2005 ICC Trophy

2005 ICC Trophy
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format List A cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Ireland
Champions  Scotland (1st title)
Participants 12
Matches played 42
Most runs Netherlands Bas Zuiderent (474)
Most wickets Scotland Paul Hoffmann (17)

The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 associate members of the International Cricket Council. It came with the prize of a place in the 2007 Cricket World Cup (and together with it a share of US$2.5 million for future development) for the five top-ranked teams, and with the prize of official One Day International status from 1 January 2006 (until the 2009 ICC Trophy) for the five top-ranked teams along with Kenya, who had already been given official one-day status until the 2009 Trophy.

On 7 July, the top 4 teams Scotland, Canada and for the first time Ireland and Bermuda qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and, from 1 January 2006, official One Day International status. On 11 July the Netherlands also achieved this by beating the United Arab Emirates to finish fifth. Scotland won the tournament, beating Ireland by 47 runs in the final.

Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent was named as Player of the Tournament.

Competition format

The 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. Each team played with each other in its group once. Five matches per team were played between 1 July and 7 July. The resulting group tables were then each divided into three bands of two teams each.

Combining the two groups, the four teams in each band then played a mini knock-out tournament consisting of two semi-finals, a championship, and a consolation match, so that the first- and second-ranked teams from each of the original groups were playing for first through fourth place in the tournament overall; the third- and fourth-ranked teams for fifth through eighth; and the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams for ninth through twelfth. Thus at the end of the tournament all teams are given a definitive rank between 1 and 12. The final play-offs were played on 11 July with the final on 13 July.

Apart from the academic interest in this final classification, one match in particular had great significance: the winner of the second band's mini tournament would, by taking fifth place overall, become the fifth and final team to win temporary ODI status and an invitation to the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Teams

There were 12 teams that played in the tournament. The teams that played were:

Squads

 Bermuda  Canada  Denmark  Ireland

Dennis Archer
Delyone Borden
Lionel Cann
Chris Foggo
Dwayne Leverock
Dean Minors
Saleem Mukuddem
Oliver Pitcher
Irving Romaine
Clay Smith
Albert Steede
Ryan Steede
Janeiro Tucker
Wendale White

Ian Billcliff
Desmond Chumney
Pubudu Dassanayake
John Davison
Sunil Dhaniram
Haninder Dhillon
Iain Dixon
Don Maxwell
Henry Osinde
Ashish Patel
Kevin Sandher
Zubin Surkari
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
Umar Bhatti

Aftab Ahmed
David Borchersen
Bobby Chawla
Henrik Hansen
Jesper Hansen
Thomas Hansen
Frederik Klokker
Niels Kopperholdt
Mickey Lund
Johan Malcolm
Carsten Pedersen
Michael Pedersen
Rashid Ali
Baljit Singh
Zishan Shah

Andre Botha
Jeremy Bray
Gordon Cooke
Peter Gillespie
Trent Johnston
Dominick Joyce
Ed Joyce
Kyle McCallan
Adrian McCoubrey
Jason Molins
Paul Mooney
Eoin Morgan
Naseer Shaukat
Andrew White

 Namibia  Netherlands  Oman  Papua New Guinea

Jan-Berrie Burger
Kola Burger
Louis Burger
Sarel Burger
Morne Karg
Daniel Keulder
Bjorn Kotze
Deon Kotze
Hugo Ludik
Nicholaas Scholtz
Gerrie Snyman
Stefan Swanepoel
Ian van Zyl
Riaan Walters

Adeel Raja
Tom de Grooth
Tim de Leede
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer
Sebastiaan Gokke (Wicketkeeper)
Feiko Kloppenburg
Darron Reekers
Edgar Schiferli
Jeroen Smits
Billy Stelling
Ryan ten Doeschate
Daan van Bunge
Luuk van Troost
Bas Zuiderent

Adnan Ilyas
Awal Khan
Azhar Ali
Hemin Desai
Farhan Khan
Mazhar Khan
Hemal Mehta
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Aslam
Jitendra Redkar
Ameet Sampat
Rakesh Sharma
Sultan Ahmed
Tariq Hussain

Chris Amini
Hitolo Areni
Inoa Baeau
Jamie Brazier
Mahuru Dai
Rarva Dikana
Toka Gaudi
Gima Keimelo
Peter Moide
Ipi Morea
John Ovia
Arua Uda
Kauna Vagi
Asad Vala

 Scotland  Uganda  United Arab Emirates  United States

John Blain
Dougie Brown
Kyle Coetzer
Cedric English
Gavin Hamilton
Paul Hoffmann
Dougie Lockhart
Gregor Maiden
Dewald Nel
Colin Smith
Ryan Watson
Fraser Watts
Greig Williamson
Craig Wright

