Cricket tournament
| Dates | 30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) – 7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (5th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | James Shannon (446) |
| Most wickets | George Dockrell (22) |
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The 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 30 May to 7 September 2017. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status, following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016. Leinster Lightning won the tournament, their fifth-consecutive, and completed a domestic clean-sweep in the process.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
Champions
Fixtures
1st match
| 30 May–1 June 2017 Scorecard |
| Northern Knights | v | North West Warriors (H) |
| 130 (37.5 overs) James Shannon 71 (106) Craig Young 5/37 (13 overs) |
167 (64.5 overs) Andy McBrine 30 (66) Nathan Smith 4/34 (18 overs) | |
| 161 (55 overs) Robert McKinley 43* (73) David Scanlon 5/29 (12 overs) |
48/2 (15 overs) Imran Butt 23 (36) Gary Kidd 1/1 (2 overs) |
| Match drawn Woodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Roland Black and Jareth McCready |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Ross Allen, Rickie-Lee Dougherty, Aaron Gillespie, Niall McDonnell, David Rankin, David Scanlon (North West Warriors); Adam Dennison, Christopher Dougherty, Shane Getkate, Nathan Smith, Lee Nelson and Nikolai Smith (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 11, Northern Knights 10.
2nd match
| 5–7 June 2017 Scorecard |
| Northern Knights (H) | v | Leinster Lightning |
| 233 (85.4 overs) James McCollum 119* (235) Eddie Richardson 4/33 (18 overs) |
288 (95 overs) Jack Tector 75 (196) Gary Kidd 3/70 (25 overs) | |
| 328/6d (96 overs) James Shannon 140* (161) Andrew Balbirnie 3/40 (24 overs) |
| Match drawn Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont Umpires: Michael Foster and Paul Reynolds |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Gareth Delany, Max Neville, Eddie Richardson, Simi Singh, Jack Tector, Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning) and John Matchett (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 9.
3rd match
| 20–22 June 2017 Scorecard |
| North West Warriors | v | Leinster Lightning (H) |
| 235 (87.2 overs) Andy McBrine 67 (125) Simi Singh 3/59 (22.2 overs) |
365/9d (101.3 overs) Ed Joyce 156 (209) Craig Young 3/70 (24.3 overs) | |
| 296 (108.4 overs) Niall O'Brien 87 (192) George Dockrell 6/67 (40.4 overs) |
123/3 (16 overs) Jack Tector 48* (40) Stuart Thompson 2/17 (3 overs) |
| Match drawn Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, Wicklow Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Paul Reynolds |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrew Austin, Steve Vijay Lazars and Johnny Thompson (North West Warriors) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 8.
4th match
| 1–3 August 2017 Scorecard |
| North West Warriors | v | Northern Knights (H) |
| 208/9d (68.2 overs) Ross Allen 81 (179) Gary Kidd 3/36 (9 overs) |
0/0d (0 overs) | |
| 84/1d (28 overs) David Barr 42* (89) Gary Kidd 1/19 (7 overs) |
264/8 (79 overs) James Shannon 59 (84) Steve Vijay Lazars 3/54 (13 overs) |
| Match drawn The Green, Comber Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Philip Thompson |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
- David Barr (North West Warriors); Jamie Magowan and Jacob Mulder (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 10, North West Warriors 8.
5th match
| 30 August–1 September 2017 Scorecard |
| North West Warriors (H) | v | Leinster Lightning |
| 122 (54.2 overs) Ross Allen 37 (102) George Dockrell 4/38 (22 overs) |
274 (81 overs) Kevin O'Brien 74 (87) Johnny Thompson 3/61 (14 overs) | |
| 148 (50.1 overs) Aaron Gillespie 51 (99) Andrew Balbirnie 4/23 (10.1 overs) |
| Leinster Lightning won by an innings and 4 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Roland Black and Paul Reynolds |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Reece Kelly, Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) and Tyrone Kane (Leinster Lightning) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 23, North West Warriors 4.
6th match
| 5–7 September 2017 Scorecard |
| Northern Knights | v | Leinster Lightning (H) |
| 195 (55.2 overs) James Shannon 86 (109) David Delany 4/31 (12.2 overs) |
383/8d (88.3 overs) Ed Joyce 167* (246) Shane Getkate 4/62 (15 overs) | |
| 176 (63.2 overs) James Shannon 60 (155) George Dockrell 6/29 (21.2 overs) |
| Leinster won by an innings and 12 runs Clontarf Cricket Club, Clontarf Umpires: Bala Kailash and Alan Neill |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- David Delany (Leinster Lightning) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 24, Northern Knights 4.
References
- "2017 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- "First-class arrival in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "Joyce Hits Unbeaten Century as Lightning Secure Hanley Energy Title". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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