Belfast side began with a convincing 8-wicket defeat of Limavady Grammar but in the North Down derby Regent went down heavily to Bangor Grammar by 119 runs.
Belfast “Inst’s” second eleven are also through to the second round. In one of the major upsets so far, they defeated Friends’ School by 17 runs.
In the most intriguing match of the round Foyle and Londonderry College defeated Strabane High School by 13 runs – thanks to an unbeaten eighth wicket stand of 64 in six overs in which one of the batsmen scored only two. William McCleery provided the support while Ken Kitson scored the runs, with 10 fours and five sixes taking him to an undefeated 96. Strabane finished just 13 short on 173 for 8 despite an opening partnership of 102 during which Ricky-Lee Dougherty and Steven Wallace both scored half centuries.
The first round results are:
Sullivan Upper beat Grosvenor GS by 6 wkts - Grosvenor 105 (J McAreavey 30, J Campbell 24, C Adams 5 for 25). Sullivan 106 for 4 (M Adams 58 no); RBAI beat Limavady GS by 8 wkts - Limavady 121 for 9 (G Macqueen 28, J Lewers 27 S Thompson 22. J Shannon 3/21, R McCurry 2/7, N Hamilton2/33). RBAI 127 for 2 (R McCarthy 47, J Shannon 32 no, R Kirk 30, J Lewers 2/26); Foyle & Londonderry College beat Strabane HS by 13 runs - Foyle 186 for 7 (K Kitson 96 no, D McCarter 22, S Clarke 21, D Mehaffey 2/29, S Magee 2/31). Strabane 173 for 8 (R Dougherty 50, S Wallace 50, R Hepburn 20, D McCarter 2/18, Ken Kitson 2/21); Bangor GS beat Regent House by 119 runs - Bangor 169 for 7 (R Law 46 no, A Nixon 38, Z Rushe 27, M Nixon 24, I Arthur 3/47, R Mayne 2/27). Regent House 50 (S Scott 20, J Parker 3/3, R Reid 3/4, A Nixon 2/14); Wallace HS beat RS Dungannon by 4 wkts - Dungannon 115 (R Murphy 37, S Swaile 23). Wallace HS 116 for 6; Ballyclare HS beat Portadown College by 193 runs – Ballyclare 241 for 6 (C Jennings 52, M Thompson 38, A Blain 36 not out, J Dailly 34, S Foster 2/18, S Pearson 2/64). Portadown 48 ( A Dickson 3/15, including hat-trick, N Whitten 3/3). Campbell College beat Friends’ School II by 10 wkts - Friends’ II 95 for 8 (P Clarke 31, A Taggart 3/18, G Harrison 2/8). Campbell College 96 for 0 (C Beverland 51no, J McKinney 33 no); Lurgan College beat Campbell College II by 17 runs - Lurgan 124 for 7 (C Jenks 41, M Allen 20 no, Dixon4/26). Campbell College II 107 for 7 (Chartery 57, C Grieve 4/23, C Jenks 2/16); Bangor GS II beat BRA II by 3 wkts; Methodist College beat Dalriada by 176 runs – Methody - 242 for 2 (A McCulla 31, S Leckey 21, M Heaney 73 no, R Stewart 73 no). Dalriada 66 (S Shukla 2/12, R Stewart 2/18, P McKee 3/6, J Stinson 2/3). BRA beat Coleraine AI by 6 wkts - Coleraine 104. BRA 105 for 4 (S Bunting 35 no); RS Armagh beat Wallace HS II by 40 runs – Armagh 144 for 2(P Doyle 38, M Macartney 31, M Arneil 2-32). Wallace HS II 104 for 8 (D Gilkinson 36, H Doyle 3-19, M Steenson 2-12, G. Radford 2-10); Strabane GS beat Down HS by 9 wkts - Down 116 for 8 (A Cramford 3/24, G Donnell 2/27). Strabane 117 for 1 (D Curry 78 no, A Crawford 23). RBAI II beat Friends School by 17 runs – RBAI II 155 (D McCandless 35, A Dhareula 27, A Coulter 4-37). Friends’ School 138 (P Clarke 34, S Allen 32, D McCandless 4/33); Belfast HS beat Larne GS by 9 wkts - Larne GS 87. Belfast HS 88 for 1; Ballymena Academy beat Banbridge Academy by 4 wkts - Banbridge 134 for 5 (M Fitzpatrick 72, J Bell 29). Ballymena Academy 135 for 6 (M Taylor69).
The draw for the second round – to be played by May 9 – is:
Campbell College v Belfast HS; RBAI II v Sullivan Upper; Methodist College v Foyle and Londonderry College; Wallace HS v RBAI; Bangor GS II v RS Armagh; Lurgan College v Strabane GS; Bangor GS v Ballymena Academy; Ballyclare HS v BRA.
The draw for the first round of the Schools’ Plate is:
Friends' School II v Larne GS; Friends' School v Grosvenor GS; Dalriada School v Strabane HS; RS Dungannon v Limavady GS ; BRA II v Wallace HS II; Campbell College II v Down HS; Regent House v Banbridge Academy; Portadown College v Coleraine AI.