Nehal Bibodi
Emmanuel Isaneez
Kenneth Kamyuka
Junior Kwebiha
Keith Legesi
Benjamin Musoke
Frank Nsubuga
Patrick Ochan
Joel Olwenyi
Raymond Otim
Nandikishore Patel
Laurence Sematimba
Charles Waiswa

Ahmed Nadeem
Ali Asad
Arshad Ali
Asghar Ali
Asim Saeed
Fahad Usman
Javed Ismail
Khurram Khan
Mohammad Nadeem
Mohammad Tauqir
Naeemuddin Aslam
Rizwan Latif
Sameer Zia
Syed Maqsood

Aijaz Ali
Rohan Alexander
Hamish Anthony
Barrington Bartley
Imran Awan
Howard Johnson
Mark Johnson
Clayton Lambert
Steve Massiah
Nasir Javed
Tony Reid
Leon Romero
Gowkaran Roopnarine
Richard Staple

Group matches

Group A

1 July 2005
Scorecard
Ireland 
315/8 (50 overs)
v
 Bermuda
218/6 (50 overs)
Ed Joyce 103 (92)
Delyone Borden 2/34 (10 overs)
Janeiro Tucker 53 (53)
Andrew White 2/44 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 97 runs
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

Ireland (315 for 8) beat Bermuda (218 for 6) easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.


1 July 2005
Scorecard
Denmark 
196/8 (50 overs)
v
 Uganda
168 (48.5 overs)
Johan Malcolm 71 (147)
Kenneth Kamyuka 4/39 (10 overs)
Kenneth Kamyuka 59 (71)
Thomas Hansen 6/30 (9.5 overs)
Denmark won by 28 runs
Muckamore Cricket Club, Muckamore
Umpires: KC Barbour (Zim) and S Hameed (Idn)
Player of the match: Thomas Hansen (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 196 with Johan Malcolm making 71. Despite 59 from Kenneth Kamyuka, the Africans could only manage 168 in reply.


1 July 2005
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
200 (39.5 overs)
v
 United States
145 (40.5 overs)
Khurram Khan 79 (80)
Hamish Anthony 5/46 (10 overs)
Imran Awan 30 (35)
Ahmed Nadeem 5/32 (9 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs
Strangford Road, Downpatrick
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and SS Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Khurram Khan (UAE)
  • United States won the toss and elected to field.

The United Arab Emirates (200) beat the United States (145), who remain in disarray after their recent political troubles.


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Bermuda 
217/9 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
187 (46 overs)
Lionel Cann 45 (17)
Javed Ismail 3/29 (10 overs)
Mohammad Tauqir 3/29 (9 overs)
Fahad Usman 64 (57)
Janeiro Tucker 3/30 (9 overs)
Bermuda won by 30 runs
Lisburn Cricket Club, Wallace Park, Lisburn
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
Player of the match: Dwayne Leverock
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

The upset of the day was a 30 run win by Bermuda (217) over the United Arab Emirates (187).


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Denmark 
273/7 (50 overs)
v
 United States
177 (36.4 overs)
Frederik Klokker 138* (149)
Hamish Anthony 3/60 (10 overs)
Tony Reid 54 (42)
David Borchersen 3/29 (7 overs)
Denmark won by 96 runs
The Mall, Armagh
Umpires: Roger Dill (BER) & Billy Doctrove (WIN)
Player of the match: Frederik Klokker
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

The United States went down to a heavy 96 run defeat by Denmark, for whom wicket-keeper Frederik Klokker starred with 138 not out and a smart stumping.


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Ireland 
231/8 (50 overs)
v
 Uganda
104 (32 overs)
Andrew White 45 (47)
Kenneth Kamyuka 4/42 (9 overs)
Frank Nsubuga 59 (58)
Paul Mooney 3/10 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 127 runs
North Down Cricket Club, Comber
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
Player of the match: Paul Mooney
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

An all-round performance by the Irish batsmen saw them through to 231 for 8 against Uganda. In reply, however, only Frank Nsubuga, with 59, put up any resistance as the hosts ended up winners by 127 runs.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
Bermuda 
249/8 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
156 (41 overs)
Irving Romaine 53 (55)
Johan Malcolm 3/38 (10 overs)
Thomas Hansen 51 (69)
Ryan Steede 3/40 (8 overs)
Bermuda won by 93 runs
Cliftonville Cricket Club, Greenisland
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
Player of the match: Ryan Steede
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.

