2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy
| image =
| caption =
| fromdate = 27 May
| todate = 29 July 2022
| administrator = Cricket Ireland
| cricket format = Twenty20
| tournament format = Round-robin
| champions = Leinster Lightning
| count = 7
| participants = 4
| matches = 18
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = 294 Stephen Doheny (North West Warriors)
| most wickets = 12 Curtis Campher (Munster Reds)
| previous_year = 2021
| previous_tournament = 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
| next_year = 2023
| next_tournament = 2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy
}}
The 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the tenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition being played in Ireland in 2022. It was the sixth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams, with the fixtures being confirmed by Cricket Ireland on 4 March 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000002/000281.shtml|title=Interpro fixtures for 2022 released|work=CricketEurope|date=2022-03-04|access-date=2022-04-29}} North West Warriors were the defending champions, having won the 2021 competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000012/001278.shtml|title=Warriors beat Lightning to secure T20 Trophy|work=CricketEurope|access-date=2022-04-29|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920203401/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000012/001278.shtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/ireland-domestic-cricket-continues-before-international-action/|title=Ireland domestic cricket continues before international action|work=Emerging Cricket|access-date=2022-04-29}} After a strong start to the competition by Munster Reds, which saw them top of the table going into the final festival at Sydney Parade in July, they were eventually beaten to the title on net run rate by Leinster Lightning, which was their 7th Inter-Provincial Trophy.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/george-dockrell-key-as-leinster-lightning-win-t20-inter-provincial-title-41878142.html|title=George Dockrell key as Leinster Lightning win T20 inter-provincial title|first=Ian|last=Callender|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=31 July 2022}}
Points table
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:200px"|Team{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/points-table-standings|title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2022}} !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 | NRR | Net run rate}} !width="20"| {{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} | ||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
|style="text-align:left"|Leinster Lightning | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.720 | 25 |
| style="text-align:left"|Munster Reds
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.993 | 25 |
| style="text-align:left"|North West Warriors
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2.030 | 16 |
| style="text-align:left"|Northern Knights
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -0.585 | 13 |
Fixtures
=Round one=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 = 149/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Ruhan Pretorius 40 (34)
| wickets1 = Graham Hume 3/29 (4 overs)
| score2 = 152/3 (16.3 overs)
| runs2 = Stephen Doheny 74* (49)
| wickets2 = Josh Manley 1/16 (2.3 overs)
| result = North West Warriors won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/northern-knights-vs-north-west-warriors-1st-match-1305434/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Paul Nicholls
| motm = Stephen Doheny (North West Warriors)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Matthew Humphreys, Max Burton (Northern Knights) and Trent McKeegan (North West Warriors) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 = 188/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Tim Tector 62* (44)
| wickets1 = Curtis Campher 3/49 (4 overs)
| score2 = 190/4 (14.4 overs)
| runs2 = Kevin O'Brien 64* (27)
| wickets2 = Jack Carty 2/13 (2 overs)
| result = Munster Reds won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/munster-reds-vs-northern-knights-4th-match-1305437/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Paul Nicholls
| motm = Tyrone Kane (Munster Reds)
| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mikey O'Reilly (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Munster Reds 5, Leinster Lightning 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 159/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Stephen Doheny 46 (34)
| wickets1 = Gavin Hoey 3/30 (3 overs)
| score2 = 158 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = Lorcan Tucker 44 (32)
| wickets2 = Graham Kennedy 3/30 (4 overs)
| result = North West Warriors won by 1 run
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-leinster-lightning-3rd-match-1305436/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Paul Nicholls and Roland Black
| motm = Graham Hume (North West Warriors)
| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: North West Warriors 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 = 108 (18.1 overs)
| runs1 = Morgan Topping 27 (23)
| wickets1 = Gareth Delany 3/10 (3 overs)
| score2 = 110/7 (16.2 overs)
| runs2 = Gareth Delany 22 (12)
| wickets2 = Josh Manley 4/23 (4 overs)
| result = Munster Reds won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/munster-reds-vs-northern-knights-4th-match-1305437/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Paul Nicholls and Roland Black
| motm = Fionn Hand (Munster Reds)
| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Munster Reds 4, Northern Knights 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 = 206/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Tyrone Kane 53* (27)
| wickets1 = Conor Olphert 2/34 (4 overs)
| score2 = 106 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = Jared Wilson 72* (46)
| wickets2 = Gareth Delany 2/8 (3 overs)
| result = Munster Reds won by 100 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-munster-reds-5th-match-1305438/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Jareth McCready and Paul Nicholls
| motm = Gareth Delany (Munster Reds)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 May 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 = 176 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Andrew Balbirnie 58 (34)
| wickets1 = Mark Adair 3/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 137 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = Jeremy Lawlor 19 (9)
| wickets2 = Simi Singh 4/21 (3.5 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 39 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/northern-knights-vs-leinster-lightning-6th-match-1305439/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| umpires = Jareth McCready and Paul Nicholls
