2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
Dates | 18 June – 19 September 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | North West Warriors (2nd title) |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 18 |
Most runs | Matt Ford (220) |
Most wickets | Ben White (17) |
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The 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland in 2021.[1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams.[2][3] On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament,[5] with number of matches increased from 12 to 18.[6] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[7]
After the first round of matches, North West Warriors were leading the competition with two wins from their three games.[8] Defending champions Leinster Lightning suffered two defeats from their three matches.[9][10] It was the first time that Leinster Lightning had lost back-to-back matches in the Inter-Provincial competition.[11] In the second round of matches, Leinster Lightning won two of their three matches,[12] putting them in second place behind North West Warriors.[13] In the third and final round of matches, the first three games were all abandoned due to the weather.[14][15] In the last match of the tournament, North West Warriors beat Leinster Lightning by eight wickets to win their second title.[16][17]
Points table
Team[18] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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North West Warriors | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Northern Knights | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Leinster Lightning | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Munster Reds | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Fixtures
Round one
18 June 2021 Scorecard |
Munster Reds 148/7 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 149/3 (15.1 overs) |
Murray Commins 51 (34) David O'Halloran 2/20 (4 overs) |
Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: Simi Singh (Leinster Lightning) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- David O'Halloran (Leinster Lightning), Mike Frost and Seamus Lynch (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
18 June 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 135/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 138/3 (11.1 overs) |
James McCollum 48 (37) Graham Kennedy 2/21 (3 overs) | Stephen Doheny 54 (27) Ben White 2/38 (3 overs) |
North West Warriors won by 7 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: Stephen Doheny (North West Warriors) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Georgeson (Northern Knights) and Jared Wilson (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0.
19 June 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 174/7 (20 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 152/8 (20 overs) |
Andrew Balbirnie 42 (33) Ben White 3/27 (4 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 22 runs Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black Player of the match: Ross Adair (Northern Knights) |
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
19 June 2021 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 146/9 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 147/4 (17.1 overs) |
Andy McBrine 41 (30) Josh Manley 3/34 (4 overs) | Murray Commins 44 (32) Craig Young 2/34 (4 overs) |
Munster Reds won by 6 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black Player of the match: Matt Ford (Munster Reds) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.
20 June 2021 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 182/7 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 183/9 (19.5 overs) |
Lorcan Tucker 51 (27) Ross Allen 3/19 (3 overs) |
North West Warriors won by 1 wicket Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: Craig Young (North West Warriors) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
20 June 2021 Scorecard |
Munster Reds 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 139/5 (18.3 overs) |
Peter Moor 49 (24) Ben White 5/13 (4 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 5 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: Ben White (Northern Knights) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Thompson (Munster Reds) and Carl Robinson (Northern Knights) both made their T20 debuts.
- Ben White (Northern Knights) took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[19]
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round two
25 June 2021 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 160/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 159/8 (20 overs) |
William McClintock 54 (32) Luke Georgeson 2/30 (3 overs) | Neil Rock 45 (30) Graham Kennedy 1/3 (1 over) |
North West Warriors won by 1 run Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black Player of the match: William McClintock (North West Warriors) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan MacBeth (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
25 June 2021 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 133/9 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 137/3 (18 overs) |
Simi Singh 61 (38) Mike Frost 2/14 (4 overs) |
Munster Reds won by 7 wickets Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black Player of the match: Peter Moor (Munster Reds) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Alistair Frost (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
26 June 2021 Scorecard |
Munster Reds 120/7 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 122/3 (14.4 overs) |
Peter Moor 37 (40) Graham Kennedy 3/19 (4 overs) |
North West Warriors won by 7 wickets Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: William Porterfield (North West Warriors) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.
26 June 2021 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 167 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 97 (16.3 overs) |
Leinster Lightning won by 70 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Alan Neill and Paul Reynolds Player of the match: Josh Little (Leinster Lightning) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
27 June 2021 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 127/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 111/9 (20 overs) |
William McClintock 35 (35) Barry McCarthy 3/20 (4 overs) |
Leinster Lightning won by 16 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black Player of the match: Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
27 June 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Knights 221/6 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 198/5 (20 overs) |
Jeremy Lawlor 81 (42) Matt Ford 2/31 (4 overs) | Matt Ford 57 (40) Mark Adair 2/34 (4 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 23 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black Player of the match: Jeremy Lawlor (Northern Knights) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.
Round three
17 September 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Knights | v | |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.
17 September 2021 Scorecard |
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.
18 September 2021 Scorecard |
Northern Knights | v | |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
- Points: Northern Knights 2, Leinster Lightning 2.
18 September 2021 Scorecard |
North West Warriors 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Munster Reds 154/4 (15.1 overs) |
Graham Hume 52 (24) Matt Ford 2/25 (4 overs) |
Munster Reds won by 6 wickets The Green, Comber Umpires: Alan Neill and Roland Black Player of the match: Matt Ford (Munster Reds) |
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Conor Olphert (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
19 September 2021 Scorecard |
Munster Reds 72/5 (10 overs) | v | Northern Knights 74/1 (7.4 overs) |
Matt Ford 21 (14) Ben White 2/3 (2 overs) |
Northern Knights won by 9 wickets The Green, Comber Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Roland Black Player of the match: Ross Adair (Northern Knights) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Cian Robertson, Morgan Topping, Thomas Mayes (Northern Knights) and Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.
19 September 2021 Scorecard |
Leinster Lightning 113/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Warriors 119/2 (13.5 overs) |
North West Warriors won by 8 wickets The Green, Comber Umpires: Aidan Seaver and Roland Black Player of the match: Conor Olphert (North West Warriors) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Robbie Millar (North West Warriors) and Theo Lawson (Leinster Lightning) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
References
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