Interprovincial cricket will return next month with fixtures for both the men and women, albeit in a reduced capacity due to the abbreviated nature of the season and the Covid-19 situation.

For the men there will be no three-day Championship, but there will still be four teams competing for the T20 Trophy and three for the 50-overs Cup.

The T20 season gets under way on Thursday August 20th when defending champions Northern Knights travel to Bready to take on the NW Warriors, while Leinster Lightning take on Munster Reds at Pembroke.

They play each other twice on a home and away basis, although the games between NW Warriors and Munster Reds will be played as a double header on the same day at North County.

The final matches in the T20 event have Warriors hosting Lightning on Tuesday September 8th, while Munster entertain the Knights at The Mardyke at the same time.

(Leinster Lightning have dominated interpro cricket since its return in 2013)

The 50-overs series starts with Warriors facing Knights at Bready on Tuesday September 15th, while two days later defending champions Leinster Lightning face the Knights at Malahide. The teams play each other twice over a 13-day period, with the last match between Lightning and Warriors held on September 28th at Malahide.

Meanwhile the Women's interpro event will be cut to just two teams this season, with the Typhoons and Scorchers playing eight 50 over matches between August 3rd and September 27th.

The games will serve as useful preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers which were due to be held this month in Sri Lanka. The ICC have yet to confirm the new date, but they did announce yesterday that plans are still proceeding to hold the World Cup proper as scheduled in New Zealand.

"To give the squad the best chance to qualify, we have for this season condensed the competition to two teams to keep the quality high," said Richard Holdsworth.

"There is also a practical reason for this as a number of our senior international players have remained in Australia during the lockdown, and several players who would ordinarily be involved are not available at this time.

“The Super Series will focus primarily on the 50-over format as that is the format our senior players will need to be playing in as we approach the crucially important international competitions. We are hoping the ICC will soon confirm the details of these tournaments so that we can also plan a build-up schedule and give our players and coaches adequate time to prepare properly.”

2020 Interpro Matches

T20 Series

AUGUST

  • Thur 20th North-West Warriors v Northern Knights Bready 1:30pm
  • Leinster Lightning v Munster Reds Pembroke 1:30pm
  • Tues 25th Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning Comber 3:00pm
  • Thur 27th Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors Pembroke 1:30pm
  • Northern Knights v Munster Reds Stormont 1:30pm

SEPTEMBER

  • Tues 1st Northern Knights v North-West Warriors Waringstown 1:30pm
  • Munster Reds v Leinster Lightning The Mardyke 1:30pm
  • Thur 3rd Lightning Lightning v Northern Knights Pembroke 3:00pm
  • Munster Reds v North-West Warriors North County 10:15am
  • North-West Warriors v Munster Reds North County 2:30pm
  • Tues 8th Munster Reds v Northern Knights The Mardyke 1:30pm
  • North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning Bready 1:30pm

50 overs Series

  • Tues 15th North-West Warriors v Northern Knights Bready 10:15am
  • Thur 17th Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights Malahide 10:15am
  • Tues 22nd North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning Bready 10:15am
  • Thur 24th Northern Knights v North-West Warriors Shaws Bridge, Instonians 10:15am
  • Sat 26th Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning Shaws Bridge, Instonians 10:15am
  • Mon 28th Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors Malahide 10:15am

Women's Super Series 2020 season fixtures (all games 50 overs)

AUGUST

  • Mon 3 Typhoons v Scorchers Oak Hill 11:00
  • Sun 9 Scorchers v Typhoons Pembroke CC 11:00
  •  Sun 16 Typhoons v Scorchers Oak Hill 11:00
  • Sun 23 Scorchers v Typhoons TBC* 11:00

SEPTEMBER

  • Sun 6 Typhoons v Scorchers TBC* 10:30
  • Sun 13 Scorchers v Typhoons TBC* 10:30
  • Sun 20 Typhoons v Scorchers TBC* 10:30
  • Sun 27 Scorchers v Typhoons TBC* 10:30