A powerful all-round display saw the NCU Under 17s beat their NW counterparts by 82 runs at St Johnston.

Batting first the visitors were given a solid start with an opening stand of 69 between Ryan Matthews (24) and Ryan Hunter.

The CSNI wicket-keeper top-scored with 77 from 55 balls (9 fours), as 103 runs came in the second half of the innings.

Carson McCullough (27) and Mohammed Aahil (23) both hitting two sixes and a four in breezy cameos.

A total of 174 for 3 was always likely to be challenging, but to be fair to the hosts they raced out of the traps as Gavin Roulston (36) and Scott Macbeth shared an opening stand of 54 in six overs.

However once Jack Snell (2-12) broke the partnership, the rest fell like dominoes, with three wickets apiece for David Kane (3-11) and skipper Harry Dyer (3-29) as the North West were dismissed for 92.