2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | First-Class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
Champions |
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Participants | 12 |
Matches played | 15 |
Most runs |
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Most wickets |
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The 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup first class cricket tournament, an international cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The tournament took place last from 25 March to 23 November 2004. The competition included 12 teams, divided by geographical region into four groups of three, followed by semi-finals and a final which were all played in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Points System
In order to encourage competitive play and avoid deadlocks, a point system including bonus points was used:
- Win: 14 points
- Tie: 7 points
- Draw or loss: 0 points
- Batting bonus points: 0.5 points for each 25 runs scored in the first 90 overs of each innings, to a maximum of 6 points per innings.
- Bowling bonus points: 0.5 points per wicket taken in each innings.
Results
Africa Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
The major surprise in the African group was the victory of Uganda over Namibia. Uganda's subsequent loss against Kenya paved the way for the Kenyans to the next round, despite a player's strike the day before their match against Namibia.
1–3 October Scorecard |
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259/3 (80 overs) Ravi Shah 187 (268) Deon Kotze 1/35 (16 overs) |
- Points: Namibia 16.5, Kenya 15.5
Americas Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Asia Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.5 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
Europe Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48.5 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
13 July Scorecard |
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200 (80.5 overs) |
388/8 d (87 overs) | |
141 (56.1 overs) |
- Points: Ireland 30, Netherlands 10.5
6 August Scorecard |
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193 (59.4 overs) |
167 (59.1 overs) | |
178 (51.4 overs) |
206/2 (53.3 overs) |
- Points: Scotland 31, Ireland 13
Final round
Semi-finals
The semifinals was played in UAE, but were delayed because the death of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Originally were scheduled to start on 16 November and were postponed one day.[1] Canada and Scotland advanced to the final, both in draws by points.[2]
Final
The final started at 21 November. Canada won the toss and elected to bat. However Canada had a poor start, losing Ashif Mulla to the last ball of the first over of the match, bowled by John Blain. In the same day, Scotland took advantage of 80 runs.[3] In the second day Scotland declared with 177 runs ahead. Canada only scored 93 runs for the easy victory of Scotland.[4]
21–22 November Scorecard |
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Stats
Most runs[5]
Player | Matches | Runs | Average | HS |
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![]() | 4 | 413 | 68.83 | 146 |
![]() | 3 | 366 | 122.00 | 187* |
![]() | 3 | 338 | 58.07 | 143 |
![]() | 4 | 251 | 41.83 | 57 |
Andrew White | 2 | 230 | 115.00 | 152* |
Most wickets[6]
Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | BBI |
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![]() | 3 | 24 | 15.95 | 9/74 |
![]() | 2 | 23 | 9.13 | 9/76 |
![]() | 3 | 16 | 10.62 | 5/47 |
![]() | 3 | 13 | 14.00 | 5/43 |
![]() | 2 | 13 | 20.23 | 7/57 |
References
- ↑ "Intercontinental Cup semis delayed". Cricinfo.com. 10 November 2004.
- ↑ "Canada through to meet Scotland in final". Cricinfo.com. 19 November 2004.
- ↑ "Scotland take charge in Sharjah". Cricinfo.com. 21 November 2004.
- ↑ "Scotland cruise to innings victory". Cricinfo.com. 22 November 2004.
- ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2004 - Most Runs". Cricinfo.com. 22 November 2004.
- ↑ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2004 - Most Wickets". Cricinfo.com. 22 November 2004.
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