1994 ICC Trophy

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]

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)
Runners-up	Kenya
Participants	20
Most runs	Nolan Clarke (517)
Most wickets	Gavin Murgatroyd (19) Fred Arua (19)
← 1990 1997 →

Zimbabwe, the winners of the previous three tournaments, had been granted Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and so 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. The three sides thus qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

Being group champion, USA and PNG team qualified for plate final, but due to prescheduled flight schedule Namibia and Denmark played the plate final.

Teams and squads

Main article: 1994 ICC Trophy 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.

Argentina  Bangladesh  Bermuda  Canada  Denmark

Fiji  Gibraltar  East and Central Africa  Hong Kong  Ireland

Israel  Kenya  Malaysia  Namibia  Netherlands

Papua New Guinea  Singapore  United Arab Emirates  United States  West Africa

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Netherlands	4	4	0	0	0	16	2.320
Ireland	4	3	1	0	0	12	0.769
Papua New Guinea	4	2	2	0	0	8	0.115
Malaysia	4	1	3	0	0	4	-0.346
Gibraltar	4	0	4	0	0	0	-2.674
Source: CricketArchive

12–13 February Scorecard

Papua New Guinea  248/5 (50 overs)	v	Gibraltar 113 (38.2 overs)

PNG won by 135 runs Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

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12 February Scorecard

Malaysia  118/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 119/1 (28.4 overs)

Netherlands won by 9 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

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14 February Scorecard

Gibraltar  80 (44.4 overs)	v	Netherlands 85/0 (9.5 overs)

Netherlands won by 10 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi

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14–15 February Scorecard

Ireland  230/8 (50 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 88/7 (32 overs)

Ireland won on faster scoring rate Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

• Papua New Guinea's innings was limited to 32 overs.

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16–17 February Scorecard

Gibraltar  136/9 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 138/4 (37.3 overs)

Ireland won by 6 wickets Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi

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16–17 February Scorecard

Papua New Guinea  165 (47.5 overs)	v	Malaysia 121 (46.4 overs)

PNG won by 44 runs Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

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18 February Scorecard

Malaysia  253/4 (50 overs)	v	Gibraltar 119/9 (50 overs)

Malaysia won by 134 runs Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

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18 February Scorecard

Netherlands  235/8 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 165 (48 overs)

Netherlands won by 70 runs Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi

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20 February Scorecard

Malaysia  110 (48.2 overs)	v	Ireland 111/1 (24.3 overs)

Ireland won by 9 wickets Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

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20 February Scorecard

Netherlands  212/5 (50 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 113 (41 overs)

Netherlands won by 99 runs Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	4	4	0	0	0	16	1.305
Bangladesh	4	3	1	0	0	12	0.857
United States	4	2	2	0	0	8	1.265
Argentina	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.310
East and Central Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	-1.991
Source: CricketArchive

13–14 February Scorecard

Argentina  120 (43.2 overs)	v	Bangladesh 123/3 (35.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

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13–14 February Scorecard

East and Central Africa  92 (37.3 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 93/3 (26.5 overs)

UAE won by 7 wickets Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi

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15–16 February Scorecard

East and Central Africa  98 (36.2 overs)	v	Bangladesh 99/3 (22.5 overs)

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Impala Sports Club, Nairobi

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15–16 February Scorecard

United States  206 (47.5 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 209/6 (47.1 overs)

UAE won by 4 wickets Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi

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17 February Scorecard

Argentina  128 (49.2 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 129/2 (24.3 overs)

UAE won by 8 wickets Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

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17 February Scorecard

East and Central Africa  105 (35.1 overs)	v	United States 106/1 (14.4 overs)

United States won by 9 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

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19 February Scorecard

Argentina  180 (48 overs)	v	East and Central Africa 143 (38.1 overs)

Argentina won by 37 runs Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

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19 February Scorecard

United States  145 (45.4 overs)	v	Bangladesh 147/7 (46 overs)

Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

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21 February Scorecard

United States  337/6 (50 overs)	v	Argentina 226/6 (50 overs)

United States won by 111 runs Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi

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21 February Scorecard

Bangladesh  233/7 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 236/4 (46.3 overs)

UAE won by 6 wickets Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya (H)	4	4	0	0	0	16	2.031
Canada	4	2	1	0	1	10	1.814
Namibia	4	2	2	0	0	8	-0.181
Israel	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.592
Singapore	4	0	3	0	1	2	-1.414
Source: CricketArchive

12–13 February Scorecard

Canada  159/8 (30 overs)	v	Singapore 50/8 (20.1 overs)

No result Impala Sports Club, Nairobi

• The match was reduced to 30 overs per side before the start of play.

