New 3rd XI skipper, Gareth Lutton, won the toss and chose to bowl on May Day at Donacloney, where it was a relief to get the season underway after the recent bad weather.
After an early wicket from Ollie Dyer, with a caught and bowled, Donacloney started to bat well. The main contribution coming from their number 3, Ryan McCart, who made a hard hitting 84 before being bowled by Matthew Kennedy. CSNI’s spinners, M.Kennedy and C.Monro, brought the game back into CSNI’s hands with figures of 2-19 and 4-23 respectively.
The CSNI innings followed a similar pattern, with opener Pat Lutton batting through the whole innings for a fine 83*, supported by David Kennedy with 20 and Marko Bates with 18. CSNI ran out winners by 3 wickets in the penultimate over. A great start for the team against a strong side who were relegated from the league above last season.
𝗗’𝗖𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝗫𝗜: 𝟭𝟲𝟰/𝟴 (𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)
R McCart 84
C Monro 4-23, M Kennedy 2-19
𝗖𝗦𝗡𝗜 𝟯𝗫𝗜: 𝟭𝟲𝟱/𝟳 (𝟮𝟴.𝟱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀)
P Lutton 83*, D Kennedy 20
S McCart 2-35, R McCart 2-19, B Ogle 2-42
CSNI win by 3 wickets
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