2018 Inter-Provincial Championship

2018 Inter-Provincial Championship
Dates1 May 2018 (2018-05-01) – 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsNorth West Warriors (1st title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsWilliam Porterfield (458)
Most wicketsDavid Scanlon (19)
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The 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 1 May to 6 September 2018.[1] It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2] The venue for the opening fixture, originally scheduled to take place at Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground, was moved to Pembroke Cricket Club, due to poor weather.[3]

Seventeen of Ireland's international players took part in the opening fixture of the tournament, ahead of Ireland's first Test match, which was played against Pakistan on 11 May 2018.[4][5]

North West Warriors won the tournament, following the conclusion of the fifth match of the competition.[6] They beat Northern Knights by 140 runs to give them an unassailable lead.[6] It was the first time that a side other than Leinster Lightning had won the tournament.[6]

  1. ^ "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Leinster Lightning win Three Day Inter-pro title for fifth straight year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Venue change for first game of Inter-Provincial Championships". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Boyd Rankin hits Irish first-class circuit ahead of historic Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "O'Brien brothers in good nick as Ireland get ready for Pakistan Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2018.