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12–13 February Scorecard

Israel  99 (41.4 overs)	v	Kenya 100/1 (15 overs)

Kenya won by 9 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi

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14 February Scorecard

Namibia  51 (16.3 overs)	v	Canada 52/0 (11.5 overs)

Canada won by 10 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

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14 February Scorecard

Singapore  76 (34.5 overs)	v	Kenya 77/1 (9.2 overs)

Kenya won by 9 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi

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16–17 February Scorecard

Israel  89 (29.1 overs)	v	Canada 90/2 (21.4 overs)

Canada won by 8 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi

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16 February Scorecard

Singapore  116 (38 overs)	v	Namibia 117/5 (32.3 overs)

Namibia won by 5 wickets Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

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18 February Scorecard

Singapore  120 (49.3 overs)	v	Israel 121/8 (48.2 overs)

Israel won by 2 wickets Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi

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18 February Scorecard

Kenya  198 (48.3 overs)	v	Namibia 178 (49.4 overs)

Kenya won by 20 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

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20 February Scorecard

Namibia  257/9 (50 overs)	v	Israel 198 (47.3 overs)

Namibia won by 59 runs Impala Sports Club, Nairobi

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20 February Scorecard

Canada  210/9 (50 overs)	v	Kenya 213/7 (47 overs)

Kenya won by 3 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Bermuda	4	4	0	0	0	16	1.369
Hong Kong	4	3	1	0	0	12	2.048
Denmark	4	2	2	0	0	8	0.607
Fiji	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.062
West Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	-3.023
Source: CricketArchive

13–14 February Scorecard

West Africa  93 (46.3 overs)	v	Bermuda 94/2 (21.4 overs)

Bermuda won by 8 wickets Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi

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13–14 February Scorecard

Denmark  192 (46.5 overs)	v	Hong Kong 192/8 (50 overs)

Hong Kong won by losing fewer wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

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15–16 February Scorecard

Hong Kong  154 (47.2 overs)	v	Bermuda 154/8 (50 overs)

Bermuda won by losing fewer wickets Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

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15–16 February Scorecard

Denmark  219 (49.3 overs)	v	Fiji 126 (35.3 overs)

Denmark won by 93 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

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17 February Scorecard

West Africa  146 (47.4 overs)	v	Denmark 147/6 (37.2 overs)

Denmark won by 4 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi

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17 February Scorecard

Fiji  126 (35 overs)	v	Hong Kong 127/3 (17 overs)

Hong Kong won by 7 wickets Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi

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19 February Scorecard

Fiji  84 (29.4 overs)	v	Bermuda 85/1 (16 overs)

Bermuda won by 9 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

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19 February Scorecard

Hong Kong  355/8 (50 overs)	v	West Africa 110 (30.5 overs)

Hong Kong won by 245 runs Sir Ali Muslim Club Ground, Nairobi

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21 February Scorecard

Denmark  183/7 (50 overs)	v	Bermuda 185/4 (43.5 overs)

Bermuda won by 6 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi

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21 February Scorecard

Fiji  232/9 (50 overs)	v	West Africa 88 (39.1 overs)

Fiji won by 144 runs Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi

Second round

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya	3	3	0	0	0	12	1.371
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.196
Bangladesh	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.020
Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	-2.504
Source: CricketArchive

23 February Scorecard

Netherlands  205 (48.3 overs)	v	Bangladesh 158 (48 overs)

Netherlands won by 47 runs Premier Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Huib Visée (Neth)

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23 February Scorecard

Hong Kong  86 (33.1 overs)	v	Kenya 90/2 (16 overs)

Kenya won by 8 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Alfred Njuguna (Ken)

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25 February Scorecard

Netherlands  288/8 (50 overs)	v	Hong Kong 154 (41.1 overs)

Netherlands won by 134 runs Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Nolan Clarke (Neth)

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25 February Scorecard

Kenya  295/6 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 282/8 (50 overs)

