Inter-Provincial Championship

Inter-Provincial Championship
Countries  Ireland
Administrator Cricket Ireland
Format First-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First tournament 2013
Tournament format Double round-robin
Number of teams 3
Current champion North West Warriors
Most successful Leinster Lightning (5 titles)
Most runs John Anderson (472)
Most wickets Max Sorensen (32)
Website http://cricketireland.ie
2018 Inter-Provincial Championship

The Inter-Provincial Championship is a four-day cricket tournament in Ireland, played between regional teams drawn from three of Ireland's five provincial unions. It parallels first-class cricket tournaments in other countries such as the County Championship of England and the Sheffield Shield of Australia. The tournament was held for the first time in 2013 across venues in Ireland.

Up to and including the 2016 tournament, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in October 2016, first-class status was awarded to all future matches, starting with the 2017 tournament.[1][2]

History

Background

The Ireland cricket team have had huge success recently on the international level which has boosted the popularity of the game in the country. They had earned the reputation of a giant killer after upsetting teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh (2007 Cricket World Cup), and England (2011 Cricket World Cup). Their good performances in major international tournaments meant that Cricket Ireland openly started bidding for Test match status to the International Cricket Council.[3] Nevertheless, one of the main stumbling road blocks for Ireland from getting to play the pinnacle of the game was a lack of a first-class cricket infrastructure at home, amongst other things. As early as August 2011, Cricket Ireland announced plans of a domestic first-class tournament.[4] In January 2012, Cricket Ireland announced the ambitious 'Vision 2020' plan which announced the establishment of a first-class structure by 2015 and achievement of Test status by 2020. It also began work on a cricket academy to find talented players across the country and improving grass-roots cricket in the country. For the first time professional contacts, with central, A, B, and C were established. Plans for Test status were established partly to stem the flow of their star cricketers moving away to England in hope of playing Test cricket such as Ed Joyce, Eoin Morgan and Boyd Rankin.[5][6][7][8][9][10] According to Richard Holdsworth in an interview with Setanta Sports, CI are pleased with the strategic progress that had been made as of November 2012.[11] In December 2012, Ireland got a $1.5m boost as increased funding from the ICC to establish elite domestic competitions in the country.[12]

Format

The tournament is played in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice, once at home and once away.

Points Summary

Points are scored as follows:

  • Win – 16 points
  • Draw – 3 points
  • Tie – 8 points
  • Batting bonus points – 1 point for scoring 150, 200, 250 and 300 runs
  • Bowling bonus points – 1 points for taking 3, 5, 7 and 9 wickets
  • Bonus points only apply for the first 100 overs of each team's first innings
  • Over rate penalties also apply on a match by match basis for teams who fail to bowl their overs at the required rate

Teams

Three of Ireland's five cricket unions take part in the Interprovincial series; Munster Cricket Union and Connacht Cricket Union do not participate.

In the six years of its existence, the competition has been dominated by Leinster Lightning, winning the first five titles, including the 2017 competition, the first one treated as a first-class competition. In 2018, North West Warriors finally broke the Leinster stranglehold, winning their first Championship.

Team First Season Titles First Class Titles Most recent
2018
Leinster Lightning 2013512nd
North West Warriors 2013111st
Northern Knights 2013003rd

Competition placings

2013 to Present

SeasonWinnerSecondThird
2013Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsNorth West Warriors
2014Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsNorth West Warriors
2015Leinster LightningNorth West WarriorsNorthern Knights
2016Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsNorth West Warriors
2017Leinster LightningNorth West WarriorsNorthern Knights
2018North West WarriorsLeinster LightningNorthern Knights

All-Time Records

(All records correct to end of 2014 season)

Highest Innings Totals

ScoreTeamOppsVenueDate
501/4dNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown C.C.27–29 August 2013
364Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsCollege Park25–27 June 2013
324Leinster LightningNorth West WarriorsMalahide1–3 July 2014
319Leinster LightningNorth West WarriorsCollege Park14–16 May 2013
315/8dLeinster LightningNorthern KnightsWaringstown C.C.27–29 August 2013
312/4dNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown C.C.12–14 August 2014

Lowest Completed Innings Totals

ScoreTeamOppsVenueDate
105North West WarriorsLeinster LightningBready C.C.20–22 May 2014
116North West WarriorsNorthern KnightsEglinton C.C.4–6 June 2013
119Northern KnightsNorth West WarriorsEglinton C.C.26–28 August 2014
123Northern KnightsLeinster LightningCollege Park25–27 June 2013

