2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy

The 2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 22 June to 18 August 2019.^[1] It was the third edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The competition was split into two halves, each branded as a T20 Festival. The first half was played in June, and the second half was played in August.^[2][3] Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.^[4]

2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy

Dates	22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) – 18 August 2019 (2019-08-18)
Administrator(s)	Cricket Ireland
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Northern Knights (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches	12
Most runs	Greg Thompson (102)
Most wickets	Shane Getkate (11)
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Following the conclusion of the June festival, Northern Knights had won all three of their matches,^[5] however, two matches were abandoned due to rain.^[6] All of the matches in the August festival were abandoned due to rain, with no play taking place across all three days.^[7] As a result, the Northern Knights won the tournament.^[8][9]

Points table

The following teams competed:

Team[10]	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Northern Knights	6	3	0	0	3	19	+2.459
Leinster Lightning	6	1	1	0	4	12	–0.182
North West Warriors	6	0	1	0	5	10	–4.035
Munster Reds	6	0	2	0	4	8	–0.850

Fixtures

June festival

The following fixtures for the June festival were confirmed by Cricket Ireland:^[11]

22 June 2019 Scorecard

North West Warriors 78 (19.2 overs)	v	Northern Knights 82/3 (10.2 overs)
Adam McDaid 17* (26) Shane Getkate 5/8 (3.2 overs)		James McCollum 42* (31) Boyd Rankin 2/18 (3 overs)

Northern Knights won by 7 wickets Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Steve Wood and Alan Neill

• North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Adam McDaid and Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.
• Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

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22 June 2019 Scorecard

Munster Reds 181/7 (20 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 183/7 (20 overs)
Cormac Hassett 49 (43) Peter Chase 2/32 (3 overs)		Kevin O'Brien 56 (32) Jeremy Benton 3/23 (4 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Steve Wood and Alan Neill

• Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jonathan Garth (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.

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23 June 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 167/6 (20 overs)	v	Munster Reds 135 (19.4 overs)
Shane Getkate 49 (38) Max Sorensen 3/47 (4 overs)		Stephen Doheny 35 (30) Mark Adair 4/22 (4 overs)

Northern Knights won by 32 runs Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Azam Baig and Alan Neill

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Northern Knights 4, Munster Reds 0.

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23 June 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning	v	North West Warriors

Match abandoned Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Azam Baig and Alan Neill

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

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24 June 2019 Scorecard

Munster Reds	v	North West Warriors

Match abandoned Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

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24 June 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights 138/5 (13 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 130/9 (13 overs)
Greg Thompson 65* (31) Tyrone Kane 2/21 (2 overs)		Andy Balbirnie 44 (20) James Cameron-Dow 3/12 (2 overs)

Northern Knights won by 8 runs Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin Umpires: Alan Neill and Mary Waldron

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.

August festival

The following fixtures for the August festival were confirmed by Cricket Ireland:^[12]

16 August 2019 Scorecard

Northern Knights	v	Leinster Lightning

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Jareth McCready and Mark Hawthorne

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.

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16 August 2019 Scorecard

North West Warriors	v	Munster Reds

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Jareth McCready and Mark Hawthorne

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.

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17 August 2019 Scorecard

Munster Reds	v	Northern Knights

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Michael Foster and Mark Hawthorne

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.

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17 August 2019 Scorecard

North West Warriors	v	Leinster Lightning

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Michael Foster and Mark Hawthorne

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

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18 August 2019 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning	v	Munster Reds

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Gary Blair and Mark Hawthorne

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.

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18 August 2019 Scorecard

North West Warriors	v	Northern Knights

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Deighton Butler

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Points: Northern Knights 2, North West Warriors 2.