Bermuda (249) steered towards the second spot in the group and the World Cup with a thumping 93-run win over Denmark, who lacked application in their batting as they were all out for 156.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
230 (48.3 overs)
v
 Ireland
231/8 (49.5 overs)
Javed Ismail 56 (37)
Trent Johnston 3/45 (9.3 overs)
Ed Joyce 115* (134)
Ali Asad 3/38 (8.5 overs)
Ireland won by 2 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
Player of the match: Ed Joyce
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

Ireland were troubled by the United Arab Emirates in a match that could decide Ireland's qualification for the Cricket World Cup. The UAE batted first, making 230 in 48.3 overs before being bowled out, and a fiery opening spell from Ali Asad then reduced the Irish to 23 for 4. Ed Joyce and Trent Johnston rebuilt with a partnership of 122, and Joyce batted well with the tail to make 115 not out in Ireland's 231 for 8.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
United States 
236/7 (50 overs)
v
 Uganda
237/4 (47.4 overs)
Steve Massiah 108* (118)
Frank Nsubuga 3/33 (10 overs)
Joel Olwenyi 76 (96)
Steve Massiah 2/42 (7 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets
Pollock Park, Lurgan
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Subhash Modi (KEN)
Player of the match: Joel Olwenyi
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

Uganda (237 for 4) recorded their first win, beating the USA by six wickets (236), Joel Olwenyi top-scoring with 76 after all-rounder Frank Nsubuga had taken 3 for 33


5 July 2005
Scorecard
Uganda 
12/0 (3 overs)
v
Nehal Bibodi 8* (11)
Saleem Mukuddem 0/4 (1 overs)
No result
North Down Cricket Club, Comber
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) & Subhash Modi (KEN)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned due to rain.

5 July 2005
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
57/3 (15.2 overs)
v
Arshad Ali 25 (41)
Henrik Hansen 2/29 (7 overs)
No result
Upritchard Park, Bangor
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match abandoned due to rain.

5 July 2005
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
Waringstown Cricket Club, The Lawn, Waringstown
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
  • No toss
  • Match abandoned due to rain.

All of the Group A games were washed out or abandoned because of weather conditions. Under the playing conditions, the rest day was only to be used as a reserve day if all matches in both groups were washed out. Therefore the games between Ireland and the United States, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates (after the UAE had reached 57 for 3 after 15 overs), and Uganda and Bermuda were all "no results". The wash-out eliminates the United States from World Cup and ODI status contention.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
Bermuda 
311/8 (50 overs)
v
 United States
198 (36.2 overs)
Janiero Tucker 132 (88)
Steve Massiah 2/20 (2 overs)
Barrington Bartley 52 (35)
Dwayne Leverock 4/39 (10 overs)
Bermuda won by 113 runs
Waringstown Cricket Club, The Lawn, Waringstown
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Subhash Modi (KEN)
Player of the match: Janeiro Tucker
  • United States won the toss and elected to field.

Bermuda, who were ranked as the third-best team from the Americas coming into the tournament easily overcame the United States. 132 from only 88 balls from JJ Tucker and 52 extras saw the Bermudians through to 311 for 8. The Americans started by keeping up with the run rate, but wickets fell and they finished all out for 198.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
Ireland 
222 (49.4 overs)
v
 Denmark
149 (39.3 overs)
Ed Joyce 60 (69)
David Borchersen 3/42 (8.4 overs)
Bobby Chawla 3/42 (9 overs)
Baljit Singh 58 (112)
Andrew White 3/17 (5.3 overs)
Ireland won by 73 runs
Upritchard Park, Bangor
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
Player of the match: Dom Joyce
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

Ireland (222 all out) beat Denmark (149 all out) to take the remaining automatic qualifying spot for the World Cup and ODI status.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
201 (50 overs)
v
 Uganda
138 (46.3 overs)
Naeemuddin Aslam 76 (106)
Joel Olwenyi 4/37 (10 overs)
Keith Legesi 39 (26)
Mohammad Tauqir 3/19 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 63 runs
Pollock Park, Lurgan
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
Player of the match: Naeemuddin Aslam
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

The UAE (201 all out) secured a 63 run victory over Uganda (138 all out) to make sure they would be in the 5th place semi-final along with the Danes.