| motm = Simi Singh (Leinster Lightning)
| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
}}
=Round two=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 = 148/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = James McCollum 49 (44)
| wickets1 = Andy McBrine 2/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 111/4 (13.1 overs)
| runs2 = Shane Getkate 46* (26)
| wickets2 = Josh Manley 3/35 (2 overs)
| result = North West Warriors won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-northern-knights-7th-match-1305440/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Jareth McCready
| motm = Shane Getkate (North West Warriors)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = North West Warriors were set a revised target of 109 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
| notes = Cade Carmichael (Northern Knights) made his Twenty20 debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 = 149/8 (18 overs)
| runs1 = Gavin Hoey 39 (26)
| wickets1 = Gareth Delany 2/18 (4 overs)
| score2 = 137/6 (16 overs)
| runs2 = Peter Moor 40 (32)
| wickets2 = Gavin Hoey 2/24 (4 overs)
| result = Match tied (DLS method)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/munster-reds-vs-leinster-lightning-8th-match-1305441/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Jareth McCready
| motm = Gareth Hoey (Leinster Lightning)
| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Leinster Lightnings innings reduced to 18 overs due to rain. Munster Reds were set a revised target of 138 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
| notes =
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/leinster-lightning-vs-northern-knights-9th-match-1305442/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Roly Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss made
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-munster-reds-10th-match-1305443/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Roly Black
| motm =
| toss = No toss made
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: North West Warriors 2, Munster Reds 2
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/northern-knights-vs-munster-reds-11th-match-1305444/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Roly Black and Aidan Seaver
| motm =
| toss = No toss made
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: Northern Knights 2, Munster Reds 2
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 June 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-leinster-lightning-12th-match-1305445/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
| umpires = Roly Black and Aidan Seaver
| motm =
| toss = No toss made
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: North West Warrior 2, Leinster Lightning 2
}}
=Round three=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Munster Reds
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 219/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Murray Commins 102 (61)
| wickets1 = Barry McCarthy 2/44 (4 overs)
| score2 = 221/5 (18.3 overs)
| runs2 = George Dockrell 68* (18)
| wickets2 = Mike Frost 2/38 (4 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/leinster-lightning-vs-munster-reds-13th-match-1305446/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
| motm = George Dockrell (Leinster Lightning)
| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Northern Knights
| score1 = 204/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Nathan McGuire 71 (35)
| wickets1 = Thomas Mayes 2/30 (4 overs)
| score2 = 205/6 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = Ross Adair 111 (49)
| wickets2 = Andy McBrine 2/35 (4 overs)
| result = Northern Knights won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/northern-knights-vs-north-west-warriors-14th-match-1305447/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
| motm = Ross Adair (Northern Knights)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Dharm Singh and Scott Macbeth (North West Warriors) both made their Twenty20 debuts.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 = 228/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = John Matchett 83 (46)
| wickets1 = Curtis Campher 1/36 (4 overs)
| score2 = 129 all out (13.2 overs)
| runs2 = Fionn Hand 28 (11)
| wickets2 = Mark Adair 3/15 (2.2 overs)
| result = Northern Knights won by 99 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/munster-reds-vs-northern-knights-15th-match-1305448/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Roly Black
| motm = John Matchett (Northern Knights)
| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Brandon Kruger (Munster Reds) made his Twenty20 debut.
- Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Leinster Lightning
| team2 = North West Warriors
| score1 = 260/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Lorcan Tucker 77 (33)
| wickets1 = Andy McBrine 2/34 (4 overs)
| score2 = 132 all out (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = Stephen Doheny 26 (22)
| wickets2 = Josh Little 3/12 (4 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 128 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/leinster-lightning-vs-north-west-warriors-16th-match-1305449/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Paul Reynolds and Roly Black
| motm = Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = North West Warriors
| team2 = Munster Reds
| score1 = 165/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Stephen Doheny 58 (42)
| wickets1 = David Delany 3/17 (4 overs)
| score2 = 168/4 (14.1 overs)
| runs2 = Peter Moor 74 (30)
| wickets2 = Scott MacBeth 3/24 (2.1 overs)
| result = Munster Reds won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/north-west-warriors-vs-munster-reds-17th-match-1305450/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Jareth McCready and Roly Black
| motm = David Delany (Munster Reds)
| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first.
| rain =
| notes =
- Points: Munster Reds 5, North West Warriors 0
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 July 2022
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = Northern Knights
| team2 = Leinster Lightning
| score1 = 96 all out (14.4 overs)
| runs1 = Cade Carmichael 26 (23)
| wickets1 = Barry McCarthy 4/18 (3.4 overs)
| score2 = 97/4 (10.2 overs)
| runs2 = Andy Balbirnie 52 (24)
| wickets2 = Mark Adair 2/25 (3 overs)
| result = Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419/leinster-lightning-vs-northern-knights-18th-match-1305451/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin
| umpires = Jareth McCready and Roly Black
| motm = Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning)
| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0
- Series: Leinster Lightning won the 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2022-1305419 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]
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