Ruan Cronje starred with bat and ball as Dublin City beat Fingal by 6 wickets to clinch the inaugural  U23 Siggins Cup at Milverton.

The Clontarf all-rounder took four wickets as Fingal were dismissed for just 116 - lasting just 24 overs of a game that rain had reduced to 32 overs.

There were three wickets apiece too for skipper Brandon Kruger and Oisin Bhoja in a fine bowling display.

Winners Dublin City: Pic by Cricket Leinster

The Balbriggan duo of Dylan Lues (29) and Chris De Freitas (22) were best with the bat for Fingal.

Cronje top-scored with 35 in the chase, sharing a second wicket stand of 68 with Clontarf team-mate Aaron McGeehan (29), while Kruger cleared the ropes twice in a hard-hit unbeaten 28.

In the other game, Dublin Universsity ran out convincing 133-run winners against Dublin South/Midlands.

Stephen Black top scored with 50, while there was a run-a-ball 40 from Matthew Humphreys, plus contributions from Rory Betley (39) and David Cosgrave (37).

Gavin Hoey's five-wicket haul saw the visitors bowled out for 111, despite a half century for Srihan Karpe (54) and an unbeaten 33 from Mark Tonge.

There were two wickets two for Theo Dempsey and Humphreys in an emhatic win.

A very successful first year for the competition - hopefully many more to come.