2013 Inter-Provincial Cup

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2013 Inter-Provincial Cup
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatOne-day
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin
Participants3
2014

The 2013 Inter-Provincial Cup was the first season of the Inter-Provincial Cup, the domestic 50-over one-day competition of Ireland. The competition was played between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors. [1]

Contents

The Northern Knights were the inaugural winners of the competition, following a surprise last day defeat of Leinster Lightning by North West Warriors by 71 runs in Strabane. That result meant the Northern Knights finished top of the table with 10 points from four matches.

The Inter-Provincial Series has been funded at least partly by the ICC via their TAPP programme. [2]

Final Table

TeamPldWLTNRBPPtsNRR
Northern Knights 4211010+0.117
Leinster Lightning 422019+0.364
North West Warriors 412117-0.588

Squads

Leinster Lightning [3] Northern Knights North West Warriors

Fixtures

6 May
(scorecard)
Northern Knights
259/7 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
260/8 (49 overs)
Lee Nelson 54 (56)
Albert van der Merwe 2/46 (10 overs)
Kevin O’Brien 111* (89)
David Simpson 2/21 (5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 2 wickets
The Hills CC, Milverton
Umpires: Gordon Black & Louis Fourie
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2; Northern Knights 0

19 May
(scorecard)
v
Match abandoned due to rain
Coleraine CC
  • Points: North-West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2

1 Jun
(Scorecard)
Leinster Lightning
272/6 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
123 all out (40.1 overs)
Ben Ackland 78 (102)
Andrew McBrine 3/40 (10 overs)
Scott Campbell 27 (63)
Andrew Balbirnie 3/14 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 149 runs
Malahide CC
Umpires: Gordon Black & Louis Fourie
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North-West Warriors 0

15 July
(scorecard)
North West Warriors
232/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
234/8 (48.1 overs)
Johnny Thompson 86 (82)
Phil Eaglestone 3/17 (10 overs)
Nigel Jones 72 (67)
Johnny Thompson 3/50 (8.1 overs)
Northern Knights won by 2 wickets
North Down CC, Comber
Umpires: Michael Ross & Richard Smith
  • Points: Northern Knights 4; North-West Warriors 0

10 August
(scorecard)
Leinster Lightning
243/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
246/7 (48.1 overs)
Eddie Richardson 74 (79)
Peter Eakin 3/44 (10 overs)
Lee Nelson 62 (64)
Tyrone Kane 3/30 (6 overs)
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets
Waringstown CC
Umpires: Alex Adams & Jareth McCready
  • Points: Northern Knights 4; Leinster Lightning 0

21 September
(scorecard)
North West Warriors
230/8 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
159 all out (45 overs)
Niall McDonnell 41 (57)
Barry McCarthy 2/44 (10 overs)
Kevin O’Brien 39 (32)
Andrew Riddles 4/31 (10 overs)
North-West Warriors won by 71 runs
Strabane CC
Umpires: Roland Black & Charlie McElwee
  • Points: North-West Warriors 5; Leinster Lightning 0

Records

Highest Individual Innings

Score (BF)PlayerForOppsVenueDate
111* (87) Kevin O'Brien LLNKThe Hills CC6 May
86 (82) Johnny Thompson NWWNKNorth Down CC15 Jul
78 (102) Ben Ackland LLNWWMalahide CC1 Jun
74 (79) Eddie Richardson LLNKWaringstown CC10 Aug
72 (67) Nigel Jones NKNWWNorth Down CC15 Jul
71* (51) Kevin O'Brien LLNWWMalahide CC1 Jun

Best Bowling in an Innings

OversMdnsRunsWktsPlayerForOppsVenueDate
101314Andrew RiddlesNWWLLStrabane CC21 Sep
40143 Andrew Balbirnie LLNWWMalahide CC1 Jun
105173 Phil Eaglestone NKNWWNorth Down CC15 Jul
60303 Tyrone Kane LLNKWaringstown CC10 Aug
9.10393 Max Sorensen LLNKWaringstown CC10 Aug
100403 Andrew McBrine NWWLLMalahide CC1 Jun

Season Aggregates

Most runs

RunsPlayerAvgeStr Rate
221 Kevin O'Brien 221.00130.00
162 John Anderson 40.5062.55
137 Lee Nelson 45.6784.57
116 Nigel Jones 38.6793.55
105 Ben Ackland 35.0076.09

Most wickets

WicketsEconomyPlayerMatches
74.53 Max Sorensen 4
63.95Andrew Riddles3
64.12 Andrew McBrine 3
54.19 Albert van der Merwe 4
54.23 Phil Eaglestone 3
55.78 David Simpson 3

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