2022 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup is the tenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that is taking place in Ireland during 2022. It is the sixth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. On 4 March 2022, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[1]

2022 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates3 May – 4 July 2022
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsMunster Reds (1st title)
Participants4
Matches12
2021
2023

Leinster Lightning were the defending champions, having won the tournament for an eighth time in 2021.[2] In the opening match, Leinster Lightning began their title defence with a seven wicket win against North West Warriors,[3] with George Dockrell taking a five-wicket haul.[4] In their next match, Leinster Lightning made 304/6 against Munster Reds, but lost by five wickets after Peter Moor scored 152 runs, the highest individual score in the Inter-Provincial Cup.[5] Munster Reds also made the highest successful run chase in an Inter-Provincial Cup match.[6]

Munster Reds won their first senior title following the abandonment of the final slate of matches.

Points table edit

Team[7] Pld W L T NR Pts
Munster Reds 6 3 1 0 2 16
North West Warriors 6 2 2 0 2 14
Leinster Lightning 6 2 1 0 3 14
Northern Knights 6 1 4 0 1 6

Fixtures edit

3 May 2022
Scorecard
North West Warriors
185 (49.5 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
186/3 (43.5 overs)
William Porterfield 44 (93)
George Dockrell 5/24 (10 overs)
Harry Tector 76* (88)
Graham Hume 2/20 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: George Dockrell (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Muzamil Sherzad (Leinster Lightning), Scott MacBeth and Jared Wilson (North West Warriors) all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.

5 May 2022
Scorecard
Northern Knights
248/9 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
249/7 (48 overs)
James McCollum 53 (82)
Mike Frost 2/27 (10 overs)
Matt Ford 71* (71)
Ruhan Pretorius 3/30 (7 overs)
Munster Reds won by 3 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Matt Ford (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Max Burton, Matthew Humphreys (Northern Knights) and Liam McCarthy (Munster Red) all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Northern Knights 0.

10 May 2022
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
304/6 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
305/5 (46.3 overs)
Harry Tector 92 (107)
Curtis Campher 2/70 (10 overs)
Peter Moor 152 (122)
Barry McCarthy 2/38 (10 overs)
Munster Reds won by 5 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Peter Moor (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Theo Dempsey, Gavin Hoey and Mikey O'Reilly (Leinster Lightning) all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

12 May 2022
Scorecard
Northern Knights
123 (45 overs)
v
North West Warriors
61/5 (23.2 overs)
Aniruddha Chore 48 (85)
Graham Hume 4/18 (10 overs)
Andy McBrine 15 (42)
Ruhan Pretorius 3/21 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 12 runs (DLS method)
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Jareth McCready
Player of the match: Ruhan Pretorius (Northern Knights)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • North West Warriors were set a revised target of 74 runs from 23.2 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.

17 May 2022
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
59/2 (16 overs)
v
Andrew Balbirnie 26 (43)
Matthew Humphreys 1/14 (4 overs)
No result
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.

19 May 2022
Scorecard
North West Warriors
235 (49.1 overs)
v
Munster Reds
90 (32.3 overs)
Andy McBrine 100 (121)
Mike Frost 5/42 (10 overs)
Murray Commins 24 (51)
Andy McBrine 2/11 (7 overs)
North West Warriors won by 145 runs
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Andy McBrine (North West Warriors)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Andy McBrine (North West Warriors) scored his first century in List A cricket.[8]
  • Mike Frost (Munster Reds) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[9]
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.

23 May 2022
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.

24 May 2022
Scorecard
Munster Reds
265/7 (49 overs)
v
Northern Knights
246 (45.2 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 66 (75)
Josh Manley 3/56 (10 overs)
Mark Adair 108 (78)
Mike Frost 3/57 (9 overs)
Munster Reds won by 19 runs (DLS method)
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Azam Baig and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Mark Adair (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Northern Knights were set a revised target of 266 runs from 49 overs due to rain.
  • Adam Hickey (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
  • Mark Adair (Northern Knights) scored his first century in List A cricket.[10]
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Northern Knights 0.

2 June 2022
Scorecard
North West Warriors
304/4 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
241 (46.1 overs)
Andy McBrine 117 (130)
Thomas Mayes 1/44 (9 overs)
Aniruddha Chore 65 (85)
Conor Olphert 3/83 (10 overs)
North West Warriors won by 63 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
Player of the match: Andy McBrine (North West Warriors)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0.

7 June 2022
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
135 (37.1 overs)
v
Munster Reds
55/3 (13.2 overs)
Simi Singh 38 (50)
Liam McCarthy 3/23 (6 overs)
Tyrone Kane 24 (25)
Barry McCarthy 2/34 (7 overs)
No result
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Mark Hawthorne
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Cormac Hassett (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.

1 July 2022
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Series: Munster Reds won the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup.
  • Points: North West Warrios 2, Munster Reds 2

4 July 2022
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
315/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
261 all out (42.5 overs)
Barry McCarthy 110 (59)
Matthew Humphreys 3/43 (10 overs)
Neil Rock 81 (58)
George Dockrell 5/49 (6.5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 54 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Mark Hawthorne
Player of the match: Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cian Robertson and Cade Carmichael (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Interpro fixtures for 2022 released". CricketEurope. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Leinster Lightning wrap up Inter-Provincial Cup title defence with win over North West Warriors". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Leinster Lightning strikes early in title defence after George Dockrell stars with ball". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Dockrell decimates Warriors". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Moor the merrier as the Reds run rampant in record run-chase". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Moor record century stuns Lightning". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ "McBrine scores ton as Warriors thump Munster". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "McBrine shines as North West Warriors defeat the Munster Reds". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Underdogs Munster Reds go clear at the top of the table despite sensational Adair century". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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