2017 Inter-Provincial Championship

2017 Inter-Provincial Championship
Dates30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) – 7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning (5th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsJames Shannon (446)
Most wicketsGeorge Dockrell (22)
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The 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 30 May to 7 September 2017.[1] It was the first edition of the competition to be played with first-class status,[2] following the outcome of a meeting by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October 2016.[3][4] Leinster Lightning won the tournament, their fifth-consecutive, and completed a domestic clean-sweep in the process.[5][6]

  1. ^ "2017 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "First-class arrival in Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Joyce Hits Unbeaten Century as Lightning Secure Hanley Energy Title". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 September 2017.