ICC Six Nations Challenge

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The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe (2000+2002) and Sri Lanka (2002 only). Its place has been taken in the international cricket calendar by the ICC World Cricket League Championship (initially known as World Cricket League Division One), which performs the same function.

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2000 Tournament

The 2000 tournament was played in Harare, Zimbabwe, the hosts being represented by Zimbabwe A. They were joined by Kenya, and four European teams; Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands and Scotland. It was then known as the ICC Emerging Nations tournament, and was won by Kenya.

Points Table
TeamPlayedWonLostNRAbndPoints NetRR
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5401091.897
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 531017-0.048
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 522015-0.338
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 523004-0.570
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe A513103-0.163
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 514002-0.312

2002 Tournament

The 2002 tournament was held in Windhoek, Namibia in April. Its purpose was to prepare the four associate teams for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. To this end, those four teams (Canada, Kenya, Namibia and the Netherlands) were joined by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The tournament was again won by Kenya, who beat Sri Lanka A in the final.

Points Table

TeamPlayedWonLostNRBonus PtsPoints NetRR
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka A54013211.536
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 53111150.745
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe A53202140.368
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 523019-0.011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 514004-0.979
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 514004-1.161

Final

The final between Sri Lanka A and Kenya was played on 14 April 2002. Kenya won the toss and elected to field first. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 211. Jehan Mubarak top scored with 82, and Steve Tikolo was the pick of the Kenyan bowlers with 3/29. Kenya lost seven wickets in pursuit of their target, but still reached it in the 48th over for the three wicket win.

The Final was Umpired by Rudi Koertzen of South Africa and Zimbabwean Duncan Frost with Jeff Luck of Namibia serving as 3rd Umpire.

2004 Tournament

The 2004 tournament was held in Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. With Kenya busy on a tour of the West Indies, the top five teams from the 2001 ICC Trophy (Canada, Namibia, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE were joined by the USA. The USA went on to win the tournament and qualify for the Champions Trophy. It was a close tournament, with five teams all winning three games and losing two, the USA topped the table on net run rate by a tiny margin of 0.028.

Points Table
TeamPlayedWonLostPoints NetRR
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53260.551
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53260.523
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 53260.150
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53260.127
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5326-0.056
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5050-1.212

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