Season 2009 GREAT WEEKEND FOR THE 1st XI The 1st XI played Carrick at Middle Road on Saturday the 27th of June in the ¼ final of the Senior Cup and progressed to the semi-final with a comprehensive 9 wicket win. Carrick batting first made only 144 with Divan Van Wyck taking 5 for 40 and Eugene Moleon bowling superbly for figures of 2 for 10 from his 10 overs Divan then completed his man of the match performance scoring 52 with John Stevenson 48* and Andrew White 38* finishing matters off with some 17 overs remaining. On Sunday the 28th Strabane where the visitors in the ¼ final of the Ulster Cup. Batting first on another superb Shaw’s Bridge wicket the opening pair of Rory McCann and Divan Van Wyck set a new club record for any wicket by putting on an opening stand of 218 (the previous best being Colin Barclay and Johnny Black’s 203 back in 1988). Divan scored his first century for the club making an agressive 117 with Rory carrying his bat for 109* in a total of 246 for 1 in the 40 overs. Strabane started off superbly in reply keeping up with the rate but runs on the board proved vital in the end with Instonians coming through by 2 runs of a tense final ball. A great weekend for the 1st XI who now look forward to two upcoming semi-finals. Upcoming 1st XI Fixtures A return to league action on Saturday the 4th of July with a visit to Ballymena is followed by finals day of the 2009 Twenty20 cup at Comber on Sunday the 5th with a semi-fianl tie against Waringstown and the winners to play against either North Down or Lisburn in the final on the same day. 2008 Metal Technology Twenty20 Cup - Final Instonians lost to Lisburn Lions in the final of this carried-over competition on Wednesday 17 June 2009 at Shaw's Bridge. Facing a massive total of over 190, Instonians made a great reply, reaching 90 for no wicket after 9 overs, but could not sustain the run-chase and lost by 50 odd runs in front of a big crowd. Thanks for your support.