2023 Inter-Provincial Cup

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2023 Inter-Provincial Cup
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2023 Inter-Provincial Cup logo
Dates15 May – 7 September 2023
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Champions Northern Knights (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runs Neil Rock 253 (Northern Knights)
Most wickets Liam McCarthy 15 (Munster Reds)
2022
2024

The 2023 Inter-Provincial Cup, also known as 2023 Men's Rario Inter-Provincial Series [1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that took place in Ireland during 2023. [2] It was the seventh edition of the competition to be played with List A status. In May 2023, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. [3] Munster Reds are the defending champions, having won the tournament for the first time in 2022. [4]

Contents

In the opening match, Munster Reds began their title defence with a six wicket loss against North West Warriors. [5] The tournament was won by the Northern Knights in the final match of the tournament; [6] it was the second title and first time the Northern Knights had won the tournament since it gained List A status in 2017.

Points table

Team [7] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Northern Knights 6320115-0.159
Leinster Lightning 63300140.829
Munster Reds 63300140.439
North West Warriors 6230111-1.340

Fixtures


15 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
149 (40.2 overs)
v
North West Warriors
150/4 (39.1 overs)
Murray Commins 35 (51)
Harry Zimmerman 4/36 (10 overs)
Shane Getkate 56* (69)
Tyrone Kane 1/19 (9 overs)
North West Warriors won by 6 wickets.
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Granger (Munster Reds), Finn Catherwood, Brandon Kruger, Trent McKeegan, Cameron Melly and Harry Zimmerman (North West Warriors) and all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0

16 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
316/8 (50 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
250 (43.3 overs)
Neil Rock 87 (60)
Barry McCarthy 2/36 (9 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 72 (57)
Matthew Foster 3/26 (5.3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 66 runs
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mark Donegan, Adam Rosslee and Reuben Wilson (Leinster Lightning) all made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

18 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
287 (48.4 overs)
v
Munster Reds
288/5 (48 overs)
Mark Donegan 87 (113)
Michael Granger 3/46 (10 overs)
Tyrone Kane 83 (54)
Reuben Wilson 5/42 (9 overs)
Munster Reds won by 5 wickets.
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Tyrone Kane (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Matthew Weldon (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

22 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
269/7 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
272/7 (47.1overs)
Murray Commins 114 (122)
Theo van Woerkom 3/58 (10 overs)
Morgan Topping 92 (92)
Liam McCarthy 4/67 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets.
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: George Brolly (Ire) and Roly Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

23 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
183 (44.4 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
184/7 (45.2 overs)
Stephen Doheny 46 (55)
Fionn Hand 3/51 (10 overs)
Samuel Harbinson 48 (64)
Craig Young 2/46 (10 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Roly Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Samuel Harbinson (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Samuel Harbinson (Leinster Lightning) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0

25 May 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
253/9 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
257/7 (49.4 overs)
Ross Adair 76 (56)
Michael Erlank 4/46 (9 overs)
Stephen Doheny 78 (100)
Theo van Woerkom 2/32 (10 overs)
North West Warriors won by 3 wickets
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Mark Hawthrone (Ire)
Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0

14 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
425/7 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
181 (28 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 133 (93)
Craig Young 4/61 (10 overs)
Liam Doherty 30 (35)
Simi Singh 4/39 (6 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 244 runs
The Hills, Milverton
Umpires: Roly Black (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Christopher De Freitas (Leinster Lightning) and Liam Doherty (North West Warriors) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

15 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Northern Knights
302/9 (50 overs)
v
Munster Reds
250 (44.3 overs)
Neil Rock 102 (73)
Josh Manley 3/45 (10 overs)
Liam McCarthy 74 (56)
Theo van Woerkom 4/63 (10 overs)
Northern Knights won by 72 runs
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Steve Wood (Ire)
Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Joyce (Munster Reds) and Jake Egan (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

17 August 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
137 (31.2 overs)
v
Munster Reds
138/3 (25.4 overs)
Gavin Hoey 37 (42)
Josh Manley 4/30 (8 overs)
Tyrone Kane 71 (72)
Mikey O'Reilly 1/19 (4 overs)
Munster Reds won by 7 wickets
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Tyrone Kane (Munster Reds)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sean McNicholl (Leinster Lightning) and Byron McDonough (Munster Reds) both made their List A debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

4 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Munster Reds
306/8 (50 overs)
v
North West Warriors
191 (40.4 overs)
Gareth Delany 98 (83)
Graham Hume 2/40 (10 overs)
Cameron Melly 44 (63)
Liam McCarthy 5/16 (8 overs)
Munster Reds won by 115 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Roly Black (Ire) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Carson McCullough (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.

5 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
353/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
183 all out (30.2 overs)
Seamus Lynch 107 (63)
Ruhan Pretorius 3/47 (5 overs)
Paul Stirling 66 (64)
Gavin Hoey 6/26 (7.2 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 170 runs
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Seamus Lynch (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Ligntning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

7 September 2023
10:45
Scorecard
North West Warriors
241/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Knights
44/2 (9 overs)
Stephen Doheny 79 (97)
Theo van Woerkom 2/32 (10 overs)
Cade Carmichael 16* (17)
Ryan MacBeth 2/21 (4 overs)
No result
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Umpires: George Brolly (Ire) and Mark Hawthorne
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain stopped play after 9 overs in the Northern Knights innings.
  • Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2

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