1994 ICC Trophy

International cricket tournament 1994 ICC Trophy 12 February 6 March 1994 International Cricket Council Limited overs cricket Round-robin and Knockout Kenya UAE 1 KEN 20 NED Nolan Clarke (517) NAM Gavin Murgatroyd (19)PNG Fred Arua (19) 1990 1990 ICC Trophy 1997 1997 ICC Trophy The 1994 ICC Trophy (formally the ABN AMRO ICC Trophy) was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya between 12 February and 6 March 1994. It was the fifth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and acted as the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1996 Cricket World Cup.https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1994/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml 1994 ICC Trophy Cricket Europe 24 November 2020 23 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201123130606/https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1994/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml dead Zimbabwe, the winners of the previous three tournaments, had been granted Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and so automatically qualified for the World Cup. For the first time three spots were on offer to qualify for the World Cup, and matches were played over 50 overs a side, though white clothing and red balls were still used. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, defeating host nation Kenya in the final, while the Netherlands won the third place play-off. The three sides thus qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Being group champion, USA and PNG team qualified for plate final, but due to prescheduled flight schedule Namibia and Denmark played the plate final. Teams and squads 1994 ICC Trophy squads Twenty teams contested the tournament. All twenty associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament and participated. Ireland, Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debuts. ARG BAN BER 1910 CAN DEN FIJ GIB East and Central Africa HKG 1959 IRE ISR KEN MYS NAM NED PNG SIN UAE USA West Africa First round Group A Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)NED 4 4 0 0 0 16 2.320IRE 4 3 1 0 0 12 0.769PNG 4 2 2 0 0 8 0.115MYS 4 1 3 0 0 4 -0.346GIB 4 0 4 0 0 0 -2.674 Source: CricketArchive 12–13 February PNG 248/5 (50 overs) GIB 113 (38.2 overs) PNG won by 135 runs Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi 12 February MYS 118/9 (50 overs) NED 119/1 (28.4 overs) Netherlands won by 9 wickets Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi 14 February GIB 80 (44.4 overs) NED 85/0 (9.5 overs) Netherlands won by 10 wickets Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi 14–15 February IRE 230/8 (50 overs) PNG 88/7 (32 overs) Ireland won on faster scoring rate Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi Papua New Guinea's innings was limited to 32 overs. 16–17 February GIB 136/9 (50 overs) IRE 138/4 (37.3 overs) Ireland won by 6 wickets Scorecard Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi 16–17 February PNG 165 (47.5 overs) MYS 121 (46.4 overs) PNG won by 44 runs Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi 18 February MYS 253/4 (50 overs) GIB 119/9 (50 overs) Malaysia won by 134 runs Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi 18 February NED 235/8 (50 overs) IRE 165 (48 overs) Netherlands won by 70 runs Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi 20 February MYS 110 (48.2 overs) IRE 111/1 (24.3 overs) Ireland won by 9 wickets Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi 20 February NED 212/5 (50 overs) PNG 113 (41 overs) Netherlands won by 99 runs Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Group B Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)UAE 4 4 0 0 0 16 1.305BAN 4 3 1 0 0 12 0.857USA 4 2 2 0 0 8 1.265ARG 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.310East and Central Africa 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.991 Source: CricketArchive 13–14 February ARG 120 (43.2 overs) BAN 123/3 (35.2 overs) Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi 13–14 February East and Central Africa 92 (37.3 overs) UAE 93/3 (26.5 overs) UAE won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi 15–16 February East and Central Africa 98 (36.2 overs) BAN 99/3 (22.5 overs) Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Scorecard Impala Sports Club, Nairobi 15–16 February USA 206 (47.5 overs) UAE 209/6 (47.1 overs) UAE won by 4 wickets Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi 17 February ARG 128 (49.2 overs) UAE 129/2 (24.3 overs) UAE won by 8 wickets Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi 17 February East and Central Africa 105 (35.1 overs) USA 106/1 (14.4 overs) United States won by 9 wickets Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi 19 February ARG 180 (48 overs) East and Central Africa 143 (38.1 overs) Argentina won by 37 runs Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi 19 February USA 145 (45.4 overs) BAN 147/7 (46 overs) Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi 21 February USA 337/6 (50 overs) ARG 226/6 (50 overs) United States won by 111 runs