2019 Inter-Provincial Championship

2019 Inter-Provincial Championship
Dates28 May 2019 (2019-05-28) – 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (6th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsSimi Singh (204)
Most wicketsSimi Singh (13)
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The 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship,[1] was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It took place from 28 May to 29 August 2019.[2] It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. North West Warriors were the defending champions.[3][4]

The tournament was heavily affected by rain, with none of the games being completed. Only six days of play across the eighteen that were scheduled took place.[5] Leinster Lightning were the eventual winners of the tournament.[6]

Points table

Team[7] Pld W L D NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4 0 0 4 0 40
Northern Knights 4 0 0 3 1 35
North West Warriors 4 0 0 3 1 33

  Champions

Fixtures

1st match

28–30 May 2019
Scorecard
v
234/7 (104 overs)
Graham Kennedy 73* (176)
Harry Tector 3/48 (23 overs)
Match drawn
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Roland Black and Alan Neill
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
  • Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Northern Knights 9, North West Warriors 8.

2nd match

17–19 June 2019
Scorecard
v
135 (59.3 overs)
William Porterfield 25 (48)
Simi Singh 3/15 (12.3 overs)
154/5 (55.4 overs)
Andy Balbirnie 50 (106)
Craig Young 3/45 (13 overs)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • No play was possible until after lunch on day 2 due to a wet outfield.
  • Fionn Hand and Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin (Leinster Lightning) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 0.

3rd match

30 July–1 August 2019
Scorecard
v
332 (106.5 overs)
Harry Tector 146 (234)
Simi Singh 3/24 (10.5 overs)
324/8d (76.3 overs)
Simi Singh 100* (124)
David Delany 3/63 (14 overs)
131 (60.5 overs)
Gary Wilson 36 (67)
Simi Singh 5/38 (25.5 overs)
Match drawn
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Josh Manley (Northern Knights) made his first-class debut.
  • Harry Tector (Northern Knights) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[8]
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 10.

4th match

6–8 August 2019
Scorecard
v
150/4d (41.3 overs)
James McCollum 44 (77)
Kevin O'Brien 1/16 (5.4 overs)
217/7 (53.4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 81 (118)
David Delany 3/48 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 18.1 overs of play was possible across days 1 and 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 10, Leinster Lightning 9.

5th match

12–14 August 2019
Scorecard
v
131 (45.4 overs)
Simi Singh 29 (52)
Craig Young 4/26 (12 overs)
168/9 (66 overs)
William Porterfield 95* (192)
Barry McCarthy 5/51 (19 overs)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
  • Will Smale (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 10.

6th match

27–29 August 2019
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • Potints: North West Warriors 6, Northern Knights 6.

References

  1. ^ "Test Triangle unveiled as new title sponsor for the Inter-Provincial Series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Inter-Provincial Series fixtures released". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ "North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ "PREVIEW: Northern Knights v North West Warriors (IPC)". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 interpros worst on record". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Interpro wipe-out ensures Leinster win title". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Cricketing Trends on Social Media today". CricTracker. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.