2022 Inter-Provincial Cup Explained

2022 Inter-Provincial Cup
Fromdate:3 May
Todate:4 July 2022
Administrator:Cricket Ireland
Cricket Format:List A
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:Munster Reds
Count:1
Participants:4
Matches:12
Previous Year:2021
Previous Tournament:2021 Inter-Provincial Cup
Next Year:2023
Next Tournament:2023 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup is the tenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that is taking place in Ireland during 2022. It is the sixth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. On 4 March 2022, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[1]

Leinster Lightning were the defending champions, having won the tournament for an eighth time in 2021.[2] In the opening match, Leinster Lightning began their title defence with a seven wicket win against North West Warriors,[3] with George Dockrell taking a five-wicket haul.[4] In their next match, Leinster Lightning made 304/6 against Munster Reds, but lost by five wickets after Peter Moor scored 152 runs, the highest individual score in the Inter-Provincial Cup.[5] Munster Reds also made the highest successful run chase in an Inter-Provincial Cup match.[6]

Munster Reds won their first senior title following the abandonment of the final slate of matches.

Points table

Team[7]
Munster Reds6 3 1 0 2 16
North West Warriors6 2 2 0 2 14
Leinster Lightning6 2 1 0 3 14
Northern Knights6 1 4 0 1 6

Fixtures

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interpro fixtures for 2022 released. CricketEurope. 2022-03-04. 2022-04-30.
  2. Web site: Leinster Lightning wrap up Inter-Provincial Cup title defence with win over North West Warriors. Cricket Ireland. 2022-04-30.
  3. Web site: Leinster Lightning strikes early in title defence after George Dockrell stars with ball . Cricket Ireland . 4 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Dockrell decimates Warriors . Cricket Europe . 4 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Moor the merrier as the Reds run rampant in record run-chase . Cricket Ireland . 11 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Moor record century stuns Lightning . Cricket Europe . 11 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2022. ESPNcricinfo. 7 June 2022.