2001 ICC Trophy

2001 ICC Trophy

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
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)
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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.

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

Main article: 2001 ICC Trophy 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

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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
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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

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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	−0.640
3	Malaysia	5	3	2	6	0.862
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

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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	0.015
2	Namibia	4	4	0	2	10	0.735
3	Scotland	4	3	1	4	10	0.367
4	Canada (H)	4	2	2	2	6	0.617
5	United Arab Emirates	4	3	1	0	6	0.322
6	Denmark	4	0	4	4	4	−0.712
7	United States	4	0	4	4	4	−1.154
8	Ireland	4	1	3	2	4	−0.167

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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

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
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

• ICC Trophy
• 2003 Cricket World Cup

References

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

2001 ICC Trophy at ESPNcricinfo