2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy
| image =
| caption =
| fromdate = 20 August
| todate = 8 September 2020
| administrator = Cricket Ireland
| cricket format = Twenty20
| tournament format = Round-robin
| champions = Leinster Lightning
| count = 6
| participants = 4
| matches = 12
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Kevin O'Brien (148)
| most wickets = Simi Singh (8)
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_tournament = 2019 Inter-Provincial Trophy
| next_year = 2021
| next_tournament = 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
}}
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland during August and September 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/fixtures-announced-for-mens-internationals-inter-provincial-series-and-supe |title=Fixtures announced for men's internationals, Inter-Provincial Series and Super 3s in 2020 |access-date=23 December 2019 |work=Cricket Ireland}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000008/000811.shtml |title=Interpros to return next month |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=22 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722173143/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000008/000811.shtml |url-status=dead }} It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. Northern Knights were the defending champions.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000012/001290.shtml |title=Knights lift T20 crown |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819073018/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000012/001290.shtml |url-status=dead }}
On the opening day of the tournament, Northern Knights beat North West Warriors by two runs in a match affected by the rain,{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/knights-win-rain-shortened-encounter-at-bready |title=Knights win rain-shortened encounter at Bready |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=20 August 2020}} and Leinster Lightning defeated Munster Reds by nine wickets with twelve overs to spare.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/lightning-bolt-to-victory-over-reds-in-opener |title=Lightning bolt to victory over Reds in opener |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=20 August 2020}} Leinster Lightning won the tournament, to claim their sixth title,{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000010/001090.shtml |title=Lightning beat Knights to clinch T20 Trophy |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104143139/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000010/001090.shtml |url-status=dead }} after beating Northern Knights by five wickets in the penultimate round of matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54014811 |title=Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights to claim sixth T20 Inter-Provincial series crown |work=BBC Sport |access-date=3 September 2020}}
The final two fixtures of the tournament, scheduled to be played on 8 September 2020, were both called off a day before they were meant to be played.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/cricket-ireland-cancels-match-as-a-precautionary-measure |title=Cricket Ireland cancels match as a precautionary measure |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=8 September 2020}} The match between Munster Reds and Northern Knights was cancelled because of a possible COVID-19 "chain of transmission" linked back to a cancelled match in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy in England a few days prior.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29832541/cricket-ireland-cancels-interprovincial-t20-links-northamptonshire-covid-case |title=Cricket Ireland cancels interprovincial T20 over links to Northamptonshire Covid case |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 September 2020}} The other match, between North West Warriors and Leinster Lightning, was called off due to a wet outfield, meaning only half of the scheduled twelve matches finished with a result.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000011/001118.shtml |title=T20 interpro cancelled |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102075842/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000011/001118.shtml |url-status=dead }}
Background
Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held from 12 June to 3 August 2020, with competition split into two halves, each branded as a T20 Festival. The first half was scheduled to be played in June, and the second half was scheduled to be played in August.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000016/001671.shtml |title=Interpro series cut |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=23 December 2019}}
On 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/update-irish-cricket-season |title=UPDATE: Irish cricket season |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=26 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000383.shtml |title=Season pushed back |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=26 March 2020}} Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/update-on-covid-19-and-the-irish-cricket-season |title=Update on COVID-19 and the Irish cricket season |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=12 May 2020}} The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000005/000509.shtml |title=Light at end of tunnel for cricket? |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=4 May 2020}} Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000007/000701.shtml |title=Ireland hopeful of Interprovincial season |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=1 July 2020}} On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/test-triangle-inter-provincial-series-and-super-50-series-fixtures-released |title=Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Series and Super 50 Series fixtures released for 2020 season |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=22 July 2020}} On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000009/000963.shtml |title=Squads named for interpro series |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=14 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/test-triangle-inter-provincial-squads-announced-captains-give-their-views |title=Test Triangle Inter-Provincial squads announced; captains give their views |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=14 August 2020}}
Points table
The following teams competed:
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! style="width:200px"|Team{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/11084/season/2020/cricket-ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy |title=Points Table |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 September 2020}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | T | Tied}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | NR | No result}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | NRR | Net run rate}} | ||||||
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| style="text-align:left;"| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | +2.608 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Northern Knights
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | +0.753 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Munster Reds
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | –4.111 |
| style="text-align:left;"| North West Warriors
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | –2.013 |
Fixtures
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 August 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 = 132/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Graham Hume 47* (40)
| wickets1 = Graeme McCarter 2/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 52/3 (7.4 overs)
| runs2 = Paul Stirling 41* (24)
| wickets2 = Graham Hume 2/15 (3 overs)
| result = Northern Knights won by 2 runs (DLS method)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227502.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Alan Neill
| motm =
| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain during Northern Knights innings prevented any further play.
