1997 ICC Trophy

International cricket tournament 1997 ICC Trophy 24 March 13 April 1997 International Cricket Council Limited overs cricket Round-robin and Knockout Malaysia BAN 1 KEN 22 81 KEN Maurice Odumbe KEN Maurice Odumbe (493) KEN Aasif Karim (19)NED Asim Khan (19)BAN Mohammad Rafique (19) 1994 1994 ICC Trophy 2001 2001 ICC Trophy The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1997/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml 1997 ICC Trophy Cricket Europe 6 November 2020 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106113103/https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1997/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml dead Bangladesh were the winners of the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final, while Scotland won the third place play-off. These three teams took the three available spots in the World Cup, Bangladesh and Scotland both qualifying for this tournament for the first time. With some World Cup matches scheduled in Scotland and the Netherlands, Scotland would become the first Associate nation to play a home fixture in a World Cup. The Netherlands failed to qualify but World Cup matches were still held in the Netherlands. Squads 1997 ICC Trophy squads First round The first round took the form of a group stage, with four groups, two comprising six teams and two consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group went through to the second round, whilst the remaining 14 teams took part in play-offs for the final standings. Points tables + Group A Table Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA KEN 5 5 0 0 0 10 2.712 IRE 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.682 USA 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.740 SIN 5 2 3 0 0 4 −1.130 GIB 5 1 4 0 0 2 −2.096 ISR 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.823 + Group B Table Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA BAN 5 5 0 0 0 10 1.909 DEN 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.931 UAE 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.323 MYS (H) 5 2 3 0 0 4 0.031 West Africa 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.073 ARG 5 0 5 0 0 0 −2.350 + Group C Table Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA NLD 4 3 0 0 1 7 2.932 CAN 4 3 0 0 1 7 0.850 FIJ 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.184 NAM 4 1 3 0 0 2 −1.293 East and Central Africa 4 0 4 0 0 0 −0.984 + Group D Table Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA SCO 4 4 0 0 0 8 1.646 HKG colonial 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.707 BER 1910 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.696 PNG 4 1 3 0 0 2 −0.722 ITA 4 0 4 0 0 0 −2.359 Position of teams in the table is determined by: 1. Total points 2. Head-to-head result (if more than two teams level, head-to-head only applies if all those teams have played the same number of matches against each other) 3. Net run rate Second round The second round was also a group stage, this time with two groups of four. The top two teams went through to the semi-final stage, whilst the third placed teams played off for fifth place, and the fourth placed teams played off for 7th place. Group E Points tables Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA KEN 3 2 0 0 1 5 2.324 SCO 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.274 DEN 3 1 1 0 1 3 −0.380 CAN 3 0 2 0 1 1 −1.500 Matches 1 April KEN 303/6 (50 overs) Maurice Odumbe 148* (122) Shiv Seeram 3/46 (10 overs) CAN 143/8 (48 overs) Ingleton Liburd 28 (71) Tony Suji 3/38 (7 overs) KEN won by 141 runs Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Louis Hogan (Ireland) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands) Maurice Odumbe (Kenya) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat 1 April SCO 167 (48 overs) George Salmond 59 (115) Peer Jensen 4/25 (10 overs) DEN 122 (45.3 overs) Johnny Jensen 21 (24) Ian Beven 4/23 (10 overs) SCO won by 45 runs Scorecard RMC, Kuala Lumpur AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) George Salmond (Scotland) Scotland won the toss and elected to bat 2 April CAN 99/4 (29.4 overs) Ingleton Liburd 39 (80) Scott Gourlay 1/10 (6 overs) SCO No result Scorecard Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands) Canada won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to rain 2 April KEN 33/4 (9.4 overs) Kennedy Otieno 10 (14) Soren Sorensen 2/12 (5 overs) DEN No result Scorecard Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur I Massey (England) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to rain 4 April DEN 126 (48.1 overs) Baljit Singh 29 (76) Ingleton Liburd 3/14 (5 overs) CAN 119 (27.2 overs) Nigel Isaacs 43* (58) Thomas Hansen 5/51 (10 overs) DEN won by 7 runs Scorecard Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur JK Kruger (Namibia) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands) Thomas Hansen (Denmark) Denmark won the toss and elected to bat 4 April KEN 153 (48.2 overs) Steve Tikolo 32 (59) Scott Gourlay 3/26 (9.2 overs) SCO 37/3 (23 overs) Bryn Lockie 18* (63) Martin Suji 3/18 (10 overs) KEN won by 26 runs (D/L) Scorecard Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Louis Hogan (Ireland) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Unknown Kenya won the toss and elected to bat Rain halted Scotland's innings; Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Scotland needed to be at least 63 runs to win the match at this stage Group F Points tables Team Played Won Lost Tied Abandoned Points Net RRA IRE 3 2 0 0 1 5 0.767 BAN 3 2 0 0 1 5 0.695 NLD 3 0 2 0 1 1 −0.208 HKG colonial 3 0 2 0 1 1 −1.030 Matches 1 April HKG colonial 145 (45.2 overs) Riaz Farcy 38 (65) Mohammad Rafique 3/20 (7.2 overs) BAN 148/3 (38.2 overs) Aminul Islam 53* (83) Stewart Brew 1/19 (6 overs) BAN won by 7 wickets Scorecard Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Johan Luther (Denmark) and William Smith (Scotland) Aminul Islam (Bangladesh) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field 1 April NLD 211/8 (50 overs) Peter Cantrell 53* (74) Peter Gillespie 2/20 (9 overs) IRE 91/3 (23 overs) Dekker Curry 30 (32) Andre van Troost 1/11 (3 overs) IRE won by 5 runs (D/L) Scorecard Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and JK Kruger (Namibia) Unknown Ireland won the toss and elected to field Rain halted Ireland's innings; Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Ireland needed to be at least 87 runs to win the match at this stage 2 April IRE 129 (49.1 overs) Neil Doak 32 (73) Hasibul Hossain 3/21 (10 overs) BAN 24/0 (6.4 overs) Athar Ali Khan 8* (21) Mark Patterson 0/8 (3 overs) No result Scorecard Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur JK Kruger (Namibia) and Johan Luther (Denmark) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to a slippery outfield 2 April HKG colonial 170 (47.5 overs) Pat Fordham 32 (73) Asim Khan 4/28 (8.5 overs) NLD 16/0 (5.2 overs) Bas Zuiderent 7* (16) Riaz Farcy 0/6 (2.2 overs) No result Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Tony Cooper (Fiji) and Makbul Jaffer (Kenya) Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to rain and lightning 4 April NLD 171 (49.5 overs) Robert van Oosterom 40 (59) Akram Khan 2/21 (4.5 overs) BAN 141/7 (31.4 overs) Akram Khan 68* (92) Roland Lefebvre 3/8 (7 overs) BAN won by 3 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Makbul Jaffer (Kenya) and I Massey (England) Akram Khan (Bangladesh) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field Rain interrupted Bangladesh's innings; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 141 runs in 33 overs for Bangladesh 4 April IRE 223/7 (50 overs) Angus Dunlop 54 (61) Rahul Sharma 3/29 (10 overs) HKG colonial 172 (45.3 overs) Stewart Brew 50 (85) Paul McCrum 3/30 (10 overs) IRE won by 51 runs Scorecard Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Tony Cooper (Fiji) and Johan Luther (Denmark) Angus Dunlop (Ireland) Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field Plate championship and play-offs 14 Teams placed below second position from first round groups contested for the plate championship and play-offs. Champion team was awarded Philip Snow Plate named after legendary Fijian cricketer Philip Snow. 1 April ARG 150 (46.3 overs) 151/6 (41.1 overs) GIB Bernardo Irigoyen 39 (60) Gary De'Ath 2/21 (10 overs) Tim Buzaglo 48 (78) Diego Lord 2/16 (5 overs) GIB won by 4 wickets Scorecard Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Colin Hoare (Canada) and Khoo Chai Huat (Malaysia) Tim Buzaglo (Gibraltar) Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field Gibraltar advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals 1 April West Africa 247/6 (50 overs) 57 (21.1 overs) ISR Okon Ukpong 78* (91) Benzie Kehimkar 2/28 (10 overs) Avi Talkar 16 (29) Daniel Vanderpuje-Orgle 5/31 (10 overs) West Africa won by 190 runs Scorecard RMC, Kuala Lumpur D Ker (Argentina) and Hammy Reid (United States) Okon Ukpong (West Africa) Israel won the toss and elected to field West Africa advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals 17th place play-off semi finals 2 April East and Central Africa 232 (49.5 overs) ITA Yekesh Patel 95 (98) Akhlaq Qureshi 3/30 (9.5 overs) No result Scorecard University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Bachitar