2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Dates | 22 April – 29 October |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Champions | Ireland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Participants | 12 |
Most runs | Steve Tikolo (751) |
Most wickets | Dwayne Leverock (18) |
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a cricket competition for (then) 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. All the games were scheduled for three days and were designated first class.
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, hosted by
- Africa: Uganda(won by Kenya)
- Asia: United Arab Emirates(won by the United Arab Emirates)
- Europe: Scotland(won by Ireland)
- N America: Cayman Islands(won by Bermuda)
The
The tournament was won by
Playing conditions
The competition was run by the International Cricket Council to support the development of the longer form of the game in 12 of its associate members. The points system had been determined so as to encourage positive play. For instance, there were 14 points for a win, and the first innings was restricted to 90 overs, which can encourage attacking play as a team approaches the 90 over mark. In the event of a tie (i.e. all wickets down in the last innings with the scores being equal) each side was awarded 7 points.
Bonus points for batting were available for every 25 runs scored. There was no limit to how many points can be scored in the first innings, but batting points were restricted to 4 points (300 runs) in the second. 0.5 points were available for every wicket taken.
Group stage
Africa Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.5 |
Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
22–24 April: Kenya (32pts) beat Uganda (15pts) by 168 runs
The 2005 competition finally got underway on 22 April the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala. The Kenyan team was just starting to recover from the tremendous upheavals and political difficulties that have racked the Kenyan Cricket Association. This had led to their match against Namibia, which was scheduled to begin on 26 February to be put back to 2 June. With the old-look side restored, Kenya were clear favourites again.
On the first day, Kenya scored 321 in an innings dominated by their veteran captain Steve Tikolo, who scored 149. However, the only real support he got was from Modi (56). In reply, Uganda were struggling at 37 for 3 at stumps. The second day saw continued Kenyan domination. Odoyo took 5 for 34 as Uganda subsided for 168. The ball was certainly on top as Kenya's second innings teetered to 85 for 6, with one day left to play. On the final day, Kenya were all out for 116, setting a target of 270. This was more than beyond them as Onyango took 6 for 21 to skittle the Ugandans for 108. [1]
14–16 May: Namibia (31.5pts) beat Uganda (17pts) by 3 wickets
On the final day, Uganda rallied with Olweny (25), Kwebiha (39), Nsubuga (28) and Kishore (22*) helping the Ugandan total to 211 for 9 declared. Namibia then went for their target, always losing wickets along the way. But half-centuries from AJ Burger, Swanepoel and Kotze finally saw them through with 3 wickets remaining. Namibia now go on to meet Kenya in what will be the deciding match of the African group. Uganda are eliminated. [2]
3–5 June: Kenya (17pts) drew with Namibia (15pts)
With only half a point separating the two teams, it was not surprising that
Asia Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Nepal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.5 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
24–26 April: United Arab Emirates (30pts) beat Hong Kong (12.5pts) by 7 wickets
Hong Kong, making their ICC Intercontinental Cup debut, showed their inexperience in
30 April-2 May: Nepal (8.5pts) drew with Hong Kong (5.5pts)
In
7–9 May: Nepal (32pts) beat the United Arab Emirates (11pts) by 172 runs
And so, despite Nepal clearly showing their dominance in the group they do not progress to the next round. Nepal thrashed UAE and were well on top against Hong Kong but, because their game against Hong Kong was ravaged by rain, they do not progress to the semi-finals in
Europe Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.5 |
29–31 July: Netherlands (5.5pts) drew with Scotland (4pts)
The Scots went into this tournament as favourites, being holders of the Intercontinental Cup and the
13–15 August: Ireland (30.5pts) beat Scotland (17pts) by three runs
The start of the match at
The Scots – needing a victory after the wash-out in
23–25 August: Ireland (11pts) drew with Netherlands (6pts)
The first day of the match at Stormont,
Americas Group
Team | P | W | L | D | Points |
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Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
23–25 August: Bermuda (30.5pts) beat Canada (17.5pts) by 48 runs
27–29 August: Bermuda (31.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (8.5pts) by an innings and 105 runs
31 August-2 September: Canada (33.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (14.5pts) by 120 runs
Knockout stages
Namibia was elected to host the knockout stages of the Intercontinental Cup on 5 April 2005.[2]
Semi-finals
23–25 October
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Kenya 16.5, Bermuda 11.5. Kenya therefore progressed to the final.
23–25 October
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Ali Asad 5/93 (28 overs) |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Ireland 20, United Arab Emirates 13. Ireland therefore progressed to the final.
Final
References
- ^ "2005 Intercontinental Cup". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Namibia stage ICC finals". ESPNcricinfo. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2010.