# 1997 ICC Trophy

The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Bangladesh were the winners of the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final, while Scotland won the third place play-off. These three teams took the three available spots in the World Cup, Bangladesh and Scotland both qualifying for this tournament for the first time.
With some World Cup matches scheduled in Scotland and the Netherlands, Scotland would become the first Associate nation to play a home fixture in a World Cup. The Netherlands failed to qualify but World Cup matches were still held in the Netherlands.

## First round

The first round took the form of a group stage, with four groups, two comprising six teams and two consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group went through to the second round, whilst the remaining 14 teams took part in play-offs for the final standings.

### Points tables

Group A Table :
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.712 |
| Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.682 |
| United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.740 |
| Singapore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.130 |
| Gibraltar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.096 |
| Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.823 |
Group B Table :
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.909 |
| Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.931 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.323 |
| Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.031 |
| West Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.073 |
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.350 |
Group C Table :
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.932 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.850 |
| Fiji | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.184 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.293 |
| East and Central Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.984 |
Group D Table :
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.646 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.707 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.696 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.722 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.359 |
Position of teams in the table is determined by: 1. Total points 2. Head-to-head result (if more than two teams level, head-to-head only applies if all those teams have played the same number of matches against each other) 3. Net run rate

## Second round

The second round was also a group stage, this time with two groups of four. The top two teams went through to the semi-final stage, whilst the third placed teams played off for fifth place, and the fourth placed teams played off for 7th place.

### Group E
#### Points tables

| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.324 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.274 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.380 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.500 |

#### Matches

* 1 April Scorecard
| Kenya 303/6 (50 overs) | v | Canada 143/8 (48 overs) |
| Maurice Odumbe 148* (122) Shiv Seeram 3/46 (10 overs) | | Ingleton Liburd 28 (71) Tony Suji 3/38 (7 overs) |
* Kenya won by 141 runs Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Louis Hogan (Ireland) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands) Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
* 1 April Scorecard
| Scotland 167 (48 overs) | v | Denmark 122 (45.3 overs) |
| George Salmond 59 (115) Peer Jensen 4/25 (10 overs) | | Johnny Jensen 21 (24) Ian Beven 4/23 (10 overs) |
* Scotland won by 45 runs RMC, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Player of the match: George Salmond (Scotland)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat
* 2 April Scorecard
| Canada 99/4 (29.4 overs) | v | Scotland |
| Ingleton Liburd 39 (80) Scott Gourlay 1/10 (6 overs) | | |
* No result Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to rain
* 2 April Scorecard
| Kenya 33/4 (9.4 overs) | v | Denmark |
| Kennedy Otieno 10 (14) Soren Sorensen 2/12 (5 overs) | | |
* No result Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: I Massey (England) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to rain
* 4 April Scorecard
| Denmark 126 (48.1 overs) | v | Canada 119 (27.2 overs) |
| Baljit Singh 29 (76) Ingleton Liburd 3/14 (5 overs) | | Nigel Isaacs 43* (58) Thomas Hansen 5/51 (10 overs) |
* Denmark won by 7 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: JK Kruger (Namibia) and Duco Ohm (Netherlands) Player of the match: Thomas Hansen (Denmark)
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bat
* 4 April Scorecard
| Kenya 153 (48.2 overs) | v | Scotland 37/3 (23 overs) |
| Steve Tikolo 32 (59) Scott Gourlay 3/26 (9.2 overs) | | Bryn Lockie 18* (63) Martin Suji 3/18 (10 overs) |
* Kenya won by 26 runs (D/L) Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Louis Hogan (Ireland) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Player of the match: Unknown
* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
* Rain halted Scotland's innings; Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Scotland needed to be at least 63 runs to win the match at this stage

### Group F
#### Points tables

| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.767 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.695 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −0.208 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.030 |

