The 2014 Inter-Provincial Trophy is the second season of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition of Ireland. The competition is played between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North-West Warriors.

The North-West Warriors won the 2014 competition, winning by three points from Leinster Lightning. The final days matches, scheduled for Pembroke CC in Dublin, were abandoned due to bad weather, meaning that the Warriors maintained their lead at the top of the table.

The player of the tournament was David Rankin of the North-West Warriors.

The Inter-Provincial Series has been funded at least partly by the ICC via their TAPP programme.

Table

TeamPldWTNRLPtsNRR
North-West Warriors421111+0.503
Leinster Lightning41218-0.417
Northern Knights41126-0.216

The points system has changed for 2014, with 4 points now awarded for a win, 2 points for a tie or no result, and 1 bonus point available to a team winning a match with a run rate of 1.25 times that of the losing team.

Squads

Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsNorth-West Warriors
John Mooney (Captain) Andrew Balbirnie Kenneth Carroll Pat Collins Bill Coghlan Tyrone Kane Fintan McAllister Barry McCarthy Andrew Poynter Eddie Richardson Max Sorensen Albert van der MerweAndrew White (Captain) Mark Adair James Cameron-Dow Christopher Dougherty Peter Eakin Shane Getkate Nigel Jones Nick Larkin Lee Nelson James Shannon David Simpson Greg Thompson Nathan WallerAndy McBrine (Captain) Brian Allen Andrew Britton Scott Campbell Richi Chopra Rickie-Lee Dougherty William McClintock Jason Milligan Matt Moran David Rankin Andrew Riddles Johnny Thompson Stuart Thompson Craig Young

Fixtures

6 July / Game 1
North-West Warriors 167/3 (20 overs)vLeinster Lightning 110 all out (15.3 overs/16)
David Rankin 62 (50) Eddie Richardson 1/20 (4 overs)Barry McCarthy 34 (24) Richi Chopra 3/31 (3 overs)
North-West Warriors won by 30 runs (D/L)Bready CC Umpires: Roland Black & Dermot Ward
  • Delayed restart following rain during the interval; Leinster Lightning target revised to 141 from 16 overs. North-West Warriors 5 points
6 July / Game 2
North-West Warriors 149/9 (20 overs)vNorthern Knights 152/3 (19.1 overs)
David Rankin 73 (54) Peter Eakin 4/22 (4 overs)Christopher Dougherty 58 (52) Richi Chopra 1/20 (4)
Northern Knights won by 7 wickets, with 5 balls to spareBready CC Umpires: Roland Black & Noel Dunn
  • Northern Knights 4 points
13 July / Game 1
Leinster Lightning 157/7 (20 overs)vNorthern Knights 142/6 (20 overs)
Andrew Poynter 70 (36) James Cameron-Dow 2/24 (4 overs)Nigel Jones 51 (45) Albert van der Merwe 2/21 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 15 runsNorth Down CC, Comber Umpires: Noel McCarey & Michael Ross
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4 points
13 July / Game 2
Northern Knights 120/8 (20 overs)vNorth-West Warriors 122/7 (19.2 overs)
Lee Nelson 29* (41) Andrew McBrine 2/18 (4 overs)Stuart Thompson 26 (26) Greg Thompson 3/10 (4 overs)
North-West Warriors won by 3 wickets, with 4 balls to spareNorth Down CC, Comber Umpires: Mark Hawthorne & Noel McCarey
  • Points: North-West Warriors 4 points
3 August / Game 1
Leinster LightningvNorthern Knights
Match Abandoned without a ball bowledPembroke CC, Dublin
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2 points, Northern Knights 2 points
3 August / Game 2
Leinster LightningvNorth-West Warriors
Match Abandoned without a ball bowledPembroke CC, Dublin
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2 points, North-West Warriors 2 points

See also