2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy

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2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy
Dates6 June – 3 August 2023
Administrator(s) Cricket Ireland
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Triple round-robin
Champions Northern Knights (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches18
Most runs198 Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)
Most wickets10 Trent McKeegan (North West Warriors)
10Cain Robertson (Northern Knights)
2022
2024

The 2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy, also known as Rario T20 Inter-Provincial Trophy [1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition being played in Ireland in 2023. It was the seventh edition of the competition played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams, with the fixtures being confirmed by Cricket Ireland on 5 June 2023. [2] Leinster Lightning are the defending champions having won their 7th title in 2022.

Contents

Points Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRBPPts NRR
1 Northern Knights (C)941043272.046
2 North West Warriors 92304218−0.081
3 Munster Reds 92304218−0.322
4 Leinster Lightning 92304117−1.322
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

  Champion

Fixtures

Round One

6 June 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Munster Reds
120 (18.5 overs)
v
North West Warriors
125/4 (16 overs)
Gareth Delany 28 (20)
Trent McKeegan 4/24 (3.5 overs)
Scott MacBeth 40 (24)
Ben White 1/7 (2 overs)
North West Warriors won by 6 wickets
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Sam Hollingshead (Eng)
Player of the match: Trent McKeegan (North West Warriors)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Granger (North West Warriors), Corner Fletcher, Cameron Melly and Harry Zimmermann (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.

6 June 2023
15:30
Scorecard
Northern Knights
236/3 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
163 (17.1 overs)
Neil Rock 79 (26)
Amish Sidhu 1/21 (2 overs)
Mark Donegan 58 (32)
Thomas Mayes 4/28 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 73 runs
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Sam Hollingshead (Eng)
Player of the match: Neil Rock (Northern Knights)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mark Donegan, Samuel Harbinson, Adam Rosslee, Amish Sidhu (Leinster Lightning), Jason van der Merwe and Theo van Woerkom (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

7 June 2023
11:00
Scorecard
North West Warriors
180/7 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
99 (13.4 overs)
Shane Getkate 55 (34)
Barry McCarthy 4/12 (4 overs)
Barry McCarthy 27 (15)
Cain Robertson 4/20 (3.4 overs)
North West Warriors won by 81 runs
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Sam Hollingshead (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

7 June 2023
15:30
Scorecard
Munster Reds
106/5 (12 overs)
v
Northern Knights
131/3 (10.4 overs)
Gareth Delany 32 (23)
Ruhan Pretorius 3/31 (3 overs)
Ruhan Pretorius 44 (31)
Ben White 2/22 (3 overs)
Northern Knights won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Sam Hollingshead (Eng) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Ruhan Pretorius (Northern Knights)
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Northern Knights were set a revised target of 129 runs from 12 overs.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

8 June 2023
11:00
Scorecard
North West Warriors
164/9 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
167/3 (16.1 overs)
Stephen Doheny 39 (33)
Matthew Foster 4/30 (4 overs)
Morgan Topping 51 (28)
Jared Wilson 1/33 (3.1 overs)
Northern Knights won by 7 wickets
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Morgan Topping (Northern Knights)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Liam Doherty (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

8 June 2023
15:30
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
157/5 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
159/5 (16.1 overs)
Samuel Harbinson 45 (26)
Liam McCarthy 2/27 (4 overs)
Murray Commins 37 (26)
Amish Sidhu 1/16 (2 overs)
Munster Reds won by 5 wickets
The Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Paul Reynolds (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire)
Player of the match: Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

Round Two

14 July 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Munster Reds
88/7 (16 overs)
v
Murray Commins 35 (29)
Trent McKeegan 3/13 (3 overs)
No result
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorn and Jonathan Kennedy
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Ryan Joyce and Carson McCullough (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

14 July 2023
15:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorn and Jonathan Kennedy
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.

15 July 2023
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: George Brolly and Roly Black
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.

15 July 2023
Scorecare
v
Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: George Brolly and Roly Black
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

16 July 2023
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.

16 July 2023
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: North West Warriors 2, Northern Knights 2.

Round Three

1 August 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Munster Reds
167/6 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
171/4 (15.1 overs)
Murray Commins 62 (37)
Simi Singh 4/18 (4 overs)
Tim Tector 64* (37)
Ben White 2/31 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Aidan Seaver
Player of the match: Riley Mudford (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Riley Mudford (Leinster Lightning) and Cain Egerton (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.

1 August 2023
15:30
Scorecard
North West Warriors
78 (15.1 overs)
v
Northern Knights
81/5 (13 overs)
Jared Wilson 29 (27)
Matthew Humphreys 5/13 (4 overs)
Neil Rock 29 (not out) (22)
Graham Hume 2/9 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 5 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Aidan Seaver
Player of the match: Matthew Humphreys (Northern Knights)
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

2 August 2023
11:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Jareth McCready
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.

2 August 2023
15:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Jareth McCready
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

3 August 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Munster Reds
183/9 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors
145/9 (20 overs)
Alistair Frost 83 (39)
Craig Young 4/26 (4 overs)
Liam Doherty 33 (27)
Jared Wilson 33 (27)
Ben White 3/27 (4 overs)
Munster Reds won by 38 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Steve Wood
Player of the match: Alistair Frost (Munster Reds)
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.

3 August 2023
Scorecard
Northern Knights
187/7 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
191/5 (18.3 overs)
Neil Rock 47* (36)
Fionn Hand 3/32 (4 overs)
Tim Tector 91* (56)
Mark Adair 1/16 (3 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Steve Wood
Player of the match: Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

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