#### Matches

* 1 April Scorecard
| Hong Kong 145 (45.2 overs) | v | Bangladesh 148/3 (38.2 overs) |
| Riaz Farcy 38 (65) Mohammad Rafique 3/20 (7.2 overs) | | Aminul Islam 53* (83) Stewart Brew 1/19 (6 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Johan Luther (Denmark) and William Smith (Scotland) Player of the match: Aminul Islam (Bangladesh)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* 1 April Scorecard
| Netherlands 211/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 91/3 (23 overs) |
| Peter Cantrell 53* (74) Peter Gillespie 2/20 (9 overs) | | Dekker Curry 30 (32) Andre van Troost 1/11 (3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 5 runs (D/L) Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and JK Kruger (Namibia) Player of the match: Unknown
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field
* Rain halted Ireland's innings; Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Ireland needed to be at least 87 runs to win the match at this stage
* 2 April Scorecard
| Ireland 129 (49.1 overs) | v | Bangladesh 24/0 (6.4 overs) |
| Neil Doak 32 (73) Hasibul Hossain 3/21 (10 overs) | | Athar Ali Khan 8* (21) Mark Patterson 0/8 (3 overs) |
* No result Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: JK Kruger (Namibia) and Johan Luther (Denmark)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to a slippery outfield
* 2 April Scorecard
| Hong Kong 170 (47.5 overs) | v | Netherlands 16/0 (5.2 overs) |
| Pat Fordham 32 (73) Asim Khan 4/28 (8.5 overs) | | Bas Zuiderent 7* (16) Riaz Farcy 0/6 (2.2 overs) |
* No result Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Tony Cooper (Fiji) and Makbul Jaffer (Kenya)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to rain and lightning
* 4 April Scorecard
| Netherlands 171 (49.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 141/7 (31.4 overs) |
| Robert van Oosterom 40 (59) Akram Khan 2/21 (4.5 overs) | | Akram Khan 68* (92) Roland Lefebvre 3/8 (7 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets (D/L) Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Makbul Jaffer (Kenya) and I Massey (England) Player of the match: Akram Khan (Bangladesh)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* Rain interrupted Bangladesh's innings; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 141 runs in 33 overs for Bangladesh
* 4 April Scorecard
| Ireland 223/7 (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 172 (45.3 overs) |
| Angus Dunlop 54 (61) Rahul Sharma 3/29 (10 overs) | | Stewart Brew 50 (85) Paul McCrum 3/30 (10 overs) |
* Ireland won by 51 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Tony Cooper (Fiji) and Johan Luther (Denmark) Player of the match: Angus Dunlop (Ireland)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field

## Plate championship and play-offs

14 Teams placed below second position from first round groups contested for the plate championship and play-offs. Champion team was awarded Philip Snow Plate named after legendary Fijian cricketer Philip Snow.
* 1 April Scorecard
| Argentina 150 (46.3 overs) | v | Gibraltar 151/6 (41.1 overs) |
| Bernardo Irigoyen 39 (60) Gary De'Ath 2/21 (10 overs) | | Tim Buzaglo 48 (78) Diego Lord 2/16 (5 overs) |
* Gibraltar won by 4 wickets Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Colin Hoare (Canada) and Khoo Chai Huat (Malaysia) Player of the match: Tim Buzaglo (Gibraltar)
* Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field
* Gibraltar advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals
* 1 April Scorecard
| West Africa 247/6 (50 overs) | v | Israel 57 (21.1 overs) |
| Okon Ukpong 78* (91) Benzie Kehimkar 2/28 (10 overs) | | Avi Talkar 16 (29) Daniel Vanderpuje-Orgle 5/31 (10 overs) |
* West Africa won by 190 runs RMC, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: D Ker (Argentina) and Hammy Reid (United States) Player of the match: Okon Ukpong (West Africa)
* Israel won the toss and elected to field
* West Africa advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals

### 17th place play-off semi finals

* 2 April Scorecard
| East and Central Africa 232 (49.5 overs) | v | Italy |
| Yekesh Patel 95 (98) Akhlaq Qureshi 3/30 (9.5 overs) | | |
* No result University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Bachitar Singh (Singapore) and AOD George (West Africa)
* East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to rain and a flooded ground
* East and Central Africa advanced on tournament net run rate
* 2 April Scorecard
| West Africa 132 (49.2 overs) | v | Gibraltar 10/1 (2 overs) |
| Kome Agodo 36 (76) Gary De'Ath 4/25 (10 overs) | | Rudolph Phillips 4* (5) Seye Fadahunsi 1/4 (1 overs) |
* No result Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and W Maha (Papua New Guinea)
* Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field
* Match abandoned due to rain
* West Africa advanced on tournament net run rate

### 13th place play-off semi finals

* 1 April Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 134 (27.3 overs) | v | Namibia 129 (47.5 overs) |
| Vavine Pala 39 (36) Mark Barnard 3/18 (5.3 overs) | | Ian Stevenson 32 (82) Vavine Pala 5/16 (6.5 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 5 runs University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: D Beltran (Gibraltar) and Naor Gudker (Israel) Player of the match: Vavine Pala (Papua New Guinea)
* Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat
* 2 April Scorecard
| Malaysia 130 (48.2 overs) | v | Singapore 54/3 (18.1 overs) |
| Santhara Vello 41 (78) Rod David 3/19 (10 overs) | | Moiz Sithawalla 15 (41) Dinesh Ramadas 1/4 (3 overs) |
* Singapore won by 7 wickets (D/L) Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Randy Butler (Bermuda) and Naor Gudker (Israel) Player of the match: Unknown
* Singapore won the toss and elected to field
* Rain interrupted Singapore's innings; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 54 runs in 20 overs for Singapore

