2017 Inter-Provincial Cup | |
Administrator: | Cricket Ireland |
Cricket Format: | List A |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
Champions: | Leinster Lightning |
Participants: | 3 |
Matches: | 6 |
Most Runs: | Ed Joyce (188) |
Most Wickets: | George Dockrell (10) |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Previous Tournament: | 2016 Inter-Provincial Cup |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Next Tournament: | 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup |
The 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 1 May to 10 September 2017.[1] It was the first edition of the competition to be played with List A status, following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016.[2] [3] Three teams competed; Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors and Northern Knights, with Leinster Lightning being the defending champions.[4] Leinster Lightning retained their title, after North West Warriors won their match against Northern Knights on 6 August, giving Leinster Lightning an unassailable lead in the competition.[5] [6]
The following teams competed:
Team[7] | |||||||
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Leinster Lightning | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
North West Warriors | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Northern Knights | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |