# 2001 ICC Trophy

The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Three spots in the World Cup were on offer and the Netherlands, host nation Canada and for the first time, Namibia qualified. Scotland failed to qualify after losing in the 3rd place play-off and finishing fourth. The Netherlands won the final against Namibia. As a result of the final, The Netherlands qualified for the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
By then, Bangladesh had been promoted to full Test and ODI status and did not take part in this competition. Kenya had also gained full ODI status, so both countries qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup automatically.

## Group stage

The first round group stage saw a unique two division format, designed to eliminate the mismatches that had blighted previous ICC Trophy tournaments. Each division had two groups of six teams, making 24 teams in total.
However, Italy withdrew before the tournament started to protest Joe Scuderi being ruled ineligible despite being an Italian citizen. West Africa also withdrew, leaving one of the Division Two groups with just four teams, after Canadian immigration officials refused the West African team entry into the country due to concerns the players, especially from Sierra Leone, would stay in Canada illegally after the tournament.
The top three teams from the first round Division One groups went through to the Super League stage, whilst the fourth place team in each group played off against the winners of the Division Two groups.

### Division One
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.374 | Advanced to Super League |
| 2 | Scotland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.030 | Advanced to Super League |
| 3 | Canada (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.724 | Advanced to Super League |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −0.294 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 5 | Fiji | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.362 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.851 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.636 | Advanced to Super League |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.187 | Advanced to Super League |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.531 | Advanced to Super League |
| 4 | Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.026 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.057 | |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.494 | |

### Division Two
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.152 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −0.382 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −0.772 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −1.632 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Withdrawn from tournament |
| 6 | West Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Withdrawn from tournament |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.969 | Advanced to Super League Play-offs |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −0.640 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.862 | |
| 4 | East and Central Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.473 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.516 | |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.006 | |

## Super League Playoffs

* 7 July Scorecard
| Namibia 221 (49.1 overs) | v | Bermuda 146 (45.4 overs) |
* Namibia won by 75 runs Maple Leaf South-East Ground, Toronto Umpires: CJ Pickket(Ned), John Thallon (Sco)
* Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
* Namibia qualified for the Super League stage as a result of this match
* 7 July Scorecard
| Uganda 154 (46.3 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 155/5 (41.5 overs) |
* UAE won by 5 wickets Maple Leaf North-East Ground, Toronto Umpires: Johan Luther (Den), Paddy O'Hara (Ire)
* Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
* United Arab Emirates qualified for the Super League stage as a result of this match

## Super League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCF | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0.015 |
| 2 | Namibia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.735 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.367 |
| 4 | Canada (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.617 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.322 |
| 6 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −0.712 |
| 7 | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −1.154 |
| 8 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −0.167 |
Advanced to 2003 Cricket World Cup Advanced to the 2003 Cricket World Cup Qualification match
* 9 July Scorecard
| Canada 189 (48 overs) | v | Namibia 190/8 (49.3 overs) |
* Namibia won by 2 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Melt van Schoor (Nam)
* 9 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 174 (48.5 overs) | v | Denmark 133 (45.4 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 41 runs Ajax Cricket Club, Toronto Player of the match: Roland Lefebvre (Ned)
* 9 July Scorecard
| Ireland 174/8 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 175/3 (42 overs) |
* Scotland won by 7 wickets Malton Cricket Club, Toronto Player of the match: Colin Smith (Sco)
* 9 July Scorecard
| United States 153/8 (50 overs) | v | UAE 155/3 (37.1 overs) |
* UAE won by 7 wickets Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City Player of the match: Ahmed Nadeem (UAE)
* 10 July Scorecard
| Canada 161 (47 overs) | v | Denmark 136 (47.4 overs) |
* Canada won by 25 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City Player of the match: John Davison (Can)
* 10 July Scorecard
| Ireland 283/7 (50 overs) | v | UAE 285/6 (46.4 overs) |
* UAE won by 5 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)
* 10 July Scorecard
| Namibia 181/8 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 108 (44 overs) |
* Namibia won by 73 runs G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto Player of the match: Deon Kotze (Nam)
* 10 July Scorecard
| United States 159 (47.5 overs) | v | Scotland 161/5 (45.5 overs) |
* Scotland won by 5 wickets G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto Player of the match: Keith Sheridan (Sco)
* 12 July Scorecard
| Canada 265 (50 overs) | v | USA 144 (38.4 overs) |
* Canada won by 121 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Joseph Harris (Can)
* 12 July Scorecard
| Scotland 194/9 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 165 (46.5 overs) |
* Scotland won by 29 runs Malton Cricket Club, Toronto Player of the match: Gregor Maiden (Sco)
* 12 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 217 (48.2 overs) | v | Ireland 215 (49.5 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 2 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City Player of the match: Kyle McCallan (Ire)
* 12 July Scorecard
| Namibia 179/7 (50 overs) | v | UAE 117 (34.3 overs) |
* Namibia won by 62 runs Ajax Cricket Club, Toronto Player of the match: Louis Burger (Nam)
* 13 July Scorecard
| Canada 217 (49.5 overs) | v | Ireland 218/3 (44.4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 7 wickets G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto Player of the match: Peter Davy (Ire)
* 13 July Scorecard
| Denmark 167 (47.5 overs) | v | UAE 168/5 (37.3 overs) |
* UAE won by 5 wickets G. Ross Lord Park, Toronto Player of the match: Arshad Ali (UAE)
* 13 July Scorecard
| Namibia 256/6 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 247 (48.4 overs) |
* Namibia won by 9 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Burton van Rooi (Nam)
* 13 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 203/8 (50 overs) | v | United States 170 (47.5 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 33 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Sebastiaan Gokke (Ned)

## Knockout Stage
### 3rd-place play-off

* 17 July Scorecard
| Scotland 176/9 (50 overs) | v | Canada 177/5 (39.5 overs) |
| Drew Parsons 48 (96) Sanjayan Thuraisingam 5/25 (8 overs) | | Ishwar Maraj 50 (77) John Blain 2/34 (8 overs) |
* Canada won by 5 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Sanjayan Thuraisingam (Can)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Canada qualified for the 2003 World Cup as a result of this match as the fourteenth team in that tournament.

### Final

* 15 July Scorecard
| Namibia 195/9 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 196/8 (50 overs) |
| Gavin Murgatroyd 50 (68) Tim de Leede 3/47 (10 overs) | | Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 58* (51) Rudi van Vuuren 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 2 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match: Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (Ned)
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Netherlands won the 2001 ICC Trophy and qualified for the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Daniel Keulder | Namibia | 366 | 9 | 45.75 | 104 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Joyce | Ireland | 359 | 8 | 71.80 | 87 | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph Harris | Canada | 329 | 9 | 41.12 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Smith | Scotland | 326 | 9 | 46.57 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahmed Nadeem | United Arab Emirates | 318 | 10 | 45.42 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

### 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 |
| Roland Lefebvre | Netherlands | 72.3 | 20 | 11.05 | 21.75 | 3.04 | 5/16 |
| Søren Vestergaard | Denmark | 66.5 | 20 | 11.55 | 20.05 | 3.45 | 3/11 |
| Burton van Rooi | Namibia | 57.4 | 19 | 11.31 | 18.21 | 3.72 | 6/43 |
| Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates | 95.0 | 19 | 13.52 | 30.00 | 2.70 | 4/18 |
| Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Canada | 79.1 | 19 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 3.60 | 5/25 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo