2018 Inter-Provincial Championship

The 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 1 May to 6 September 2018.[1] It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2] The venue for the opening fixture, originally scheduled to take place at Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, was moved to Pembroke Cricket Club, due to poor weather.[3]

2018 Inter-Provincial Championship
Dates1 May 2018 (2018-05-01) – 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsNorth West Warriors (1st title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsWilliam Porterfield (458)
Most wicketsDavid Scanlon (19)
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2019

Seventeen of Ireland's international players took part in the opening fixture of the tournament, ahead of Ireland's first Test match, which was played against Pakistan on 11 May 2018.[4][5]

North West Warriors won the tournament, following the conclusion of the fifth match of the competition.[6] They beat Northern Knights by 140 runs to give them an unassailable lead.[6] It was the first time that a side other than Leinster Lightning had won the tournament.[6]

Points table

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Team[7] Pld W L D Pts
North West Warriors 4 2 0 2 64
Leinster Lightning 4 1 0 3 49
Northern Knights 4 0 3 1 24

  Champions

Fixtures

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1st match

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1–3 May 2018
Scorecard
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509/9d (137 overs)
Niall O'Brien 165 (294)
George Dockrell 3/120 (29 overs)
286 (86 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 114* (238)
Craig Young 3/49 (17 overs)
227/7 (76 overs) (f/o)
Jack Tector 53 (95)
David Scanlon 2/39 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Azam Baig
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Stuart Thompson (North West Warriors) scored his maiden first-class century.[8]
  • Points: North West Warriors 11, Leinster Lightning 6.

2nd match

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29–31 May 2018
Scorecard
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263 (87.3 overs)
James McCollum 87 (190)
Peter Chase 3/38 (11.3 overs)
268 (95.4 overs)
John Anderson 66 (150)
Harry Tector 3/28 (11 overs)
272/5d (62 overs)
James McCollum 84 (134)
Simi Singh 3/39 (12 overs)
268/5 (59 overs)
John Anderson 123* (164)
James Cameron-Dow 2/72 (22)
Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Azam Baig

3rd match

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20–22 June 2018
Scorecard
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80 (39 overs)
David Rankin 16 (41)
Peter Chase 5/24 (11 overs)
273 (70.4 overs)
George Dockrell 92 (126)
David Scanlon 4/70 (18.4 overs)
460/9 (175 overs)
William Porterfield 207 (442)
Andrew Balbirnie 3/50 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Steve Wood
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Graham Kennedy (North West Warriors), Stephen Doheny and Josh Little (Leinster Lightning) all made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 10, North West Warriors 7.

4th match

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2–4 July 2018
Scorecard
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250 (81.3 overs)
James McCollum 116 (230)
Craig Young 3/62 (19 overs)
446 (128.1 overs)
Andy McBrine 77 (178)
James Cameron-Dow 5/101 (35 overs)
209 (87.5 overs)
Christopher Dougherty 74 (181)
Craig Young 5/60 (21.5 overs)
15/0 (1.3 overs)
William Porterfield 4* (6)
North West Warriors won by 10 wickets
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Alan Neill and Philip Thompson
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: North West Warriors 24, Northern Knights 6.

5th match

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17–19 July 2018
Scorecard
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226 (65.5 overs)
Niall O'Brien 45 (64)
James McCollum 5/32 (10 overs)
188 (62.2 overs)
Marc Ellison 65 (136)
David Scanlon 5/63 (17 overs)
303/7d (64 overs)
William Porterfield 152 (174)
Harry Tector 4/70 (18 overs)
201 (57.2 overs)
James McCollum 48 (65)
Andy McBrine 4/35 (16 overs)
North West Warriors won by 140 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Michael Foster
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aaron Wright and Matthew McCord (Northern Knights) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 22, Northern Knights 5.

6th match

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4–6 September 2018
Scorecard
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440/9d (109.3 overs)
James McCollum 93 (145)
Simi Singh 3/75 (28 overs)
448/7 (125 overs)
Jack Tector 87 (180)
James Cameron-Dow 2/92 (30 overs)
Match drawn
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Paul Reynolds
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Venue change for first game of Inter-Provincial Championships". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Boyd Rankin hits Irish first-class circuit ahead of historic Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "O'Brien brothers in good nick as Ireland get ready for Pakistan Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Thompson makes Test case with stunning unbeaten century". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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