The 2015 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the third edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a 20 over cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 1 May to 25 June 2015.

Leinster Lightning won the tournament on the last day. Despite losing to North West Warriors by 15 runs, Warriors failed to gain a bonus point and so Lightning were crowned champions for the second time.

Points table

The following teams competed:

TeamPldWLTNRBPPtsNRR
Leinster Lightning43100113+0.886
North West Warriors43100012+0.055
Northern Knights4040000-1.042

Champions

Squads

Leinster LightningNorthern KnightsNorth-West Warriors
John Mooney (Captain) John Anderson (Vice Captain) Yaqoob Ali Kenny Carroll Bill Coghlan Alex Cusack Eoghan Delany Bobby Gamble Dom Joyce Tyrone Kane Fintan McAllister Cormac McLoughlin Kevin O’Brien Andrew Poynter Eddie Richardson Simi Singh Max Sorensen Fiachra Tucker Lorcan TuckerAndrew White (Captain) James Cameron-Dow Chris Dougherty Phil Eaglestone Peter Eakin Shane Getkate Neil Gill Nigel Jones Gary Kidd James Shannon Greg Thompson Rassie Van Der Dussen James McCollum Lee Nelson Adam DennisonAndrew McBrine (Captain) Andrew Austin Craig Averill David Barr Rishi Chopra Ricky-Lee Dougherty Ryan Hunter Graeme McCarter Gary McClintock William McClintock David Rankin Stuart Thompson Craig Young

Fixtures

1 May 2015
Leinster Lightning 144/7 (20 overs)vNorthern Knights (H) 139/8 (20 overs)
Andrew Poynter 52* (47) Gary Kidd 2/17 (4 overs)Nigel Jones 60 (47) Tyrone Kane 3/21 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 5 runsStormont, Belfast Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Alan Neill
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tyrone Kane took a hat-trick with the wickets of White, Getkate and Eakin.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
15 May 2015
Leinster Lightning (H) 168/6 (20 overs)vNorthern Knights 115/8 (20 overs)
John Anderson 61 (36) Neil Gill 2/18 (3 overs)Greg Thompson 34 (19) Alex Cusack 2/16 (4 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 53 runsAnglesea Road, Dublin Umpires: Paul Reynolds and Louis Fourie
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5 (Bonus 1), Northern Knights 0.
22 May 2015
North West Warriors 131/6 (20 overs)vLeinster Lightning (H) 137/3 (17.2 overs)
Stuart Thompson 71* (56) Tyrone Kane 5/15 (4 overs)John Mooney 53* (52) Rishi Chopra 1/17 (2 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wicketsClaremont Road, Dublin Umpires: Azam Ali Baig and Kevin Gallagher
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
29 May 2015
North West Warriors (H) 96/3 (11 overs)vNorthern Knights 96/4 (11 overs)
Stuart Thompson 42 (22) Lee Nelson 2/12 (2 overs)James Shannon 57* (32) Graeme McCarter 2/8 (2 overs)
North West Warriors won by 3 runs D/L methodWoodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Roland Black and Dermot Ward
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side, Northern Knights target was 100 runs
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
12 June 2015
North West Warriors 136/7 (20 overs)vNorthern Knights (H) 123 (19.3 overs)
David Rankin 35 (34) Zac Rushe 2/19 (4 overs)Chris Dougherty 40 (38) Craig Young 3/13 (3.3 overs)
North West Warriors won by 13 runsCircular Road, Belfast Umpires: Jareth McCready and Philip Thompson
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
25 June 2015
North West Warriors (H) 200/6 (20 overs)vLeinster Lightning 185/4 (20 overs)
David Rankin 76 (44) John Anderson 2/27 (4 overs)John Mooney 110* (68) Craig Young 2/32 (4 overs)
Northern Knights won by 15 runsWoodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Roland Black and Noel Dunn
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Leinster Lightning are crowned champions.
  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

See also

External links

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