ICC Intercontinental Cup
See also: 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup is a first class tournament for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. The nations participating do not have status as Test nations. All the games are scheduled for three days. Scotland won the first tournament in 2004.
The teams played each other team in each of the four groups once. The winners of each group progressed to a semi-final from 23 to 25 October, and then a final from 27 to 29 October, to be hosted in Namibia. In the African group, both Kenya and Namibia beat Uganda, setting up a virtual group final between Kenya and Namibia in early June. The match was drawn, but Kenya scored more points because they scored more runs in the match, enabling them to qualify by a margin of 2.5 points.
In Asia, it was almost as tight, Nepal trailing UAE by 21.5 points before the final match between the two sides - having had one match with Hong Kong severely curtailed by rain. The Nepalis were dominant, winning by 172 runs, yet UAE qualified as Nepal could only limit the points difference to 21. Europe's matches were also stopped by rain, but at least the team with the best win-loss ratio qualified, Ireland scraping through with a three-run victory over Scotland in Aberdeen, while Bermuda continued on their fine ICC Trophy run, winning both matches of the Americas group to qualify for the semi-finals ahead of Canada. United States was forced out of the tournament due to internal political conflicts.
ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005. Match length: 3 days. Teams: Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stages (team on left is home team) | |||||||
| African Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 16 | 22,23,24 Apr 2005 | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Kampala | Kenya by 161 runs |
| ICCIC 20 | 13,14,15 May 2005 | Uganda | Joel Olwenyi | Namibia | Deon Kotze | Kampala | Namibia by 3 wkts |
| ICCIC 21 | 3,4,5 Jun 2005 | [[ Namibia | Deon Kotze | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Windhoek | DRAW |
| Asian Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 17 | 24,25,26 Apr 2005 | United Arab Emirates | Mohammad Tauqir | Hong Kong | Tim Smart | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates by 7 wkts |
| ICCIC 18 | 30 Apr, 1,2 May 2005 | Nepal | Binod Das | Hong Kong | Tim Smart | Kathmandu | DRAW |
| ICCIC 19 | 7,8,9 May 2005 | Nepal | Binod Das | United Arab Emirates | Mohammad Tauqir | Kathmandu | Nepal won by 172 runs |
| European Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 22 | 29,30,31 Jul 2005 | Netherlands | Jeroen Smits | Scotland | Craig Wright | Utrecht | DRAW |
| ICCIC 23 | 13,14,15 Aug 2005 | Scotland | Craig Wright | Ireland | Jason Molins | Aberdeen | Ireland by 3 runs |
| ICCIC 24 | 23,24,25 Aug 2005 | Ireland | Jason Molins | Netherlands | Bas Zuiderent | Stormont, Belfast | DRAW |
| North American Group | |||||||
| ICCIC 25 | 23,24,25 Aug 2005 | Canada | Pubudu Dassanayake | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Toronto | Bermuda by 48 runs |
| ICCIC 26 | 27,28,29 Aug 2005 | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Cayman Islands | Ryan Bovell | Toronto | Bermuda by inns&105 runs |
| ICCIC 27 | 31 Aug, 1,2 Sep 2005 | Canada | Pubudu Dassanayake | Cayman Islands | Ryan Bovell | Toronto | Canada by 120 runs |
| Group Tables | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | P | W | D | L | Pts | Asia | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.5 | Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 | |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Europe | P | W | D | L | Pts | America | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | |
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Finals | |||||||
| ICCIC 28 | 23,24,25 Oct 2005 | Bermuda | Clay Smith | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | United Ground, Windhoek | DRAW, Kenya win on points |
| ICCIC 29 | 23,24,25 Oct 2005 | Ireland | Trent Johnston | United Arab Emirates | Arshad Ali | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | DRAW, Ireland win on points |
| Final | |||||||
| ICCIC 30 | 27,28,29 Oct 2005 | Kenya | Steve Tikolo | Ireland | Trent Johnston | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Ireland by 6 wkts |
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