2013 Inter-Provincial Championship

The 2013 Interprovincial Championship was the first season of the Inter-Provincial Championship, the domestic multi-day cricket competition of Ireland. The competition was between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors.[1]

2013 Inter-Provincial Championship
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket format3-day
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (1st title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsJohn Anderson (345)
Most wicketsPhil Eaglestone (18)

The inaugural Inter-Provincial Championship was won by the Leinster Lightning, who clinched the title with one match to spare. Despite falling just four runs short of victory in their opening match, they then won their next two games before closing with a hard-fought, high-scoring draw against Northern Knights in the last game of the year at Waringstown.

The Inter-Provincial Series has been funded at least partly by the ICC via their TAPP programme.[2]

Table
Team Pld W D L BatBP BowlBP Dedns Points
Leinster Lightning 42201213063
Northern Knights 4121813043
North West Warriors 4022214022

Squads
Leinster Lightning[3] Northern Knights[4] North West Warriors

Fixtures
14–16 May
(Scorecard)
v
191 all out (65 overs)
Andrew Riddles 47*
Kevin O'Brien 2/12
319 all out (121.2 overs)
Bill Coghlan 71
Peter Connell 4/59
153 all out (68.5 overs)
Andrew Riddles 31
Max Sorensen 4/50
22/5 (4 overs)
Patrick Collins 10
Johnny Thompson 2/6
Match Drawn
College Park , Dublin
Umpires: David Bradley & Louis Fourie
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and chose to bowl
  • Close of play (Day 1) - Leinster Lightning 105/1 (39 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 2nd inns 22/2 (9 overs). Leinster Lightning 10 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts
4–6 June
(Scorecard)
v
116 all out (44.2 overs)
Kamran Sajiid 47
Phil Eaglestone 3/35
131 all out (48.3 overs)
Jonny Terrett 29
Stuart Thompson 3/31
172 all out (60.1 overs)
Rickie-Lee Dougherty 34
Phil Eaglestone 4/51
160/7 (59.5 overs)
James Shannon 49
Andrew McBrine 2/28
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets
Eglinton CC
Umpires: Roland Black & David Bradley
  • Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl
  • Close of play (Day 1) - North-West Warriors 2nd inns 12/0 (6 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 97/5 (47 overs). Northern Knights 20 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts
25–27 June
(Scorecard)
v
364 all out (93.4 overs)
John Anderson 86
Phil Eaglestone 4/93
123 all out (48.2 overs)
Christopher Dougherty 60
John Mooney 3/18
228 for 9 (all out) (77 overs)
Christopher Dougherty 69
Pat Collins 2/10
Leinster Lightning won by an innings and 13 runs
College Park , Dublin
Umpires: Azam Ali Baig & Louis Fourie
  • Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl
  • Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 20/2 (7.3 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 204/8 (69 overs). Leinster Lightning 24 pts, Northern Knights 4 pts
30 July – 1 August
(Scorecard)
v
301/9 decl (99.2 overs)
Craig Ervine 92
Iftikhar Hussain 3/70
69/4 (22 overs)
Niall McDonnell 26
Phil Eaglestone 2/30
Match drawn
Osborne Park, Belfast
Umpires: Noel McCarey & Charlie McElwee
  • Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
  • Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 259/6 (90 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 69/4 (22 overs). No play on day 3 (Rain). Northern Knights 8 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts.
13–14 August
(Scorecard)
v
164 all out (45 overs)
David Rankin 28
Max Sorensen 4/41
267/8 decl (83.4 overs)
John Anderson 91
Andrew McBrine 3/45
173 all out (55.5 overs)
Andrew McBrine 48
John Anderson 3/4
73/3 (17.1 overs)
Ben Ackland 28
Johnny Thompson 2/21
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets
Bready CC
Umpires: David Bradley & Charlie McElwee
  • North-West Warriors won the toss and chose to bat
  • Close of play (Day 1) – Leinster Lightning 173/3 (57 overs). Match completed on day 2. Leinster Lightning 23 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts.
27–29 August
(Scorecard)
v
501/4 decl (117.1 overs)
Nick Larkin 247*
John Mooney 3/73
225 all out (93.5 overs)
Ben Ackland 87
Phil Eaglestone 4/52
315/8 decl (86 overs)
Andrew Poynter 113
James Cameron-Dow 5/124
Match drawn
Waringstown CC
Umpires: Alan Neill & Charlie McElwee
  • Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
  • Close of play (Day 1) –; (Day 2) -. Northern Knights 11 pts, Leinster Lightning 6 pts.

Records

Highest Individual Innings
ScorePlayerForOppsVenueDate
247*Nick LarkinNKLLWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
113Andrew PoynterLLNKWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
92Craig ErvineNKNWWOsborne Park30 Jul-1 Aug
91John AndersonLLNWWBready CC13-14 Aug
88Christopher DoughertyNKLLWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
87Ben AcklandLLNKWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
86John AndersonLLNKCollege Park25-27 Jun
76Simi SinghLLNWWBready CC13-14 Aug
75Christopher DoughertyNKNWWOsborne Park30 Jul-1 Aug

Best Bowling in an Innings
OversMdnsRunsWktsPlayerForOppsVenueDate
3571245James Cameron-DowNKLLWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
144414Max SorensenLLNWWBready CC13-14 Aug
258504Max SorensenLLNWWCollege Park14–16 May
175514Phil EaglestoneNKNWWEglinton CC4-6 Jun
173524Phil EaglestoneNKLLWaringstown CC27-29 Aug
277594Peter ConnellNWWLLCollege Park14–16 May
203934Phil EaglestoneNKLLCollege Park25-27 Jun

Most runs
RunsInnsAvgePlayerHighest
345757.50John Anderson91
334666.80Christopher Dougherty88
2472247.00Nick Larkin247*
195548.75Andrew Poynter113
172634.40Andrew Riddles47*

Most wickets
WicketsAveragePlayerBest Bowling
1816.94Phil Eaglestone4-51
1520.67Max Sorensen4-41
1215.00John Mooney3-12
1022.20Eddie Richardson3-26
916.11Peter Connell4-59

See also

References and notes
  1. "All Systems go for Interpros". Cricket Ireland.
  2. "Ireland set for $1.5m boost". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "Leinster Lightning announce extended squad". Cricket Ireland.
  4. "Inaugural Northern Knights squad announced". Cricket Ireland.
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