1994 ICC Trophy

1994 ICC Trophy

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Kenya
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Participants	20
Most runs	Nolan Clarke (517)
Most wickets	Gavin Murgatroyd (19) (19)
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The 1994 ICC Trophy (formally the ABN AMRO ICC Trophy) was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya between 12 February and 6 March 1994. It was the fifth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and acted as the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1996 Cricket World Cup.^[1]

Zimbabwe, the winners of the previous three tournaments, had been granted Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and so were no longer eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. They automatically qualified for the World Cup.

For the first time three spots were on offer to qualify for the World Cup, and matches were played over 50 overs a side, though white clothing and red balls were still used.

The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, defeating host nation Kenya in the final, while the Netherlands won the third place play-off. All three sides thus qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

Teams and squads[]

Twenty teams contested the tournament. All twenty associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament and participated. Ireland, Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debuts.

First round[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Netherlands	4	4	0	0	0	16	4.700
Ireland	4	3	1	0	0	12	3.975
Papua New Guinea	4	2	2	0	0	8	3.374
Malaysia	4	1	3	0	0	4	3.010
Gibraltar	4	0	4	0	0	0	2.240
Source: CricketArchive

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	4	4	0	0	0	16	4.600
Bangladesh	4	3	1	0	0	12	3.905
United States	4	2	2	0	0	8	4.822
Argentina	4	1	3	0	0	4	3.270
East and Central Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	2.190
Source: CricketArchive

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Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya (H)	4	4	0	0	0	16	4.846
Canada	4	2	1	0	1	10	4.502
Namibia	4	2	2	0	0	8	3.304
Israel	4	1	3	0	0	4	2.556
Singapore	4	0	3	0	1	2	2.127
Source: CricketArchive

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Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Bermuda	4	4	0	0	0	16	3.939
Hong Kong	4	3	1	0	0	12	4.958
Denmark	4	2	2	0	0	8	3.956
Fiji	4	1	3	0	0	4	2.840
West Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	2.185
Source: CricketArchive

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Second round[]

Group E[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya	3	3	0	0	0	12	5.491
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	8	4.953
Bangladesh	3	1	2	0	0	4	4.520
Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	2.807
Source: CricketArchive

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Group F[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	12	6.108
Bermuda	3	2	1	0	0	8	5.250
Canada	3	1	2	0	0	4	4.384
Ireland	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.333
Source: CricketArchive

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Finals[]

Semi-finals[]

Of the four semi-finalists, Kenya and the Netherlands had made the semi-finals at the previous tournament in 1990, Bermuda had last made the semi-finals at the 1986 tournament, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debut.

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Third-place play-off[]

The third-place play-off determined the twelfth and final team at the 1996 World Cup.

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Final[]

Plate competition[]

The plate competition was contested by the teams finishing third and fourth in each first-round group.

Group G[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	0	12	4.515
Namibia	3	2	1	0	0	8	4.413
Argentina	3	1	2	0	0	4	3.200
Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.180
Source: CricketArchive

Group H[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United States	3	3	0	0	0	12	5.286
Denmark	3	2	1	0	0	8	4.329
Malaysia	3	1	2	0	0	4	3.353
Israel	3	0	3	0	0	0	1.827
Source: CricketArchive

Final[]

Wooden spoon competition[]

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
West Africa	3	3	0	0	0	12	4.157
East and Central Africa	3	2	1	0	0	8	4.342
Singapore	3	1	2	0	0	4	4.131
Gibraltar	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.053
Source: CricketArchive

The wooden spoon competition was contested by the teams finishing last in each first-round group.

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Statistics[]

Most runs[]

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table, ordered by runs, then by batting average, and then alphabetically.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Nolan Clarke	Netherlands	517	9	86.16	121*	3	1
Dexter Smith	Bermuda	392	9	56.00	110	1	2
Maurice Odumbe	Kenya	391	7	65.16	158*	2	1
Clay Smith	Bermuda	391	9	55.85	108	1	3
Azhar Saeed	United Arab Emirates	370	9	52.85	126*	1	2

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets[]

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

Player	Team	Overs	Wkts	Ave	SR	Econ	Best
Gavin Murgatroyd	Namibia	49.5	19	10.26	15.73	3.91	4/31
	Papua New Guinea	63.2	19	10.52	20.00	3.15	5/31
Ole Mortensen	Denmark	62.4	18	8.22	20.88	2.36	7/19
	Hong Kong	54.0	18	13.22	18.00	4.40	4/16
Pacer Edwards	Bermuda	81.0	18	18.61	27.00	4.13	5/27

Source: CricketArchive

See also[]

• ICC Trophy
• 1996 Cricket World Cup

References[]

External links[]

• 1994 ICC Trophy page on Cricket Archive