Matches

Round 1 generated a range of stand-out performances, including:

• Wow! Phoenix's Jack Lalor smashed 201* in his team's 258-run win over Bready
• Pembroke's Nick Stapleton (144 off 122 balls) and Tim Tector (124 off 100 balls) led the way as their side beat Coleraine by 284 runs
• Merrion openers Stephen Doheny (106*) and Swapnil Modgill (76*) put on an unbeaten 191-run opening stand in 166 balls to chase down Donemana's score
• Scott Macbeth struck 12 sixes in 123 off 87 balls for Brigade in its win over Woodvale
• Clontarf openers David Vincent (73*) and Eoin Delany (76*) put on an unbeaten 176-run opening stand in 119 balls to chase down Killyclooney's score
• Faiz Fazal hit 81 and took 3-30 but his Lisburn side lost to Malahide
• Former international Stuart Thompson hit 87* off 71 balls in CSNI's win over Newbuildings
• An 87 off 78 balls by Ciaran Roundtree wasn't quite enough as Ardmore lost to North Down by 14 runs

The winners were as follows (see full scorecards here):

• Railway Union defeated Cliftonville Academy
• Malahide defeated Lisburn
• The Hills defeated Carrickfergus 
• North Down defeated Ardmore
• Brigade defeated Woodvale
• CSNI defeated Newbuildings
• Instonians defeated Eglinton
• Phoenix defeated Bready 
• Clontarf defeated Killyclooney 
• Pembroke defeated Coleraine
• Merrion defeated Donemana
• Cork County v Balbriggan (postponed)

The Round 1 winners will be joined in Round 2 by CIYMS, Leinster, Waringstown and Muckamore.

The dates of the Cup Rounds are:

• Round 2: 9 June 2024
• Quarter Finals: 30 June 2024
• Semi Finals: 14 July 2024
• Final: 17 August 2024

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