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The Inter-Provincial Championship is a three-day cricket tournament in Ireland, played between regional teams drawn from three of Ireland's five provincial unions. It parallels first-class cricket tournaments in other countries such as the County Championship of England and the Sheffield Shield of Australia. The tournament was held for the first time in 2013 across venues in Ireland. Currently, these matches do not carry First-Class status, but may be elevated to that status in the future.
History
Background
The Ireland cricket team have had huge success recently on the international level which has boosted the popularity of the game in the country. They had earned the reputation of a giant killer after upsetting teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh (2007 Cricket World Cup), and England (2011 Cricket World Cup). Their good performances in major international tournaments meant that Cricket Ireland openly started bidding for Test match status to the International Cricket Council.[1] Nevertheless, one of the main stumbling road blocks for Ireland from getting to play the pinnacle of the game was a lack of a first-class cricket infrastructure at home, among other things. As early as August 2011, Cricket Ireland announced plans of a domestic first-class tournament.[2] In January 2012, Cricket Ireland announced the ambitious 'Vision 2020' plan which announced the establishment of a first-class structure by 2015 and achievement of Test status by 2020. It also began work on a cricket academy to find talented players across the country and improving grass-roots cricket in the country. For the first time professional contacts, with central, A, B, and C were established. Plans for Test status were established partly to stem the flow of their star cricketers moving away to England in hope of playing Test cricket such as Ed Joyce, Eoin Morgan and Boyd Rankin.[3][4][5][6][7][8] According to Richard Holdsworth in an interview with Setanta Sports, CI are pleased with the strategic progress that had been made as of November 2012.[9] In December 2012, Ireland got a $1.5m boost as increased funding from the ICC to establish elite domestic competitions in the country.[10]
Format
The tournament is played in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice, once at home and once away.
Points Summary
Points are scored as follows:
- Win - 16 points
- Draw - 3 points
- Tie - 8 points
- Batting bonus points - 1 point for scoring 150, 200, 250 and 300 runs
- Bowling bonus points - 1 points for taking 3, 5, 7 and 9 wickets
- Bonus points only apply for the first 100 overs of each team's first innings
- Over rate penalties also apply on a match by match basis for teams who fail to bowl their overs at the required rate
Teams
Competition placings
2013 to Present
All-Time Records
(All records correct to end of 2014 season)
Highest Innings Totals
Lowest Completed Innings Totals
Highest Scores in the Fourth Innings of the Match
Individual Records - Batting
Most Career Runs
Runs |
Innings |
Player |
Team |
472 |
12 |
John Anderson |
Leinster Lightning |
457 |
9 |
Nick Larkin |
Northern Knights |
433 |
13 |
Chris Dougherty |
Northern Knights |
371 |
7 |
Craig Ervine |
Northern Knights |
339 |
10 |
Andrew Poynter |
Leinster Lightning |
294 |
12 |
Andrew Riddles |
North-West Warriors |
Highest Individual Scores
Score |
Player |
For |
Opps |
Venue |
Date |
247* |
Nick Larkin |
Northern Knights |
Leinster Lightning |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
131 |
Craig Ervine |
Northern Knights |
Leinster Lightning |
Waringstown CC |
12-14 Aug 14 |
113 |
Andrew Poynter |
Leinster Lightning |
Northern Knights |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
Most Runs Scored in a Season
Individual Records - Bowling
Most Career Wickets
Best Bowling in an Innings
Bowling |
Player |
Team |
Opps |
Venue |
Date |
7/107 |
James Cameron-Dow |
Northern Knights |
North-West Warriors |
Eglinton CC |
26-28 Aug 14 |
6/55 |
Tabish Khan |
North-West Warriors |
Northern Knights |
Stormont |
3-5 Jun 14 |
5/37 |
Craig Young |
North-West Warriors |
Leinster Lightning |
Bready CC |
20–22 May 14 |
5/124 |
James Cameron-Dow |
Northern Knights |
Leinster Lightning |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
Most Wickets in a Season
Wickets |
Average |
Player |
Team |
Season |
18 |
16.94 |
Phil Eaglestone |
Northern Knights |
2013 |
18 |
22.67 |
James Cameron-Dow |
Northern Knights |
2014 |
Partnership Records
Highest Partnerships for each wicket
Wicket |
P/Ship |
Player 1 |
Player 2 |
Team |
Opps |
Venue |
Date |
1st |
169 |
Chris Dougherty |
Nick Larkin |
Northern Knights |
Leinster Lightning |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
2nd |
169 |
Chris Dougherty |
Craig Ervine |
Northern Knights |
North-West Warriors |
Osborne Park |
30 Jul – 1 Aug 13 |
3rd |
87* |
Craig Ervine |
Andrew White |
Northern Knights |
North-West Warriors |
Stormont |
3-5 Jun 14 |
4th |
192 |
Craig Ervine |
Andrew White |
Northern Knights |
Leinster Lightning |
Waringstown CC |
12-14 Aug 13 |
5th |
100 |
John Anderson |
Kevin O'Brien |
Leinster Lightning |
Northern Knights |
College Park |
25-27 Jun 13 |
6th |
76 |
Stuart Thompson |
Andrew McBrine |
North-West Warriors |
Northern Knights |
Eglinton CC |
26-28 Aug 14 |
7th |
62 |
Andrew McBrine |
Jonathan Thompson |
North-West Warriors |
Leinster Lightning |
Malahide CC |
1-3 Jul 14 |
8th |
104 |
Andrew Poynter |
Tyrone Kane |
Leinster Lightning |
Northern Knights |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
9th |
48* |
Tyrone Kane |
Max Sorensen |
Leinster Lightning |
Northern Knights |
Waringstown CC |
27-29 Aug 13 |
10th |
134 |
Max Sorensen |
Albert van der Merwe |
Leinster Lightning |
North-West Warriors |
Malahide CC |
1-3 Jul 14 |
Seasons
See also
References and notes
- ↑ ICC to consider Ireland's bid for Test status ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland plan first-class structure ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland unveil Test cricket vision CricketEurope4.net. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ CI reveals ambitious plans aimed at receiving Test status Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland map out path to Tests ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland's Boyd Rankin retires to play Test cricket for England Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland calls for Test status to 'halt exodus' ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Rankin retires, Holdsworth calls for Test status irelandcricketwebbly.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Cricket Ireland happy with progress of strategic plan Setanta Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Ireland receive $1.5 m boost from ICC ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2013
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