### Plate semi finals

* 1 April Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 189/8 (50 overs) | v | United States 155 (40.2 overs) |
| Ali Akbar 32 (80) Derek Kallicharran 2/32 (10 overs) | | Faoud Bacchus 51 (45) Azhar Saeed 3/30 (9 overs) |
* United Arab Emirates won by 34 runs Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Tony Cooper (Fiji) and VM Rafik (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Faoud Bacchus (United States)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat
* 2 April Scorecard
| Bermuda 146 (46 overs) | v | Fiji 46/3 (12.3 overs) |
| Arnold Manders 28 (51) Neil Maxwell 4/17 (9 overs) | | Jone Sorovakatini 17 (17) Corey Hill 2/27 (6 overs) |
* No result Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: D Beltran (Gibraltar) and C Sen (Malaysia)
* Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat
* Match abandoned due to rain
* Bermuda advanced on tournament net run rate

### 19th place play-off

* 4 April Scorecard
| Israel 64 (21.5 overs) | v | Argentina 65/1 (27.3 overs) |
| Yefeth Nagavkar 26 (32) Bernardo Irigoyen 4/27 (8.3 overs) | | Brian Roberts 30 (86) Louis Hall 2/25 (8 overs) |
* Argentina won by 9 wickets Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Randy Butler (Bermuda) and Hammy Reid (United States) Player of the match: Bernardo Irigoyen (Argentina)
* Israel won the toss and elected to bat

### 17th place play-off

* 4 April Scorecard
| East and Central Africa 158 (49.4 overs) | v | West Africa 113 (42.2 overs) |
| Arif Ebrahim 42 (116) Seye Fadahunsi 3/23 (8.4 overs) | | Obo Omoigui 32 (72) Imran Brohi 3/6 (4 overs) |
* East and Central Africa won by 45 runs RMC, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: D Beltran (Gibraltar) and AS Peter (Malaysia) Player of the match: Imran Brohi (East & Central Africa)
* East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat

### 15th place play-off

* 4 April Scorecard
| Malaysia 142 (48.3 overs) | v | Namibia 147/3 (35.3 overs) |
| Suresh Navaratnam 41 (69) Rudie van Vuuren 4/27 (8.3 overs) | | Danie Keulder 45 (59) Rohan Selvaratnam 2/25 (8 overs) |
* Namibia won by 7 wickets Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: William Smith (Scotland) and Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa) Player of the match: Danie Keulder (Namibia)
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field

### 13th place play-off

* 5 April Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 166 (45.1 overs) | v | Singapore 96 (41.4 overs) |
| Navu Maha 45 (60) Graham Wilson 3/53 (10 overs) | | Anthon Ranggi 14 (52) Toka Gaudi 4/23 (10 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 70 runs Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Farid Malik (United Arab Emirates) and Colin Hoare (Canada) Player of the match: Toka Gaudi (Papua New Guinea)
* Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field

### 11th place play-off

* 5 April Scorecard
| United States 193 (48.3 overs) | v | Fiji 197/5 (47 overs) |
| Aijaz Ali 44 (70) Waisake Tukana 5/31 (7 overs) | | Joji Bulabalavu 37 (48) Derek Kallicharran 2/33 (10 overs) |
* Fiji won by 5 wickets RMC, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin (Bangladesh) and Ismail Khan (Malaysia) Player of the match: Waisake Tukana (Fiji)
* United States won the toss and elected to bat

### Plate final

* 5 April Scorecard
| Bermuda 214/8 (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 156 (40.2 overs) |
| Janeiro Tucker 42 (68) Arshad Laeeq 4/28 (7 overs) | | Saleem Raza 37 (32) Delano Hollis 3/20 (10 overs) |
* Bermuda won by 58 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: D Ker (Argentina) and Khoo Chai Huat (Malaysia) Player of the match: Glen Smith (Bermuda)
* Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat

## Finals & play-offs
### 7th place play-off

* 5 April Scorecard
| Hong Kong 125 (42.4 overs) | v | Canada 126/6 (41.5 overs) |
| Stewart Brew 46 (90) Latchman Bhansingh 3/13 (5 overs) | | Muneeb Diwan 35 (75) Ravi Sujanani 2/16 (7 overs) |
* Canada won by 4 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Louis Hogan (Ireland) and Makbul Jaffer (Kenya) Player of the match: Muneeb Diwan (Canada)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat

