2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy

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2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy
Dates22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) – 18 August 2019 (2019-08-18)
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions Northern Knights (1st title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runs Greg Thompson (102)
Most wickets Shane Getkate (11)
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The 2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 22 June to 18 August 2019. [1] It was the third edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The competition was split into two halves, each branded as a T20 Festival. The first half was played in June, and the second half was played in August. [2] [3] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. [4]

Contents

Following the conclusion of the June festival, Northern Knights had won all three of their matches, [5] however, two matches were abandoned due to rain. [6] All of the matches in the August festival were abandoned due to rain, with no play taking place across all three days. [7] As a result, the Northern Knights won the tournament. [8] [9]

Points table

The following teams competed:

Team [10] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Northern Knights 6300319+2.459
Leinster Lightning 6110412–0.182
North West Warriors 6010510–4.035
Munster Reds 602048–0.850

Fixtures

June festival

The following fixtures for the June festival were confirmed by Cricket Ireland: [11]

22 June 2019
Scorecard
North West Warriors
78 (19.2 overs)
v
Northern Knights
82/3 (10.2 overs)
Adam McDaid 17* (26)
Shane Getkate 5/8 (3.2 overs)
James McCollum 42* (31)
Boyd Rankin 2/18 (3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 7 wickets
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Steve Wood and Alan Neill
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Adam McDaid and Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

22 June 2019
Scorecard
Munster Reds
181/7 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
183/7 (20 overs)
Cormac Hassett 49 (43)
Peter Chase 2/32 (3 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 56 (32)
Jeremy Benton 3/23 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Steve Wood and Alan Neill
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jonathan Garth (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.

23 June 2019
Scorecard
Northern Knights
167/6 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
135 (19.4 overs)
Shane Getkate 49 (38)
Max Sorensen 3/47 (4 overs)
Stephen Doheny 35 (30)
Mark Adair 4/22 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 32 runs
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Alan Neill
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

23 June 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Alan Neill
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

24 June 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

24 June 2019
Scorecard
Northern Knights
138/5 (13 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
130/9 (13 overs)
Greg Thompson 65* (31)
Tyrone Kane 2/21 (2 overs)
Andy Balbirnie 44 (20)
James Cameron-Dow 3/12 (2 overs)
Northern Knights won by 8 runs
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

August festival

The following fixtures for the August festival were confirmed by Cricket Ireland: [12]

16 August 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Mark Hawthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.

16 August 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready and Mark Hawthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

17 August 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Michael Foster and Mark Hawthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.

17 August 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Michael Foster and Mark Hawthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

18 August 2019
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Gary Blair and Mark Hawthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.

18 August 2019
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.

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