2018 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) – 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsGeorge Dockrell (231)
Most wicketsGeorge Dockrell (10)

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:

Team[6] Pld W L T NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4300115
North West Warriors 412016
Northern Knights 413005

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

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
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

  1. "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. "Leinster Lightning retain One-Day Inter-Pro Cup after Warriors beat Knights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "A world record seventh wicket partnership in List A matches". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Dockrell and Singh put Knights to the sword". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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