2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy

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2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
Dates18 June – 19 September 2021
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions North West Warriors (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches18
Most runs Matt Ford (220)
Most wickets Ben White (17)
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The 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland in 2021. [1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams. [2] [3] On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. [4] On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament, [5] with number of matches increased from 12 to 18. [6] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. [7]

Contents

After the first round of matches, North West Warriors were leading the competition with two wins from their three games. [8] Defending champions Leinster Lightning suffered two defeats from their three matches. [9] [10] It was the first time that Leinster Lightning had lost back-to-back matches in the Inter-Provincial competition. [11] In the second round of matches, Leinster Lightning won two of their three matches, [12] putting them in second place behind North West Warriors. [13] In the third and final round of matches, the first three games were all abandoned due to the weather. [14] [15] In the last match of the tournament, North West Warriors beat Leinster Lightning by eight wickets to win their second title. [16] [17]

Points table

Team [18] Pld W L T NR Pts
North West Warriors 9530125
Northern Knights 9430221
Leinster Lightning 9340218
Munster Reds 9350115

Fixtures

Round one

18 June 2021
Scorecard
Munster Reds
148/7 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
149/3 (15.1 overs)
Murray Commins 51 (34)
David O'Halloran 2/20 (4 overs)
George Dockrell 48* (30)
Fionn Hand 1/22 (1 over)
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Simi Singh (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • David O'Halloran (Leinster Lightning), Mike Frost and Seamus Lynch (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
18 June 2021
Scorecard
Northern Knights
135/9 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
138/3 (11.1 overs)
James McCollum 48 (37)
Graham Kennedy 2/21 (3 overs)
Stephen Doheny 54 (27)
Ben White 2/38 (3 overs)
North West Warriors won by 7 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Stephen Doheny (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Luke Georgeson (Northern Knights) and Jared Wilson (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0.
19 June 2021
Scorecard
Northern Knights
174/7 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
152/8 (20 overs)
Luke Georgeson 31 (18)
Josh Little 3/26 (4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 42 (33)
Ben White 3/27 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 22 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
Player of the match: Ross Adair (Northern Knights)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
19 June 2021
Scorecard
North West Warriors
146/9 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
147/4 (17.1 overs)
Andy McBrine 41 (30)
Josh Manley 3/34 (4 overs)
Murray Commins 44 (32)
Craig Young 2/34 (4 overs)
Munster Reds won by 6 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
Player of the match: Matt Ford (Munster Reds)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.
20 June 2021
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
182/7 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
183/9 (19.5 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 51 (27)
Ross Allen 3/19 (3 overs)
William Porterfield 52 (23)
Simi Singh 3/31 (4 overs)
North West Warriors won by 1 wicket
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Craig Young (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
20 June 2021
Scorecard
Munster Reds
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
139/5 (18.3 overs)
Peter Moor 49 (24)
Ben White 5/13 (4 overs)
Luke Georgeson 51 (41)
Aaron Cawley 2/15 (3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 5 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Ben White (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mitchell Thompson (Munster Reds) and Carl Robinson (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Ben White (Northern Knights) took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. [19]
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

Round two

25 June 2021
Scorecard
North West Warriors
160/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
159/8 (20 overs)
William McClintock 54 (32)
Luke Georgeson 2/30 (3 overs)
Neil Rock 45 (30)
Graham Kennedy 1/3 (1 over)
North West Warriors won by 1 run
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
Player of the match: William McClintock (North West Warriors)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
25 June 2021
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
137/3 (18 overs)
Simi Singh 61 (38)
Mike Frost 2/14 (4 overs)
Peter Moor 95* (58)
Barry McCarthy 2/25 (3 overs)
Munster Reds won by 7 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
Player of the match: Peter Moor (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Alistair Frost (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
26 June 2021
Scorecard
Munster Reds
120/7 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
122/3 (14.4 overs)
Peter Moor 37 (40)
Graham Kennedy 3/19 (4 overs)
William Porterfield 61* (43)
Mike Frost 2/28 (4 overs)
North West Warriors won by 7 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: William Porterfield (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.
26 June 2021
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
167 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
97 (16.3 overs)
Simi Singh 57 (47)
Ruhan Pretorius 2/29 (4 overs)
Neil Rock 30 (23)
Josh Little 3/8 (3 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 70 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds
Player of the match: Josh Little (Leinster Lightning)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
27 June 2021
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
127/8 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
111/9 (20 overs)
George Dockrell 55* (44)
Andy McBrine 3/19 (4 overs)
William McClintock 35 (35)
Barry McCarthy 3/20 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 16 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
Player of the match: Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
27 June 2021
Scorecard
Northern Knights
221/6 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
198/5 (20 overs)
Jeremy Lawlor 81 (42)
Matt Ford 2/31 (4 overs)
Matt Ford 57 (40)
Mark Adair 2/34 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 23 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
Player of the match: Jeremy Lawlor (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

Round three

17 September 2021
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.
17 September 2021
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.
18 September 2021
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, Leinster Lightning 2.
18 September 2021
Scorecard
North West Warriors
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
154/4 (15.1 overs)
Graham Hume 52 (24)
Matt Ford 2/25 (4 overs)
Matt Ford 63* (37)
Conor Olphert 2/26 (4 overs)
Munster Reds won by 6 wickets
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black
Player of the match: Matt Ford (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Conor Olphert (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
19 September 2021
Scorecard
Munster Reds
72/5 (10 overs)
v
Northern Knights
74/1 (7.4 overs)
Matt Ford 21 (14)
Ben White 2/3 (2 overs)
Ross Adair 54* (27)
Mike Frost 1/13 (2 overs)
Northern Knights won by 9 wickets
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Roland Black
Player of the match: Ross Adair (Northern Knights)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
  • Cian Robertson, Morgan Topping, Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights) and Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
19 September 2021
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
113/9 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
119/2 (13.5 overs)
Gavin Hoey 37 (28)
Conor Olphert 3/27 (4 overs)
William Porterfield 39* (34)
David O'Halloran 1/13 (2 overs)
North West Warriors won by 8 wickets
The Green, Comber
Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Roland Black
Player of the match: Conor Olphert (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Robbie Millar (North West Warriors) and Theo Lawson (Leinster Lightning) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

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