The 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition for teams from Ireland. It was the third edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[1]
| Dates | 23 April – 26 August 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (6th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 9 |
| Most runs | Andy Balbirnie (350) |
| Most wickets | Harry Tector (10) Shane Getkate (10) |
Unlike previous editions of the tournament, an extra round of matches took place outside of the normal domestic calendar, with matches played at the La Manga Club Ground, Spain, in April 2019.[2][3][4] The tournament was originally scheduled to start on 22 April 2019, but was postponed by 24 hours due to heavy rain.[5] However, the opening fixture was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield.[6]
Leinster Lightning retained their title, after their match on 22 August 2019 against the North West Warriors was abandoned due to rain.[7]
Points table edit
The following teams competed:
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Northern Knights | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| North West Warriors | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Fixtures edit
1st match edit
23 April 2019
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.
2nd match edit
24 April 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
265/6 (36 overs) |
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North West Warriors
147 (29.1 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 36 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Andrew Austin (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
3rd match edit
25 April 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
290/8 (50 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
294/4 (46.5 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
4th match edit
23 May 2019
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
271/5 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
193 (48 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marcus Poskitt (North West Warriors) and Fionn Hand (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
- Jack Tector (Leinster Lightning) scored his first century in List A cricket.[9]
5th match edit
27 May 2019
Scorecard |
North West Warriors
188 (50 overs) |
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Northern Knights
107/8 (20 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Northern Knights were set a revised target of 111 runs from 20 overs due to rain.
- Adam McDaid and Gregory McFaul (North West Warriors) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
6th match edit
27 June 2019
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
114 (35.3 overs) |
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Northern Knights
115/3 (21.5 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
7th match edit
20 August 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
176 (42.2 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
179/3 (32.4 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Manley and Matthew Foster (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
8th match edit
22 August 2019
Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.
9th match edit
26 August 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
245/8 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
243 (49.5 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Will Smale (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.
References edit
- ^ "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Board greenlights national strategy for girl's and women's cricket, Inter-Provincial Series Review". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Ireland to play quadrangular warm-up series in Oman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Extra round of one-day games gets go-ahead for La Manga". Belfast Telegraph. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "PREVIEW: Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors (IP50)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "PREVIEW: North West Warriors v Northern Knights (IP50)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Abandoned game sees Lightning confirm 6th title". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Tector stakes claim for an Irish call with cool century". Belfast Telegraph. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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