# 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup

The 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup was the third edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a One Day cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 4 May to 30 August 2015. Three teams competed; Leinster Lightning, North West Warriors and Northern Knights, with Leinster Lightning being the defending champions. Leinster Lightning retained their title, after going undefeated in the tournament.

## Points table

The following teams competed:
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
| Leinster Lightning | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| North West Warriors | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Champions

## Fixtures
### 1st match

* 4 May 2015
| Northern Knights (H) 208 (49.2 overs) | v | North West Warriors 105 (34.3 overs) |
| James Shannon 46 (48) Andrew McBrine 2/24 (10 overs) | | Stuart Thompson 21 (25) Gary Kidd 4/26 (9.3 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 103 runs Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Noel McCarey and Alan Neill
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field
* * Points: Northern Knights 5, North West Warriors 0.

### 2nd match

* 17 May 2015
| Northern Knights 182/5 (39 overs) | v | North West Warriors (H) 164/8 (35 overs) |
| Rassie van der Dussen 93 (97) Stuart Thompson 2/49 (8 overs) | | Craig Averill 36 (73) Andrew White 2/22 (5 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 3 runs (DLS method) Lodge Road, Coleraine, Coleraine Umpires: Roland Black and Noel Dunn
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Northern Knights innings was reduced to 39 overs, North West Warriors target was 168 runs in 35 overs.
* Points: North West Warriors 0, Northern Knights 4.

### 3rd match

* 14 June 2015
| North West Warriors 211 (41.4 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning (H) 215/4 (30.1 overs) |
| Gary McClintock 62 (64) Max Sorensen 4/44 (8 overs) | | Dominick Joyce 86 (71) Graeme McCarter 2/37 (5 overs) |
* Leinster Lightning won by 6 wickets Observatory Lane, Dublin Umpires: Sameer Dutt and Paul Reynolds
* North West Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* * Points: North West Warriors 0, Leinster Lightning 5.

### 4th match

* 2 August 2015
| Leinster Lightning (H) 320 (49.5 overs) | v | Northern Knights 162 (33.5 overs) |
| John Anderson 76 (83) Shane Getkate 4/48 (6.5 overs) | | Andrew White 57 (84) Eddie Richardson (cricketer) 3/26 (7 overs) |
* Leinster Lightning won by 158 runs Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin Umpires: Gordon Black and Sameer Dutt
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* * Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

### 5th match

* 9 August 2015
| Leinster Lightning 217 (49.5 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 138 (35.4 overs) |
| E Delany 48 (51) Andrew White 4/44 (9 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 22 (38) John Mooney 4/25 (6 overs) |
* Leinster Lightning won by 79 runs The Lawn, Waringstown Umpires: Jareth McCready and Alan Neill
* Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* * Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.

### 6th match

* 30 August 2015
| North West Warriors (H) | v | Leinster Lightning |
* Match abandoned. New Strabane Park, Strabane
* No toss contested.
* * Points: North West Warriors 2, Leinster Lightning 2.