2023 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2023 Inter-Provincial Cup, also known as 2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that took place in Ireland during 2023.[2] It was the seventh edition of the competition to be played with List A status. In May 2023, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[3] Munster Reds are the defending champions, having won the tournament for the first time in 2022.[4]

2023 Inter-Provincial Cup
2023 Inter-Provincial Cup logo
Dates15 May – 7 September 2023
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNorthern Knights (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsNeil Rock 253 (Northern Knights)
Most wicketsLiam McCarthy 15 (Munster Reds)

In the opening match, Munster Reds began their title defence with a six wicket loss against North West Warriors.[5] The tournament was won by the Northern Knights in the final match of the tournament;[6] it was the second title and first time the Northern Knights had won the tournament since it gained List A status in 2017.

Points table

Team[7] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Northern Knights 6320115-0.159
Leinster Lightning 63300140.829
Munster Reds 63300140.439
North West Warriors 6230111-1.340

Fixtures


15 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
149 (40.2 overs)
v
North West Warriors
150/4 (39.1 overs)
Murray Commins 35 (51)
Harry Zimmerman 4/36 (10 overs)
Shane Getkate 56* (69)
Tyrone Kane 1/19 (9 overs)
North West Warriors won by 6 wickets.
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Granger (Munster Reds), Finn Catherwood, Brandon Kruger, Trent McKeegan, Cameron Melly and Harry Zimmerman (North West Warriors) and all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0

16 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
316/8 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
250 (43.3 overs)
Neil Rock 87 (60)
Barry McCarthy 2/36 (9 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 72 (57)
Matthew Foster 3/26 (5.3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 66 runs
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mark Donegan, Adam Rosslee and Reuben Wilson (Leinster Lightning) all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

18 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
287 (48.4 overs)
v
Munster Reds
288/5 (48 overs)
Mark Donegan 87 (113)
Michael Granger 3/46 (10 overs)
Tyrone Kane 83 (54)
Reuben Wilson 5/42 (9 overs)
Munster Reds won by 5 wickets.
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Tyrone Kane (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Matthew Weldon (Munster Reds) made his List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

22 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
269/7 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
272/7 (47.1overs)
Murray Commins 114 (122)
Theo van Woerkom 3/58 (10 overs)
Morgan Topping 92 (92)
Liam McCarthy 4/67 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets.
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: George Brolly (Ire) and Roly Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

23 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
183 (44.4 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
184/7 (45.2 overs)
Stephen Doheny 46 (55)
Fionn Hand 3/51 (10 overs)
Samuel Harbinson 48 (64)
Craig Young 2/46 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Roly Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Samuel Harbinson (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Samuel Harbinson (Leinster Lightning) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0

25 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
253/9 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
257/7 (49.4 overs)
Ross Adair 76 (56)
Michael Erlank 4/46 (9 overs)
Stephen Doheny 78 (100)
Theo van Woerkom 2/32 (10 overs)
North West Warriors won by 3 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthrone (Ire)
Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0

14 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
425/7 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
181 (28 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 133 (93)
Craig Young 4/61 (10 overs)
Liam Doherty 30 (35)
Simi Singh 4/39 (6 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 244 runs
The Hills, Milverton
Umpires: Roly Black (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Christopher De Freitas (Leinster Lightning) and Liam Doherty (North West Warriors) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

15 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
302/9 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
250 (44.3 overs)
Neil Rock 102 (73)
Josh Manley 3/45 (10 overs)
Liam McCarthy 74 (56)
Theo van Woerkom 4/63 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 72 runs
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Steve Wood (Ire)
Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Joyce (Munster Reds) and Jake Egan (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

17 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
137 (31.2 overs)
v
Munster Reds
138/3 (25.4 overs)
Gavin Hoey 37 (42)
Josh Manley 4/30 (8 overs)
Tyrone Kane 71 (72)
Mikey O'Reilly 1/19 (4 overs)
Munster Reds won by 7 wickets
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Tyrone Kane (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sean McNicholl (Leinster Lightning) and Byron McDonough (Munster Reds) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

4 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
306/8 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
191 (40.4 overs)
Gareth Delany 98 (83)
Graham Hume 2/40 (10 overs)
Cameron Melly 44 (63)
Liam McCarthy 5/16 (8 overs)
Munster Reds won by 115 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Roly Black (Ire) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Carson McCullough (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.

5 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
353/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
183 all out (30.2 overs)
Seamus Lynch 107 (63)
Ruhan Pretorius 3/47 (5 overs)
Paul Stirling 66 (64)
Gavin Hoey 6/26 (7.2 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 170 runs
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Seamus Lynch (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Ligntning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

7 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
241/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
44/2 (9 overs)
Stephen Doheny 79 (97)
Theo van Woerkom 2/32 (10 overs)
Cade Carmichael 16* (17)
Ryan MacBeth 2/21 (4 overs)
No result
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: George Brolly (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain stopped play after 9 overs in the Northern Knights innings.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2

References

  1. "2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series set to kick off in Cork | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. "The 2023 Ireland Interpro Guide". Emerging Cricket. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. "Interpro fixtures and squads finally confirmed". Cricket Europe. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. "2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series set to kick off in Cork". Cricket Ireland. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. "Getkate half-century as Warriors take down defending champion Reds". Cricket Ireland. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "Bad weather forces abandonment to seal Northern Knights' double delight". Belfast Telegraph. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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