INTERMEDIATE B CUP FINAL

Bready thirds won the delayed Intermediate B cup final at the Rectory on Saturday when getting the better of a strong Coleraine side in convincing fashion.

The game had been cancelled in July when bad weather scuppered any chance of a result at Drummond and the clubs agreed with the North West Union on a one-innings showdown instead.

The Bannsiders went into the match with the favourites tag on recent form but were very much second best on the day as Bready's attack took the early initiative. The Magheramason side only needed four bowlers, such was their dominance and at 81 for 7 it looked like being an early finish before some middle order resistance from the Sandel Lodge boys.

JD Muller led the way with an excellent 47 but even that only meant that Coleraine reached the respectability of 130 all out in 30 overs dead.

Nigel Campbell (3 for 35), Trevor Austin (3 for 48), Geoff McConnell (2 for 12) and Craig Allen (2 for 29) shared the load pretty evenly in a good all round effort from Bready.

David Allen and Trevor Dougherty got the ball rolling for them as they started the run chase before two quick wickets for Rory Knox put paid to that, however an unbroken 72 run partnership between Trevor and Jordan Austin got Bready over the winning line without any further damage. Fittingly both finished unbeaten on 30 apiece in a comfortable 8-wicket win.

At The Rectory, Bready III beat Coleraine II by 8 wickets

COLERAINE
C Edgar b Campbell 0
B Acheson c Cooke b Campbell 4
W Torrens c McCorkell b Campbell 23
P Wallace c Cooke b Allen 14
S McCartney b Austin 1
JD Muller c Cooke b Austin 47
S Harper c&b; Austin 12
A Handforth lbw McConnell 1
B Findlay c McConnell b Austin 9
R Knox lbw McConnell 0
N Barr not out 0
Extras 19
Total (30 overs, all out) 130

Fall: 1-7 2-8 3-52 4-57 5-59 6-80 7-81 8-129 9-129 10-130

Bowling: N Campbell 10-0-35-3 C Allen 7-1-29-2 T Austin 7-0-48-3 G McConnell 6-2-12-2

BREADY
D Allen b Knox 23
T Dougherty b Knox 19
J Austin not out 30
T Austin not out 30
Extras 23
Total (34.2 overs, 2 wickets) 131

Fall: 1-56 2-59

Bowling: S Harper 10-1-33-0 B Acheson 5-0-19-0 R Knox 10-3-38-2 JD Muller 7-0-23-0, N Barr 2-0-10-0, A Handforth 0.2-0-1-0