Group B


1 July 2005
Scorecard
Canada 
284 (48.1 overs)
v
 Namibia
282 (49 overs)
John Davison 125 (93)
Sarel Burger 3/58 (10 overs)
Danie Keulder 83 (106)
Kevin Sandher 5/56 (8 overs)
Canada won by 2 runs
Woodvale Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Troy Henry (IRE)
Player of the match: John Davison
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

The closest game of the first round was between Canada and Namibia. John Davison, who at the time held the record for the fastest century in the Cricket World Cup made 125, supported by Ian Billcliff's 90 as the North Americans put on 284. In reply, Namibia came close, making 282 to lose by 2 runs in Group B's first heavyweight clash, thanks to Canada's captain, Kevin Sandher's five wickets. Namibia put in a protest, however, claiming that the scoring in the 45th over was wrong. The technical committee turned down Namibia's protest, which prompted Namibia to put in an appeal. Namibia's appeal against the technical committee's ruling was turned down, meaning that Canada retain the 2 points they won on 1 July.


1 July 2005
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
69 (25.1 overs)
v
 Netherlands
71/1 (14.4 overs)
Extras (lb 6, w 10, nb 2) 18
Jamie Brazier 16 (27)
Edgar Schiferli 5/20 (10 overs)
Daan van Bunge 36* (38)
Rarva Dikana 0/6 (2 overs)
Netherlands won by 9 wickets
Osborne Park, Belfast
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
Player of the match: Edgar Schiferli
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

The Netherlands (71 for 1) were easy winners over Papua New Guinea (69 all out) by 9 wickets.


1 July 2005
Scorecard
Oman 
83 (28.2 overs)
v
 Scotland
84/4 (18.3 overs)
Azhar Ali 32 (45)
Paul Hoffmann 6/12 (8 overs)
Paul Hoffmann 39 (31)
Hemal Mehta 3/17 (7 overs)
Scotland won by 6 wickets
Instonians Cricket Club, Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Roger Dill (BER) & Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Paul Hoffmann
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

Oman (83) were easily beaten by Scotland (84 for 4) by 6 wickets with 31 overs to spare.


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Canada 
189/8 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
190/3 (42.4 overs)
Sunil Dhaniram 37 (58)
Paul Hoffmann 2/19 (10 overs)
Colin Smith 86* (84)
Don Maxwell 2/29 (6 overs)
Scotland won by 7 wickets
Upritchard Park, Bangor
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Subhash Modi (KEN)
Player of the match: Fraser Watts
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

The biggest game of the round saw Scotland (190 for 3), courtesy of Fraser Watts (81*) and Gavin Hamilton (86*) end up winners by 7 wickets over Canada (189).


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Namibia 
252 (49.4 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
156 (44.3 overs)
Kola Burger 58 (?)
Rarva Dikana 3/31 (9.4 overs)
Ipi Morea 41 (42)
Sarel Burger 3/25 (10 overs)
Namibia won by 96 runs
Newforge, Belfast
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) & Sarika Prasad
Player of the match: Kola Burger
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

Namibia (252) got off the board with a comfortable victory over Papua New Guinea (156).


2 July 2005
Scorecard
Netherlands 
325/5 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
67 (24.1 overs)
Bas Zuiderent 119 (152)
Hemin Desai 3/77 (10 overs)
Mohammad Asif 16 (36)
Ryan ten Doeschate 4/22 (5 overs)
Netherlands won by 258 runs
Carrickfergus Cricket Club, Middle Road, Carrickfergus
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

Bas Zuiderent made 119 and Daan van Bunge 92 as Netherlands piled on the runs, whereas only one Omani scored in doubled figures as Oman (67) were completely thrashed by Netherlands (325 for 5) by 258 runs.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
Oman 
184 (48.5 overs)
v
 Canada
187/8 (47.1 overs)
Hemin Desai 76 (84)
Sunil Dhaniram 3/30 (10 overs)
John Davison 74 (53)
Tariq Hussain 3/32 (10 overs)
Canada won by 2 wickets
Muckamore Cricket Club, Muckamore
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) & Trevor Henry
Player of the match: John Davison
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Canada got into trouble against Oman - after having bowled them out for 184, wickets fell around John Davison - who made 74 - and Ian Billcliff, but eventually the Canadians snared a two-wicket win.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
Namibia 
188 (48.4 overs)
v
 Netherlands
189/4 (46.5 overs)
Danie Keulder 48 (105)
Edgar Schiferli 4/50 (10 overs)
Bas Zuiderent 65* (150)
Danie Keulder 2/31 (8 overs)
Netherlands won by 6 wickets
Osborne Park, Belfast
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Roger Dill (BER)
Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

The Netherlands secured a win over Namibia, but the match was eventually much closer than it could have been. After Edgar Schiferli took four wickets for 50, helping with bowling Namibia out for 188, Bas Zuiderent and Tom de Grooth opened up a partnership of 135. Four quick wickets sent the Dutch struggling to 155 for 4, but Zuiderent and Ryan ten Doeschate saw them home.


