2018 Inter-Provincial Cup

2018 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) – 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsLeinster Lightning
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsGeorge Dockrell (231)
Most wicketsGeorge Dockrell (10)
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The 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup was the sixth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 28 May to 9 September 2018.[1] It is the second edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[2]

In the second match of the tournament, between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights, Simi Singh and George Dockrell of Leinster Lightning set a new record partnership in List A cricket for the seventh wicket, with 215 runs.[3][4]

Leinster Lightning retained their title, after beating North West Warriors by 58 runs in the final match of the tournament.[5]

  1. ^ "Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Fixtures released for 2018". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Leinster Lightning retain One-Day Inter-Pro Cup after Warriors beat Knights". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "A world record seventh wicket partnership in List A matches". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Dockrell and Singh put Knights to the sword". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Leinster Lightning win fifth straight Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 9 September 2018.