2018 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 28 May to 9 September 2018.[1] It is the second edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2]

2018 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) – 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning
Participants3
Matches played6
Most runsGeorge Dockrell (231)
Most wicketsGeorge Dockrell (10)

In the second match of the tournament, between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights, Simi Singh and George Dockrell of Leinster Lightning set a new record partnership in List A cricket for the seventh wicket, with 215 runs.[3][4]

Leinster Lightning retained their title, after beating North West Warriors by 58 runs in the final match of the tournament.[5]

Points table

The following teams competed:

Team[6] Pld W L T NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4300115
North West Warriors 412016
Northern Knights 413005

Fixtures

As with the first-class competition, the Inter-Provincial Championship, the competition format is a home and away round robin.

1st match

28 May 2018
Scorecard
Northern Knights (H)
226 (47.1 overs)
v
North West Warriors
227/2 (46.3 overs)
Harry Tector 84 (111)
David Scanlon 4/60 (8.1 overs)
William Porterfield 110* (145)
Gary Kidd 1/38 (7 overs)
North West Warriors won by 8 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Philip Thompson

2nd match

4 June 2018
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning (H)
277/6 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
224 (42.3 overs)
Simi Singh 121* (108)
Shane Getkate 4/47 (10 overs)
Neil Rock 47 (42)
George Dockrell 5/21 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 53 runs
The Vineyard, Dublin
Umpires: Sum Wijesundera and H Bingham
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Marc Ellison (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

3rd match

19 June 2018
Scorecard
North West Warriors (H)
137/6 (40 overs)
v
Niall O'Brien 57* (79)
George Dockrell 3/30 (8 overs)
No result
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Steve Wood and Graeme McCrea
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Josh Little and Stephen Doheny (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.

4th match

1 July 2018
Scorecard
Northern Knights (H)
235/9 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
239/7 (48.3 overs)
Harry Tector 68* (78)
Simi Singh 3/49 (10 overs)
George Dockrell 94* (100)
Andre Malan 3/51 (10 overs)
Leinster won by 3 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Michael Foster and Sum Wijesundera
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

5th match

16 July 2018
Scorecard
North West Warriors (H)
139 (38 overs)
v
Northern Knights
141/8 (38.5 overs)
Niall O'Brien 54* (91)
Mark Adair 3/16 (8 overs)
Christopher Dougherty 46 (79)
Andy McBrine 3/37 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 2 wickets
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Michael Foster and George Brolly
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) and Stephen Bunting (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

6th match

9 September 2018
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning (H)
253/8 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
195 (42.1 overs)
Gareth Delany 67 (109)
Andrew Britton 5/23 (10 overs)
William Porterfield 71 (87)
Kevin O'Brien 3/34 (5.1 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 58 runs
Observatory Lane, Dublin
Umpires: Scott Richardson and Roland Black
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

References

  1. "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Leinster Lightning retain One-Day Inter-Pro Cup after Warriors beat Knights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "A world record seventh wicket partnership in List A matches". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Dockrell and Singh put Knights to the sword". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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