2024 Inter-Provincial Trophy

{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2024 Inter-Provincial Trophy

| image =

| image_size =

| fromdate = 1 May

| todate = 10 September 2024

| administrator = Cricket Ireland

| cricket format = Twenty20

| tournament format = Double round-robin

| host = {{flag|Ireland}}

| champions = Leinster Lightning

| runner up = Northern Knights

| count = 8

| participants = 4

| matches = 18

| player of the series =

| most runs = 267 Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)

| most wickets = 13 Matthew Foster (Northern Knights)

| previous_year = 2023

| previous_tournament = 2023 Inter-Provincial Trophy

| next_year = 2025

| next_tournament = 2025 Inter-Provincial Trophy

}}

The 2024 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the twelfth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition in Ireland. It was the eighth edition of the competition played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament began on 1 May 2024 and the last match was held on 10 September 2024.{{Cite web |title=Fixtures and squads released for Interpros |url=https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000003/000317.shtml |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Cricket Europe |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614031128/https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000003/000317.shtml |url-status=live }} Four provincial teams are taking part in the tournament.{{Cite web |title=Mens Inter-Provincial Series 2024 squads and fixtures announced |url=https://www.cricketworld.com/mens-inter-provincial-series-2024-squads-and-fixtures-announced/93788.htm |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Cricket World |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416191114/https://www.cricketworld.com/mens-inter-provincial-series-2024-squads-and-fixtures-announced/93788.htm |url-status=live }} In April 2024, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the competition.{{Cite web |last=Easdown |first=Craig |date=2024-04-15 |title=Men's Inter-Provincial Series squads and fixtures announced |url=https://cricketireland.ie/news/inter-pros-2024/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Cricket Ireland |language=en-US}} Leinster Lightning are the defending champions.

Squads

Points table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR

|source=ESPNcricinfo{{cite web |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ireland-inter-provincial-twenty20-trophy-2024-1430827/points-table-standings |title=Inter Pro 2024 T20 Points table |access-date=14 August 2024 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Cricket Ireland{{cite web |url= https://cricketireland.ie/matches/?tab=c_points-table#c56598dce-349a-4aa4-80dc-17cc2ac2b803 |title=Inter-Provincial Trophy (IP20) 2024 |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=14 August 2024}}

|update=complete

|show_bonus_points=no

|show_tie=yes

|show_nr=yes

|winpoints=4

|nrpoints=2

|team_order=LL, NK, NWW, MR

|win_LL=7 |loss_LL=1 |nr_LL=1 |bonus_LL=4 |nrr_LL=2.025 |status_LL=C

|win_MR=2 |loss_MR=6 |nr_MR=1 |bonus_MR=1 |nrr_MR=-2.137

|win_NK=5 |loss_NK=3 |nr_NK=1 |bonus_NK=3 |nrr_NK=1.410

|win_NWW=2 |loss_NWW=6 |nr_NWW=1 |bonus_NWW=1 |nrr_NWW=-2.057

|name_LL=Leinster Lightning

|name_MR=Munster Reds

|name_NK=Northern Knights

|name_NWW=North West Warriors

|result1=Q

|col_Q=green1

}}

Fixtures

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 1 May 2024

| time = 11:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Munster Reds

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 134/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Gareth Delany 44 (27)

| wickets1 = Barry McCarthy 5/3 (4 overs)

| score2 = 138/4 (15 overs)

| runs2 = Tim Tector 54* (41)

| wickets2 = Josh Manley 2/24 (3 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430828.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Waseem Mohammed (Eng)

| motm = Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match1}} Match 1

| rain =

| notes = Jordan Neill and John McNally (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 1 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Northern Knights

| score1 = 119 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Scott McBeth 37 (23)

| wickets1 = Thomas Mayes 4/28 (3.2 overs)

| score2 = 120/3 (14.1 overs)

| runs2 = Paul Stirling 59 (43)

| wickets2 = Trent Mckeegan 1/18 (3 overs)

| result = Northern Knights won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430829.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Waseem Mohammed (Eng)

| motm = Paul Stirling (Northern Knights)

| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected field.

| round = {{anchor|match2}} Match 2

| rain =

| notes = Jake Egan (Northern Knights) and Kian Hilton (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debut.

  • Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 May 2024

| time = 11:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Northern Knights

| team2 = Munster Reds

| score1 = 224/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Paul Stirling 76 (49)

| wickets1 = Ben White 1/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 125 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = John McNally 48 (32)

| wickets2 = Thomas Mayes 3/34 (3.5 overs)

| result = Northern Knights won by 99 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430830.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Aidan Seaver

| motm = Mark Adair (Northern Knights)

| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match3}} Match 3

| rain =

| notes = Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 2 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 148/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jared Wilson 39 (17)

| wickets1 = George Dockrell 3/21 (4 overs)

| score2 = 149/2 (12.5 overs)

| runs2 = Andrew Balbirnie 81* (44)

| wickets2 = Graham Hume 1/29 (2.5 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430831.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Aidan Seaver

| motm = Andrew Balbirnie (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match4}} Match 4

| rain =

| notes = Oliver Riley (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 3 May 2024

| time = 11:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Munster Reds

| team2 = North West Warriors

| score1 = 57/3 (5 overs)

| runs1 = Curtis Campher 20 (7)

| wickets1 = Graham Hume 1/15 (2 overs)

| score2 = 37/7 (5 overs)

| runs2 = Stephen Doheny 16 (9)

| wickets2 = Curtis Campher 4/15 (2 overs)

| result = Munster Reds won by 20 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430832.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Roland Black (Ire) and Waseem Mohammed (Eng)

| motm = Curtis Campher (Munster Reds)

| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match5}} Match 5

| rain = The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.

| notes = Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 3 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Northern Knights

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 191/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Cade Carmichael 74* (44)

| wickets1 = Barry McCarthy 3/43 (4 overs)

| score2 = 192/5 (17.1 overs)

| runs2 = Tim Tector 69 (36)

| wickets2 = Thomas Mayes 3/38 (4 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430833.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Roland Black (Ire) and Waseem Mohammed (Eng)

| motm = Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match6}} Match 6

| rain =

| notes = Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Northern Knights

| team2 = North West Warriors

| score1 = 149/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = James McCollum 61* (58)

| wickets1 = Shane Getkate 2/22 (4 overs)

| score2 = 152/5 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Jared Wilson 27 (23)

| wickets2 = Matthew Humphreys 2/26 (4 overs)

| result = North West Warriors won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430834.html Scorecard]

| venue = Stormont, Belfast

| umpires = George Brolly and Jareth McCready

| motm = Cameron Melly (North West Warriors)

| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match7}} Match 7

| rain =

| notes = Benjamin Calitz (Northern Knights) and Gavin Roulston (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debut.

  • Points: North West Warriors 4, Northern Knights 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Munster Reds

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 159/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Benjamin Calitz 54* (41)

| wickets1 = Dylan Lues 3/24 (3 overs)

| score2 = 164/4 (18.3 overs)

| runs2 = Tim Tector 65 (43)

| wickets2 = Josh Manley 3/34 (3.3 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430835.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Roland Black and Jonathan Kennedy

| motm = Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match8}} Match 8

| rain =

| notes = Christopher De Freitas, Dylan Lues, Swapnil Modgil, Nicolas Stapleton (Leinster Lightning), Zubair Khan and Oliver Metcalfe (Munster Reds) all made their T20 debut.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Munster Reds 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430836.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason

| umpires = George Brolly and Roland Black

| motm =

| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match9}} Match 9

| rain = No play was possible due to rain.

| notes = Jack Lalor (Leinster Lightning) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 2, North West Warriors 2.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 28 May 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Northern Knights

| team2 = Munster Reds

| score1 = 128/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jake Egan 74 (48)

| wickets1 = Nicolaj Laegsgaard 3/16 (4 overs)

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430837.html Scorecard]

| venue = Stormont, Belfast

| umpires = Jonathan Kennedy and Aidan Seaver

| motm =

| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match10}} Match 10

| rain = No further play was possible due to rain.

| notes = Harry Dyer and Jack Dickson (Munster Reds) both made their T20 debut.

  • Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 4 June 2024

| time = 11:00

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Munster Reds

| score1 = 136/5 (17.2 overs)

| runs1 = Gavin Roulston 50 (47)

| wickets1 = Carson McCullough 4/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 39/4 (5 overs)

| runs2 = Alistair Frost 15 (11)

| wickets2 = Andy McBrine 2/12 (2 overs)

| result = North West Warriors won by 13 runs (DLS method)

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430838.html Scorecard]

| venue = Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow

| umpires = Azam Baig and Jonathan Kennedy

| motm = Gavin Roulston (North West Warriors)

| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match11}} Match 11

| rain = Munster Reds were set a revised target of 53 runs from 5 overs.

