ICC Intercontinental Cup and Shield

ICC Intercontinental Cup 2004 REGIONAL GROUP TABLES AFRICA Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Total batting bowling points Kenya 2 1 0 1 16 15.5 45.5 Uganda 2 1 1 0 14 13 41 Namibia 2 0 1 1 18.5 14 32.5 AMERICAS Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Total batting bowling points Canada 2 1 0 1 16.5 19.5 50 U.S.A. 2 1 1 0 14 19 47 Bermuda 2 0 1 1 13 16 29 ASIA Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Total batting bowling points United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 19 17.5 50.5 Nepal 2 1 0 1 10.5 17 41.5 Malaysia 2 0 2 0 9.5 13.5 23 EUROPE Played Won Lost Drawn Bonus points Total batting bowling points Scotland 2 1 0 1 18 16.5 48.5 Ireland 2 1 1 0 13 16 43 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 15.5 11.5 27 Scoring system: Win = 14 points. Tie = 7 points. No points awarded for a draw or a loss. Bonus points awarded over both innings: 0.5 points for every 25 runs scored, up to a maximum of six points in each innings; and 0.5 points for every wicket taken (no restriction in either innings). The first innings of each side is restricted to 90 overs. If the side batting first does not use all of the 90 overs the side batting second can bat for the 90 overs plus the number of overs unused. SEMI-FINALS Scotland (19 points) drew with Kenya (10.5 points) Canada (19.5 points) drew with United Arab Emirates (15.5 points) FINAL Scotland beat Canada by an innings and 84 runs In its first year the competition was organised on a regional basis with the three leading countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe playing each other in their respective leagues. The top team in each group entered the semi-finals with the winners progressing to the final. The twelve countries involved were selected as follows. Kenya, the only Associate country with official one-day international status at the time, qualified automatically. The remaining countries were chosen from their rankings in the 2001 ICC Trophy in which the order of finishing was: (1) The Netherlands, (2) Namibia, (3) Canada, (4=) Scotland and United Arab Emirates, (6=) Denmark, USA and Ireland, (9=) Bermuda and Uganda, (11) Nepal, (12) Argentina, (13=) Malaysia and Germany. By restricting each region to three countries, it can be seen that Argentina and Germany were perhaps unlucky in not being invited whereas Nepal and Malaysia were fortunate to be involved in what was the weakest of the four groups. Denmark and Ireland met in a play-off of three one-day internationals in Dublin in September 2003 to determine which would be the third European competitor. Ireland won the first two matches by seven wickets and 159 runs respectively and the third match was therefore not played. 13