“INST” DOUBLE IN SCHOOLS’ CUP

11 May 2007

RBAI’s first and second elevens are through to the last eight of the Ulster Bank Schools’ Cricket Cup.

The strength of the Belfast school was shown when the Ist XI overwhelmed Wallace School by 91 runs and the second string had a convincing 70-run victory over Sullivan Upper.

The sides have avoided each other in the quarter final draw - the 1st XI will travel to Royal School Armagh and the Seconds will also be away to Ballyclare High School.

The individual performance of the second round came from Belfast High School's Irish Under 19 international Paul Stirling. He scored a towering 134 and then took 3-34 to help secure victory over Campbell College by 81 runs.

Second round details:

RBAI II beat Sullivan Upper by 70 runs - RBAI II 126 for 5 (R Sheaid 35no, Z Booley 29). Sullivan Upper 56 (A Dhareula 5/22); RBAI beat Wallace High School by 91 runs - RBAI 257 for 4 (R Kirk 95, J Shannon 82, R McCarthy 52). Wallace HS 166 (D Graham 55, J Shannon 3 for 46); Bangor GS beat Ballymena Academy by 4 wkts - Ballymena Academy 76 (A McIlroy 21, A Nixon 5/11, R Reid 2/3). Bangor GS 77 for 6 (J McKeown 34, A Whitehurst 4/13); RS Armagh beat Bangor GS II by 7 wkts - Bangor GS II 77 for 8 (M. Steenson 4/14, P Elliott 3/16). RS Armagh 81 for 3 (P Doyle 34no, H Doyle 28;S Cox 2/17); Foyle and Londonderry College beat Methodist College by 44 runs - Foyle 189 for 5 (D McCarter 77, A Kitson 45no, S Clarke 22. M Heaney 2/26). Methodist College 145 for 7 (A McCulla 55, S Leckey 33, D Smith 3/31, S Clarke 2 for 23); Ballyclare HS beat BRA by 6 wkts - BRA 59 all out (R Smith 4/4, A Dickson 2/7, J Dailly 2/18). Ballyclare HS 59 for 4 (J Dailly 24, A Dickson 15, S Bunting 3/15); Belfast HS beat Campbell College by 81 runs - Belfast HS 222 for 8 (P Stirling 134, L Orr 29, G Harrison 3/31, R Galway 2/34, A Taggart 2/50). Campbell College 141 (J McKinney 38, N McCarey 20no, M McNutt 4/34, P Stirling 3/34); Strabane GS beat Lurgan College by 6 wks -Lurgan College 61 all out (C Jenks 25, D Curry 6/4, A Crawford 3/22). Strabane GS 62 for 4 (A Lynch 26*, A Crawford 18, A Bingham 2/14).


The draw for the quarter finals is:
Ballyclare HS v RBAI II; Foyle and Londonderry College v Bangor GS;
Belfast HS v Strabane GS; RS Armagh v RBAI

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