Rassie van der Dussen signed off in the indomitable manner in which he has batted for most of the summer, smashing a match-winning unbeaten 99 against Muckamore to keep CIYMS’s Premier League hopes alive.

Waringstown are still top of the Ulster Bank Premier League this morning but their long-term prospects are more uncertain.

Heavy rain has forced the cancellation of this year’s Triangular Cricket Tournament between Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

In theory at least, there should be a new name on the O’Neil’s Ulster Cup on Sunday night.

The Northern Cricket Union has invited all clubs in its top two divisions to attend key strategy meetings in Lisburn next week.

Three players are named in the squad for the first time; Robert McKinley, Neill Gill and Stephen Bunting.

Dundrum Cricket Club took their Under 15 squad for the clubs first ever two day tour to Ayr.

Nikolia Smith will captain an Emerging Knights XI against an NCU Chairman's Select XI on 8 August at Belmont.