Eglinton’s impressive record against Limavady hit the buffers as the visitors took advantage of Donemana’s Irish Cup distractions to close the gap at the top of the league.

The home team looked to be going well at 62-1, but it was all downhill from there as they could muster only 125 all out in a painstaking 47 overs. Limavady lost 4 wickets in reaching the total but never looked like not getting there.

At Eglinton, Limavady beat Eglinton by six wickets.

EGLINTON

A Christie b Riddle 18

C Averill c Curry b Dunn 30

P Mullick c Riddles b Dunn 9

S Thompson c Cooke b Sabir 0

A Chopra lbw b Sabir 25

J Brown c Curry b Dunn 8

J Gardiner b Curry 13

B Rao c Moore b Curry 11

R Johnson run out 1

R Stewart c Sabir b Riddles 1

M Bhatt not out 0

Extras 9

Total (47.2 overs) 125

Fall: 1-41; 2-62; 3-63; 4-63; 5-86; 6-104; 7-116; 8-120; 9-125

Bowling: C Moore 4-1-17-0; R McDaid 7-0-24-0; A Riddles 8-0-20-2; S Dunn 10-2-25-3; A Sabir 10-1-20-2; D Curry 8.2-2-16-2.

LIMAVADY

D Curry c Brown b Gardiner 23

I McGregor b Rao 22

D Cooke c Mullick b Bhatt 22

A Sabir not out 40

R McDaid b Rao 0

M McDaid not out 5

Extras 14

Total (21.2 overs, 4 wkts) 126

Fall: 1-36; 2-78; 3-80; 4-99.

Bowling: R Stewart 4-1-14-0; J Gardiner 5-0-40-1; M Bhatt 6.2-2-50-1; B Rao 6-1-18-2.

GAME’S UP FOR REIGNING CHAMPIONS

Brigade put in their worst performance in years when they were comprehensively beaten by Strabane at the Park to end any tiny chance that they might retain their title.

The Beechgrove side fielded horrendously, dropped regulation catches and were totally outplayed in every department as Jonathan Beuckes, Peter Gillespie and Ray Karim plundered 309-4 in their 50 overs.

Openers Iftikhar Hussain and Richard Wylie batted very well for the visitors but the game was a non-event after they were dismissed.