| Dates | 1 May – 30 June 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland | 
| Cricket format | List A | 
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin | 
| Champions | Leinster Lightning (8th title) | 
| Participants | 4 | 
| Matches | 12 | 
| Most runs | George Dockrell (364) | 
| Most wickets | Barry McCarthy (17) | 
The 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup was the ninth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that took place in Ireland during 2021.[1] It was the fifth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. The number of teams was increased from three to four,[2] with Munster Reds playing in the tournament for the first time.[3] On 25 March 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] On 9 April 2021, Cricket Ireland announced the revised fixtures for the tournament.[5]
Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.[6] Leinster Lightning retained their title, winning four of their six matches.[7]
Points table
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 
| North West Warriors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 
| Northern Knights | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 
| Munster Reds | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 
Fixtures
|  1 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| North West Warriors 204 (48.5 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 207/4 (47.3 overs) | 
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- David O'Halloran and Tim Tector (Leinster Lightning) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
|  4 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Leinster Lightning 251/6 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 163 (38.1 overs) | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern Knights were set a revised target of 234 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
- George Dockrell (Leinster Lightning) scored his first century in List A cricket.[9]
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0.
|  6 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Munster Reds 219 (41.5 overs) | v | North West Warriors 220/5 (38.3 overs) | 
| Stuart Thompson 42 (42)  Josh Manley 1/23 (6 overs) | 
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain.
- Aaron Cawley, Seamus Lynch, Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin and Amish Sidhu (Munster Reds) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Munster Reds 0.
|  16 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Leinster Lightning 243/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 244/5 (43.5 overs) | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Knights 4, Leinster Lightning 0.
|  18 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| North West Warriors 298/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 236 (48.1 overs) | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- John Matchett (Northern Knights) made his List A debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 5, Northern Knights 0.
|  20 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Munster Reds 147/6 (23 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 69/1 (9.5 overs) | 
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain during Leinster Lightning's innings prevented any further play.
- Matt Ford (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 2, Munster Reds 2.
|  21 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Warriors 2, Northern Knights 2.
|  22 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Leinster Lightning 271 (48.3 overs) | v | Munster Reds 178 (42.3 overs) | 
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Carty (Munster Reds) made his List A debut.
- Points: Leinster Lightning 5, Munster Reds 0.
|  25 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| North West Warriors 231 (49.3 overs) | v | Leinster Lightning 235/6 (48.5 overs) | 
- Leinster Lightning won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Leinster Lightning 4, North West Warriors 0.
|  27 May 2021     Scorecard | 
| Northern Knights 276 (49.5 overs) | v | Munster Reds 87/2 (17 overs) | 
| Luke Georgeson 63 (89)  Josh Manley 4/43 (9.5 overs) | 
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Munster Reds' innings prevented any further play.
- Points: Munster Reds 2, Northern Knights 2.
|  15 June 2021     Scorecard | 
| Munster Reds 289/6 (50 overs) | v | North West Warriors 292/6 (47.1 overs) | 
- North West Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Kyle Magee (North West Warriors) made his List A debut.
- Points: North West Warriors 4, Munster Reds 0.
|  30 June 2021     Scorecard | 
| Munster Reds 309/4 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 300/8 (50 overs) | 
| Luke Georgeson 128 (118)  Josh Manley 3/51 (10 overs) | 
- Munster Reds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ross Adair (Northern Knights), Alistair Frost and Mitchell Thompson (Munster Reds) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: Munster Reds 4, Northern Knights 0.
References
- ↑ "No Irish first-class cricket in 2021 as board revamp domestic structure". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "New Inter-Provincial Series structure unveiled; new coaching hubs and emerging competition created". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Inter-Provincial Series: Revamp to include Munster Reds joining 50-over Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Inter-Provincial Series 2021 fixture dates confirmed". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Revised Inter-Provincial Series 2021 fixture schedule released". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Magnificent 7 in a row for Leinster Lightning". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Leinster Lightning wrap up Inter-Provincial Cup title defence with win over North West Warriors". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup Table - 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "An inspired George Dockrell maiden century leads Leinster Lightning to victory over Northern Knights". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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