{{short description|Cricket tournament}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | name = 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship | image = | caption = | fromdate = {{start date|2019|5|28|df=y}} | todate = {{end date|2019|8|29|df=yes}} | administrator = Cricket Ireland | cricket format = First-class | tournament format = Round-robin | champions = Leinster Lightning | count = 6 | participants = 3 | matches = 6 | attendance = | player of the series = | most runs = Simi Singh (204) | most wickets = Simi Singh (13) | previous_year = 2018 | previous_tournament = 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship | next_year = 2020 | next_tournament = 2020 Inter-Provincial Championship }}
The '''2019 Inter-Provincial Championship''', known for sponsorship reasons as the '''Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/test-triangle-unveiled-as-new-title-sponsor-for-the-inter-provincial-series |title=Test Triangle unveiled as new title sponsor for the Inter-Provincial Series |work=Cricket Ireland |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref> was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It took place from 28 May to 29 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/2019-inter-provincial-series-fixtures-released |title=2019 Inter-Provincial Series fixtures released |accessdate=14 March 2019 |work=Cricket Ireland}}</ref> It was the third edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. North West Warriors were the defending champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/north-west-warriors-crowned-2018-hanley-energy-inter-provincial-championshi |title=North West Warriors crowned 2018 Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship winners |work=Cricket Ireland |accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/preview-northern-knights-v-north-west-warriors-ipc |title=PREVIEW: Northern Knights v North West Warriors (IPC) |work=Cricket Ireland |accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref>
The tournament was heavily affected by rain, with none of the games being completed. Only six days of play across the eighteen that were scheduled took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000013/001351.shtml |title=2019 interpros worst on record |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=30 August 2019}}</ref> Leinster Lightning were the eventual winners of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000013/001350.shtml |title=Interpro wipe-out ensures Leinster win title |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=29 August 2019 |archive-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829180048/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000013/001350.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Points table== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:250px"|Team<ref name="Points">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/11082/season/2019/cricket-ireland-inter-provincial-championship |title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Table - 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref> !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pld | Played}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | W | Won}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | L | Lost}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | D | Drawn}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | NR | No result}} !width="20"|{{Tooltip | Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc" | style="text-align:left;"|Leinster Lightning | 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || '''40''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|Northern Knights | 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || '''35''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|North West Warriors | 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || '''33''' |} {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Champions
==Fixtures== ===1st match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 28–30 May 2019 | team1 = North West Warriors | team2 = Northern Knights (H) | score-team1-inns1 = 234/7 (104 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Graham Kennedy 73* (176) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Harry Tector 3/48 (23 overs)
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| venue = The Green, Comber | toss = North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat. | umpires = Roland Black and Alan Neill | motm = | rain = No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain. | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178123.html Scorecard] | result = Match drawn | notes = Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut. *Points: Northern Knights 9, North West Warriors 8. }}
===2nd match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 17–19 June 2019 | team1 = North West Warriors (H) | team2 = Leinster Lightning | score-team1-inns1 = 135 (59.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = William Porterfield 25 (48) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Simi Singh 3/15 (12.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 154/5 (55.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Andy Balbirnie 50 (106) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Craig Young 3/45 (13 overs)
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| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready | toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field. | umpires = Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne | motm = | rain = No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. *''No play was possible until after lunch on day 2 due to a wet outfield.'' | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178124.html Scorecard] | result = Match drawn | notes = Fionn Hand and Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin (Leinster Lightning) both made their first-class debuts. *Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 0. }}
===3rd match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 30 July–1 August 2019 | team1 = Northern Knights | team2 = Leinster Lightning (H) | score-team1-inns1 = 332 (106.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Harry Tector 146 (234) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Simi Singh 3/24 (10.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 324/8d (76.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Simi Singh 100* (124) | wickets-team2-inns1 = David Delany 3/63 (14 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 131 (60.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Gary Wilson 36 (67) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Simi Singh 5/38 (25.5 overs)
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| venue = Sydney Parade, Dublin | toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field. | umpires = Alan Neill and Mary Waldron | motm = | rain = | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178125.html Scorecard] | result = Match drawn | notes = Josh Manley (Northern Knights) made his first-class debut. *''Harry Tector (Northern Knights) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crictracker.com/cricketing-trends-on-social-media-today-31-july-2019/ |title=Cricketing Trends on Social Media today |work=CricTracker |accessdate=31 July 2019 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731164901/https://www.crictracker.com/cricketing-trends-on-social-media-today-31-july-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>'' *Points: Leinster Lightning 10, Northern Knights 10. }}
===4th match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 6–8 August 2019 | team1 = Northern Knights (H) | team2 = Leinster Lightning | score-team1-inns1 = 150/4d (41.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = James McCollum 44 (77) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Kevin O'Brien 1/16 (5.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 217/7 (53.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Andrew Balbirnie 81 (118) | wickets-team2-inns1 = David Delany 3/48 (11 overs)
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| venue = Stormont, Belfast | toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field. | umpires = Roland Black and Mark Hawthorne | motm = | rain = Only 18.1 overs of play was possible across days 1 and 2 due to rain. | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178126.html Scorecard] | result = Match drawn | notes = Points: Northern Knights 10, Leinster Lightning 9. }}
===5th match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–14 August 2019 | team1 = Leinster Lightning (H) | team2 = North West Warriors | score-team1-inns1 = 131 (45.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Simi Singh 29 (52) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Craig Young 4/26 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 168/9 (66 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = William Porterfield 95* (192) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Barry McCarthy 5/51 (19 overs)
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| venue = North County Cricket Club, Balrothery | toss = Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. | umpires = Mark Hawthorne and Alan Neill | motm = | rain = No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178127.html Scorecard] | result = Match drawn | notes = Will Smale (North West Warriors) made his first-class debut. *Points: Leinster Lightning 11, North West Warriors 10. }}
===6th match=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–29 August 2019 | team1 = North West Warriors (H) | team2 = Northern Knights | score-team1-inns1 = | runs-team1-inns1 = | wickets-team1-inns1 =
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| venue = Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready | toss = No toss. | umpires = Roland Black and Deighton Butler | motm = | rain = No play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178128.html Scorecard] | result = Match abandoned | notes = Potints: North West Warriors 6, Northern Knights 6. }}
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==External links== * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/11082/season/2019/cricket-ireland-inter-provincial-championship Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
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