2015 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup was the third edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a One Day cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 4 May to 30 August 2015.[1] Three teams competed; Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors and Northern Knights, with Leinster Lightning being the defending champions.[2] Leinster Lightning retained their title, after going undefeated in the tournament.[3]

2015 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates4 May 2015 (2015-05-04) – 30 August 2015 (2015-08-30)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatOne Day
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsDominick Joyce (158)
Most wicketsJohn Mooney (7)
Andrew White (7)
2014
2016

Points table

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The following teams competed:

Team[4] Pld W L T NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4 3 0 0 1 17
Northern Knights 4 2 2 0 0 9
North West Warriors 4 0 3 0 1 2

  Champions

Fixtures

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1st match

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4 May 2015
[1]
Northern Knights (H)
208 (49.2 overs)
v
North West Warriors
105 (34.3 overs)
James Shannon 46 (48)
Andrew McBrine 2/24 (10 overs)
Stuart Thompson 21 (25)
Gary Kidd 4/26 (9.3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 103 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Noel McCarey and Alan Neill
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field
  • * Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

2nd match

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17 May 2015
[2]
Northern Knights
182/5 (39 overs)
v
North West Warriors (H)
164/8 (35 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 93 (97)
Stuart Thompson 2/49 (8 overs)
Craig Averill 36 (73)
Andrew White 2/22 (5 overs)
Northern Knights won by 3 runs (DLS method)
Lodge Road, Coleraine, Coleraine
Umpires: Roland Black and Noel Dunn
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern Knights innings was reduced to 39 overs, North West Warriors target was 168 runs in 35 overs.
  • Points: North West Warriors 0, Northern Knights 4.

3rd match

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14 June 2015
[3]
North West Warriors
211 (41.4 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning (H)
215/4 (30.1 overs)
Gary McClintock 62 (64)
Max Sorensen 4/44 (8 overs)
Dominick Joyce 86 (71)
Graeme McCarter 2/37 (5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets
Observatory Lane, Dublin
Umpires: Sameer Dutt and Paul Reynolds
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • * Points: North West Warriors 0, Leinster Lightning 5.

4th match

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2 August 2015
[4]
Leinster Lightning (H)
320 (49.5 overs)
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Northern Knights
162 (33.5 overs)
John Anderson 76 (83)
Shane Getkate 4/48 (6.5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 158 runs
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Gordon Black and Sameer Dutt
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • * Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

5th match

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9 August 2015
[5]
Leinster Lightning
217 (49.5 overs)
v
Northern Knights (H)
138 (35.4 overs)
E Delany 48 (51)
Andrew White 4/44 (9 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 22 (38)
John Mooney 4/25 (6 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 79 runs
The Lawn, Waringstown
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Alan Neill
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • * Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

6th match

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30 August 2015
[6]
v
Match abandoned.
New Strabane Park, Strabane
  • No toss contested.
  • * Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Hanley Energy InterPro Series 2015 teams". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup 2015 Table". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Points Table". CricketIreland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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