The 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 26 May to 11 August 2017.[1] It was the first edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status, following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016.[2][3] In April 2017, Cricket Ireland approved the participation of a fourth team, Munster Reds, for the tournament.[4] Leinster Lightning won the tournament, after beating Munster Reds by five wickets in the final round of fixtures.[5]
| Dates | 26 May 2017 – 11 August 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (4th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | James Shannon (251) |
| Most wickets | Craig Young (11) |
Points table
editThe following teams competed:
| Team[6] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.637 |
| North West Warriors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | –0.221 |
| Northern Knights | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.273 |
| Munster Reds | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –2.245 |
Champions
Fixtures
editRound 1
editLeinster Lightning
153/8 (20 overs) |
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North West Warriors (H)
97 (17 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Chase, Gareth Delany, Bobby Gamble, Eddie Richardson, Simi Singh (Leinster Lightning); Andrew Britton, Rickie-Lee Dougherty, Steve Vijay Lazars, William McClintock, Jonathan Robinson and Johnny Thompson (North West Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
Northern Knights
123/8 (15 overs) |
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Munster Reds (H)
92/5 (13 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain set Munster Reds a revised target of 101 runs from 13 overs.
- This was Munster Reds first match in the Inter-Provincial Trophy.[7]
- Rory Anders, Aaron Cawley, Robert Forrest, Jamie Grassi, Stephanus Grobler, Gary King, Max Neville, Nicolaas Pretorius, Harry Tector, Jack Tector, Yaqoob Ali (Munster Reds); Adam Dennison, Shane Getkate, Michael Gilmour, Craig Lewis, Lee Nelson and Nikolai Smith (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round 2
editNorthern Knights
157/8 (20 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning (H)
158/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Stanton (Leinster Lightning) and Nathan Smith (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
Round 3
editLeinster Lightning (H)
247/4 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
188/9 (20 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Sheridan (Leinster Lightning), Arslan Anwar, Morne Bauer and David Delany (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.
Northern Knights
118 (19.2 overs) |
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North West Warriors (H)
122/7 (19.1 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaron Gillespie (North West Warriors), Jamie Holmes and Robert McKinley (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
Round 4
editLeinster Lightning
136/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights (H)
128 (20 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jamie Magowan and James McCollum (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
North West Warriors (H)
142/5 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
117 (17.4 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Sadique (Munster Reds), Ross Allen, Graham Kennedy and David Scanlon (North West Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round 5
editLeinster Lightning (H)
118 (19.3 overs) |
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North West Warriors
119/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
Northern Knights (H)
209/5 (20 overs) |
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Munster Reds
154/9 (20 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Cormac Hassett (Munster Reds) and Christopher Dougherty (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round 6
editNorth West Warriors
123/4 (20 overs) |
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Northern Knights (H)
124/4 (19.1 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adam Berry, Alexander Haggan, John Matchett (Northern Knights); David Barr, Aaron Heywood (North West Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.
Munster Reds (H)
118 (19.2 overs) |
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Leinster Lightning
120/5 (13.4 overs) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Stephen Doheny (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.
References
edit- ^ "2017 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Board Meeting April 6th 2017". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Leinster Lightning Claim Hanley Energy IP20 Trophy". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Lightning and Knights win T20 openers". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2017.