The 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 30 May to 7 September 2017. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status, following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016. Leinster Lightning won the tournament, their fifth-consecutive, and completed a domestic clean-sweep in the process.

Points table

TeamPldWLDPts
Leinster Lightning420268
North West Warriors401333
Northern Knights401331

Champions

Fixtures

1st match

30 May–1 June 2017
Northern KnightsvNorth West Warriors (H)
130 (37.5 overs) James Shannon 71 (106) Craig Young 5/37 (13 overs)167 (64.5 overs) Andy McBrine 30 (66) Nathan Smith 4/34 (18 overs)
161 (55 overs) Robert McKinley 43* (73) David Scanlon 5/29 (12 overs)48/2 (15 overs) Imran Butt 23 (36) Gary Kidd 1/1 (2 overs)
Match drawn Woodvale Road, Eglinton Umpires: Roland Black and Jareth McCready

2nd match

5–7 June 2017
Northern Knights (H)vLeinster Lightning
233 (85.4 overs) James McCollum 119* (235) Eddie Richardson 4/33 (18 overs)288 (95 overs) Jack Tector 75 (196) Gary Kidd 3/70 (25 overs)
328/6d (96 overs) James Shannon 140* (161) Andrew Balbirnie 3/40 (24 overs)
Match drawn Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont Umpires: Michael Foster and Paul Reynolds

3rd match

20–22 June 2017
North West WarriorsvLeinster Lightning (H)
235 (87.2 overs) Andy McBrine 67 (125) Simi Singh 3/59 (22.2 overs)365/9d (101.3 overs) Ed Joyce 156 (209) Craig Young 3/70 (24.3 overs)
296 (108.4 overs) Niall O'Brien 87 (192) George Dockrell 6/67 (40.4 overs)123/3 (16 overs) Jack Tector 48* (40) Stuart Thompson 2/17 (3 overs)
Match drawn Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, Wicklow Umpires: Graeme McCrea and Paul Reynolds

4th match

1–3 August 2017
North West WarriorsvNorthern Knights (H)
208/9d (68.2 overs) Ross Allen 81 (179) Gary Kidd 3/36 (9 overs)0/0d (0 overs)
84/1d (28 overs) David Barr 42* (89) Gary Kidd 1/19 (7 overs)264/8 (79 overs) James Shannon 59 (84) Steve Vijay Lazars 3/54 (13 overs)
Match drawn The Green, Comber Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Philip Thompson
  • North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
  • David Barr (North West Warriors); Jamie Magowan and Jacob Mulder (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Northern Knights 10, North West Warriors 8.

5th match

30 August–1 September 2017
North West Warriors (H)vLeinster Lightning
122 (54.2 overs) Ross Allen 37 (102) George Dockrell 4/38 (22 overs)274 (81 overs) Kevin O'Brien 74 (87) Johnny Thompson 3/61 (14 overs)
148 (50.1 overs) Aaron Gillespie 51 (99) Andrew Balbirnie 4/23 (10.1 overs)
Leinster Lightning won by an innings and 4 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Roland Black and Paul Reynolds
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Reece Kelly, Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) and Tyrone Kane (Leinster Lightning) all made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 23, North West Warriors 4.

6th match

5–7 September 2017
Northern KnightsvLeinster Lightning (H)
195 (55.2 overs) James Shannon 86 (109) David Delany 4/31 (12.2 overs)383/8d (88.3 overs) Ed Joyce 167* (246) Shane Getkate 4/62 (15 overs)
176 (63.2 overs) James Shannon 60 (155) George Dockrell 6/29 (21.2 overs)
Leinster won by an innings and 12 runs Clontarf Cricket Club, Clontarf Umpires: Bala Kailash and Alan Neill
  • Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • David Delany (Leinster Lightning) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Leinster Lightning 24, Northern Knights 4.

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