| notes = Sean McNicholl (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: North West Warriors 5, Munster Reds 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 4 June 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Leinster Lightning

| team2 = Northern Knights

| score1 = 142/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Monil Patel 47 (41)

| wickets1 = Cian Robertson 3/16 (4 overs)

| score2 = 141/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Ruhan Pretorius 58 (46)

| wickets2 = Fionn Hand 3/22 (3 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 1 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430839.html Scorecard]

| venue = Stormont, Belfast

| umpires = Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne

| motm = Fionn Hand (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match12}} Match 12

| rain =

| notes = Sam Topping (Northern Knights) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 7 August 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Leinster Lightning

| team2 = Munster Reds

| score1 = 196/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = George Dockrell 41 (25)

| wickets1 = Michael Frost 2/10 (2 overs)

| score2 = 121 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Brandon Kruger 33 (29)

| wickets2 = Samuel Harbinson 3/24 (4 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 75 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430840.html Scorecard]

| venue = Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke

| umpires = Azam Baig and Jonathan Kennedy

| motm = Gavin Hoey (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match13}} Match 13

| rain =

| notes = Peter Francis (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 14 August 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Northern Knights

| score1 = 204/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Stephen Doheny 84 (50)

| wickets1 = Cian Robertson 2/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 208/5 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Ross Adair 116 (52)

| wickets2 = Graham Hume 3/51 (4 overs)

| result = Northern Knights won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430841.html Scorecard]

| venue = Woodvale Road, Eglinton

| umpires = Jonathan Kennedy and Gareth Morrison

| motm = Ross Adair (Northern Knights)

| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match14}} Match 14

| rain =

| notes = Points: Northern Knights 4, North West Warriors 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 August 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Munster Reds

| team2 = Northern Knights

| score1 = 152 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mark Andrianatos 48 (38)

| wickets1 = Cade Carmichael 3/19 (2 overs)

| score2 = 158/2 (14.4 overs)

| runs2 = Ross Adair 64 (33)

| wickets2 = Curtis Campher 1/19 (2 overs)

| result = Northern Knights won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430842.html Scorecard]

| venue = Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds, Mardyke

| umpires = Warren McCully and Gareth Morrison

| motm = Ross Adair (Northern Knights)

| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.

| round = {{anchor|match14}} Match 15

| rain =

| notes = Points: Northern Knights 5, Munster Reds 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 28 August 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 83 (18.4 overs)

| runs1 = Cameron Melly 17 (21)

| wickets1 = Gavin Hoey 3/14 (4 overs)

| score2 = 86/1 (8 overs)

| runs2 = Lorcan Tucker 60* (26)

| wickets2 = Ryan MacBeth 1/8 (2 overs)

| result = Leinster Lightning won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430843.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin

| umpires = Roland Black and Aidan Seaver

| motm = Lorcan Tucker (Leinster Lightning)

| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match16}} Match 16

| rain =

| notes = Jai Moondra (Leinster Lightning) and David O'Sullivan (North West Warriors) both made their T20 debuts.

  • Points: Leinster Lightning 5, North West Warriors 0.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 4 September 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = North West Warriors

| team2 = Munster Reds

| score1 = 131/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Stephen Doheny 38 (34)

| wickets1 = Matthew Weldon 2/16 (4 overs)

| score2 = 137/4 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Curtis Campher 50 (27)

| wickets2 = Graham Hume 1/22 (3.5 overs)

| result = Munster Reds won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430844.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason

| umpires = George Brolly and Mark Hawthorne

| motm =

| toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match17}} Match 17

| rain =

| notes = Matthew Weldon (Munster Reds) made his T20 debut.

  • Points: Munster Reds 4, North West Warriors 0

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 10 September 2024

| time = 15:30

| daynight =

| team1 = Northern Knights

| team2 = Leinster Lightning

| score1 = 187/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jake Egan 58 (32)

| wickets1 = Melvin Deveraj 2/18 (4 overs)

| score2 = 156 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Christopher De Freitas 40 (29)

| wickets2 = Matthew Foster 4/33 (3.5 overs)

| result = Northern Knights won by 31 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1430845.html Scorecard]

| venue = Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, County Wicklow

| umpires = Jareth McCready and Aidan Seaver

| motm = Jake Egan (Northern Knights)

| toss = Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

| round = {{anchor|match18}} Match 18

| rain =

| notes = Aditya Adey, Matthew Halliday (Northern Knights) and Melvin Deveraj (Leinster Lightning) made their T20 debut.

  • Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0

}}

References

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