Singh (Singapore) and AOD George (West Africa) East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to rain and a flooded ground East and Central Africa advanced on tournament net run rate 2 April West Africa 132 (49.2 overs) 10/1 (2 overs) GIB Kome Agodo 36 (76) Gary De'Ath 4/25 (10 overs) Rudolph Phillips 4* (5) Seye Fadahunsi 1/4 (1 overs) No result Scorecard Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and W Maha (Papua New Guinea) Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field Match abandoned due to rain West Africa advanced on tournament net run rate 13th place play-off semi finals 1 April PNG 134 (27.3 overs) 129 (47.5 overs) NAM Vavine Pala 39 (36) Mark Barnard 3/18 (5.3 overs) Ian Stevenson 32 (82) Vavine Pala 5/16 (6.5 overs) PNG won by 5 runs Scorecard University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur D Beltran (Gibraltar) and Naor Gudker (Israel) Vavine Pala (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat 2 April MYS 130 (48.2 overs) 54/3 (18.1 overs) SIN Santhara Vello 41 (78) Rod David 3/19 (10 overs) Moiz Sithawalla 15 (41) Dinesh Ramadas 1/4 (3 overs) SIN won by 7 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Randy Butler (Bermuda) and Naor Gudker (Israel) Unknown Singapore won the toss and elected to field Rain interrupted Singapore's innings; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 54 runs in 20 overs for Singapore Plate semi finals 1 April UAE 189/8 (50 overs) 155 (40.2 overs) USA Ali Akbar 32 (80) Derek Kallicharran 2/32 (10 overs) Faoud Bacchus 51 (45) Azhar Saeed 3/30 (9 overs) UAE won by 34 runs Scorecard Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Tony Cooper (Fiji) and VM Rafik (East and Central Africa) Faoud Bacchus (United States) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat 2 April BER 1910 146 (46 overs) 46/3 (12.3 overs) FIJ Arnold Manders 28 (51) Neil Maxwell 4/17 (9 overs) Jone Sorovakatini 17 (17) Corey Hill 2/27 (6 overs) No result Scorecard Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur D Beltran (Gibraltar) and C Sen (Malaysia) Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat Match abandoned due to rain Bermuda advanced on tournament net run rate 19th place play-off 4 April ISR 64 (21.5 overs) 65/1 (27.3 overs) ARG Yefeth Nagavkar 26 (32) Bernardo Irigoyen 4/27 (8.3 overs) Brian Roberts 30 (86) Louis Hall 2/25 (8 overs) ARG won by 9 wickets Scorecard Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Randy Butler (Bermuda) and Hammy Reid (United States) Bernardo Irigoyen (Argentina) Israel won the toss and elected to bat 17th place play-off 4 April East and Central Africa 158 (49.4 overs) 113 (42.2 overs) West Africa Arif Ebrahim 42 (116) Seye Fadahunsi 3/23 (8.4 overs) Obo Omoigui 32 (72) Imran Brohi 3/6 (4 overs) East and Central Africa won by 45 runs Scorecard RMC, Kuala Lumpur D Beltran (Gibraltar) and AS Peter (Malaysia) Imran Brohi (East & Central Africa) East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat 15th place play-off 4 April MYS 142 (48.3 overs) 147/3 (35.3 overs) NAM Suresh Navaratnam 41 (69) Rudie van Vuuren 4/27 (8.3 overs) Danie Keulder 45 (59) Rohan Selvaratnam 2/25 (8 overs) NAM won by 7 wickets Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur William Smith (Scotland) and Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Danie Keulder (Namibia) Namibia won the toss and elected to field 13th place play-off 5 April PNG 166 (45.1 overs) 96 (41.4 overs) SIN Navu Maha 45 (60) Graham Wilson 3/53 (10 overs) Anthon Ranggi 14 (52) Toka Gaudi 4/23 (10 overs) PNG won by 70 runs Scorecard Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and Colin Hoare (Canada) Toka Gaudi (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field 11th place play-off 5 April USA 193 (48.3 overs) 197/5 (47 overs) FIJ Aijaz Ali 44 (70) Waisake Tukana 5/31 (7 overs) Joji Bulabalavu 37 (48) Derek Kallicharran 2/33 (10 overs) FIJ won by 5 wickets Scorecard RMC, Kuala Lumpur AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and Ismail Khan (Malaysia) Waisake Tukana (Fiji) United States won the toss and elected to bat Plate final 5 April BER 1910 214/8 (50 overs) 156 (40.2 overs) UAE Janeiro Tucker 42 (68) Arshad Laeeq 4/28 (7 overs) Saleem Raza 37 (32) Delano Hollis 3/20 (10 overs) BER 1910 won by 58 runs Scorecard Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur D Ker (Argentina) and Khoo Chai Huat (Malaysia) Glen Smith (Bermuda) Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat Finals and play-offs 7th place play-off 5 April HKG colonial 125 (42.4 overs) 126/6 (41.5 overs) CAN Stewart Brew 46 (90) Latchman Bhansingh 3/13 (5 overs) Muneeb