Kenya won by 13 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

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27 February Scorecard

Bangladesh  238/8 (50 overs)	v	Hong Kong 181 (48.5 overs)

Bangladesh won by 57 runs Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Minhajul Abedin (Ban)

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27 February Scorecard

Netherlands  250/8 (50 overs)	v	Kenya 251/8 (49.5 overs)

Kenya won by 2 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	12	0.488
Bermuda	3	2	1	0	0	8	0.669
Canada	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.402
Ireland	3	0	3	0	0	0	-0.701
Source: CricketArchive

23 February Scorecard

Canada  149 (43.2 overs)	v	Bermuda 151/2 (34.5 overs)

Bermuda won by 8 wickets Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Noel Gibbons (Ber)

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23 February Scorecard

United Arab Emirates  295/4 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 236/9 (50 overs)

UAE won by 59 runs Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Mazhar Hussain (UAE)

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25 February Scorecard

Ireland  202 (48.4 overs)	v	Bermuda 206/3 (45.5 overs)

Bermuda won by 7 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Clay Smith (Ber)

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25 February Scorecard

Canada  278/7 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 279/9 (49.2 overs)

UAE won by 1 wicket Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Azhar Saeed (UAE)

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27 February Scorecard

Bermuda  329/9 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 330/9 (48.4 overs)

UAE won by 1 wicket Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Saleem Raza (UAE)

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27 February Scorecard

Ireland  212/7 (50 overs)	v	Canada 213/5 (46 overs)

Canada won by 5 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Mark Cohen (Ire)

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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1 March Scorecard

Kenya  318/5 (50 overs)	v	Bermuda 254/9 (50 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 158* Clevie Wade 1/46		Clay Smith 108 Steve Tikolo 3/49

Kenya won by 64 runs Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 March Scorecard

Netherlands  194 (48.3 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 195/4 (44.4 overs)
Tim de Leede 52 Sohail Butt 3/20		Mohammad Ishaq 72* Floris Jansen 2/43

UAE won by 6 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Saleem Raza (UAE)

• UAE won the toss and elected to field.

Third-place play-off

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

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5 March Scorecard

Netherlands  306/2 (50 overs)	v	Bermuda 203 (42.2 overs)
Nolan Clarke 121* Pacer Edwards 1/67		Dexter Smith 39 Floris Jansen 3/61

Netherlands won by 103 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi Player of the match: Steven Lubbers (Neth)

• Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.

Final

6 March Scorecard

Kenya  281/6 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 282/8 (49.1 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 86 Saleem Raza 2/48		Riaz Poonawala 71 Martin Suji 4/61

UAE won by 2 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi Player of the match: Mohammad Ishaq (UAE)

• UAE won the toss and elected to field.
• UAE won the 1994 ICC Trophy.

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	0.548
Namibia	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.226
Argentina	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.759
Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	-0.941
Source: CricketArchive

Group H

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United States	3	3	0	0	0	12	2.466
Denmark	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.003
Malaysia	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.571
Israel	3	0	3	0	0	0	-2.717
Source: CricketArchive

Final

Wooden spoon competition

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
West Africa	3	3	0	0	0	12	1.843
East and Central Africa	3	2	1	0	0	8	0.469
Singapore	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.615
Gibraltar	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.727
Source: CricketArchive

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

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23 February Scorecard

East and Central Africa  266/8 (50 overs)	v	Singapore 225/9 (50 overs)

East and Central Africa won by 41 runs Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi

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23 February Scorecard

West Africa  214 (48 overs)	v	Gibraltar 61 (27.1 overs)

West Africa won by 153 runs Aga Khan Sports Club, Nairobi

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25 February Scorecard

East and Central Africa  123 (36.3 overs)	v	West Africa 124/4 (34 overs)

West Africa won by 6 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi

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25 February Scorecard

Gibraltar  227/9 (50 overs)	v	Singapore 231/6 (49.5 overs)

Singapore won by 4 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi

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23 February Scorecard

Gibraltar  170 (49.2 overs)	v	East and Central Africa 174/2 (29.4 overs)

East and Central Africa won by 8 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

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23 February Scorecard

West Africa  219 (50 overs)	v	Singapore 163 (43.4 overs)

West Africa won by 56 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi

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
Fred Arua	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
Stewart Brew	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