The 2023 Inter-Provincial Cup, also known as 2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that took place in Ireland during 2023.[2] It was the seventh edition of the competition to be played with List A status. In May 2023, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[3] Munster Reds are the defending champions, having won the tournament for the first time in 2022.[4]
 2023 Inter-Provincial Cup logo | |
| Dates | 15 May – 7 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Northern Knights (2nd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Neil Rock 253 (Northern Knights) |
| Most wickets | Liam McCarthy 15 (Munster Reds) |
In the opening match, Munster Reds began their title defence with a six wicket loss against North West Warriors.[5] The tournament was won by the Northern Knights in the final match of the tournament;[6] it was the second title and first time the Northern Knights had won the tournament since it gained List A status in 2017.
Points table edit
| Team[7] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Northern Knights | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -0.159 |
| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.829 |
| Munster Reds | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.439 |
| North West Warriors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -1.340 |
Fixtures edit
Munster Reds
149 (40.2 overs) |
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North West Warriors
150/4 (39.1 overs) |
Murray Commins 35 (51)
Harry Zimmerman 4/36 (10 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Granger (Munster Reds), Finn Catherwood, Brandon Kruger, Trent McKeegan, Cameron Melly and Harry Zimmerman (North West Warriors) and all made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0
Northern Knights
316/8 (50 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
250 (43.3 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Mark Donegan, Adam Rosslee and Reuben Wilson (Leinster Lightning) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
Leinster Lightning
287 (48.4 overs) |
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Munster Reds
288/5 (48 overs) |
Mark Donegan 87 (113)
Michael Granger 3/46 (10 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Weldon (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
Munster Reds
269/7 (50 overs) |
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Northern Knights
272/7 (47.1overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
North West Warriors
183 (44.4 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
184/7 (45.2 overs) |
Samuel Harbinson 48 (64)
Craig Young 2/46 (10 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Samuel Harbinson (Leinster Lightning) made his List A debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0
Northern Knights
253/9 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
257/7 (49.4 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0
Leinster Lightning
425/7 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
181 (28 overs) |
Liam Doherty 30 (35)
Simi Singh 4/39 (6 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Christopher De Freitas (Leinster Lightning) and Liam Doherty (North West Warriors) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
Northern Knights
302/9 (50 overs) |
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Munster Reds
250 (44.3 overs) |
Neil Rock 102 (73)
Josh Manley 3/45 (10 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Joyce (Munster Reds) and Jake Egan (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Leinster Lightning
137 (31.2 overs) |
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Munster Reds
138/3 (25.4 overs) |
Gavin Hoey 37 (42)
Josh Manley 4/30 (8 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Sean McNicholl (Leinster Lightning) and Byron McDonough (Munster Reds) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
Munster Reds
306/8 (50 overs) |
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North West Warriors
191 (40.4 overs) |
Cameron Melly 44 (63)
Liam McCarthy 5/16 (8 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Carson McCullough (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
Leinster Lightning
353/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Knights
183 all out (30.2 overs) |
- Leinster Ligntning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
North West Warriors
241/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Knights
44/2 (9 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after 9 overs in the Northern Knights innings.
- Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2
References edit
- ^ "2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series set to kick off in Cork | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Ireland Interpro Guide". Emerging Cricket. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Interpro fixtures and squads finally confirmed". Cricket Europe. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series set to kick off in Cork". Cricket Ireland. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Getkate half-century as Warriors take down defending champion Reds". Cricket Ireland. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Bad weather forces abandonment to seal Northern Knights' double delight". Belfast Telegraph. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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