Dundrum lostxa0xa0by 142 runs in The Meadow to the section one favourites Lurgan with two super inningsxa0 both with contrasting styles.
Indian Nirinjan Godpolexa0 had a very classy 92 and a swashbuckling innings of 94 with Dundrum’s all rounder Lee Connor on axa0 very aggressive 63.
Lurgan were put into bat and lost Steven Johnston for 3 bowled by a corker from CJxa0 Hollenbach in the fourth over, and both of the new batsmen struggled with Lee Connorxa0who bowled far better than the figures ofxa0 7 overs for 18 runs suggested.
Lurgan,xa0 after the opening bowlers went off, went on the attack with Bruce Topping 51 caught by Lee of Rodney Hassard bowling.xa0 Nirinjan Godpole played very solidly with 92 runs off 97 balls with Gordy Lowey getting him with his first ball.
Captain Joel Maguire tried 7 bowlers but the runs flowed with far too many loose deliveries. Rodney Hassard bowled good line and length 2 for 42 including a superb caught and bowledxa0 and spinner.
Gavin McNerlin slowed it down with ten overs 1 for 36 but it was the quickfire innings from John Guy of 94 in only 47 balls including sevenxa0big sixes and five boundariesxa0as the total sored to a massive 308 on a very slow outfield.
Dundrumxa0 lost both openers Rodney Hassard 3xa0 and Joelxa0 also 3 both played on to the stumpsxa0by John Guyxa0 both Gavin Mcnerlin 21 and Alan Tormey 24 batted sensibly. xa0But it was the talisman Lee Conner that treated Lurgan and the decent crowd to a superb knock of 63xa0 four big sixes and and six boundariesxa0 as John Guy took 6 for 27 in 8 overs and Godpole 3 for 27xa0 with Stuart Campbell 5 not outxa0 as Lurgan finished the game of in 33rd over.
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