2019 Inter-Provincial Championship

The 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship,[1] was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It took place from 28 May to 29 August 2019.[2] It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. North West Warriors were the defending champions.[3][4]

2019 Inter-Provincial Championship
Dates28 May 2019 (2019-05-28) – 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (6th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsSimi Singh (204)
Most wicketsSimi Singh (13)

The tournament was heavily affected by rain, with none of the games being completed. Only six days of play across the eighteen that were scheduled took place.[5] Leinster Lightning were the eventual winners of the tournament.[6]

Points table

Team[7] Pld W L D NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4004040
Northern Knights 4003135
North West Warriors 4003133

  Champions

Fixtures

1st match

28–30 May 2019
Scorecard
v
234/7 (104 overs)
Graham Kennedy 73* (176)
Harry Tector 3/48 (23 overs)
Match drawn
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Roland Black and Alan Neill
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
  • Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Northern Knights 9, North West Warriors 8.

2nd match

17–19 June 2019
Scorecard
v
135 (59.3 overs)
William Porterfield 25 (48)
Simi Singh 3/15 (12.3 overs)
154/5 (55.4 overs)
Andy Balbirnie 50 (106)
Craig Young 3/45 (13 overs)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • No play was possible until after lunch on day 2 due to a wet outfield.
  • Fionn Hand and Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin (Leinster Lightning) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 0.

3rd match

30 July–1 August 2019
Scorecard
v
332 (106.5 overs)
Harry Tector 146 (234)
Simi Singh 3/24 (10.5 overs)
324/8d (76.3 overs)
Simi Singh 100* (124)
David Delany 3/63 (14 overs)
131 (60.5 overs)
Gary Wilson 36 (67)
Simi Singh 5/38 (25.5 overs)
Match drawn
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Josh Manley (Northern Knights) made his first-class debut.
  • Harry Tector (Northern Knights) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[8]
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 10.

4th match

6–8 August 2019
Scorecard
v
150/4d (41.3 overs)
James McCollum 44 (77)
Kevin O'Brien 1/16 (5.4 overs)
217/7 (53.4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 81 (118)
David Delany 3/48 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 18.1 overs of play was possible across days 1 and 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 10, Leinster Lightning 9.

5th match

12–14 August 2019
Scorecard
v
131 (45.4 overs)
Simi Singh 29 (52)
Craig Young 4/26 (12 overs)
168/9 (66 overs)
William Porterfield 95* (192)
Barry McCarthy 5/51 (19 overs)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
  • Will Smale (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 10.

6th match

27–29 August 2019
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • Potints: North West Warriors 6, Northern Knights 6.

References

  1. "Test Triangle unveiled as new title sponsor for the Inter-Provincial Series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "2019 Inter-Provincial Series fixtures released". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. "North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. "PREVIEW: Northern Knights v North West Warriors (IPC)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "2019 interpros worst on record". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. "Interpro wipe-out ensures Leinster win title". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. "Cricketing Trends on Social Media today". CricTracker. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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