4 July 2005
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
90 (35 overs)
v
 Scotland
92/5 (19 overs)
Asad Vala 39 (85)
Dougie Brown 4/15 (9 overs)
Fraser Watts 26* (49)
Ryan Watson 26 (24)
Toka Gaudi 3/30 (8 overs)
Scotland won by 5 wickets
Instonians Cricket Club, Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) & Buddhi Pradhan
Player of the match: John Brain
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.

Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea were bowled out for 90 by Scotland, John Blain and Dougie Brown taking four wickets each, but Toka Gaudi gave the Scots a scare with his three wickets. However, the Scots managed a five-wicket win.


5 July 2005
Scorecard
Scotland 
236/7 (33 overs)
v
 Namibia
209 (31.1 overs)
Ryan Watson 87 (82)
Gerrie Snyman 4/41 (7 overs)
Gerrie Snyman 45 (28)
Craig Wright 4/46 (7 overs)
Scotland won by 27 runs
Limavady Cricket Club, Limavady
Umpires: Trevor Henry (IRE) & Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Ryan Watson
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced match to 33 overs per side.

Scotland (236 for 7) maintained their 100% record with a 27 run win against Namibia (209 all out) in a game reduced to 33 overs in which Ryan Watson starred with 87.


5 July 2005
Scorecard
Netherlands 
187/9 (35 overs)
v
 Canada
162/8 (29.5 overs)
Feiko Kloppenburg 57* (45)
Umar Bhatti 2/31 (7 overs)
Desmond Chumney 64 (79)
Billy Stelling 5/30 (6 overs)
Canada won by 2 wickets (D/L)
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
Umpires: Asoka de Sliva (SRI) & Roger Dill (BER)
Player of the match: Desmond Chumney
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the match to 35 overs per side.
  • Rain during Canada's innings reduced the innings to 30 overs. Revised target was 160 from 30 overs.

The Netherlands (187 for 9) batted first against Canada in a game reduced to 35 overs a side. A further 19 minute break for bad light meant the Canadians target was reduced to 160 in 30 overs. Despite 5 for 30 from Billy Stelling, Canada reached their target with one ball and 2 wickets to spare in an innings anchored by Desmond Chumney with 64.


5 July 2005
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
134/7 (24 overs)
v
 Oman
41 (15.1 overs)
Gimapau Keimelo 27 (18)
Hemal Mehta 2/19 (5 overs)
Mohammad Asif 10 (19)
Inoa Baeau 3/7 (5 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 93 runs
Drummond Cricket CLub, Drummond
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
Player of the match: Inoa Baeau
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain reduced match to 24 overs per side.

Rain reduced Papua New Guinea's match against Oman to a 24 over-a-side affair. The Papuans reached 134 for 7 in their overs, before skittling the Omanis for 41 all out.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
Canada 
319/4 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
159 (39.2 overs)
Ian Billcliff 102* (92)
Gimapau Keimelo 3/66 (10 overs)
Mahuru Dai 52 (70 overs)
Umar Bhatti 3/25 (8.2 overs)
Canada won by 160 runs
Strangford Road, Downpatrick
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
Player of the match: Ian Billcliff
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

With Canada (319 for 4) winning heavily against Papua New Guinea (159 all out), thanks to Billcliff's 102* and Davison's 62, the Canadians made sure they qualified for the World Cup and ODI status on run-rate.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
Oman 
170/9 (50 overs)
v
 Namibia
173/4 (41.2 overs)
Awal Khan 60 (91)
Deon Kotze 3/39 (10 overs)
Jan-Berrie Burger 49 (82)
Rakesh Sharma 2/41 (10 overs)
Namibia won by 6 wickets
North Down Cricket Club, Comber
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) & Roger Dill (BER)
Player of the match: Awal Khan
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

Namibia (173/4) easily overhauled Oman's score of 170 with almost nine overs to spare.


7 July 2005
Scorecard
Scotland 
221 (48.5 overs)
v
 Netherlands
123 (39.4 overs)
Cedric English 44 (87)
Edgar Schiferli 3/39 (8 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 24 (36)
Ryan Watson 4/24 (7.4 overs)
Scotland won by 98 runs
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
Player of the match: Cedric English
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

Scotland (221 all out) maintained their 100% record against the Netherlands (123 all out), which saw Scotland through to the semi-finals. The Netherlands, along with Namibia (173 for 4), who beat Oman (170 for 9) by 6 wickets, qualify for the 5th place semi-finals.

