The 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship was the sixth edition of the

Inter-Provincial Championship The Inter-Provincial Championship is a three-day cricket tournament in Ireland, played between regional teams drawn from three of Ireland's five provincial unions. It parallels first-class cricket tournaments in other countries such as the Count ...

, a

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...

competition played in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It was held from 1 May to 6 September 2018. It was the second edition of the competition to be played with first-class status.

Leinster Lightning Leinster Lightning is one of three provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the North West Warriors and Northern Knights it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup. The ...

were the defending champions. The venue for the opening fixture, originally scheduled to take place at

Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Kilbride, County Wicklow, Ireland. History The ground was constructed in 2008 by businessman Peter Savill on his stud farm at Kilbride. The ground was officially opened on 22 June 2008, with a ...

, was moved to

Pembroke Cricket Club Pembroke Cricket Club was founded in 1868 and is located at Sydney Parade, Park Avenue, just outside the old village of Sandymount in the prosperous Dublin suburb of Ballsbridge. The grounds were part of the lands of the Pembroke Estate from whi ...

, due to poor weather. 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.

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. T ...

won the tournament, following the conclusion of the fifth match of the competition. They beat

Northern Knights The Northern Knights is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based in Preston, representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne. The Knight ...

by 140 runs to give them an unassailable lead. It was the first time that a side other than

had won the tournament.

Points table

Champions

Fixtures

1st match

2nd match

3rd match

4th match

5th match

6th match

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Inter-Provincial Championship seasons