2017 Inter-Provincial Championship

Cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

2017 Inter-Provincial ChampionshipDates| 30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) – 7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)

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Administrator(s)| Cricket Ireland
Cricket format| First-class
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin
Champions| Leinster Lightning (5th title)
Participants| 3
Matches| 6
Most runs| James Shannon (446)
Most wickets| George Dockrell (22)

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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.[1] It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status,[2] following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016.[3][4] Leinster Lightning won the tournament, their fifth-consecutive, and completed a domestic clean-sweep in the process.[5][6]

## Points table

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Team[7] |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  Pts

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Leinster Lightning | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68
North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33
Northern Knights | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31

Champions

## Fixtures

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### 1st match

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30 May–1 June 2017
Scorecard

Northern Knights

North West Warriors (H)

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130 (37.5 overs)
James Shannon 71 (106)
Craig Young 5/37 (13 overs)

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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)

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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

* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* Ross Allen, Rickie-Lee Dougherty, Aaron Gillespie, Niall McDonnell, David Rankin, David Scanlon (North West Warriors); Adam Dennison, Christopher Dougherty, Shane Getkate, Nathan Smith, Lee Nelson and Nikolai Smith (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: North West Warriors 11, Northern Knights 10.

### 2nd match

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5–7 June 2017
Scorecard

Northern Knights (H)

Leinster Lightning

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233 (85.4 overs)
James McCollum 119* (235)
Eddie Richardson 4/33 (18 overs)

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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)

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Match drawn
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont
Umpires: Michael Foster and Paul Reynolds

* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Gareth Delany, Max Neville, Eddie Richardson, Simi Singh, Jack Tector, Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning) and John Matchett (Northern Knights) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 9.

### 3rd match

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20–22 June 2017
Scorecard

North West Warriors

Leinster Lightning (H)

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235 (87.2 overs)
Andy McBrine 67 (125)
Simi Singh 3/59 (22.2 overs)

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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)

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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

* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* Andrew Austin, Steve Vijay Lazars and Johnny Thompson (North West Warriors) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 8.

### 4th match

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1–3 August 2017
Scorecard

North West Warriors

Northern Knights (H)

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208/9d (68.2 overs)
Ross Allen 81 (179)
Gary Kidd 3/36 (9 overs)

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0/0d (0 overs)

84/1d (28 overs)
David Barr 42* (89)
Gary Kidd 1/19 (7 overs)

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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

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30 August–1 September 2017
Scorecard

North West Warriors (H)

Leinster Lightning

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122 (54.2 overs)
Ross Allen 37 (102)
George Dockrell 4/38 (22 overs)

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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)

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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

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5–7 September 2017
Scorecard

Northern Knights

Leinster Lightning (H)

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195 (55.2 overs)
James Shannon 86 (109)
David Delany 4/31 (12.2 overs)

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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)

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. ^ "First-class arrival in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. ^ "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
6. ^ "Joyce Hits Unbeaten Century as Lightning Secure Hanley Energy Title". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
7. ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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