The 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland in 2021.[1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams.[2][3] On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament,[5] with number of matches increased from 12 to 18.[6] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[7]
| Dates | 18 June – 19 September 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | North West Warriors (2nd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Matt Ford (220) |
| Most wickets | Ben White (17) |
After the first round of matches, North West Warriors were leading the competition with two wins from their three games.[8] Defending champions Leinster Lightning suffered two defeats from their three matches.[9][10] It was the first time that Leinster Lightning had lost back-to-back matches in the Inter-Provincial competition.[11] In the second round of matches, Leinster Lightning won two of their three matches,[12] putting them in second place behind North West Warriors.[13] In the third and final round of matches, the first three games were all abandoned due to the weather.[14][15] In the last match of the tournament, North West Warriors beat Leinster Lightning by eight wickets to win their second title.[16][17]
Points table
edit| Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Warriors | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Northern Knights | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Leinster Lightning | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Munster Reds | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Fixtures
editRound one
edit 18 June 2021
Scorecard |
Munster Reds
148/7 (20 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
149/3 (15.1 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- David O'Halloran (Leinster Lightning), Mike Frost and Seamus Lynch (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
18 June 2021
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
135/9 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
138/3 (11.1 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Georgeson (Northern Knights) and Jared Wilson (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0.
19 June 2021
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
174/7 (20 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
152/8 (20 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
19 June 2021
Scorecard |
North West Warriors
146/9 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
147/4 (17.1 overs) |
Andy McBrine 41 (30)
Josh Manley 3/34 (4 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.
20 June 2021
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
182/7 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
183/9 (19.5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
20 June 2021
Scorecard |
Munster Reds
137/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
139/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Thompson (Munster Reds) and Carl Robinson (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Ben White (Northern Knights) took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[19]
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round two
edit 25 June 2021
Scorecard |
North West Warriors
160/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
159/8 (20 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
25 June 2021
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
133/9 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
137/3 (18 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Alistair Frost (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
26 June 2021
Scorecard |
Munster Reds
120/7 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
122/3 (14.4 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.
26 June 2021
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
167 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights
97 (16.3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
27 June 2021
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
127/8 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
111/9 (20 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
27 June 2021
Scorecard |
Northern Knights
221/6 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
198/5 (20 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round three
edit 17 September 2021
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.
17 September 2021
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.
18 September 2021
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
- Points: Northern Knights 2, Leinster Lightning 2.
18 September 2021
Scorecard |
North West Warriors
151/6 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
154/4 (15.1 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Conor Olphert (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
19 September 2021
Scorecard |
Munster Reds
72/5 (10 overs) |
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Northern Knights
74/1 (7.4 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Cian Robertson, Morgan Topping, Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights) and Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
19 September 2021
Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning
113/9 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors
119/2 (13.5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Robbie Millar (North West Warriors) and Theo Lawson (Leinster Lightning) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
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