Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament

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Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament
CountriesFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Administrator Sri Lanka Cricket
Format First-class
First edition1990
Latest edition2009–10
Tournament format Round-robin and knockout
Number of teams5 (2009–10)
Current champion Basnahira North
Most successful Basnahira North, Western Province City
(3 titles each)
Website Sri Lanka Cricket

Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament) was a domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka, held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It was a part of their Inter-Provincial Cricket program. From 2008 the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament became the mainstream domestic first class competition in Sri Lanka, with the Premier Trophy being the other, which is played between the clubs in Sri Lanka. The tournament had begun in 1990 as Singer President's Trophy and was played continually for five years, until it was rebooted in 2003. Both Basnahira North and Western Province City, which is now merged into Basnahira North and South, have won the most tournaments, three each. [1] The tournament hasn't been contested since 2010.

Contents

History

Singer President's Trophy

Inter-Provincial Tournament

Teams

Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams. Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams.PNG
Inter-Provincial Twenty20 teams.

Current teams

 Team nameHome groundFirst
season
  Basnahira North
Western Province North
R. Premadasa Stadium 1992
as Western Province in 1990
  Basnahira South
Western Province South
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 1992
as Western Province in 1990
  Kandurata
Central Province
Asgiriya Stadium 1990
  Ruhuna
Southern Province
Galle International Stadium 1990
  Wayamba
North Western Province
Welagedara Stadium 1990

Former Teams

 Team nameHome groundFirst
season
  Western Province
Western Province
1990
  Western Province City
Western Province Cities
1990–91
  Western Province Suburbs
Western Province Suburbs
1990–91
  North Central Province
North Central Province
2003–04
  Uva
Uva
2003–04

Winners

YearFinal VenueMan of the SeriesFinal
WinnerResultRunner-up
1990
Details
No Final MatchNone awarded Western Province
29.1 points (3 matches)
Western Province first on points table Central Province
10.9 points (3 matches)
1990–91
Details
No Final MatchNone awarded Western Province City
60.3 points (4 matches)
Western Province City first on points table Western Province Suburbs
34.8 points (4 matches)
1992
Details
No Final MatchNone awarded Western Province North
48 points (5 matches)
Western Province North first on points table Western Province South
39 points (5 matches)
1993–94
Details
Uyanwatte Stadium None awarded Western Province City
276 all out (90.5 overs)
344 all out (102 overs)
Western Province City won by 341 runs Scorecard Western Province North
153 all out (57 overs)
126 all out (41.4 overs)
1994–95
Details
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground None awarded Western Province City
498 for 6, declared (132 overs)
Western Province City won by an innings and 53 runs Scorecard Western Province South
170 all out (70.4 overs)
266 all out (36.5 overs)
2003–04
Details
R Premadasa Stadium None awarded Central Province
235 all out (64.1 overs)
258 all out (59.3 overs)
Central Province won by 176 runs Scorecard North Central Province
120 all out (38.1 overs)
197 all out (54.2 overs)
2004–05
Details
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Tillakaratne Dilshan Central Province
202 all out (58.2 overs)
134 all out (43.4 overs)
North Central Province won by 60 runs Scorecard North Central Province
175 all out (55.4 overs)
221 all out (59.4 overs)
2008–09
Details
R Premadasa Stadium None awarded Basnahira North
389 all out (104.2 overs)
16 for 0 (2 overs)
Basnahira North won by 10 wickets Scorecard Wayamba
223 all out (57 overs)
181 all out (57.2 overs)
2009–10
Details
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground None awarded Basnahira North Match abandoned, Tournament shared Scorecard Basnahira South
2017–18
Details
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium Team Galle Team Galle won by number of points awarded Points table Team Dambulla

Competition placings

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthFifthSixth
1990
1990–91
1992
1993–94
1994–95
2003–04
2004–05
2008–09
2009–10

Statistics and records

See also

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References

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