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2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy
The 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was played in Ireland in 2021. It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. The tournament was played as a series of three-day festivals between four teams. On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament, with number of matches increased from 12 to 18. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions. After the first round of matches, North West Warriors were leading the competition with two wins from their three games. Defending champions Leinster Lightning suffered two defeats from their three matches. It was the first time that Leinster Lightning had lost back-to-back matches in the Inter-Provincial competition. In the second round of matches, Leinster Lightning won two of their three matches, putting them i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket Ireland
Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket Union, is the national governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the national men's and women's cricket teams. It also organises the Inter-Provincial Series (which includes the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy), Super 3s, and three All-Ireland club competitions: Irish Senior Cup, National Cup and the All-Ireland T20 Cup. It achieved Test-status for women in 2000, and then for men in 2017 when it was made a Full Member of the ICC in June 2017. History An early forerunner of the Irish Cricket Union was formed in 1890, though its only function was to select the Irish international team. The Irish Cricket Union was officially founded in 1923, and is made up of five provincial unions, namely the Leinster Cricket Union, the Munster Cricket Union, the Northern Cricket Union, the Connacht Cricket Union and the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Black
Roland Black (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish cricket umpire. He has been an umpire since 2006. He was added to ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel in 2016. On 14 July 2016 he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Ireland and Afghanistan. He was initially appointed to stand in the match between the two sides on 10 July, but the match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled. On 5 September 2016 he stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Ireland and Hong Kong. On 30 May 2017, he was one of the two on-field umpires for the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship match between Northern Knights and North West Warriors. This was the maiden first-class match in the Inter-Provincial Championship. In April 2019, he was one of four umpires to be awarded a full-time season contract by Cricket Ireland, the first time that Cricket Ireland have offered such contracts to umpires. In October 2019, he was appointed as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Neill
Alan James Neill (born 10 June 1956) is a Northern Irish cricket umpire. Neill serves as a member of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of Umpires representing Ireland. Neill stood in matches during the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey in May 2016, including the final between Jersey and Oman. On 12 July 2016 he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Ireland and Afghanistan. On 5 September 2016 he stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Ireland and Hong Kong. In April 2019, he was one of four umpires to be awarded a full-time season contract by Cricket Ireland, the first time that Cricket Ireland have offered such contracts to umpires. See also * List of One Day International cricket umpires * List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires This is a list of cricket umpires Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Balbirnie
Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish cricketer, the current captain of the Ireland cricket team in all formats. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born in Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College. He was one of the 11 cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In December 2018, he was one of 19 players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. In November 2019, Balbirnie was named as the captain of Ireland's Test and ODI team, after William Porterfield stepped down. Later the same month, he was also named as the captain of Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) team, replacing Gary Wilson. In January 2020, he was one of 19 players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis. Early and domestic career Balbirnie has represented Ireland at U-19 level, playing n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Little
Joshua Brian Little (born 1 November 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2016. Early career Unlike many other Irish cricketers, he grew up as a pure homegrown local Irish cricketer being the product of the Irish cricket pathway alone. He did not travel to England to learn the art of the game as he learnt them in Ireland and does not have experience of playing at the county level. He rose to limelight through the Irish cricketing system from under-age level. He picked up softball cricket for the first time as a ten-year-old at the St Andrews Primary School and he was guided by his development cricket coach in Dublin Andrew Leonard who is now a renowned broadcaster. It was Leonard who insisted him to join his friend Sanil Gupta at Pembroke Cricket Club to hone his skills and repertoire. He soon rose through the ranks during his stint at Pembroke Cricket Club through the Under-11 programme and also played alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Georgeson
Luke Ian Georgeson (born 14 April 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer. Georgeson holds an Irish passport, and became eligible to represent the Ireland cricket team in early 2022. Career Georgeson made his List A debut on 5 February 2020, for Wellington in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy in New Zealand. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut on 11 March 2021, for Wellington in the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season. In April 2021, Georgeson was named in the Northern Knights' squad ahead of the domestic season in Ireland. He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 June 2021, for Northern Knights in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy. He also finished as the third-highest run-scorer in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup, with 317 runs. In April 2022, Georgeson switched his allegiance from New Zealand to Ireland, and was offered a central contract by Cricket Ireland Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Doheny
Stephen Thomas Doheny (born 20 August 1998) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 11 August 2017. Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Domestic career He made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 19 June 2018. He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 20 June 2018. He was the leading run-scorer for Munster Reds in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament, with 193 runs in six matches. International career n June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team. In March 2020, Doheny was added to Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Afghanistan in India. In February 2021, Doheny was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour to Bangladesh. Later the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Kennedy (cricketer)
Graham Kennedy (born 24 August 1999) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for North West Warriors in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 23 June 2017. He made his List A debut for North West Warriors in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 28 May 2018. In December 2017, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for North West Warriors in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 20 June 2018. In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team. In August 2021, Kennedy was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. The following month, Kennedy was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McCollum
James Alexander McCollum (born 1 August 1995) is an Irish cricketer. He made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in February 2019. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis. Domestic career He made his first-class debut on 28 March 2017 for Durham MCCU against Gloucestershire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. Prior to his first-class debut, he played for Northern Knights in the 2016 Inter-Provincial Championship in Ireland. He made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 23 June 2017. He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 6 August 2017. He was the leading run-scorer for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship, with 442 runs in four matches. International career In December 2018, he was one of ninete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus Lynch (cricketer)
Seamus M. Lynch (born 2002) is an Irish cricketer. Born at Dublin, Lynch is a product of Terenure Cricket Club. He has played for Ireland at under-17 level and was added to the Cricket Ireland Academy. In the restructuring of Irish domestic cricket prior to the 2021 season, Lynch was assigned to the Cork based Munster Reds squad. He made his debut for the Reds in a List A one-day match against North West Warriors at Eglinton, with his Twenty20 debut coming later in the season against Leinster Lightning at Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ... in the first Interprovincial T20 festival of the season. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Seamus 2003 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers Munster Reds cricketer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Frost (cricketer)
Michael Frost (born 29 May 2001) is a South-African cricketer who holds an Irish passport. In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2020, for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa. In June 2021, Frost was selected to play for Munster Reds in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 June 2021, for Munster Reds in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy. In May 2022, in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup, Frost took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket, with 5/42 against North West Warriors North West Warriors is one of four provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and Munster Reds, it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Inter-Provincial Cup & Inter-Provincial Trophy. The tea .... References 2001 births Living people Irish cricketers South African cricketers Munster Reds cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
