Inter-Provincial Championship

Inter-Provincial Championship
Countries Ireland
AdministratorCricket Ireland
FormatFirst-class cricket (from 2017 onwards)
First edition2013
Latest edition2019
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
Number of teams3
Current championNorth West Warriors
Most successfulLeinster Lightning (5 titles)
Most runsJohn Anderson (472)
Most wicketsMax Sorensen (32)
Websitehttp://cricketireland.ie
2020 Inter-Provincial Championship

The Inter-Provincial Championship is a three-day cricket tournament in Ireland, played between regional teams drawn from three of Ireland's five provincial unions. It parallels first-class cricket tournaments in other countries such as the County Championship of England and the Sheffield Shield of Australia. The tournament was held for the first time in 2013 across venues in Ireland.

Up to and including the 2016 tournament, the matches were not given first-class status. However, at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in October 2016, first-class status was awarded to all future matches, starting with the 2017 tournament.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

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