2001 ICC Trophy

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.

2001 ICC Trophy
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Canada
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up Namibia
Participants24
Player of the seriesNetherlands Roland Lefebvre
Most runsNamibia Daniel Keulder (366)
Most wicketsNetherlands Roland Lefebvre (20)
Denmark Soren Vestergaard (20)

Bangladesh had, by then, been promoted to full Test and ODI status, and so did not take part in this competition, and Kenya had gained full ODI status, and therefore both countries qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup automatically.

Squads

Group stage

The 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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 10 1.374 Advanced to Super League
2  Scotland 5 4 1 8 1.030
3  Canada (H) 5 3 2 6 0.724
4  United Arab Emirates 5 2 3 4 −0.294 Advanced to Super League Play-offs
5  Fiji 5 1 4 2 −1.362
6  Singapore 5 0 5 0 −1.851
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 1 8 1.636 Advanced to Super League
2  United States 5 3 2 6 0.187
3  Ireland 5 3 2 6 0.531
4  Bermuda 5 3 2 6 0.026 Advanced to Super League Play-offs
5  Hong Kong 5 1 4 2 −1.057
6  Papua New Guinea 5 1 4 2 −1.494
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Division Two

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1  Namibia 3 3 0 6 3.152 Advanced to Super League Play-offs
2    Nepal 3 2 1 4 −0.382
3  Germany 3 1 2 2 −0.772
4  Gibraltar 3 0 3 0 −1.632
5  Italy 0 0 0 0 0.000 Withdrawn from tournament
6  West Africa 0 0 0 0 0.000
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1  Uganda 5 5 0 10 1.969 Advanced to Super League Play-offs
2  Argentina 5 4 1 8 −0.700
3  Malaysia 5 3 2 6 0.928
4  East and Central Africa 5 2 3 4 0.473
5  France 5 1 4 2 −1.516
6  Israel 5 0 5 0 −1.006
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Super League Playoffs


7 July
Scorecard
Namibia 
221 (49.1 overs)
v
 Bermuda
146 (45.4 overs)
Namibia won by 75 runs
Maple Leaf South-East Ground, Toronto
Umpires: CJ Pickket(Ned), John Thallon (Sco)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Namibia qualified for the Super League stage as a result of this match
7 July
Scorecard
Uganda 
154 (46.3 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
155/5 (41.5 overs)
UAE won by 5 wickets
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, Toronto
Umpires: Johan Luther (Den), Paddy O'Hara (Ire)
  • 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
Pos Team Pld W L PCF Pts NRR
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 6 12 0.533
2  Namibia 4 4 0 2 10 0.735
3  Scotland 4 3 1 4 10 0.303
4  Canada (H) 4 2 2 2 6 0.152
5  United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 6 −0.310
6  Denmark 4 0 4 4 4 −0.086
7  United States 4 0 4 4 4 −0.652
8  Ireland 4 1 3 2 4 −0.011
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host

  Advanced to 2003 Cricket World Cup
  Advanced to the 2003 Cricket World Cup Qualification match

9 July
Scorecard
Canada 
189 (48 overs)
v
 Namibia
190/8 (49.3 overs)
Namibia won by 2 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Melt van Schoor (Nam)
9 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
174 (48.5 overs)
v
 Denmark
133 (45.4 overs)
Netherlands won by 41 runs
Ajax Cricket Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Roland Lefebvre (Ned)
9 July
Scorecard
Ireland 
174/8 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
175/3 (42 overs)
Scotland won by 7 wickets
Malton Cricket Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Colin Smith (Sco)
9 July
Scorecard
United States 
153/8 (50 overs)
v
 UAE
155/3 (37.1 overs)
UAE won by 7 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: Ahmed Nadeem (UAE)
10 July
Scorecard
Canada 
161 (47 overs)
v
 Denmark
136 (47.4 overs)
Canada won by 25 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: John Davison (Can)
10 July
Scorecard
Ireland 
283/7 (50 overs)
v
 UAE
285/6 (46.4 overs)
UAE won by 5 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)
10 July
Scorecard
Namibia 
181/8 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
108 (44 overs)
Namibia won by 73 runs
G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto
Player of the match: Deon Kotze (Nam)
10 July
Scorecard
United States 
159 (47.5 overs)
v
 Scotland
161/5 (45.5 overs)
Scotland won by 5 wickets
G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto
Player of the match: Keith Sheridan (Sco)
12 July
Scorecard
Canada 
265 (50 overs)
v
 USA
144 (38.4 overs)
Canada won by 121 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Joseph Harris (Can)
12 July
Scorecard
Scotland 
194/9 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
165 (46.5 overs)
Scotland won by 29 runs
Malton Cricket Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Gregor Maiden (Sco)
12 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
217 (48.2 overs)
v
 Ireland
215 (49.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 2 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: Kyle McCallan (Ire)
12 July
Scorecard
Namibia 
179/7 (50 overs)
v
 UAE
117 (34.3 overs)
Namibia won by 62 runs
Ajax Cricket Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Louis Burger (Nam)
13 July
Scorecard
Canada 
217 (49.5 overs)
v
 Ireland
218/3 (44.4 overs)
Ireland won by 7 wickets
G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto
Player of the match: Peter Davy (Ire)
13 July
Scorecard
Denmark 
167 (47.5 overs)
v
 UAE
168/5 (37.3 overs)
UAE won by 5 wickets
G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto
Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)
13 July
Scorecard
Namibia 
256/6 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
247 (48.4 overs)
Namibia won by 9 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Burton van Rooi (Nam)
13 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
203/8 (50 overs)
v
 United States
170 (47.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 33 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Sebastiaan Gokke (Ned)

Knockout Stage

3rd-place play-off
17 July
Scorecard
Scotland 
176/9 (50 overs)
v
 Canada
177/5 (39.5 overs)
Drew Parsons 48 (96)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 5/25 (8 overs)
Ishwar Maraj 50 (77)
John Blain 2/34 (8 overs)
Canada won by 5 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Sanjayan Thuraisingam (Can)
  • 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
15 July
Scorecard
Namibia 
195/9 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
196/8 (50 overs)
Gavin Murgatroyd 50 (68)
Tim de Leede 3/47 (10 overs)
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 58* (51)
Rudi van Vuuren 3/35 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 2 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Player of the match: Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (Ned)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Netherlands won the 2001 ICC Trophy.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Daniel Keulder Namibia366945.7510413
Ed Joyce Ireland359871.808704
Joseph Harris Canada329941.127903
Colin Smith Scotland326946.578803
Ahmed Nadeem United Arab Emirates3181045.426703

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBest
Roland Lefebvre Netherlands72.32011.0521.753.045/16
Søren Vestergaard Denmark66.52011.5520.053.453/11
Burton van Rooi Namibia57.41911.3118.213.726/43
Khurram Khan United Arab Emirates95.01913.5230.002.704/18
Sanjayan Thuraisingam Canada79.11915.0025.003.605/25

Source: ESPNcricinfo

See also

References
  1. Munro, Tony (23 June 2001). "Italy withdrawn from 2001 ICC Trophy". ESPNcricinfo.

2001 ICC Trophy at ESPNcricinfo

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