2016 Inter-Provincial Championship
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
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| Cricket format | 3-day |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (4th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
The 2016 Inter-Provincial Championship is the fourth season of the Inter-Provincial Championship, the domestic three-day (though not officially first-class) cricket competition of Ireland. The competition is played between Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors. The championship will be sponsored by Hanley Energy and will be observed International Cricket Council. The championship is in Strategic Plan of Cricket Ireland success to achieve Test Status for the national team.[1][2][3]
Standings
[edit]The tournament was dominated by drawn matches; five of the six matches ended in a draw, with only Leinster Lightning managing a positive result from their game with North West Warriors. Highest score of the championship was 206 from Adam Dennison.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
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| Leinster Lightning (C) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
Squads
[edit]Fixtures
[edit]1st match
[edit]10–12 May 2016
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- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 10, Leinster Lightning 5.
2nd match
[edit]17–19 May 2016
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- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 8.
3rd match
[edit]31 May–2 June 2016
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- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 24, North West Warriors 3.
4th match
[edit]21–23 June 2016
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- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: North West Warriors 11, Northern Knights 10.
5th match
[edit]8–10 August 2016
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- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Knights 14, North West Warriors 10.
6th match
[edit]23–25 August 2016
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Ross Allen 36* (86) |
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 14, North West Warriors 14.
Highest Scores
[edit]- 206 - A Dennison - Northern Cricket Union v North West, The Green, Comber
- 135* - J Anderson - Leinster Cricket Union v Northern Cricket Union Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
- 121 - O Williams - North West v Leinster Cricket Union The Village, Malahide, Dublin
- 101 - GH Dockrell - Leinster Cricket Union v North West The Village, Malahide, Dublin
Best Bowling
[edit]- 6-37 D Scanlon - North West v Northern Cricket Union Magheramason, Bready
- 6-92 J Mulder - Northern Cricket Union v North West Magheramason, Bready
- 5-24 GJ McCarter - Northern Cricket Union v Leinster Cricket Union Castle Avenue, Dublin