1997 British Isles Championship

1997 British Isles Championship or 1997 Triple Crown Tournament

Administrator(s)	English Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	England
Champions	[Scotland] (3rd title)
Participants	4
Matches played	6
Official website	Cricket Europe

The 1997 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1997 in England.^[1] This was the fifth tournament initiated to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Scotland while England Cricket Board XI came second. This tournament was later replaced with European Cricket Championship. This was the first appearance for England CB XI who replaced England NCA for future tournaments

Teams

•  England Cricket Board XI
•  Ireland
•  Scotland
•  Wales^[2]

Group stage

Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 6  England CB XI 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  England CB XI 351-5 defeat  Wales 130-10 by 221 Runs  Scotland 218-6 defeat  Ireland 199-10 by 19 Runs  England CB XI 209-10 defeat  Ireland 190-10 by 19 Runs  Scotland 246-6 defeat  Wales 245-5 by 1 Run  Wales 186-9 lost to  Ireland in a Bowl-Out 0-4  Scotland defeat  England CB XI in a Bowl-Out 3-2 Result  Scotland won the tournament winning for a record third time.  England CB XI came second in the tournament. References ↑ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1997/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/about.shtml ↑ British Isles Championship Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001