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The 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 1 May to 6 September 2018. It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. The venue for the opening fixture, originally scheduled to take place at Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, was moved to Pembroke Cricket Club, due to poor weather.

Seventeen of Ireland's international players took part in the opening fixture of the tournament, ahead of Ireland's first Test match, which was played against Pakistan on 11 May 2018.

North West Warriors won the tournament, following the conclusion of the fifth match of the competition. They beat Northern Knights by 140 runs to give them an unassailable lead. It was the first time that a side other than Leinster Lightning had won the tournament.

Points table

  Champions

Fixtures

1st match

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• Stuart Thompson (North West Warriors) scored his maiden first-class century.
• Points: North West Warriors 11, Leinster Lightning 6.

2nd match

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Marc Ellison, Harry Tector, Neil Rock, James Cameron-Dow, James Magee (Northern Knights), Jarred Barnes (Leinster Lightning) all made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 23, Northern Knights 7.

3rd match

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• Graham Kennedy (North West Warriors), Stephen Doheny and Josh Little (Leinster Lightning) all made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 10, North West Warriors 7.

4th match

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat first.
• Points: North West Warriors 24, Northern Knights 6.

5th match

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
• Aaron Wright and Matthew McCord (Northern Knights) both made their first-class debuts.
• Points: North West Warriors 22, Northern Knights 5.

6th match

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
2. "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
3. "Venue change for first game of Inter-Provincial Championships". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
4. "Boyd Rankin hits Irish first-class circuit ahead of historic Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. "O'Brien brothers in good nick as Ireland get ready for Pakistan Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
6. ^ "North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
7. "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
8. "Thompson makes Test case with stunning unbeaten century". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

• 2018 in Irish cricket
• Inter-Provincial Championship seasons