Scorecard Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi 21 February BAN 233/7 (50 overs) UAE 236/4 (46.3 overs) UAE won by 6 wickets Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi Group C Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)KEN (H) 4 4 0 0 0 16 2.031CAN 4 2 1 0 1 10 1.814NAM 4 2 2 0 0 8 -0.181ISR 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.592SIN 4 0 3 0 1 2 -1.414 Source: CricketArchive 12–13 February CAN 159/8 (30 overs) SIN 50/8 (20.1 overs) No result Scorecard Impala Sports Club, Nairobi The match was reduced to 30 overs per side before the start of play. 12–13 February ISR 99 (41.4 overs) KEN 100/1 (15 overs) Kenya won by 9 wickets Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi 14 February NAM 51 (16.3 overs) CAN 52/0 (11.5 overs) Canada won by 10 wickets Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi 14 February SIN 76 (34.5 overs) KEN 77/1 (9.2 overs) Kenya won by 9 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi 16–17 February ISR 89 (29.1 overs) CAN 90/2 (21.4 overs) Canada won by 8 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi 16 February SIN 116 (38 overs) NAM 117/5 (32.3 overs) Namibia won by 5 wickets Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi 18 February SIN 120 (49.3 overs) ISR 121/8 (48.2 overs) Israel won by 2 wickets Scorecard Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi 18 February KEN 198 (48.3 overs) NAM 178 (49.4 overs) Kenya won by 20 runs Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi 20 February NAM 257/9 (50 overs) ISR 198 (47.3 overs) Namibia won by 59 runs Scorecard Impala Sports Club, Nairobi 20 February CAN 210/9 (50 overs) KEN 213/7 (47 overs) Kenya won by 3 wickets Scorecard Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Group D Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)BER 1910 4 4 0 0 0 16 1.369HKG 1959 4 3 1 0 0 12 2.048DEN 4 2 2 0 0 8 0.607FIJ 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.062West Africa 4 0 4 0 0 0 -3.023 Source: CricketArchive 13–14 February West Africa 93 (46.3 overs) BER 1910 94/2 (21.4 overs) Bermuda won by 8 wickets Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi 13–14 February DEN 192 (46.5 overs) HKG 1959 192/8 (50 overs) Hong Kong won by losing fewer wickets Scorecard Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi 15–16 February HKG 1959 154 (47.2 overs) BER 1910 154/8 (50 overs) Bermuda won by losing fewer wickets Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi 15–16 February DEN 219 (49.3 overs) FIJ 126 (35.3 overs) Denmark won by 93 runs Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi 17 February West Africa 146 (47.4 overs) DEN 147/6 (37.2 overs) Denmark won by 4 wickets Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi 17 February FIJ 126 (35 overs) HKG 1959 127/3 (17 overs) Hong Kong won by 7 wickets Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi 19 February FIJ 84 (29.4 overs) BER 1910 85/1 (16 overs) Bermuda won by 9 wickets Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi 19 February HKG 1959 355/8 (50 overs) West Africa 110 (30.5 overs) Hong Kong won by 245 runs Scorecard Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi 21 February DEN 183/7 (50 overs) BER 1910 185/4 (43.5 overs) Bermuda won by 6 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi 21 February FIJ 232/9 (50 overs) West Africa 88 (39.1 overs) Fiji won by 144 runs Scorecard Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi Second round Group E Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)KEN 3 3 0 0 0 12 1.371NED 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.196BAN 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.020HKG 1959 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.504 Source: CricketArchive 23 February NED 205 (48.3 overs) BAN 158 (48 overs) Netherlands won by 47 runs Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi Huib Visée (Neth) 23 February HKG 1959 86 (33.1 overs) KEN 90/2 (16 overs) Kenya won by 8 wickets Scorecard Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Alfred Njuguna (Ken) 25 February NED 288/8 (50 overs) HKG 1959 154 (41.1 overs) Netherlands won by 134 runs Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Nolan Clarke (Neth) 25 February KEN 295/6 (50 overs) BAN 282/8 (50 overs) Kenya won by 13 runs Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Maurice Odumbe (Ken) 27 February BAN 238/8 (50 overs) HKG 1959 181 (48.5 overs) Bangladesh won by 57 runs Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Minhajul Abedin (Ban) 27 February NED 250/8 (50 overs) KEN 251/8 (49.5 overs) Kenya won by 2 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Steve Tikolo (Ken) Group F Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)UAE 3 3 0 0 0 12 0.488BER 1910 3 2 1 0 0 8 0.669CAN 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.402IRE 3 0 3 0 0 0 -0.701 Source: CricketArchive 23 February CAN 149 (43.2 overs) BER 1910 151/2 (34.5 overs) Bermuda won by 8 wickets Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Noel Gibbons (Ber) 23 February UAE 295/4 (50 overs) IRE 236/9 (50 overs) UAE won by 59 runs Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Mazhar