Final group tables

The final group tables are as follows:

Group A
Pos Team Played Won Lost No result Tie Net run rate For Against Points
1  Ireland 5 4 0 1 0 +1.494 999/199.5 701/200 9
2  Bermuda 5 3 1 1 0 +0.695 995/200 856/200 7
3  United Arab Emirates 5 2 2 1 0 +0.432 818/200 731/199.5 5
4  Denmark 5 2 2 1 0 -0.210 774/200 816/200 5
5  Uganda 5 1 3 1 0 -1.047 647/197.4 864/200 3
6  United States 5 0 4 1 0 -1.385 756/200 1021/197.4 1
Group B
Pos Team Played Won Lost No result Tie Net run rate For Against Points
1  Scotland 5 5 0 0 0 +2.065 823/163.1 694/233 10
2  Canada 5 4 1 0 0 +0.789 1141/221 974/222.4 8
3  Netherlands 5 3 2 0 0 +1.451 867/191.3 707/229.5 6
4  Namibia 5 2 3 0 0 +0.311 1080/224.2 1035/229.5 4
5  Papua New Guinea 5 1 4 0 0 -2.201 608/224 775/157.4 2
6  Oman 5 0 5 0 0 -2.590 545/224 879/175 0

Semi-Finals - 9 July

For 1st-4th places


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Canada 
238/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
241/6 (49.2 overs)
Desmond Chumney 35 (67)
Sunil Dhaniram 35 (48)
Andre Botha 4/47 (9 overs)
Peter Gillespie 64* (70)
Kevin Sandher 3/46 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
Player of the match: Peter Gillespie
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

Ireland defeated Canada in the first semi-final. Winning the toss and bowling, the Irish - weakened by Ed Joyce's return to Middlesex - struggled initially, John Davison hitting eight fours and a run single in his 15-ball 33. However, five Canadian batsmen were out with scores in the thirties, as Canada eventually crept to 238 for 9 - Andre Botha taking four for 47. Ireland's reply started cautiously, yet Sanjayan Thuraisingam and Kevin Sandher shared wickets, and after fifteen overs Ireland were only 60 for 3. With ten overs to go, and Trent Johnston having been caught by Sunil Dhaniram, Ireland needed 68 runs to win. However, Peter Gillespie and Northamptonshire player Andrew White hit out well, Gillespie scoring a career-best score in the ICC Trophy with 64 - and Ireland squeezed home with four balls and four wickets to spare.


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Bermuda 
219/9 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
222/4 (46.5 overs)
Dean Minors 53* (53)
Paul Hoffmann 3/28 (9 overs)
Cedric English 75* (111)
Dennis Archer 3/40 (10 overs)
Scotland won by 6 wickets
The Hills Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Kevan Barbour (ZIM) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
Player of the match: Cedric English
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.

Scotland didn't have as tough a time of it against Bermuda, but still had to ponder innumerable wides. In all, Scotland conceded 49 extras in 50 overs, of which 30 were wides - only Bermudian wicket-keeper Dean Minors out-scoring the extras. Bermuda reached a total of 219 for 9, having been 88 for 7, and a fiery opening burst from 42-year-old Dennis Archer had the Scots worried. However, Cedric English and Gavin Hamilton steadied the ship, and the Scots eventually won by six wickets, making 222 for 4 in 46.5 overs.

For 5th-8th places


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Netherlands 
314/6 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
225 (48.3 overs)
Daan van Bunge 137 (118)
Bas Zuiderent 107 (134)
Thomas Hansen 3/41 (10 overs)
Frederik Klokker 52 (83)
Pieter Seelaar 3/35 (10 overs)
Netherlands won by 89 runs
North County Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Roger Dill (BER)
Player of the match: Daan van Bunge
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

Denmark were batted out of the game by Bas Zuiderent and Daan van Bunge who both made centuries as the Danish spin bowling was taken to all corners. Van Bunge made 137 and Zuiderent 107 as the Dutch amassed 314 for 6, also helped by Ryan ten Doeschate who made 32. Despite Thomas Hansen bowling a maiden and taking three for 41, it was not enough. In reply, the Danes were in with a shout as long as Frederik Klokker was at the crease, but when he was gone for 52, it was quickly over. The Danes crawled to 225 all out, not a bad score by their standards, but still defeated by 89 runs.


