The 2013 Interprovincial Championship was the first season of the Inter-Provincial Championship, the domestic multi-day cricket competition of Ireland. The competition was between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors.[1]
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
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| Cricket format | 3-day |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | John Anderson (345) |
| Most wickets | Phil Eaglestone (18) |
The inaugural Inter-Provincial Championship was won by the Leinster Lightning, who clinched the title with one match to spare. Despite falling just four runs short of victory in their opening match, they then won their next two games before closing with a hard-fought, high-scoring draw against Northern Knights in the last game of the year at Waringstown.
The Inter-Provincial Series has been funded at least partly by the ICC via their TAPP programme.[2]
Table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | BatBP | BowlBP | Dedns | Points |
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| Leinster Lightning | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 63 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 43 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
Squads
edit| Leinster Lightning[3] | Northern Knights[4] | North West Warriors |
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Fixtures
edit14–16 May
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- Leinster Lightning won the toss and chose to bowl
- Close of play (Day 1) – Leinster Lightning 105/1 (39 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 2nd inns 22/2 (9 overs). Leinster Lightning 10 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts
4–6 June
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- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl
- Close of play (Day 1) – North-West Warriors 2nd inns 12/0 (6 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 97/5 (47 overs). Northern Knights 20 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts
25–27 June
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- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl
- Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 20/2 (7.3 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 204/8 (69 overs). Leinster Lightning 24 pts, Northern Knights 4 pts
30 July – 1 August
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- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
- Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 259/6 (90 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 69/4 (22 overs). No play on day 3 (Rain). Northern Knights 8 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts.
13–14 August
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- North-West Warriors won the toss and chose to bat
- Close of play (Day 1) – Leinster Lightning 173/3 (57 overs). Match completed on day 2. Leinster Lightning 23 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts.
27–29 August
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- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
- Close of play (Day 1) –; (Day 2) -. Northern Knights 11 pts, Leinster Lightning 6 pts.
Records
editHighest Individual Innings
edit| Score | Player | For | Opps | Venue | Date |
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| 247* | Nick Larkin | NK | LL | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 113 | Andrew Poynter | LL | NK | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 92 | Craig Ervine | NK | NWW | Osborne Park | 30 Jul-1 Aug |
| 91 | John Anderson | LL | NWW | Bready CC | 13-14 Aug |
| 88 | Christopher Dougherty | NK | LL | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 87 | Ben Ackland | LL | NK | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 86 | John Anderson | LL | NK | College Park | 25-27 Jun |
| 76 | Simi Singh | LL | NWW | Bready CC | 13-14 Aug |
| 75 | Christopher Dougherty | NK | NWW | Osborne Park | 30 Jul-1 Aug |
Best Bowling in an Innings
edit| Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Player | For | Opps | Venue | Date |
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| 35 | 7 | 124 | 5 | James Cameron-Dow | NK | LL | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 14 | 4 | 41 | 4 | Max Sorensen | LL | NWW | Bready CC | 13-14 Aug |
| 25 | 8 | 50 | 4 | Max Sorensen | LL | NWW | College Park | 14–16 May |
| 17 | 5 | 51 | 4 | Phil Eaglestone | NK | NWW | Eglinton CC | 4-6 Jun |
| 17 | 3 | 52 | 4 | Phil Eaglestone | NK | LL | Waringstown CC | 27-29 Aug |
| 27 | 7 | 59 | 4 | Peter Connell | NWW | LL | College Park | 14–16 May |
| 20 | 3 | 93 | 4 | Phil Eaglestone | NK | LL | College Park | 25-27 Jun |
Season Aggregates
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Inns | Avge | Player | Highest |
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| 345 | 7 | 57.50 | John Anderson | 91 |
| 334 | 6 | 66.80 | Christopher Dougherty | 88 |
| 247 | 2 | 247.00 | Nick Larkin | 247* |
| 195 | 5 | 48.75 | Andrew Poynter | 113 |
| 172 | 6 | 34.40 | Andrew Riddles | 47* |
Most wickets
edit| Wickets | Average | Player | Best Bowling |
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| 18 | 16.94 | Phil Eaglestone | 4-51 |
| 15 | 20.67 | Max Sorensen | 4-41 |
| 12 | 15.00 | John Mooney | 3-12 |
| 10 | 22.20 | Eddie Richardson | 3-26 |
| 9 | 16.11 | Peter Connell | 4-59 |
See also
editReferences and notes
edit- ^ "All Systems go for Interpros". Cricket Ireland.
- ^ "Ireland set for $1.5m boost". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Leinster Lightning announce extended squad". Cricket Ireland.
- ^ "Inaugural Northern Knights squad announced". Cricket Ireland.
External links
edit- Cricket Ireland | Live Scores, News, Photos, Players-official website
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