All grades will resume on Saturday January 11. There will be no further breaks until the final day of the competition proper on Saturday March 8.

Semi-finals will being the following weekend.

Meanwhile Old Bar's Michael Rees is the leading run scorer in first grade going into the start of two day fixtures last weekend.

Rees won't play again now until next month because Old Bar has the bye.

However, from seven matches he has 336 runs with a highest score of 101. This is the only century in first grade so far this season,

Old Bar team-mate Ben Cole follows on 283 while Bran Staff from Wingham has 230.

Staff is enjoying a successful season with the bat and ball as he is the leading wicket taker with 17.

Taree West skipper Luke McLeod and Jonathon Craig-Dobson from Wingham both have 12.