2024 Inter-Provincial Cup

2024 Inter-Provincial Cup

Dates	9 May – 11 September
Administrator(s)	Cricket Ireland
Cricket format	List A
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Host(s)	Ireland
Champions	Leinster Lightning (9th title)
Runners-up	Northern Knights
Participants	4
Matches	12
Most runs	Benjamin Calitz (Northern Knights) (203)
Most wickets	Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning) (17)

The 2024 Inter-Provincial Cup was the twelfth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition in Ireland. The tournament began on 9 May 2024 and the last match was held on 11 September 2024.^[1] Four provincial teams took part in the tournament.^[2] In April 2024 Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the competition.^[3]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Leinster Lightning	6	3	2	0	1	16	0.956
2	Northern Knights	6	3	2	0	1	17	0.719
3	Munster Reds	6	3	3	0	0	13	−0.537
4	North West Warriors	6	1	3	0	2	9	−0.990

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[4] Cricket Ireland^[5]

Fixtures

9 May 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Northern Knights 244 (48.4 overs)	v	North West Warriors 126 (34 overs)
Ruhan Pretorius 81 (100) Harry Zimmermann 3/40 (6.4 overs)		Shane Getkate 66* (74) Matthew Foster 3/12 (4 overs)

Northern Knights won by 118 runs Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Azam Baig and Gareth Morrison Player of the match: Ruhan Pretorius (Northern Knights)

• North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
• Benjamin Calitz, Sam Topping, Harry Dyer (Northern Knights), Gavin Roulston and Kian Hilton (North West Warriors) all made their List A debut.
• Points: Norther Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

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16 May 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning 173 (41.2 overs)	v	Munster Reds 176/6 (31 overs)
David Delany 44 (58) Josh Manley 4/57 (10 overs)		Oliver Metcalfe 49 (58) Gavin Hoey 3/49 (10 overs)

Munster Reds won by 4 wickets Sydney Parade, Sandymount Umpires: Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne Player of the match: Josh Manley (Munster Reds)

• Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
• Swapnil Modgil, Philippus le Roux (Leinster Lightning), Zubair Khan, Oliver Metcalfe and Jordan Neill (Munster Reds) all made their List A debut.
• Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

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22 May 2024 11:00 Scorecard

North West Warriors 227 (41.4 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 49/1 (9 overs)
Shane Getkate 81 (79) Gavin Hoey 4/45 (10 overs)		Tim Tector 24 (20)

No result Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Gareth Morrison

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Jack Lalor and Dylan Lues (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debut.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

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29 May 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Northern Knights 279/7 (43 overs)	v	Munster Reds 138 (23.5 overs)
Benjamin Calitz 104* (85) Brandon Kruger 3/39 (9 overs)		Liam McCarthy 46 (18) Cian Robertson 4/39 (5 overs)

Northern Knights won by 81 runs (DLS method) Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Roland Black and Aidan Seaver Player of the match: Benjamin Calitz (Northern Knights)

• Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain.
• Munster Reds were set a revised target of 220 runs from 27 overs due to rain.
• Jack Dickson (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
• Benjamin Calitz (Northern Knights) scored his first century in List A cricket.
• Poinst: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.

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5 June 2024 11:00 Scorecard

North West Warriors 231 (49 overs)	v	Munster Reds 232/8 (49.2 overs)
Marcello Piedt 59 (53) Josh Manley 3/26 (10 overs)		Mark Andrianatos 60* (83) Andy McBrine 2/30 (10 overs)

Munster Reds won by 2 wickets Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Aidan Seaver

• North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.

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5 June 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning 132 (35.3 overs)	v	Northern Knights 131/2 (20.2 overs)
Gavin Hoey 39 (56) Ruhan Pretorius 4/30 (10 overs)		Jason van der Merwe 53 (36) Amish Sidhu 1/27 (6 overs)

Northern Knights won by 8 wickets Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne

• Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
• Northern Knights were set a revised target of 130 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
• Monil Patel (Leinster Lightning) and Jason van der Merwe (Northern Knights) both made their List A debut.
• Points: Northern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0.

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8 August 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Leinster Lightning 242 (44.3 overs)	v	Munster Reds 119 (26.1 overs)
Christopher De Freitas 45 (57) Peter Francis 4/43 (8.3 overs)		Liam McCarthy 19 (18) Gavin Hoey 3/18 (5.1 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 123 runs Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Gareth Morrison Player of the match: Fionn Hand (Leinster Lightning)

• Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
• Peter Francis (Munster Reds) and John McNally (Leinster Lightining) both made their List A debut.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.

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15 August 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Northern Knights	v	North West Warriors

Match abandoned Woodvale Road, Eglinton

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

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22 August 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Northern Knights 174 (32.4 overs)	v	Munster Reds 176/7 (42.1 overs)
Benjamin Calitz 96 (87) Liam McCarthy 5/31 (9.4 overs)		Mark Andrianatos 59 (122) Ross Adair 3/4 (2 overs)

Munster Reds won by 3 wickets Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy and Gareth Morrison Player of the match: Liam McCarthy (Munster Reds)

• Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
• Adam Kennedy (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
• Points: Munster Reds 4, Northern Knights 0

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29 August 2024 11:00 Scorecard

North West Warriors 128 (34 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 132/4 (21.2 overs)
Stephen Doheny 30 (31) Gavin Hoey 4/30 (10 overs)		Andrew Balbirnie 57* (75) Scott MacBeth 2/19 (3 overs)

Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Aidan Seaver Player of the match: Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning)

• North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• David O'Sullivan (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

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5 September 2024 11:00 Scorecard

North West Warriors 292/8 (50 overs)	v	Munster Reds 224 (36.1 overs)
Graham Hume 79* (91) Michael Frost 3/44 (10 overs)		PJ Moor 130 (90) Scott MacBeth 6/22 (4.1 overs)

North West Warriors won by 68 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Gareth Morrison Player of the match: Scott MacBeth (North West Warriors)

• North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Scott MacBeth (North West Warriors) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
• Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0

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11 September 2024 11:00 Scorecard

Northern Knights 154 (25 overs)	v	Leinster Lightning 157/1 (17.3 overs)
Ross Adair 57 (24) Fionn Hand 4/59 (8 overs)		Andrew Balbirnie 75* (49)

Leinster Lightning won by 9 wickets Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow Umpires: Azam Baig and Aidan Seaver Player of the match: Andrew Balbirnie (Leinster Lightning)

• Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
• Aditya Adey (Northern Knights), Melvin Deveraj and Sam Willemse (Leinster Lightning) all made their List A debuts.
• Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0

References

1. "Fixtures and squads released for Interpros". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "Mens Inter-Provincial Series 2024 squads and fixtures announced". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
3. Easdown, Craig (15 April 2024). "Men's Inter-Provincial Series squads and fixtures announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
4. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
5. "INTER-PROVINCIAL CUP (IP50) 2024". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo