Countries | Ireland |
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Administrator | Cricket Ireland |
Format | First-class cricket (from 2017 onwards) |
First edition | 2013 |
Latest edition | 2019 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin |
Number of teams | 3 |
Current champion | North West Warriors |
Most successful | Leinster Lightning (5 titles) |
Most runs | John Anderson (472) |
Most wickets | Max Sorensen (32) |
Website | http://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]