Triple Crown Tournament

The Triple Crown Tournament was a cricket competition staged annually from 1993 to 2001 between the Home Nations; that is to say Ireland, Scotland, Wales and a team representing England. England were not represented by the professional English cricket team, but rather by an England Amateur XI in 1993 and 1994, by an England National Cricket Association XI in 1995 and 1996, and an England Cricket Board XI from 1997 onwards.

Matches were one-day affairs, and were 55 overs a side in the first three tournaments, but 50 overs thereafter. Although internationals, they are considered minor matches, that is, games without the List A status granted to more important one-day competitions. The venue for the tournament rotated around the four competing nations, with England hosting the first competition.

In the nine years of the competition, Scotland were by some way the most successful team, winning five titles compared with three for England, one for Ireland and none for Wales.[1]

Winners

Triple Crown Tournaments
Year Venue Winners
1993 England England Amateur XI[2]
1994 Scotland Scotland[3]
1995 Ireland Scotland[1]
1996 Wales Ireland[4]
1997 England Scotland[5]
1998 Scotland England Cricket Board XI[6]
1999 Ireland Scotland[7]
2000 Wales Scotland[8]
2001 England England Cricket Board XI[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "British Isles Championship 1995". Cricketeurope4.net. 1995-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  2. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1993". Cricketeurope4.net. 1993-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  3. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1994". Cricketeurope4.net. 1994-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  4. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1996". Cricketeurope4.net. 1996-07-03. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1997". Cricketeurope4.net. 1997-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  6. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1998". Cricketeurope4.net. 1998-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  7. ↑ "British Isles Championship 1999". Cricketeurope4.net. 1999-07-01. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  8. ↑ "British Isles Championship 2000". Cricketeurope4.net. 2000-07-06. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  9. ↑ "British Isles Championship 2001". Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 2012-03-24.