2020 Inter-Provincial Cup
| Dates | 15 – 28 September 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup will be the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition played in Ireland during September 2020.[1] It will be the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning are the defending champions.[2]
Background
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 8 May to 29 July 2020.[3][4] However, on 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020.[7] The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country.[8] Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020.[9] On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament.[10] On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament.[11][12]
Fixtures
References
- ^ "Interpros to return next month". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Abandoned game sees Lightning confirm 6th title". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Fixtures announced for men's internationals, Inter-Provincial Series and Super 3s in 2020". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Interpro series cut". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "UPDATE: Irish cricket season". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Season pushed back". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Update on COVID-19 and the Irish cricket season". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Light at end of tunnel for cricket?". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Ireland hopeful of Interprovincial season". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Series and Super 50 Series fixtures released for 2020 season". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Squads named for interpro series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Test Triangle Inter-Provincial squads announced; captains give their views". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2020.