2018 Inter-Provincial Cup
The 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 28 May to 9 September 2018. It is the second edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.
In the second match of the tournament, between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights, Simi Singh and George Dockrell of Leinster Lightning set a new record partnership in List A cricket for the seventh wicket, with 215 runs.
Leinster Lightning retained their title, after beating North West Warriors by 58 runs in the final match of the tournament.
Points table
The following teams competed:
Fixtures
As with the first-class competition, the Inter-Provincial Championship, the competition format is a home and away round robin.
1st match
28 May 2018 Scorecard |
Northern Knights (H) 226 (47.1 overs) | v | North West Warriors 227/2 (46.3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alistair Shields, Harry Tector, Neil Rock, James Cameron-Dow (Northern Knights) and Graham Kennedy (North West Warriors) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
2nd match
4 June 2018 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning (H) 277/6 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 224 (42.3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Marc Ellison (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
3rd match
19 June 2018 Scorecard |
North West Warriors (H) 137/6 (40 overs) | v | |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Little and Stephen Doheny (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.
4th match
1 July 2018 Scorecard |
Northern Knights (H) 235/9 (50 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 239/7 (48.3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
5th match
16 July 2018 Scorecard |
North West Warriors (H) 139 (38 overs) | v | Northern Knights 141/8 (38.5 overs) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) and Stephen Bunting (Northern Knights) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
6th match
9 September 2018 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning (H) 253/8 (50 overs) | v | North West Warriors 195 (42.1 overs) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.