Son Ben blasted 48 (9x4, 1x6) in jig time at the tail end of the Malahide innings bolstering the team total to 205 for 9 off 45. Earlier captain Brian Gilmore (64) and debutante Nick Ashwell (28) put on 85 for the third wicket. Vikas Gulati 1/16, Indy Singh and Liam Lydon with identical analysis of 2/28, all bowling 9 overs each, kept the pressure on the men from Longford. Jared Leonard teased with 6 overs of leg spin (2/33). Eventually Father Howard tied up a loose end with a tidy 2 over spell which snuffed out any danger. MCC 4’s win by 35 runs.
B Gilmore