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1997 ICC Trophy

International cricket tournament


International cricket tournament

FieldValue
name1997 ICC Trophy
fromdate24 March
todate13 April 1997
administratorInternational Cricket Council
cricket formatLimited overs cricket
tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
hostMalaysia
champions
count1
runner up
participants22
matches81
player of the seriesMaurice Odumbe
most runsMaurice Odumbe (493)
most wicketsAasif Karim (19)
Asim Khan (19)
Mohammad Rafique (19)
previous_year1994
previous_tournament1994 ICC Trophy
next_year2001
next_tournament2001 ICC Trophy

| player of the series = Maurice Odumbe Asim Khan (19) Mohammad Rafique (19) The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh were the winners of the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final, while Scotland won the third place play-off. These three teams took the three available spots in the World Cup, Bangladesh and Scotland both qualifying for this tournament for the first time.

With some World Cup matches scheduled in Scotland and the Netherlands, Scotland would become the first Associate nation to play a home fixture in a World Cup. The Netherlands failed to qualify but World Cup matches were still held in the Netherlands.

Squads

Main article: 1997 ICC Trophy squads

First round

The first round took the form of a group stage, with four groups, two comprising six teams and two consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group went through to the second round, whilst the remaining 14 teams took part in play-offs for the final standings.

Points tables

TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
55000102.712
5410081.682
5320060.740
523004−1.130
514002−2.096
505000−1.823
TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
55000101.909
5410080.931
5320060.323
(H)5230040.031
514002−1.073
505000−2.350
TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
4300172.932
4300170.850
4220040.184
413002−1.293
404000−0.984
TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
4400081.646
4310060.707
4220040.696
413002−0.722
404000−2.359

Position of teams in the table is determined by:

  1. Total points

  2. Head-to-head result (if more than two teams level, head-to-head only applies if all those teams have played the same number of matches against each other)

  3. Net run rate

Second round

The second round was also a group stage, this time with two groups of four. The top two teams went through to the semi-final stage, whilst the third placed teams played off for fifth place, and the fourth placed teams played off for 7th place.

Group E

Points tables

TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
3200152.324
3110130.274
311013−0.380
302011−1.500

Matches






Group F

Points tables

TeamPlayedWonLostTiedAbandonedPointsNet RRA
3200150.767
3200150.695
302011−0.208
302011−1.030

Matches






Plate championship and play-offs

14 Teams placed below second position from first round groups contested for the plate championship and play-offs. Champion team was awarded Philip Snow Plate named after legendary Fijian cricketer Philip Snow.


17th place play-off semi finals


13th place play-off semi finals


Plate semi finals


19th place play-off

17th place play-off

15th place play-off

13th place play-off

11th place play-off

Plate final

Finals & play-offs

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

Semi finals

The first semi final between Ireland and Kenya was won by Kenya by just seven runs. Maurice Odumbe won the man of the match award for his 67 in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by Bangladesh who beat Scotland by 72 runs.


  • Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

3rd place play-off

In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs after rain delayed the start. Mike Smith top scored for Scotland with 49. The Duckworth-Lewis method set Ireland's target at 192 runs, but the Irish were bowled out for 141, Keith Sheridan taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup.

Final

The final between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by rain and was played over two days. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, Steve Tikolo top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs by the Duckworth–Lewis method, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Maurice Odumbe**517**986.16121*31
Steve Tikolo**392**956.0011012
Dekker Curry**391**765.16158*21
Riaz Farcy**391**955.8510813
Alan Lewis**370**952.85126*12

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBest
Aasif Karim61.1**19**8.2619.312.564/7
Asim Khan57.1**19**10.2618.053.417/9
Mohammad Rafique57.4**19**10.6818.213.524/25
Søren Sørensen65.5**18**10.1621.942.773/19
Martin Suji69.4**17**9.3524.582.285/7

Source: CricketArchive

Final standings

PosTeamWC Qualification
1stQualified for [1999 World Cup](1999-cricket-world-cup)
2nd
3rdPromoted to Division One for the next edition
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9thPhillip Snow Plate Champion
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15thRelegated to Division two for the next edition
16th
17th
18th
19th
20st
21st
Wooden Spooner

References

References

  1. "1997 ICC Trophy". Cricket Europe.
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