2019 Inter-Provincial Cup

2019 Inter-Provincial Cup

Dates	23 April – 26 August 2019
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)

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]

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

The following teams competed:

Team[8]	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts
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

1st match

23 April 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning	v	North West Warriors

Match abandoned La Manga Club Ground, Spain Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Roland Black

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

2nd match

24 April 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 265/6 (36 overs)	v	North West Warriors 147 (29.1 overs)
Marc Ellison 87 (91) Stuart Thompson 4/55 (8 overs)		Andrew Britton 36* (33) Harry Tector 5/36 (6.1 overs)

Northern Knights won by 117 runs (DLS method) La Manga Club Ground, Spain Umpires: Roland Black and Alan Neill

• 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

25 April 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 290/8 (50 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 294/4 (46.5 overs)
Marc Ellison 85 (112) George Dockrell 3/42 (10 overs)		Andy Balbirnie 125 (126) Graeme McCarter 2/33 (10 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets La Manga Club Ground, Spain Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Alan Neill

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

4th match

23 May 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning 271/5 (50 overs)	v	North West Warriors 193 (48 overs)
Jack Tector 110 (141) Graham Hume 3/48 (10 overs)		David Rankin 55 (67) George Dockrell 4/41 (8 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 78 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Michael Foster and Roland Black

• 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

27 May 2019 Scorecard

North West Warriors 188 (50 overs)	v	Northern Knights 107/8 (20 overs)
Aaron Gillespie 54 (97) Shane Getkate 4/28 (7 overs)		Gary Wilson 40 (34) Aaron Gillespie 2/14 (2 overs)

North West Warriors won by 3 runs (DLS method) Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Jareth McCready and Alan Neill

• 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

27 June 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning 114 (35.3 overs)	v	Northern Knights 115/3 (21.5 overs)
Simi Singh 44 (65) Jacob Mulder 3/5 (2.3 overs)		Harry Tector 35* (42) Peter Chase 2/36 (7 overs)

Northern Knights won by 7 wickets Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Philip Thompson and Alan Neill

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

7th match

20 August 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 176 (42.2 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 179/3 (32.4 overs)
Mark Adair 40 (39) Tyrone Kane 6/42 (8.2 overs)		Andy Balbirnie 90 (94) Mark Adair 2/41 (8.4 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Deighton Butler

• 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

22 August 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning	v	North West Warriors

Match abandoned Merrion Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Umpires: Deighton Butler and Mary Waldron

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

9th match

26 August 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 245/8 (50 overs)	v	North West Warriors 243 (49.5 overs)
Ruhan Pretorius 96 (124) Graham Kennedy 3/48 (10 overs)		Stuart Thompson 59 (59) Shane Getkate 3/52 (8.5 overs)

Northern Knights won by 2 runs Woodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Roland Black and Deighton Butler

• 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

1. "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
2. "Board greenlights national strategy for girl's and women's cricket, Inter-Provincial Series Review". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
3. "Ireland to play quadrangular warm-up series in Oman". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
4. "Extra round of one-day games gets go-ahead for La Manga". Belfast Telegraph. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
5. "PREVIEW: Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors (IP50)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. "PREVIEW: North West Warriors v Northern Knights (IP50)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
7. "Abandoned game sees Lightning confirm 6th title". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
8. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
9. "Tector stakes claim for an Irish call with cool century". Belfast Telegraph. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo