2013 Inter-Provincial Championship
Cricket format 3-day
Champions Leinster Lightning (1st title)Participants 3
Matches 6
Most runs John Anderson (345)Most wickets Phil Eaglestone (18)2014 →
The 2013 Interprovincial Championship was the first season of the Inter-Provincial Championship , the domestic multi-day cricket competition of Ireland. The competition comprised three contestants: Leinster Lightning , Northern Knights and North West Warriors .
The inaugural Inter-Provincial Championship was won by the Leinster Lightning , who clinched the title with one match to spare. Despite falling just four runs short of victory in their opening match, they then won their next two games before closing with a hard-fought, high-scoring draw against Northern Knights in the last game of the year at Waringstown .
The Inter-Provincial Series has been funded at least partly by the International Cricket Council via their Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP).
Table Team Pld W D L BatBP BowlBP Dedns Points Leinster Lightning 4 2 2 0 12 13 0 63 Northern Knights 4 1 2 1 8 13 0 43 North West Warriors 4 0 2 2 2 14 0 22
Squads Fixtures North West Warriors v Leinster Lightning 191 all out (65 overs) Andrew Riddles 47* Kevin O'Brien 2/12 319 all out (121.2 overs) Bill Coghlan 71 Peter Connell 4/59 153 all out (68.5 overs) Andrew Riddles 31 Max Sorensen 4/50 22/5 (4 overs) Patrick Collins 10 Johnny Thompson 2/6
Match Drawn College Park , Dublin Umpires: David Bradley & Louis Fourie
Leinster Lightning won the toss and chose to bowl Close of play (Day 1) – Leinster Lightning 105/1 (39 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 2nd inns 22/2 (9 overs). Leinster Lightning 10 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts North West Warriors v Northern Knights 116 all out (44.2 overs) Kamran Sajiid 47 Phil Eaglestone 3/35 131 all out (48.3 overs) Jonny Terrett 29 Stuart Thompson 3/31 172 all out (60.1 overs) Rickie-Lee Dougherty 34 Phil Eaglestone 4/51 160/7 (59.5 overs) James Shannon 49 Andrew McBrine 2/28
Northern Knights won by 3 wickets Eglinton CC Umpires: Roland Black & David Bradley
Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl Close of play (Day 1) – North-West Warriors 2nd inns 12/0 (6 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 97/5 (47 overs). Northern Knights 20 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights 364 all out (93.4 overs) John Anderson 86 Phil Eaglestone 4/93 123 all out (48.2 overs) Christopher Dougherty 60 John Mooney 3/18 228 for 9 (all out) (77 overs) Christopher Dougherty 69 Pat Collins 2/10
Leinster Lightning won by an innings and 13 runs College Park , Dublin Umpires: Azam Ali Baig & Louis Fourie
Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bowl Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 20/2 (7.3 overs); (Day 2) – Northern Knights 2nd inns 204/8 (69 overs). Leinster Lightning 24 pts, Northern Knights 4 pts Match drawn Osborne Park , Belfast Umpires: Noel McCarey & Charlie McElwee
Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat Close of play (Day 1) – Northern Knights 259/6 (90 overs); (Day 2) – North-West Warriors 69/4 (22 overs). No play on day 3 (Rain). Northern Knights 8 pts, North-West Warriors 7 pts. Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets Bready CC Umpires: David Bradley & Charlie McElwee
North-West Warriors won the toss and chose to bat Close of play (Day 1) – Leinster Lightning 173/3 (57 overs). Match completed on day 2. Leinster Lightning 23 pts, North-West Warriors 4 pts. Match drawn Waringstown CC Umpires: Alan Neill & Charlie McElwee
Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat Close of play (Day 1) –; (Day 2) -. Northern Knights 11 pts, Leinster Lightning 6 pts. Records Highest Individual Innings Score Player For Opps Venue Date 247* Nick Larkin NK LL Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 113 Andrew Poynter LL NK Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 92 Craig Ervine NK NWW Osborne Park 30 Jul-1 Aug 91 John Anderson LL NWW Bready CC 13-14 Aug 88 Christopher Dougherty NK LL Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 87 Ben Ackland LL NK Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 86 John Anderson LL NK College Park 25-27 Jun 76 Simi Singh LL NWW Bready CC 13-14 Aug 75 Christopher Dougherty NK NWW Osborne Park 30 Jul-1 Aug
Best Bowling in an Innings Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Player For Opps Venue Date 35 7 124 5 James Cameron-Dow NK LL Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 14 4 41 4 Max Sorensen LL NWW Bready CC 13-14 Aug 25 8 50 4 Max Sorensen LL NWW College Park 14–16 May 17 5 51 4 Phil Eaglestone NK NWW Eglinton CC 4-6 Jun 17 3 52 4 Phil Eaglestone NK LL Waringstown CC 27-29 Aug 27 7 59 4 Peter Connell NWW LL College Park 14–16 May 20 3 93 4 Phil Eaglestone NK LL College Park 25-27 Jun
Season Aggregates Most runs Runs Inns Avge Player Highest 345 7 57.50 John Anderson 91 334 6 66.80 Christopher Dougherty 88 247 2 247.00 Nick Larkin 247* 195 5 48.75 Andrew Poynter 113 172 6 34.40 Andrew Riddles 47*
Most wickets Wickets Average Player Best Bowling 18 16.94 Phil Eaglestone 4-51 15 20.67 Max Sorensen 4-41 12 15.00 John Mooney 3-12 10 22.20 Eddie Richardson 3-26 9 16.11 Peter Connell 4-59
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