2004 Six Nations Challenge

May 2026 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge.gif 150px 29 February 6 March 2004 ICC List A (50 overs) Round-robin UAE UAE USA 1 6 15 USA Clayton Lambert (214) SCO John Blain (10) 2002 2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge The 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in the United Arab Emirates from 29 February to 6 March 2004. Matches were played in Dubai and Sharjah. The tournament was the third and final edition of the ICC Six Nations Challenge, and featured six associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Canada, Namibia, and the Netherlands had competed in the 2003 World Cup, while the three other teams invited were Scotland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.K. R. Nayar (29 February 2004). "ICC Six Nations Challenge from today" – Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016. The six teams played each other once in a round-robin, with five teams finishing with three wins and two losses. The United States emerged as the winners based on net run rate, and consequently qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England, making their One Day International (ODI) debut.(8 March 2004). "USA claims ICC Champions Trophy berth in thrilling finish" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016. American all-rounder Clayton Lambert led the tournament in runs, while Scotland's John Blain was the leading wicket-taker.Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016. Squads Each team named a squad of 14 players, one coach, one team manager, one physiotherapist, and one umpire.K. R. Nayar (22 February 2004). "UAE take on Canada in ICC Six-Nations opener" https://web.archive.org/web/20160409024139/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-take-on-canada-in-icc-six-nations-opener-1.314389 9 April 2016 – Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016. CANCoach: Bryan Mauricette NAMCoach: Kevin Curran NEDCoach: Emmerson Trotman Joseph Harris (c) Ashish Bagai Desmond Chumney Austin Codrington Sunil Dhaniram Zahid Hussain Shantha Jayasekera Ian Khan Ishwar Maraj Don Maxwell Asif Mulla Ashish Patel Kevin Sandher Zubin Surkari Jan-Berrie Burger (c) Louis Burger Sarel Burger Danie Keulder Bjorn Kotze Deon Kotze Hugo Ludik Gerrie Snyman Stephan Swanepoel Johannes van der Merwe Burton van Rooi Melt van Schoor Rudi van Vuuren Riaan Walters Luuk van Troost (c) Tim de Leede Jacob-Jan Esmeijer Sebastiaan Gokke Tjade Groot Feiko Kloppenburg Hendrik-Jan Mol Adeel Raja Darron Reekers Edgar Schiferli Chris Smith Jeroen Smits Daan van Bunge Bas Zuiderent SCOCoach: Tony Judd UAECoach: Syed Abid Ali USACoach: Faoud Bacchus Craig Wright (c) John Blain James Brinkley Dougie Brown Gavin Hamilton Majid Haq Paul Hoffmann Jamie Kerr Dougie Lockhart Gregor Maiden Ian Stanger Ryan Watson Fraser Watts Greig Williamson Khurram Khan (c) Ahmed Nadeem Ali Asad Arshad Ali Asghar Ali Asim Saeed Fahad Usman Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Nadeem Mohammad Tauqir Naeemuddin Aslam Nasir Siddiqi Syed Maqsood Yogesh Mistry Richard Staple (c) Amer Afzaluddin Rohan Alexander Aijaz Ali Zamin Amin Donovan Blake Jignesh Desai Nasir Javed Howard Johnson Mark Johnson Rahul Kukreti Clayton Lambert Steve Massiah Tony Reid Points table Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts Points NRR Net run rateUSA 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.551SCO 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.523NAM 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.150NED 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.127UAE 5 3 2 0 0 6 –0.056CAN 5 0 5 0 0 0 –1.212 Fixtures 29 February NAM 254/8 (50 overs) USA 258/5 (46.5 overs) United States won by 5 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Clayton Lambert (US) 29 February NED 198/8 (50 overs) SCO 163 (47 overs) Netherlands won by 35 runs Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Luuk van Troost (Ned) 29 February CAN 157/9 (50 overs) UAE UAE 160/5 (33.3 overs) UAE won by 5 wickets Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Khurram Khan (UAE) 1 March NED 236/7 (50 overs) CAN 169 (41.4 overs) Netherlands won by 67 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Feiko Kloppenburg (Ned) 1 March SCO 160/8 (50 overs) NAM 67 (22.5 overs) Scotland won by 93 runs Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Paul Hoffmann (Sco) 1 March USA 245/6 (50 overs) UAE UAE 246/5 (46 overs) UAE won by 5 wickets Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Khurram Khan (UAE) 3 March CAN 126 (48.4 overs) USA 127/4 (24 overs) United States won by 6 wickets Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Mark Johnson (US) 3 March NAM 247/5 (50 overs) NED 174 (46.3 overs) Namibia won by 71 runs Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Deon Kotze (Nam) 3 March SCO 258/6 (50 overs) UAE UAE 210 (45.1 overs) Scotland won by 48 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Ryan Watson (Sco) 4 March SCO 214 (49.4 overs) CAN 178 (45.1 overs) Scotland won by 36 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Ian Stanger (Sco) 4 March USA 248 (48.3 overs) NED 249/2 (48.1 overs) Netherlands won by 8 wickets Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Edgar Schiferli (Ned) 4 March NAM 177 (46.4 overs) UAE UAE 107 (40 overs) Namibia won by 70 runs Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Danie Keulder (Nam) 6 March NAM 195 (49.4 overs) CAN 190 (49.2 overs) Namibia won by 5 runs Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Deon Kotze (Nam) 6 March SCO 206 (49.4 overs) USA 208/5 (47.2 overs) United States won by 5 wickets Scorecard Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Clayton Lambert (US) 6 March NED 290 (45.5 overs) UAE UAE 295/7 (49.1 overs) UAE won by 3 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Syed Maqsood (UAE) Statistics Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Clayton Lambert USA 214 5 107.00 64* 0 3 Steve Massiah USA 212 5 53.00 92* 0 2 Syed Maqsood UAE 204 5 40.80 93 0 2 Gavin Hamilton SCO 199 5 39.80 70 0 2 Darron Reekers NED 190 5 38.00 85 0 2 Source: CricketArchive Most wickets The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI John Blain SCO 36.5 16 12.40 22.10 3.36 6/13 Deon Kotze NAM 47.0 9 12.11 31.33 2.31 3/4 Sarel Burger NAM 47.0 9 16.22 31.33 3.10 3/37 Edgar Schiferli NED 40.3 9 20.22 27.00 4.49 5/45 Khurram Khan UAE 43.3 9 21.00 29.00 4.34 4/35 Source: CricketArchive References 30em External links Tournament information at CricketArchive Tournament information at ESPNcricinfo Category:ICC Six Nations Challenge Category:International cricket competitions in 2003–04 Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates ICC