The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Three spots in the World Cup were on offer and the Netherlands, host nation Canada and for the first time, Namibia qualified. Scotland failed to qualify after losing in the 3rd place play-off and finishing fourth. The Netherlands won the final against Namibia.
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Canada |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Participants | 24 |
| Player of the series | Roland Lefebvre |
| Most runs | Daniel Keulder (366) |
| Most wickets | Roland Lefebvre (20) Soren Vestergaard (20) |
By then, Bangladesh had been promoted to full Test and ODI status and did not take part in this competition. Kenya had also gained full ODI status, so both countries qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup automatically.
Squads
editGroup stage
editThe first round group stage saw a unique two division format, designed to eliminate the mismatches that had blighted previous ICC Trophy tournaments. Each division had two groups of six teams, making 24 teams in total.
However, Italy withdrew before the tournament started to protest Joe Scuderi being ruled ineligible despite being an Italian citizen. West Africa also withdrew, leaving one of the Division Two groups with just four teams, after Canadian immigration officials refused the West African team entry into the country due to concerns the players, especially from Sierra Leone, would stay in Canada illegally after the tournament.[1]
The top three teams from the first round Division One groups went through to the Super League stage, whilst the fourth place team in each group played off against the winners of the Division Two groups.
Division One
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.374 | Advanced to Super League |
| 2 |  Scotland
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5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.030 | |
| 3 | Canada (H)
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5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.724 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates
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5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −0.294 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 5 |  Fiji
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.362 | |
| 6 |  Singapore
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.851 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark
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5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.636 | Advanced to Super League |
| 2 |  United States
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5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.187 | |
| 3 |  Ireland
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5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.531 | |
| 4 |  Bermuda
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5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.026 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 5 |  Hong Kong
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.057 | |
| 6 |  Papua New Guinea
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.494 |
Division Two
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Namibia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.152 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 2 |  Nepal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −0.382 | |
| 3 |  Germany
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −0.772 | |
| 4 |  Gibraltar
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −1.632 | |
| 5 |  Italy
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Withdrawn from tournament |
| 6 |  West Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uganda
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5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.969 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 2 |  Argentina
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5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −0.700 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.928 | |
| 4 |  East and Central Africa
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5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.473 | |
| 5 |  France
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.516 | |
| 6 |  Israel
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.006 |
Super League Playoffs
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- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
- Namibia qualified for the Super League stage as a result of this match
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- United Arab Emirates qualified for the Super League stage as a result of this match
Super League
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCF | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0.533 |
| 2 | Namibia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.735 |
| 3 | Scotland
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4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.303 |
| 4 | Canada (H)
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4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.152 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.310 |
| 6 | Denmark
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4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −0.086 |
| 7 | United States
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4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −0.652 |
| 8 | Ireland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −0.011 |
Advanced to 2003 Cricket World Cup
Advanced to the 2003 Cricket World Cup Qualification match
Knockout Stage
edit3rd-place play-off
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Canada qualified for the 2003 World Cup as a result of this match as the fourteenth team in that tournament.
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Keulder | Namibia |
366 | 9 | 45.75 | 104 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Joyce | Ireland |
359 | 8 | 71.80 | 87 | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph Harris | Canada |
329 | 9 | 41.12 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Smith | Scotland |
326 | 9 | 46.57 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahmed Nadeem | United Arab Emirates |
318 | 10 | 45.42 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
editThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Lefebvre | Netherlands |
72.3 | 20 | 11.05 | 21.75 | 3.04 | 5/16 |
| Søren Vestergaard | Denmark |
66.5 | 20 | 11.55 | 20.05 | 3.45 | 3/11 |
| Burton van Rooi | Namibia |
57.4 | 19 | 11.31 | 18.21 | 3.72 | 6/43 |
| Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates |
95.0 | 19 | 13.52 | 30.00 | 2.70 | 4/18 |
| Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Canada |
79.1 | 19 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 3.60 | 5/25 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Munro, Tony (23 June 2001). "Italy withdrawn from 2001 ICC Trophy". ESPNcricinfo.