CSNI 4XI v Woodvale 3XI

POTM: Ross Copeland 80* & 2-35 After the first match was abandoned due to rain, CSNI 4XI took on Woodvale 3XI in the rearranged T20 fixture at Stormont on a cold Tuesday evening. Winning the toss, Woodvale chose to bat first on what looked to be an excellent wicket. CSNI opened up with the paceContinueContinue reading “CSNI 4XI v Woodvale 3XI”

Womens: CSNI 1XI v Lisburn 1XI

CSNI took on Lisburn 1XI for the first time since their promotion last season. Lisburn won the toss and elected to bat first on a mizzly morning on the back square at Stormont. J.Gillan (0-15) and V.Minford (0-32) took the new ball. They bowled a good length and offered very little for the batters. InContinueContinue reading “Womens: CSNI 1XI v Lisburn 1XI”

Womens: CSNI 1st XI v North Down 1st XI

POTM: Jemma Gillan 67* & 1-17 Today at Stormont, the 1XI took on North Down in the league. CSNI won the toss and decided to bat. It was a rocky start for CSNI losing 6 wickets for 22 runs within the first 8 overs. This brought J.Gillan and A.Cowan together in the 8th over. TheyContinueContinue reading “Womens: CSNI 1st XI v North Down 1st XI”

CSNI 5th XI v Ardent Blues 2nd XI

POTM: Issac Phillip 41no (5 x 4s) An outstanding effort from a mixture of youth and experience saw CSNI 5s fall just short against a table-topping Ardent Blues 2s in the Cup. Jonathan Tate and Isaac Phillip put together a good partnership of 69 for the first wicket before Isaac nobly retired for Walshy toContinueContinue reading “CSNI 5th XI v Ardent Blues 2nd XI”

Muckamore 3rd XI v CSNI 3rd XI

POTM: Luka Bates 63no On a sunny but windy Saturday, CSNI 3XI made the journey to Allen Park to take on Muckamore 3XI. The day got off to a strange start, with teams arriving at the ground only to find that Muckamore had forgot to book the pitch – there was a football game onContinueContinue reading “Muckamore 3rd XI v CSNI 3rd XI”

Carrickfergus 1st XI v CSNI 1st XI

POTM: Adam Leckey 57no (7 x 4s & 1 x 6) 3-47 The fifth round of the NCU Premier League saw civil service north, travel to Middle Road to take on Carrickfergus in an important clash in the context of the season. Thompson, won an important toss and chose the bowl first. Foster and ArchibaldContinueContinue reading “Carrickfergus 1st XI v CSNI 1st XI”

CSNI 2nd XI v Instonians 2nd XI

POTM: Seb Yeates 5-23 On a roasting hot day at stormont, CSNI 2XI lost the toss and were asked, surprisingly to bat first on a hard dry wicket. Opening for CSNI was J.Kennedy & S.Yeates, and things did not get off to the best of starts, with Yeates being ran out at the non-strikers endContinueContinue reading “CSNI 2nd XI v Instonians 2nd XI”

Cooke Collegions 3rd XI v CSNI 5th XI

Joint POTM: Jon Walsh 44 no | Ben Bingham 3-31 & 9 Cooke won the toss and decided to bat. Very tight opening bowling by Aayush Bhari (2-15) and John Neil (0-13) put early pressure on the batters. Ben Bingham on debut was superb with 3-31 off 5 overs. Alfie Kennedy (2-31), Alfie Bingham (ContinueContinue reading “Cooke Collegions 3rd XI v CSNI 5th XI”

CSNI 1st XI v Waringstown 1st XI

POTM: Ryan Hunter 57 plus 2 catches CSNI first XI Captain Stuart Thompson won the toss again, and just as he did last week, elected to bat first. This was a crucial league match for the hosts, looking to get their 2024 league campaign off the mark at their third attempt. An international class seamContinueContinue reading “CSNI 1st XI v Waringstown 1st XI”

CSNI 4th XI v Lisburn 3rd XI

POTM: Aayush Bhari 3-18 (4) On a rather miserable Thursday evening CSNI IV hosted Lisburn III, in a rearranged T20 fixture. Skipper C.McCreedy won the toss and elected to bowl first. Lisburn started strongly with an opening stand of 59 off the first 7 overs. This was then broken by the impressive A.Bhari who tookContinueContinue reading “CSNI 4th XI v Lisburn 3rd XI”