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Namibia 
240/7 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
242/6 (47 overs)
Gerrie Snyman 83* (63)
Ali Asad 2/33 (10 overs)
Khurram Khan 92 (94)
Gerrie Snyman 2/36 (9 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
Malahide, Dublin
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
Player of the match: Khurram Khan
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, pulled off a somewhat surprising victory over Namibia, who had qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Despite all-rounder Gerrie Snyman scoring 83 not out in Namibia's total of 240 for 7, and his early efforts to have UAE on 18 for 2, UAE responded with an experienced all-rounder of their own, Khurram Khan. The captain made 92 as UAE won by six wickets with three overs to spare.

For 9th-12th places


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Oman 
181 (49.1 overs)
v
 Uganda
175 (48.5 overs)
Mohammad Aslam 39 (42)
Patrick Ochan 3/26 (10 overs)
Kenneth Kamyuka 50 (117)
Tariq Hussain 3/29 (10 overs)
Oman won by 6 runs
Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Subhash Modi
Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Oman reached the ninth place play-off with a surprise win over Uganda. Oman were initially reduced to 97 for 7, but recovered, Mohammad Aslam scoring 39 as they finished all out for 181. In reply, Kenneth Kamyuka and Lawrence Sematimba paired up for 106 after a shaky start to 37 for 5, but when Sematimba departed for 48 the wheels fell off the Ugandan chase, and they ended all out on 175, losing by six runs.


9 July 2005
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
171 (43.1 overs)
v
 United States
175/2 (32 overs)
Extras (b 8, lb 8, w 24, nb 4) 44
Ipi Morea 25 (36)
Imran Awan 4/46 (7 overs)
Steve Massiah 56* (84)
Gowkaran Roopnarine 56* (50)
Hitolo Areni 1/39 (7 overs)
Rarva Dikana 1/39 (6 overs)
United States won by 8 wickets
Merrion Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
Player of the match: Steve Massiah
  • United States won the toss and elected to field.

The United States had relatively few problems in beating Papua New Guinea. First, Imran Awan took four for 46 (including six wides and four no-balls) to help bowl out the Papuans for 171. Then, Steve Massiah and Gowkaran Roopnarine helped themselves to unbeaten fifties, as USA won by eight wickets with 18 overs remaining in the game.

3rd to 12th place placement matches - 11 July

Third place play-off


11 July 2005
Scorecard
Bermuda 
195 (48.5 overs)
v
 Canada
197/5 (43.2 overs)
Irving Romaine 71 (90)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 2/16 (9.5 overs)
Zubin Surkari 47 (62)
Saleem Mukuddem 2/41 (10 overs)
Canada won by 5 wickets
Malahide, Dublin
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
Player of the match: Ian Billcliff
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.

Canada disposed of Bermuda relatively easily, Sanjayan Thuraisingam taking three for 16 in nearly ten overs as Bermuda rolled over for 195, and despite John Davison being out for 5, Canada controlled their way to the target, Zubin Surkari top-scoring with 47 as Canada won by five wickets.

Fifth place play-off


11 July 2005
Scorecard
Netherlands 
287/4 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
142 (31.3 overs)
Bas Zuiderent 116* (138)
Ali Asad 2/34 (10 overs)
Fahad Usman 30 (24)
Billy Stelling 3/33 (6.3 overs)
Netherlands won by 145 runs
Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) & Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

The Dutch cricket team won this most important of the placement matches on 11 July, as the winner would qualify for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and also for ODI status and several grants from the ICC. Batting first, the Dutch were led to another big score after Bas Zuiderent made another century - this time unbeaten, for 116. Ryan ten Doeschate added 65 not out, while Tim de Leede also made 65, and the Dutch scored 287 for 4. In reply, the UAE always knew they were up against a massive total, and lost wickets exceedingly quickly - their highest partnership was 41, as they made 142 all out, losing by 143 runs.

Seventh place play-off


11 July 2005
Scorecard
Namibia 
230/9 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
127 (37.3 overs)
Sarel Burger 40 (70)
Bobby Chawla 3/42 (10 overs)
Baljit Singh 34 (43)
Sarel Burger 5/23 (10 overs)
Namibia won by 103 runs
The Hills Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Kevan Barbour (ZIM)
Player of the match: Sarel Burger
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

The air had gone out of the Danish balloon, as they rolled over to Sarel Burger - one of Namibia's four players named Burger. Having elected to bat, Namibia made 230 for 9, while Danish spinner Bobby Chawla took three for 42. After an opening partnership of 49 between Baljit Singh and Frederik Klokker, Sarel Burger took five wickets for 23 runs, as the Danes crumbled to 127 all out.

Ninth place play-off


11 July 2005
Scorecard
United States 
345/6 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
348/7 (49.1 overs)
Gowkaran Roopnarine 98 (108)
Tariq Hussain 1/38 (4 overs)
Farhan Khan 94* (47)
Hamish Anthony 2/47 (9.1 overs)
Oman won by 3 wickets
North County Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Roger Dill (BER) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
Player of the match: Farhan Khan
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.

