Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
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]
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:
Fixtures
As with the first-class competition, the Inter-Provincial Championship, the competition format is a home and away round robin.
1st match
North West Warriors won by 8 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Philip Thompson
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2nd match
Leinster Lightning won by 53 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Umpires: Sum Wijesundera and H Bingham
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- 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
- 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
Leinster won by 3 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Michael Foster and Sum Wijesundera
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- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
5th match
- 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
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
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