Ross Adair racks up opening night century as Lisburn begin T20 Cup defence in style
The former Ulster rugby player turned Irish cricket international bludgeoned 11 fours and cleared the ropes five times in his 100 from only 53 balls as Lisburn posted 190 for 5. He shared a third wicket stand of 77 in 39 balls with skipper Neil Whitworth, who made 21, while Nigel Jones made two maximums in a breezy 24.
Chris Dougherty made 48 in the chase but, after two early wickets for Ryan Macbeth, Whitworth took four scalps to kill any momentum as they closed out a 39-run win.
Abhishek Raut was the night's other centurion with the former Rajasthan Royals IPL star hitting seven fours and five sixes in a 58-ball unbeaten 103 that powered Cliftonville Academy to 190 for 5 at Templepatrick. He shared a fourth wicket stand of 91 in eight overs with John Glass, who made 29, while skipper Matthew McCord hit 28 — three wickets for Evan Carlisle.
Charles Swart hit five boundaries in a quickfire 51, while Mark Thompson scored 28 in the chase, but Templepatrick were never in contention falling 45 runs adrift — two wickets for Andrew Forbes.
Highest scorers of the night were Waringstown, who racked up 202 for 5 at Muckamore. All the top six were in the runs with skipper Greg Thompson leading the way with an undefeated 57 from just 24 balls, that included no fewer than six sixes — three of them from the final over bowled by Sathish Suresh. Tom Mayes and Sam Topping both made 29, while James McCollum (26), Morgan Topping (24) and Daniel van der Merwe (22) all chipped in.
Jason van der Merwe clubbed eight fours and four sixes as he raced to 58 in 25 balls, dominating an opening stand of 70 in five overs, but he was the first of three wickets for Ross Allen, while Thompson also claimed a trio in a 45-run victory.
Three wickets for Josh Corbett and an unbeaten 48 from Steven Saul guided North Down to a six-wickets win over Woodvale. Ruhan Pretorius top scored with 39 for the Ballygomartin Road side but Saul and skipper Tyron Koen (27) ensured the victory with a fourth wicket partnership of 63 in nine overs.
LAGAN VALLEY STEELS T20 CUP RESULTS At Belmont, CIYMS lost to Lisburn by 39 runs Lisburn 190/5 (20 overs; R Adair 100, N Jones 24, N Whitworth 21) CIYMS 151/9 (20 overs; C Dougherty 48, H Rolfes 29, C McCullough 20; N Whitworth 4-31, R Macbeth 2-11) At Moylena, Muckamore lost to Waringstown by 45 runs Waringstown 202/5 (20 overs; G Thompson 57*, S Topping 29, T Mayes 29, M Topping 24, J McCollum 26, D van der Merwe 22, Sathish Suresh 2-65) Muckamore 157 (17.4 overs; J van der Merwe 58, J Jackson 31, S Suresh 21, E Wilson 21; G Thompson 3-24, R Allen 3-34) At The Cloughan, Templepatrick lost to Cliftonville Academy by 45 runs Cliftonville Academy 190/5 (20 overs; A Raut 103*, J Glass 29, M McCord 28, E Carlisle 3-28) Templepatrick 145/7 (20 overs; C Swart 51, M Thompson 28; A Forbes 2-33) At The Green, North Down beat Woodvale by 6 wickets Woodvale 123/8 (20 overs, R Pretorius 39, J Corbett 3-15, P Davison 2-19) North Down 124/4 (18.3 overs; S Saul 48*, T Koen 27; M Peak 2-21)
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