The draw for the first round of the Ulster Schools Cricket Cup has been kind to last year's winners and runners-up.
Chris Harte (left), President of the NCU, and Ulster Bank executive, Stephen Cruise, at the draw for the first round of the Ulster Bank Schools Cup.
Holders RBAI will be at home to Bangor Grammar School Seconds and Regent House also have home advantage over another second eleven - Limavady Grammar School.
The draw for the first round to be played on May 9 is:
- RBAI Seconds v Friends School Lisburn
- Portadown College v Down High School
- Ballymena Academy v Larne GS
- Sullivan Upper School v Strabane Academy
- Belfast High School v Grosvenor Grammar School
- Lurgan College v BRA
- Regent House v Limavady GS Seconds
- RBAI v Bangor GS Seconds
- Grosvenor Grammar School Seconds v Carrickfergus Grammar School
- Dalriada School v Friends School Seconds
- Royal School Dungannon v Banbridge Academy
- Coleraine AI v Bangor GS
- Campbell College v Methodist College
- Campbell College Seconds v Foyle College
- Limavady GS v Ballyclare High School
- Wallace High School v Royal School Armagh.
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The draw for the first round of the Ulster Bank Under 15 Schools Cup is:
- Carrickfergus College v Larne GS
- Campbell College B v Grosvenor Grammar School
- Carrickfergus GS v RBAI
- Limavady GS v Foyle College
- Friends School Lisburn v Lisneal College
- Royal School Dungannon v Sullivan Upper School
- BRA v Ballymena Academy
- Banbridge Academy v Parkhall College
- Portora Royal School v Holy Cross Strabane
- Methodist College v Regent House
- Belfast High School v Wallace High School
- Dalriada School v Down High School
- Campbell College A v Ballyclare High School
- Royal School Armagh v Bangor GS
- Strabane Academy v Lurgan College.
Coleraine AI receive a bye.