Holders Glendermott won the Sammy Jeffrey last year in a dramatic last-ball finish at Strabane, and the way they fought back to beat Ardmore shows they aren’t going to relinquish their grip on the silverware lightly.

Mark Chambers top scored with 48 for the Bleachgreen side, including the only two sixes of the innings as they made 212. Tyron Koen and Tim Harris each made 31, while Rachit Gaur chipped in with 29.

Glendermott

Dave Bezzant, who had scored a century on Friday night showed the highs and lows of the game as he lasted just two balls – one of four wickets for Jason Lynch.

Glendermott’s reply was soon in trouble as they slipped to 16 for 3, with Scott Laird also retired hurt. Their battling qualities however surfaced as skipper Alan Johnson shared stands of 61 with Lynch(32) and 75 with teenager Jake Montgomery (23).

Johnson was in attacking mood as he smashed 7 fours and 5 sixes in his 75 from just 70 balls.

Ardmore looked favourites as 39 were still needed with two wickets left. However, Tyler Lynch hit an unbeaten 31, getting the last 15 with number 11 Adam Boyd to clinch a famous comeback win.

It was a tale of two centuries at Bonds Glen, with Brigade beating the home side despite the best efforts of former Irish international David Cooke.

The former Beechgrove player rescued the Bee Gees from a precarious 117 for 7 to propel them to 214 for 8. Cooke hit 18 fours and 2 sixes in his 109 not out from just 99 balls in a superb exhibition of strokeplay.

Adam McDaid though upstaged Cooke, as he too made an unbeaten century to lead Brigade to a seven wickets win. McDaid hit 13 fours and 5 sixes in his 103 not out, sharing stands of 56 with Ifty Hussain (24), 70 with Kyle Magee (19) and an unbroken 79 with Graeme McCarter (27*) to lead the favourites into the last four.

Adam McDaid

Coleraine are also through after they beat a battling Killyclooney by four wickets. The home side collapsed to 98 for 8, with three wickets apiece for Gareth Burns and Robert Millar, plus two for James Bell.

Richard McMorris hit three sixes in his 33 and a final total of 168 gave Killyclooney something to defend.

Peter Wallace (35) and Matthew Hutchinson (31) shared a second wicket stand of 65 for Coleraine to take them to 86 for 1, before two wickets apiece for Giles Moan and skipper Timmy Dougherty offered hope.

However, Varun Chopra guided the Bannsiders home with an unbeaten 39 (5 fours, 1 six) to seal the four wicket win. They will join Strabane in the semi-finals – who had a bye – as well as holders Glendermott and Brigade.