2022 Inter-Provincial Cup

2022 Inter-Provincial Cup
Dates3 May – 4 July 2022
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsMunster Reds (1st title)
Participants4
Matches12
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The 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup is the tenth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that is taking place in Ireland during 2022. It is the sixth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. On 4 March 2022, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[1]

Leinster Lightning were the defending champions, having won the tournament for an eighth time in 2021.[2] In the opening match, Leinster Lightning began their title defence with a seven wicket win against North West Warriors,[3] with George Dockrell taking a five-wicket haul.[4] In their next match, Leinster Lightning made 304/6 against Munster Reds, but lost by five wickets after Peter Moor scored 152 runs, the highest individual score in the Inter-Provincial Cup.[5] Munster Reds also made the highest successful run chase in an Inter-Provincial Cup match.[6]

Munster Reds won their first senior title following the abandonment of the final slate of matches.

  1. ^ "Interpro fixtures for 2022 released". CricketEurope. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Leinster Lightning wrap up Inter-Provincial Cup title defence with win over North West Warriors". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Leinster Lightning strikes early in title defence after George Dockrell stars with ball". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Dockrell decimates Warriors". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Moor the merrier as the Reds run rampant in record run-chase". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Moor record century stuns Lightning". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 11 May 2022.