2020 Inter-Provincial Cup

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2020 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates10 – 28 September 2020
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions Leinster Lightning (7th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runs Stephen Doheny (142)
Most wickets Simi Singh (10)
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The 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup was the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that was played in Ireland during September 2020. [1] It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. [2]

Contents

The first two scheduled matches of the tournament, both between North West Warriors and Northern Knights, were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the weather. [3] [4] The next match saw Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights by 91 runs, giving them a bonus point to lead the competition at the mid-way point. [5] In the fourth fixture, Leinster Lightning beat North West Warriors by 62 runs, in a rain-affected match. [6] The win, which included a bonus point, was enough to give Leinster an unassailable lead in the tournament, and their seventh consecutive title. [7] Leinster Lightning went on to win their remaining two matches, [8] finishing the tournament undefeated. [9]

Background

The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 8 May to 29 July 2020. [10] [11] However, on 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13] Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020. [14] The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country. [15] Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020. [16] On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament. [17] On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament. [18] [19]

Points table

Team [20] Pld W L T NR Pts
Leinster Lightning 4400018
Northern Knights 402024
North West Warriors 402024

Fixtures

10 September 2020
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Shaw's Bridge, Belfast
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Alan Neill
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: North West Warriors 2, Northern Knights 2.
15 September 2020
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.
17 September 2020
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
306/7 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
215 (42.5 overs)
Stephen Doheny 79 (103)
Graeme McCarter 2/53 (10 overs)
Shane Getkate 73 (73)
Simi Singh 4/42 (8.5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 91 runs
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Umpires: Roland Black and Alan Neill
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Greg Ford (Leinster Lightning) and James Hunter (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
22 September 2020
Scorecard
North West Warriors
205/8 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
136/1 (26.5 overs)
Graham Kennedy 46 (52)
Curtis Campher 4/46 (10 overs)
Jack Tector 76* (80)
Andy McBrine 1/24 (4.5 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 62 runs (DLS method)
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during Leinster Lightning's innings prevented any further play.
  • Varun Chopra (North West Warriors) and Rory Anders (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.
26 September 2020
Scorecard
Northern Knights
240/9 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
243/7 (43.1 overs)
James McCollum 60 (77)
Josh Little 2/35 (10 overs)
George Dockrell 2/35 (10 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 83 (84)
Mark Adair 2/46 (9.1 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Alan Neill
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Carl Robinson (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
28 September 2020
Scorecard
North West Warriors
132/8 (32 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
133/7 (26.2 overs)
Stuart Thompson 36 (39)
Simi Singh 3/27 (7 overs)
Curtis Campher 59* (67)
Craig Young 2/30 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
  • Conor Olphert (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.

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