Highest Scores in the Fourth Innings of the Match

ScoreTeamOppsVenueDateResult
227North West WarriorsLeinster LightningMalahide1–3 July 2014Lost by 65 runs
224Northern KnightsNorth West WarriorsEglinton26–28 August 2014Lost by 44 runs
176Northern KnightsLeinster LightningCollege Park17–19 June 2014Lost by 157 runs
160/7Northern KnightsNorth West WarriorsEglinton C.C.4–6 June 2013Won by 3 wickets
157/2Northern KnightsNorth West WarriorsStormont3–5 June 2014Won by 8 wickets

Most Career Runs

RunsInningsPlayerTeam
47212John AndersonLeinster Lightning
4579Nick LarkinNorthern Knights
43313Chris DoughertyNorthern Knights
3717Craig ErvineNorthern Knights
33910Andrew PoynterLeinster Lightning
29412Andrew RiddlesNorth-West Warriors

Highest Individual Scores

ScorePlayerForOppsVenueDate
247*Nick LarkinNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13
131Craig ErvineNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown CC12–14 Aug 14
113Andrew PoynterLeinster LightningNorthern KnightsWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13

Most Runs Scored in a Season

RunsInningsPlayerTeamSeason
3457John AndersonLeinster Lightning2013
2443Craig ErvineNorthern Knights2014

Most Career Wickets

WicketsMatchesPlayerTeam
328Max SorensenLeinster Lightning
276James Cameron-DowNorthern Knights
277John MooneyLeinster Lightning
258Eddie RichardsonLeinster Lightning

Best Bowling in an Innings

BowlingPlayerTeamOppsVenueDate
7/107James Cameron-DowNorthern KnightsNorth-West WarriorsEglinton CC26–28 Aug 14
6/55Tabish Khan[13]North-West WarriorsNorthern KnightsStormont3–5 Jun 14
5/37Craig YoungNorth-West WarriorsLeinster LightningBready CC20–22 May 14
5/124James Cameron-DowNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13

Most Wickets in a Season

WicketsAveragePlayerTeamSeason
1816.94Phil EaglestoneNorthern Knights2013
1822.67James Cameron-DowNorthern Knights2014

Highest Partnerships for each wicket

WicketP/ShipPlayer 1Player 2TeamOppsVenueDate
1st169Chris DoughertyNick LarkinNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13
2nd169Chris DoughertyCraig ErvineNorthern KnightsNorth-West WarriorsOsborne Park30 Jul – 1 Aug 13
3rd87*Craig ErvineAndrew WhiteNorthern KnightsNorth-West WarriorsStormont3–5 Jun 14
4th192Craig ErvineAndrew WhiteNorthern KnightsLeinster LightningWaringstown CC12–14 Aug 13
5th100John AndersonKevin O'BrienLeinster LightningNorthern KnightsCollege Park25–27 Jun 13
6th76Stuart ThompsonAndrew McBrineNorth-West WarriorsNorthern KnightsEglinton CC26–28 Aug 14
7th62Andrew McBrineJonathan ThompsonNorth-West WarriorsLeinster LightningMalahide CC1–3 Jul 14
8th104Andrew PoynterTyrone KaneLeinster LightningNorthern KnightsWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13
9th48*Tyrone KaneMax SorensenLeinster LightningNorthern KnightsWaringstown CC27–29 Aug 13
10th134Max SorensenAlbert van der MerweLeinster LightningNorth-West WarriorsMalahide CC1–3 Jul 14

Seasons

First Class status granted in 2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ ICC to consider Ireland's bid for Test status ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  4. ↑ Ireland plan first-class structure ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  5. ↑ Ireland unveil Test cricket vision CricketEurope4.net. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  6. ↑ CI reveals ambitious plans aimed at receiving Test status Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  7. ↑ Ireland map out path to Tests ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  8. ↑ Ireland's Boyd Rankin retires to play Test cricket for England Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  9. ↑ Ireland calls for Test status to 'halt exodus' ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  10. ↑ Rankin retires, Holdsworth calls for Test status irelandcricketwebbly.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  11. ↑ Cricket Ireland happy with progress of strategic plan Setanta Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  12. ↑ Ireland receive $1.5 m boost from ICC ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
  13. ↑ "Tabish Khan". CricX. 14 September 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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