thanks to a late flurry of boundaries from Matty Nelson (51 not out) the home side finished on 186 for 9. In reply Nelson also picked up 2 early wickets while the 6 other bowlers used all got a wicket each as Muckamore stuttered to 133 all out.

Derriaghy Under 15’s last week played in successive rounds of the Graham Cup, defeating Ards in the second round only to go out of the competition at the next stage at Carrickfergus.

In the first match Derriaghy batted first but lost regular wickets to close on 116-7 in 20 overs with the wayward Ards attack contributing the top score of 38. In reply Ards managed to stretch to 102-8 in their 20 overs, though some robust hitting during a 42 run 6th wicket partnership threatened to take the game away from Derriaghy.

On Friday the team travelled to Carrickfergus and were well beaten by a very good side. Carrickfergus batted first and reached 148-3 in their 20 overs mainly thanks to some fine striking from the Burton brothers. Derriaghy lost early wickets and after that were never really in the hunt with B Craig (24) standing alone amongst the early exchanges while C Monteith (16no) and P Hunter (16) adding some respectability to the score. In the end Derriaghy finished on 88 all out with two balls of their 20 overs remaining.

The club Under 13 XI also exited their cup competition at the 2nd round going down in a low scoring encounter against neighbours Lisburn. Some tight bowling backed up by a couple of good catches restricted Derriaghy to 57 for 8 from their 20 overs. Despite some accurate bowling from the home side Lisburn passed the required total with 2 overs and 8 wickets to spare.

Derriaghy U11’s travelled to Lurgan in the Quoile cup and came away with an 8 wicket win. This Saturday the 1st XI are at home to Templepatrick while the Thirds host Academy on Saturday in the league and then play CIYMS in their rearranged Lindsay Minor cup game at Queensway on Sunday. The Fourth XI are away to Cliftonville.