In an unusually high-scoring match, the United States lost despite scoring 345 for 6 in their innings. Roopnarine continued on his semi-final form, making 98, while six sixes from Tony Reid sent his score to 61 not out off 29 balls. The USA looked on course to winning when Oman had been reduced to 211 for 7 - however, Farhan Khan wanted otherwise, smashing nine sixes on his way to 94 not out, and Oman took a three-wicket win.

Eleventh place play-off


11 July 2005
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
203 (49.5 overs)
v
 Uganda
202/9 (50 overs)
Arua Uda 49 (79)
Emmanuel Isaneez 4/48 (10 overs)
Kenneth Kamyuka 126* (138)
Hitolo Areni 4/37 (9 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 1 run
Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin
Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.

Papua New Guinea, who had qualified for this tournament through the extra chance in the World Cup Qualifying Series, got their first win in an extremely close-run match with Uganda. After young pace bowler Emmanuel Isaneez had taken four for 48 to reduce Papua New Guinea to 203 all out, Papuan Hitolo Areni responded with four quick wickets, as Uganda crumbled to 16 for 4 - and then 153 for 9. Kenneth Kamyuka then showed the Papuans how to stay on strike, as his batting partner Isaneez faced three deliveries in their partnership of 49. However, Kamyuka just could not hit the runs quickly enough, and Uganda ended on 202 for 9 - thus claiming the wooden spoon.

Final - 13 July

This match was played two days after the other five placement matches. Scotland batted Ireland out of the match, their returning county professionals taking full advantage. Ryan Watson top-scored for the Scots with 94, but Dougie Brown (59 off 44 balls) and Fraser Watts (55) also made big contributions, as the Irish bowling conceded their highest total in this tournament - 324 for 8. Paul Hoffmann ripped out two Irish wickets quickly, but Ed Joyce and wicketkeeper Jeremy Bray rebuilt to 148 for 2. However, a flurry of wickets - Craig Wright taking three for 48 as the most - sent the Irish staring down the barrel, first at 188 for 6, and then at 222 for 9. Not even 34 not out from the number 11, Gordon Cooke could help Ireland, as they lost by 47 runs.

13 July 2005
Scorecard
Scotland 
324/8 (50.0 overs)
v
 Ireland
277/9 (50.0 overs)
Ryan Watson 94 (99)
Gordon Cooke 3/70 (9 overs)
Ed Joyce 81 (82)
Craig Wright 3/48 (7 overs)
Scotland won by 47 runs
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Shahul Hameed (Ina)
Player of the match: Ryan Watson (Sco)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings

Position Team Status
1st  Scotland Qualified for the 2007 World Cup and gained ODI status until 2009
2nd  Ireland
3rd  Canada
4th  Bermuda
5th  Netherlands
6th  United Arab Emirates Relegated to 2007 Division One
7th  Namibia
8th  Denmark
9th  Oman
10th  United States1
11th  Papua New Guinea
12th  Uganda

1 - On August 9, 2005 the ICC expelled the USA, which saw them not compete in the 2007 Division One.[1]

Leading batsmen

2005 ICC Trophy - leading batsmen by runs
Name Team Runs Bat avg
Bas Zuiderent Netherlands 474 118.50
Ed Joyce Ireland 399 99.75
Ian Billcliff Canada 315 78.75
John Davison Canada 312 44.57
Daan van Bunge Netherlands 291 48.50
Kenneth Kamyuka Uganda 246 61.50
Khurram Khan United Arab Emirates 239 39.83
Steve Massiah USA 232 58.00
Janeiro Tucker Bermuda 232 46.40
Gerrie Snyman Namibia 228 45.60

Source:[2]

Leading bowlers

2005 ICC Trophy - leading bowlers by wickets taken
Name Team Wickets Bowl avg
Paul Hoffmann Scotland 17 10.17
Edgar Schiferli Netherlands 17 14.64
Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands 15 9.73
Thomas Hansen Denmark 15 14.00
Kevin Sandher Canada 13 14.07
Sarel Burger Namibia 13 16.69
Hamish Anthony USA 12 19.50
Trent Johnston Ireland 12 21.08
Billy Stelling Netherlands 11 14.81
Dougie Brown Scotland 11 16.18
John Blain Scotland 11 18.90
Kenneth Kamyuka Uganda 11 21.72
Ahmed Nadeem United Arab Emirates 11 23.00
David Borchersen Denmark 11 23.18

Source:[3]

See also

References