It's two wins out of two for Leinster who top the table after the first day of the U17 interpros in Dublin. Leinster held their nerve to beat the North West by 20 runs in the opening Under 17 interprovincial T20 match at Claremont Road.

Chasing 135, the visitors opening stand of 74 in 12 overs had them very much in contention, before the innings faltered away as scoreboard pressure told and the required rate increased.

Gavin Roulston hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in his 55 from 41 balls, dominating the opening stand with Bready team amte Ryan Clarke (23).

Devon Keenan’s 2 for 14 was largely responsible for the tail-off, while Luke Thomson’s 1-20 also played a part.

Earlier, Keenan had made a valuable 20, while Srihan Karpe top-socred with 27 in Leinster’s 135 for 9, in which six of the top seven made double figures.

James Bell (3-30) took three wickets, Sam Kincaid (2-33) bagged two, while there was one apiece for Jamie Mutch, Scott Macbeth and Gavin Roulston.

The NCU started their Under 17 campaign with a 56-run win over Munster at Park Avenue. An unbroken fourth wicket stand of 67 between Mohammed Aahil (47*) and Carson McCullough (34*) propelled the Northern side to 145 for 3 in their 20 overs, with double figure contributions too from Ryan Hunter (18) and Harry Dyer (12).

Best with the ball for Munster were Ehsan O’Sullivan (1-18) and Kanishk Kumar (1-24).

Munster batted steadily in the chase with their star performer being Mosawer Sidiqi, who hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in his 45 from 44 balls.

However, two wickets each from Carson McCullough (2-17) and David Kane (2-21) restricted Munster to 89 for 6, the NCU comfortable 56-run winners in the end.

Luke Thomson’s four-wicket haul was the catalyst for Leinster’s seven wickets win against the NCU in the afternoon’s T20 match.

The Clontarf bowler took two wickets in his first over to leave the visitors’ innings in disarray. He took another in his second, and at 5 for 3, it was all about salvaging some pride.

Skipper Harry Dyer (27) and Carson McCullough (25) added 44 for the fourth wicket, but further wickets for Daniel Forkin (3-11), and Srihan Karpe (2-10) dismissed them for a modest 82.

In the chase, Aaron Doyle hit three boundaries in a quick 12, while skipper Phillipe Le Roux and Macdara Cosgrave each made 24 as the hosts eased towards victory.

Mark Canniffe (15*) then cleared the ropes twice as they sealed the seven wickets win in the 13th over, despite the best efforts of Dyer (2-23).

The North West won the afternoon clash with Munster thanks to a fine all-round bowling effort which saw them chasing only 66.

Munster’s innings never got going and they struggled against spinners Sam Haslett and Sam Kincaid, who each took two wickets as they were bowled out in the 18th over.

The North West juggled their batting order and they too were soon in trouble as two wickets for Kei Laylor and one for Ehsan O’Sullivan had them wobbling at 15 for 3.

However, left-hander Gavin Roulston cleared the ropes three times in an unbeaten 30, as he and skipper Scott Macbeth (23) added 43 for the fourth wicket to all but clinch the deserved win.