Cricket tournament
| Dates | 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) – 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | George Dockrell (231) |
| Most wickets | George Dockrell (10) |
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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. It is the second edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.
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.
Leinster Lightning retained their title, after beating North West Warriors by 58 runs in the final match of the tournament.
Points table
The following teams competed:
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fixtures
As with the first-class competition, the Inter-Provincial Championship, the competition format is a home and away round robin.
1st match
| 28 May 2018 Scorecard |
| Northern Knights (H) 226 (47.1 overs) |
v | North West Warriors 227/2 (46.3 overs) |
| Harry Tector 84 (111) David Scanlon 4/60 (8.1 overs) |
William Porterfield 110* (145) Gary Kidd 1/38 (7 overs) |
| North West Warriors won by 8 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Philip Thompson |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alistair Shields, Harry Tector, Neil Rock, James Cameron-Dow (Northern Knights) and Graham Kennedy (North West Warriors) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
2nd match
| 4 June 2018 Scorecard |
| Leinster Lightning (H) 277/6 (50 overs) |
v | Northern Knights 224 (42.3 overs) |
| Simi Singh 121* (108) Shane Getkate 4/47 (10 overs) |
Neil Rock 47 (42) George Dockrell 5/21 (10 overs) |
| Leinster Lightning won by 53 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Umpires: Sum Wijesundera and H Bingham |
- 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
| 19 June 2018 Scorecard |
| North West Warriors (H) 137/6 (40 overs) |
v | Leinster Lightning |
| Niall O'Brien 57* (79) George Dockrell 3/30 (8 overs) |
| No result Woodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Steve Wood and Graeme McCrea |
- 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
| 1 July 2018 Scorecard |
| Northern Knights (H) 235/9 (50 overs) |
v | Leinster Lightning 239/7 (48.3 overs) |
| Harry Tector 68* (78) Simi Singh 3/49 (10 overs) |
George Dockrell 94* (100) Andre Malan 3/51 (10 overs) |
| Leinster won by 3 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Michael Foster and Sum Wijesundera |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
5th match
| 16 July 2018 Scorecard |
| North West Warriors (H) 139 (38 overs) |
v | Northern Knights 141/8 (38.5 overs) |
| Niall O'Brien 54* (91) Mark Adair 3/16 (8 overs) |
Christopher Dougherty 46 (79) Andy McBrine 3/37 (10 overs) |
| Northern Knights won by 2 wickets Woodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Michael Foster and George Brolly |
- 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
| 9 September 2018 Scorecard |
| Leinster Lightning (H) 253/8 (50 overs) |
v | North West Warriors 195 (42.1 overs) |
| Gareth Delany 67 (109) Andrew Britton 5/23 (10 overs) |
William Porterfield 71 (87) Kevin O'Brien 3/34 (5.1 overs) |
| Leinster Lightning won by 58 runs Observatory Lane, Dublin Umpires: Scott Richardson and Roland Black |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
References
- "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Leinster Lightning retain One-Day Inter-Pro Cup after Warriors beat Knights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- "A world record seventh wicket partnership in List A matches". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Dockrell and Singh put Knights to the sword". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
External links
| Inter-Provincials (Ireland) | |
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| Competing teams | |
| Inter-Provincial Championship | |
| Inter-Provincial Cup | |
| Inter-Provincial Trophy | |