After a less than satisfactory performance in the field, their new professional, Gerry Strydom took them to an 8 wicket win with a stunning 114 not out. He totally controlled the Lisburn innings and when he struck the winning run Lisburn still had 11 overs to spare.
Few would have predicted such a result after Trevor McKeown had asked CIYMS to bat first in conditions which was to threaten rain. Having grabbed the key wickets of John Hewitt and professional Mike Dempsey they gave ex Lisburn player Dereck Heasley three lives and he punished them with an innings of 91.

Neil McDowell had claimed the wicket of Hewitt, bowled for a duck and Dempsey was well run out for 3 leaving CIYMS at 13 for 2. Heasley had opened the batting and when he also lost number four batsman Hinton, at 26, it took a stand between himself and Paul McCrum to salvage the CI innings. The vast experience of the pair took advantage of some poor fielding; indeed, Heasley was dropped by the usually dependent Greg Thompson before he had scored and again when he was 46 by Neil McDowll at square leg.

Heasley and McCrum added a priceless 54 for the 4th wicket before McCrum was cleaned bowled by Greg Thompson for a valuable 24 leaving CI at 80 for 4 in the 36th over.
During the CI innings, the Lisburn fielding left a lot to be desired although gathering the ball was far from easy on the rugby pitch outfield; far too often the CI batsmen were able to steal precious runs through slack work and this must have been disappointing for the Lisburn bowlers who, in the main bowled well throughout the innings.
Dereck Heasley received great support from his number six batsman Lucas who was prepared to take the attack to Lisburn along with his ex international partner. The pair added 97 for the 5th wicket at a good pace and without much difficulty, Heasley was dropped for a third time by David Graham at mid on when he was 74 and it took Neil McDowell , returning to the attack, to dismiss him for 91 scored in 131 minutes off 106 balls. The break through came with the score at 177 in the 46th over and CI had time to add just a further 15 runs while losing the wicket of Adams , run out by Gerry Strydom so setting Lisburn the testing target of 193.

Lisburn's bowling figures were very respectable with Neil McDowell taking 2 for 36 off 9 overs, Davey Simpson, 1 for 26 off his full quota of 10 overs and Greg Thompson also had 1 wicket in his 10 overs for just 37 runs. Gerry Strydom, bowling medium pace, also showed his worth with figures of 0 for 38 off 9 overs but was very unlucky, having two catches dropped off him early in his spell. Uel Graham also bowled economically, returning 0 for 24 off his full 10 overs.
Lisburn knew they had a job on their hands when Gerry Strydom and Davey Simpson opened the batting but within a few overs, they were on top of the very limited CI attack. Strydom was feeling his way on the slow early season wicket but was prepared to wait for the bad ball which he punished with authority.
The opening pair took the score to 73 before Simpson mistimed a drive to mid on and was caught by Dereck Heasley for a very valuable 27 but his replacement, Greg Thompson continued the momentum adding a further 74 in even time.
All the time, the new professional was growing in confidence and timing the ball better and better the longer he occupied the crease. He did strike three sixes during his innings, the only time he hit the ball in the air.
Greg Thompson looked like seeing the innings through but when the score was 147 he too was caught by Dereck Heasley for 27 and Lisburn still required 46 to win with more than sufficient overs at their disposal.
Lisburn could not have had a better number five at this stage of the game than Uel Graham who simply gave Strydom the strike at every opportunity and the pair totally shut out any chance of a CI revival. They added the required runs in just 8 overs, seeing Strydom to his century.
The professional's runs came off just 85 deliveries and took 117 minutes. And seldom has such a controlled innings been played by any Lisburn batsman. The fact that it was his first match in new surroundings was greatly to his credit and Lisburn surely have a 'gem' in their ranks.
The winning runs came up in the 39th over and Strydom remained a brilliant 114 not out while Graham also was not out with 10 as Lisburn reached 193 for 2 and completed victory by a comfortable 8 wickets.