### 5th place play-off

* 5 April Scorecard
| Netherlands 198/8 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 200/7 (49.4 overs) |
| Asim Khan 48* (33) Morten Hedegaard 2/20 (10 overs) | | Soren Henriksen 42 (72) Steven van Dijk 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Denmark won by 3 wickets Rubber Research Institute Ground, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: S Kathiravel (Malaysia) and H Whitlock (Hong Kong) Player of the match: Thomas Hansen (Denmark)
* Denmark won the toss and elected to field

### Semi finals

The first semi final between Ireland and Kenya was won by Kenya by just seven runs. Maurice Odumbe won the man of the match award for his 67 in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by Bangladesh who beat Scotland by 72 runs.
* 6, 7 April Scorecard
| Kenya 215/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 208/9 (50 overs) |
| Maurice Odumbe 67 (76) Paul McCrum 4/51 (9 overs) | | Derek Heasley 51 (48) Aasif Karim 4/28 (10 overs) |
* Kenya won by 7 runs Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and Nigel Plews (England) Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field
* Reserve day used
* Kenya qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match
* 8, 9 April Scorecard
| Bangladesh 243/4 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 171 (44.5 overs) |
| Khaled Mashud 70 (96) Ian Beven 2/29 (10 overs) | | Greig Williamson 39* (59) Mohammad Rafique 4/25 (5.5 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 72 runs Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nigel Plews (England) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field
* Reserve day used
* Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

### 3rd place play-off

In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs after rain delayed the start. Mike Smith top scored for Scotland with 49. The Duckworth-Lewis method set Ireland's target at 192 runs, but the Irish were bowled out for 141, Keith Sheridan taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup.
* 10, 11 April Scorecard
| Scotland 187/8 (45 overs) | v | Ireland 141/8 (39 overs) |
| Mike Smith 49 (88) Mark Patterson 2/42 (8 overs) | | Justin Benson 26 (45) Keith Sheridan 4/34 (9 overs) |
* Scotland won by 51 runs (D/L) Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Mike Smith (Scotland)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field
* Rain interrupted play and reduced the match to 45 overs per team; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 192 runs in 45 overs for Ireland
* Reserve day used
* Scotland qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

### Final

The final between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by rain and was played over two days. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, Steve Tikolo top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs by the Duckworth–Lewis method, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009.
* 12, 13 April Scorecard
| Kenya 241/7 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 166/8 (25 overs) |
| Steve Tikolo 147 (152) Mohammad Rafique 3/40 (6 overs) | | Aminul Islam 37 (37) Tony Suji 2/26 (5 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (D/L) Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Kenya)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
* Bangladesh's innings shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 166 runs in 25 overs for Bangladesh
* Reserve day used

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Maurice Odumbe | Kenya | 517 | 9 | 86.16 | 121* | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Tikolo | Kenya | 392 | 9 | 56.00 | 110 | 1 | 2 |
| Dekker Curry | Ireland | 391 | 7 | 65.16 | 158* | 2 | 1 |
| Riaz Farcy | Hong Kong | 391 | 9 | 55.85 | 108 | 1 | 3 |
| Alan Lewis | Ireland | 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 |
| Aasif Karim | Kenya | 61.1 | 19 | 8.26 | 19.31 | 2.56 | 4/7 |
| Asim Khan | Netherlands | 57.1 | 19 | 10.26 | 18.05 | 3.41 | 7/9 |
| Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh | 57.4 | 19 | 10.68 | 18.21 | 3.52 | 4/25 |
| Søren Sørensen | Denmark | 65.5 | 18 | 10.16 | 21.94 | 2.77 | 3/19 |
| Martin Suji | Kenya | 69.4 | 17 | 9.35 | 24.58 | 2.28 | 5/7 |
Source: CricketArchive

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | WC Qualification |
| 1st | Bangladesh | Qualified for 1999 World Cup |
| 2nd | Kenya | Qualified for 1999 World Cup |
| 3rd | Scotland | Qualified for 1999 World Cup | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 4th | Ireland | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 5th | Denmark | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 6th | Netherlands | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 7th | Canada | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 8th | Hong Kong | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 9th | Bermuda | Phillip Snow Plate Champion | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 10th | United Arab Emirates | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 11th | Fiji | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 12th | United States | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 13th | Papua New Guinea | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 14th | Singapore | | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
| 15th | Namibia | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 16th | Malaysia | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 17th | East and Central Africa | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 18th | West Africa | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 19th | Gibraltar | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 20st | Argentina | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
| 21st | Israel Italy | Relegated to Division two for the next edition | Wooden Spooner |