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On Saturday, Coleraine travelled to Bready a side who looked booked for Championship cricket next season but what a shock the Bannsiders got.

Batting first they scored 188 for 6 with skipper David Cooke top scoring with an undefeated 70. Bready in reply lost just four wickets reaching their target with Robert Spence scoring 68 not out.

Brigade travelled to Fox Lodge and came a cropper, scoring 212 with Gareth McKeegan contributing 55.

The Foxies lost just four wickets with Jason Milligan hitting an excellent 68 and Brian Allen not out 84.

On Sunday, worse was to follow for Brigade as they travelled to Magheramason to take on a rejuvenated Bready side and were dismissed for a paltry 106 with David Rankin returning figures of 4 for 35. Rankin then was not out 54 with his opening partner David Barr undefeated on 44 as they cruised to a 10 wicket victory which takes them off the bottom of the table.

At Donemana the home side set Coleraine a target of 320 with Andrew McBrine scoring a century off just 63 balls and Ricky Lee Dougherty chipping in with an excellent 50.

Coleraine looked to be in trouble chasing a revised target of 259 due to Duckworth Lewis when they lost Scott Campbell and Roy Silva for 15 and 22 respectively, however Niall McDonnell with 62 and Paul Douglas with 61 and an undefeated 38 from David Cooke off just 15 deliveries gave the visitors a big win which takes them two points clear of Brigade with Fox Lodge breathing down their necks.

The Foxies them selves had no problem in their win over Glendermott at Ballymagorry, the visitors could manage only 127 with the home side just losing two wickets in their chase, Jason Milligan again in fine form with 55.

Eglinton scored 213 in their home game with Strabane with Andy Christie top scoring with 75 they then bowled the visitors out for 156 with Richard Wylie the top bowler with 4 for 23.