# 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.
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

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 | 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
* 12 February Scorecard
| Malaysia 118/9 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 119/1 (28.4 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 9 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi
* 14 February Scorecard
| Gibraltar 80 (44.4 overs) | v | Netherlands 85/0 (9.5 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 10 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi
* 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.
* 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
* 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
* 18 February Scorecard
| Malaysia 253/4 (50 overs) | v | Gibraltar 119/9 (50 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 134 runs Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi
* 18 February Scorecard
| Netherlands 235/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 165 (48 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 70 runs Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi
* 20 February Scorecard
| Malaysia 110 (48.2 overs) | v | Ireland 111/1 (24.3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 9 wickets Simba Union Ground, Nairobi
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 19 February Scorecard
| United States 145 (45.4 overs) | v | Bangladesh 147/7 (46 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Jaffery Sports Club, Nairobi
* 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
* 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.
* 12–13 February Scorecard
| Israel 99 (41.4 overs) | v | Kenya 100/1 (15 overs) |
* Kenya won by 9 wickets Premier Club Ground, Nairobi
* 14 February Scorecard
| Namibia 51 (16.3 overs) | v | Canada 52/0 (11.5 overs) |
* Canada won by 10 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi
* 14 February Scorecard
| Singapore 76 (34.5 overs) | v | Kenya 77/1 (9.2 overs) |
* Kenya won by 9 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi
* 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
* 16 February Scorecard
| Singapore 116 (38 overs) | v | Namibia 117/5 (32.3 overs) |
* Namibia won by 5 wickets Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi
* 18 February Scorecard
| Singapore 120 (49.3 overs) | v | Israel 121/8 (48.2 overs) |
* Israel won by 2 wickets Ngara Sports Club, Nairobi
* 18 February Scorecard
| Kenya 198 (48.3 overs) | v | Namibia 178 (49.4 overs) |
* Kenya won by 20 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi
* 20 February Scorecard
| Namibia 257/9 (50 overs) | v | Israel 198 (47.3 overs) |
* Namibia won by 59 runs Impala Sports Club, Nairobi
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 15–16 February Scorecard
| Denmark 219 (49.3 overs) | v | Fiji 126 (35.3 overs) |
* Denmark won by 93 runs Simba Union Ground, Nairobi
* 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
* 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
* 19 February Scorecard
| Fiji 84 (29.4 overs) | v | Bermuda 85/1 (16 overs) |
* Bermuda won by 9 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi
* 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
* 21 February Scorecard
| Denmark 183/7 (50 overs) | v | Bermuda 185/4 (43.5 overs) |
* Bermuda won by 6 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 25 February Scorecard
| Gibraltar 227/9 (50 overs) | v | Singapore 231/6 (49.5 overs) |
* Singapore won by 4 wickets Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi
* 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
* 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