2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy

2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy
Dates26 May 2017 (2017-05-26) – 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
AdministratorCricket Ireland
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament formatRound-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (4th title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsJames Shannon (251)
Most wicketsCraig Young (11)
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The 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 26 May to 11 August 2017.

It was the first edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status, following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016. In April 2017, Cricket Ireland approved the participation of a fourth team, Munster Reds, for the tournament.

Leinster Lightning won the tournament, after beating Munster Reds by five wickets in the final round of fixtures.

Points table

The following teams competed:

Team Pld W L D NR Pts NRR
Leinster Lightning 6510022+1.637
North West Warriors 6320114–0.221
Northern Knights 6330013+0.273
Munster Reds 605012–2.245

  Champions

Fixtures

Round 1

26 May 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
153/8 (20 overs)
v
North West Warriors (H)
97 (17 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 44 (31)
Andy McBrine 3/19 (4 overs)
Jonathan Robinson 38* (37)
Eddie Richardson 3/11 (3 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 56 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
Umpires: Noel Dunn and Graeme McCrea
26 May 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights
123/8 (15 overs)
v
Munster Reds (H)
92/5 (13 overs)
Adam Dennison 33 (21)
Stephanus Grobler 3/12 (3 overs)
Jack Tector 59 (40)
Jacob Mulder 2/8 (2 overs)
Northern Knights won by 8 runs (D/L method)
Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Bala Kailash and Steve Wood

Round 2

9 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning (H)
158/3 (17.1 overs)
Greg Thompson 56 (40)
Simi Singh 3/19 (4 overs)
Andy Balbirnie 71* (44)
Shane Getkate 2/47 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Paul Reynolds
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tom Stanton (Leinster Lightning) and Nathan Smith (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
9 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Bala Kailash and Aidan Seaver
  • No toss.
  • Rain prevented any play.
  • Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

Round 3

16 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning (H)
247/4 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
188/9 (20 overs)
Simi Singh 109 (53)
Yaqoob Ali 2/52 (4 overs)
Robert Forrest 59 (39)
Gareth Delany 3/25 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 59 runs
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Bala Kailash and Sum Wijesundera
16 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights
118 (19.2 overs)
v
North West Warriors (H)
122/7 (19.1 overs)
Graeme McCarter 32 (19)
Craig Young 5/15 (3.2 overs)
Johnny Thompson 39 (46)
Nikolai Smith 2/23 (2.1 overs)
North West Warriors won by 3 wickets
New Strabane Park, Strabane
Umpires: Roland Black and Noel Dunn
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aaron Gillespie (North West Warriors), Jamie Holmes and Robert McKinley (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.

Round 4

23 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning
136/9 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights (H)
128 (20 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 19 (11)
Shane Getkate 2/16 (2 overs)
Graeme McCarter 42 (43)
Peter Chase 4/11 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 8 runs
Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Gary Blair and Michael Ross
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jamie Magowan and James McCollum (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
23 June 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
North West Warriors (H)
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
117 (17.4 overs)
Andy McBrine 52* (25)
Harry Tector 4/21 (4 overs)
David Delany 25 (18)
David Scanlon 3/19 (2.4 overs)
North West Warriors won by 25 runs
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Roland Black and Noel Dunn

Round 5

21 July 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Leinster Lightning (H)
118 (19.3 overs)
v
North West Warriors
119/3 (19.1 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 44 (29)
Craig Young 5/22 (3.3 overs)
Stuart Thompson 43 (49)
Kevin O'Brien 1/25 (4 overs)
George Dockrell 1/25 (4 overs)
North West Warriors won by 7 wickets
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Gordon Black and Azam Baig
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
21 July 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights (H)
209/5 (20 overs)
v
Munster Reds
154/9 (20 overs)
James Shannon 67 (31)
David Delany 1/29 (4 overs)
Stephanus Grobler 43* (31)
Robert McKinley 3/18 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 55 runs
Middle Road, Carrickfergus
Umpires: Alan Neill and Philip Thompson
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cormac Hassett (Munster Reds) and Christopher Dougherty (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

Round 6

11 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
North West Warriors
123/4 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights (H)
124/4 (19.1 overs)
David Barr 41 (48)
Gary Kidd 2/19 (3 overs)
James Shannon 62 (43)
Andy McBrine 2/24 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 6 wickets
Circular Road, Belfast
Umpires: H Bingham and Mark Hawthorne
11 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Munster Reds (H)
118 (19.2 overs)
v
Leinster Lightning
120/5 (13.4 overs)
Stephan Grobler 36 (28)
Josh Little 3/17 (3.2 overs)
Gareth Delany 40 (22)
Yaqoob Ali 3/25 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets
Mardyke, Cork
Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Steve Wood
  • Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Stephen Doheny (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.

References

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  2. ↑ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cricket Ireland Board Meeting April 6th 2017". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Leinster Lightning Claim Hanley Energy IP20 Trophy". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lightning and Knights win T20 openers". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2017.