Diwan 35 (75) Ravi Sujanani 2/16 (7 overs) CAN won by 4 wickets Scorecard Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Louis Hogan (Ireland) and Makbul Jaffer (Kenya) Muneeb Diwan (Canada) Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat 5th place play-off 5 April NLD 198/8 (50 overs) 200/7 (49.4 overs) DEN Asim Khan 48* (33) Morten Hedegaard 2/20 (10 overs) Soren Henriksen 42 (72) Steven van Dijk 3/35 (10 overs) DEN won by 3 wickets Scorecard Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur S Kathiravel (Malaysia) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Thomas Hansen (Denmark) Denmark won the toss and elected to field Semi finals The first semi final between Ireland and Kenya was won by Kenya by just seven runs. Maurice Odumbe won the man of the match award for his 67 in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by Bangladesh who beat Scotland by 72 runs. 6, 7 April KEN 215/8 (50 overs) 208/9 (50 overs) IRE Maurice Odumbe 67 (76) Paul McCrum 4/51 (9 overs) Derek Heasley 51 (48) Aasif Karim 4/28 (10 overs) KEN won by 7 runs Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Darrell Hair (Australia) and Nigel Plews (England) Maurice Odumbe (Kenya) Ireland won the toss and elected to field Reserve day used Kenya qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match 8, 9 April BAN 243/4 (50 overs) Khaled Mashud 70 (96) Ian Beven 2/29 (10 overs) SCO 171 (44.5 overs) Greig Williamson 39* (59) Mohammad Rafique 4/25 (5.5 overs) BAN won by 72 runs Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Nigel Plews (England) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh) Scotland won the toss and elected to field Reserve day used Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match 3rd place play-off In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs after rain delayed the start. Mike Smith top scored for Scotland with 49. The Duckworth-Lewis method set Ireland's target at 192 runs, but the Irish were bowled out for 141, Keith Sheridan taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup. 10, 11 April SCO 187/8 (45 overs) 141/8 (39 overs) IRE Mike Smith 49 (88) Mark Patterson 2/42 (8 overs) Justin Benson 26 (45) Keith Sheridan 4/34 (9 overs) SCO won by 51 runs (D/L) Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Mike Smith (Scotland) Ireland won the toss and elected to field Rain interrupted play and reduced the match to 45 overs per team; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 192 runs in 45 overs for Ireland Reserve day used Scotland qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match Final The final between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by rain and was played over two days. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, Steve Tikolo top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs by the Duckworth–Lewis method, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009. 12, 13 April KEN 241/7 (50 overs) 166/8 (25 overs) BAN Steve Tikolo 147 (152) Mohammad Rafique 3/40 (6 overs) Aminul Islam 37 (37) Tony Suji 2/26 (5 overs) BAN won by 2 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Steve Tikolo (Kenya) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field Bangladesh's innings shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 166 runs in 25 overs for Bangladesh Reserve day used Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Maurice Odumbe KEN 517 9 86.16 121* 3 1 Steve Tikolo KEN 392 9 56.00 110 1 2 Dekker Curry IRE 391 7 65.16 158* 2 1 Riaz Farcy HKG colonial 391 9 55.85 108 1 3 Alan Lewis IRE 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 Aasif Karim KEN 61.1 19 8.26 19.31 2.56 4/7 Asim Khan NED 57.1 19 10.26 18.05 3.41 7/9 Mohammad Rafique BAN 57.4 19 10.68 18.21 3.52 4/25 Søren Sørensen DEN 65.5 18 10.16 21.94 2.77 3/19 Martin Suji KEN 69.4 17 9.35 24.58 2.28 5/7 Source: CricketArchive Final standings PosTeamWC Qualification 1st BGD Qualified for 1999 World Cup 2nd KEN 3rd SCO Promoted to Division One for the next edition 4th IRE 5th DNK 6th NLD 7th CAN 8th HKG colonial 9th BER 1910 Phillip Snow Plate Champion 10th ARE 11th FIJ 12th USA 13th PNG 14th SIN 15th NAM Relegated to Division two for the next edition 16th MYS 17th East and Central Africa 18th West Africa 19th GIB 20th ARG 21st ISRITA Wooden Spooner See also ICC Trophy 1999 Cricket World Cup References External links 1997 ICC Trophy Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20070312022245/http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OTHERS%20ICC/ICCT97/ 2007-03-12 Icc Trophy, 1997 Category:Cricket World Cup Qualifier ICC Category:International cricket competitions in Malaysia