Hussain (UAE) 25 February IRE 202 (48.4 overs) BER 1910 206/3 (45.5 overs) Bermuda won by 7 wickets Scorecard Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Clay Smith (Ber) 25 February CAN 278/7 (50 overs) UAE 279/9 (49.2 overs) UAE won by 1 wicket Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Azhar Saeed (UAE) 27 February BER 1910 329/9 (50 overs) UAE 330/9 (48.4 overs) UAE won by 1 wicket Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Saleem Raza (UAE) 27 February IRE 212/7 (50 overs) CAN 213/5 (46 overs) Canada won by 5 wickets Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi Mark Cohen (Ire) Finals Semi-finals Of the four semi-finalists, Kenya and the Netherlands had made the semi-finals at the previous tournament in 1990, Bermuda had last made the semi-finals at the 1986 tournament, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debut. 1 March KEN 318/5 (50 overs) Maurice Odumbe 158* Clevie Wade 1/46 BER 1910 254/9 (50 overs) Clay Smith 108 Steve Tikolo 3/49 Kenya won by 64 runs Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Maurice Odumbe (Ken) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat. 3 March NED 194 (48.3 overs) Tim de Leede 52 Sohail Butt 3/20 UAE 195/4 (44.4 overs) Mohammad Ishaq 72* Floris Jansen 2/43 UAE won by 6 wickets Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Saleem Raza (UAE) UAE won the toss and elected to field. Third-place play-off The third-place play-off determined the twelfth and final team at the 1996 World Cup. 5 March NED 306/2 (50 overs) Nolan Clarke 121* Pacer Edwards 1/67 BER 1910 203 (42.2 overs) Dexter Smith 39 Floris Jansen 3/61 Netherlands won by 103 runs Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Steven Lubbers (Neth) Bermuda won the toss and elected to field. Final 6 March KEN 281/6 (50 overs) Maurice Odumbe 86 Saleem Raza 2/48 UAE 282/8 (49.1 overs) Riaz Poonawala 71 Martin Suji 4/61 UAE won by 2 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Mohammad Ishaq (UAE) UAE won the toss and elected to field. UAE won the 1994 ICC Trophy. Plate competition The plate competition was contested by the teams finishing third and fourth in each first-round group. Group G Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)PNG 3 3 0 0 0 12 0.548NAM 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.226ARG 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.759FIJ 3 0 3 0 0 0 -0.941 Source: CricketArchive Group H Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)USA 3 3 0 0 0 12 2.466DEN 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.003MYS 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.571ISR 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.717 Source: CricketArchive Final Wooden spoon competition Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rate (adjusted)West Africa 3 3 0 0 0 12 1.843East and Central Africa 3 2 1 0 0 8 0.469SIN 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.615GIB 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.727 Source: CricketArchive The wooden spoon competition was contested by the teams finishing last in each first-round group. 23 February East and Central Africa 266/8 (50 overs) SIN 225/9 (50 overs) East and Central Africa won by 41 runs Scorecard Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi 23 February West Africa 214 (48 overs) GIB 61 (27.1 overs) West Africa won by 153 runs Scorecard Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi 25 February East and Central Africa 123 (36.3 overs) West Africa 124/4 (34 overs) West Africa won by 6 wickets Scorecard Premier Club Ground, Nairobi 25 February GIB 227/9 (50 overs) SIN 231/6 (49.5 overs) Singapore won by 4 wickets Scorecard Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi 23 February GIB 170 (49.2 overs) East and Central Africa 174/2 (29.4 overs) East and Central Africa won by 8 wickets Scorecard Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi 23 February West Africa 219 (50 overs) SIN 163 (43.4 overs) West Africa won by 56 runs Scorecard Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table, ordered by runs, then by batting average, and then alphabetically. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Nolan Clarke NED 517 9 86.16 121* 3 1 Dexter Smith BER 1910 392 9 56.00 110 1 2 Maurice Odumbe KEN 391 7 65.16 158* 2 1 Clay Smith BER 1910 391 9 55.85 108 1 3 Azhar Saeed UAE 370 9 52.85 126* 1 2 Source: CricketArchive Most wickets The 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 Gavin Murgatroyd NAM 49.5 19 10.26 15.73 3.91 4/31 Fred Arua PNG 63.2 19 10.52 20.00 3.15 5/31 Ole Mortensen DEN 62.4 18 8.22 20.88 2.36 7/19 Stewart Brew HKG 1959 54.0 18 13.22 18.00 4.40 4/16 Pacer Edwards BER 1910 81.0 18 18.61 27.00 4.13 5/27 Source: CricketArchive See also ICC Trophy 1996 Cricket World Cup References External links 1994 ICC Trophy page on Cricket Archive Category:1994 in Kenyan cricket Icc Trophy, 1994 Category:Kenyan cricket seasons to 1999–2000 Category:Sports competitions in Nairobi Category:Cricket World Cup Qualifier Category:International cricket competitions in Kenya Category:1990s in Nairobi