| notes = Will Smale (North West Warriors), Ross Adair and CJ van der Walt (Northern Knights) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 August 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 76 (19.3 overs)
| runs1 = Jonathan Garth 26 (37)
| wickets1 = Gareth Delany 3/8 (4 overs)
| score2 = 77/1 (8 overs)
| runs2 = Kevin O'Brien 46* (27)
| wickets2 = Jonathan Garth 1/5 (1 over)
| result = Leinster won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227503.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
| umpires = Steve Wood and Paul Reynolds
| motm =
| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Matthew Foster and Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 August 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 =
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| score2 =
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| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227504.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = The match was called off due to the impact of Storm Francis.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000010/001028.shtml |title=Knights clash with Lightning called off |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=25 August 2020}}
| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 August 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 = 124/4 (12 overs)
| runs1 = Kevin O'Brien 82 (37)
| wickets1 = Graham Hume 3/18 (3 overs)
| score2 = 104/8 (12 overs)
| runs2 = William Porterfield 50 (30)
| wickets2 = Simi Singh 3/11 (2 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 24 runs (DLS method)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227505.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Alan Neill
| motm =
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = North West Warriors were set a revised target of 129 runs from 12 overs due to rain.
| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
- Greg Ford (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 August 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 =
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| score2 =
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| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227506.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Roland Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: Northern Knights 2, Munster Reds 2.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 = 115 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Ryan Hunter 37 (38)
| wickets1 = Mark Adair 4/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 119/2 (14.2 overs)
| runs2 = James McCollum 79* (53)
| wickets2 = Andy McBrine 1/15 (4 overs)
| result = Northern Knights won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227507.html Scorecard]
| umpires = Roland Black and Alan Neill
| motm =
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Ryan Hunter (North West Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 76/7 (13 overs)
| runs1 = Jonathan Garth 22 (17)
| wickets1 = George Dockrell 2/12 (3 overs)
| score2 = 77/3 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = Lorcan Tucker 28* (24)
| wickets2 = Matthew Foster 1/7 (1 over)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227508.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Mardyke, Mardyke
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Aidan Seaver
| motm =
| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
| notes = James Newland (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227509.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Inch, Dublin, Balrothery
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Roland Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 =
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| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227510.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Inch, Dublin, Balrothery
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Roland Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes = Points: Munster Reds 2, North West Warriors 2.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 128 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Harry Tector 24 (19)
| wickets1 = Simi Singh 3/15 (4 overs)
| score2 = 131/5 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = Simi Singh 39* (34)
| wickets2 = Ruhan Pretorius 1/8 (2 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227511.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Alan Neill
| motm =
| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Josh Manley (Northern Knights) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 =
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| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227512.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Mardyke, Mardyke
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = The match was called off on the previous day due to a COVID-19 related issue.
| notes = Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 September 2020
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 =
| runs1 =
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| score2 =
| runs2 =
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| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227513.html Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = The match was called off on the previous day due to a wet outfield.
| notes = Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/11084/season/2020/cricket-ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{Interprovincials}}
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