Season 2018 review - Carlow 1 win club’s first Inter Cup

Intermediate Cup stats

Leading all time run scorer (2011-2018) - Manpreet Singh (Greystones) - 518 runs @ 47.09

Most runs in an Intermediate Cup season - Imtiaz Kalyar (Slieve Bloom) - 222 runs (2017)

Highest score - Manpreet Singh (Greystones) - 120* - Greystones 2 vs Slieve Bloom 1 - Meadow Lands - 26 Jul 2014

Leading all time wicket taker (2011-2018) - William Clarke (Phoenix) - 18 wkts @ 11.89 (rpo 3.90), Sinto John (Greystones) - 18 wkts @ 15.94 (rpo 4.89), Manpreet Singh (Greystones) - 18 wkts @ 16.22 (rop 3.22)

Most wickets in an Intermediate Cup season - John Anders (Phoenix) - 9 wkts (2013), Saeedullah Azizi (Leinster) - 9 wkts (2018), William Clarke (Phoenix) - 9 wkts (2013), Graham Mooney (Phoenix) - 9 wkts (2011)

Best bowling - Shakil Ahmed - 6-10 - Clondalkin 1 vs Civil Service 2 - Tymon Park - 17 Jun 2017

Most matches - 13 - Manpreet Singh (Greystones) (2014-2017)

Club with most wins - (15) Leinster (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1938, 1942, 1947, 1963, 1979, 2005, 2012)

Highest team score - 279-9 - Adamstown 1 vs Rush 3 - Kenure - 12 Jun 2012

Lowest team score - 21 all out - Cabinteely 1 vs Swords 1 - Kilbogget Park - 23 Jun 2012

Carlow 1 won the Intermediate Cup for the first time in their history in Corkagh Park on the second weekend in September, when they beat Leinster 4 by 5 wickets. It was the second cup win in the club's history, following the Minor 2 Cup in 2015.

A reduced match saw Leinster get to 139-9 off 30 overs, with a multitude of Leinster players all getting t double figures. Malcolm Rule top scored with 30, but Eoin Byrne, Tom Halliday, Mathew Tonge, Rob O'Connor and Joe O'Sullivan all made contributions. For Carlow, Rocky Butt and Kiran Thokala both took 2-18, and Sairam Mangisetty 3-17.

Early wickets for Ikhtiar Sanzai (who finished with 3-16) looked to have Leinster on top, but from 5-2, Carlow staged a strong recovery. Rocky Butt hit 25 and Amir Mehmood 33 before Jazab Azeem scored an unbeaten 51 to see Carlow home with 5 wickets and two overs to spare.