# 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup

The 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket competition between nations who had not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in July 2009. The format was changed since the previous edition, with a two division system being introduced. The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier also served as a qualifier for this tournament. The top six teams from the qualifier, along with a Zimbabwe XI, would compete in a round robin top division. The teams ranked 7th–10th in the competition would contest the ICC Intercontinental Shield.

## Table

| Team | Points | P | W | L | D | FI | A |
| Afghanistan | 97 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Scotland | 89 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe XI | 72 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ireland | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenya | 43 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
* Win – 14 points
* Draw if more than 10 hours of play lost – 7 points (otherwise 3 points)
* First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
* Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.

## Matches
### 2009 season

* 2–4 July Scorecard
* Scotland won by 29 runs Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland Umpires: Enamul Haque (BAN) & Brian Jerling (SA)
* Points: Scotland 20, Canada 0
* 3–6 July Scorecard
* Match Drawn Woodvale Road, Eglinton, Ireland Umpires: Paul Baldwin (GER) & Rudi Koertzen (SA)
* Points: Ireland 9, Kenya 3
* 15–18 July Scorecard
* Match Drawn Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam, Netherlands Umpires: Niels Bagh (DEN) & Brian Jerling (SA)
* Points: Netherlands 9, Canada 3
* 14–17 August Scorecard
* Kenya won by 247 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Karran Bayney (CAN) & Norman Malcolm (WI) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (KEN)
* Points: Kenya 20, Canada 0
* 16–19 August Scorecard
* Match Drawn Mutare Sports Club, Mutare, Zimbabwe Umpires: Jeff Luck (NAM) & Justice Tapfumaneyi (ZIM)
* Points: Afghanistan 9, Zimbabwe 3
* 17–20 August Scorecard
* Match Drawn Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland Umpires: Paul Baldwin (GER) & Ian Ramage
* Points: Scotland 9, Ireland 3
* 24–27 August Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 1 wicket VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands Umpires: Niels Bagh (DEN) & Nadeem Ghauri (PAK)
* Points: Netherlands 6, Afghanistan 14

### 2009–10 season

* 7–10 October Scorecard
* Zimbabwe XI won by 5 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe Umpires: Owen Chorimbe (ZIM) & Nadir Shah (BAN)
* Points: Zimbabwe XI 20, Kenya 0
* 21–24 January Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz & Tyron Wijewardene
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Ireland 0
* 25–28 January Scorecard
* Scotland won by 8 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Subhash Modi (Zim) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Points: Scotland 20, Kenya 0
* 20–23 February Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and RA Kettleborough (ENG) Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad
* Points: Afghanistan 14, Canada 6
* 20–23 February Scorecard
* Kenya won by 5 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: SR Modi and Zameer Haider (PAK)
* Points: Kenya 20, Netherlands 0

### 2010 season

* 10–13 June Scorecard
* Scotland won by 4 wickets Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer, the Netherlands Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Brian Jerling (SA)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Scotland 20, Netherlands 0
* 25–28 July Scorecard
* Zimbabwe XI won by 137 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen, the Netherlands Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
* Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Zimbabwe XI 20, Netherlands 0.
* 2–5 August Scorecard
* Zimbabwe XI won by an innings and 73 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Roger Dill (Ber) Player of the match: Umar Bhatti (Can)
* Points: Zimbabwe XI 20, Canada 0.
* 11–14 August Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 229 runs Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr, Scotland Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Ian Ramage
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Scotland 0.
* 11–14 August Scorecard
* Ireland won by innings and 84 runs Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Johanes Cloete (SA)
* Points: Ireland 20, Netherlands 0.

### 2010–11 season

* 31 August – 3 September 2010 Scorecard
* Ireland won by 6 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Ireland 20, Canada 0.
* Play was reduced on Days 3 and 4 due to rain.
* 20 –23 September 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Zimbabwe XI 9, Ireland 3.
* 26–29 September 2010 Scorecard
* Scotland won (walkover without a ball bowled) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
* Points: Scotland 20, Zimbabwe XI 0.
* 2–5 October 2010 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 167 runs Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Kenya 0.

## Final

* 2–6 December 2010 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

## Summary
### 2009 season

The tournament began in July when Scotland beat Canada in Aberdeen, inside three days. Kenya then drew with Ireland in Eglinton. Paul Stirling scored his first century in the first innings. In the third match Daan van Bunge scored 98 not for the Netherlands in the draw with Canada in Rotterdam. In August Kenya visited Canada in King City. Steve Tikolo had a brilliant performance, scoring two centuries in the match for a total of 326 runs, with Kenya winning the game by 247 runs. Afghanistan made their debut in first class cricket, visiting Mutare to play the Zimbabwe XI. Noor Ali scored two centuries in this match (230 runs), securing the draw. Tatenda Taibu also scored two centuries for 279 runs. In a match reduced by rain on the final day, Scotland and Ireland played out a draw in Aberdeen. Qasim Sheikh and William Porterfield made centuries, but Regan West took seven Scottish wickets for 88 runs in Scotland's 2nd innings. In Amstelveen, Afghanistan secured their first win, beating the Netherlands by one wicket. Afghanistan's ninth 2nd Innings wicket fell with only six runs needed for victory; Samiullah Shenwari scored the winning runs with a four for the first victory for Afghanistan in first class cricket.

### 2009-10 season

Zimbabwe XI defeated Kenya with a notable performance of Vusi Sibanda, who scored 209 and 116*. Afghanistan scored their second win versus Ireland in Dambulla. Scotland made the target to obtain the win versus Kenya. Dewald Nel took 5 wickets, included to Morris Ouma, who scored 106 runs in the second inning. In February Afghanistan in Sharjah won on third occasion in the Intercontinental Cup by defeating Canada, with an amazing second innings of 494 runs. This was the ninth highest fourth-innings run chase in first-class cricket. Mohammad Shahzad contributed to the victory with 214 runs. The same day Kenya made a run chase of 320 runs versus Netherlands.

## Statistics and records

Statistics and records for the 2009–10 Intercontinental Cup.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | HS |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 7 | 802 | 80.20 | 214* |
| Nawroz Mangal | 7 | 593 | 49.41 | 168 |
| Andrew White | 6 | 557 | 69.62 | 144 |
| Noor Ali | 5 | 527 | 58.55 | 130 |
| Steve Tikolo | 5 | 516 | 51.60 | 169 |
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | BBI |
| Hameed Hasan | 6 | 43 | 19.18 | 6/40 |
| Majid Haq | 6 | 24 | 22.95 | 5/30 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 22 | 32.63 | 4/33 |
| Trent Johnston | 6 | 21 | 22.52 | 5/23 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | 6 | 21 | 37.57 | 3/60 |