# 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup

The 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup is the sixth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, an international first-class cricket tournament between leading associate members of the International Cricket Council. The tournament will run from June 2011 to October 2013. The format has been changed since the 2009–10 edition. The previous two-division system has been replaced by a single eight-team division, comprising the six teams from 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One (Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, and Scotland) and the top two teams from 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two (Namibia and United Arab Emirates).
For the first time, a one-day tournament, the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, will run in parallel with the first-class tournament.

## Fixtures

The breakdown of fixtures for the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011–13 is as follows:
| Round | Window | Home | Away |
| Round 1 | June – July 2011 | Ireland | Namibia |
| Round 1 | June – July 2011 | Scotland | Netherlands |
| Round 1 | June – July 2011 | Kenya | United Arab Emirates |
| Round 1 | June – July 2011 | Canada | Afghanistan |
| Round 2 | September – October 2011 | Ireland | Canada |
| Round 2 | September – October 2011 | Namibia | Scotland |
| Round 2 | September – October 2011 | Netherlands | Kenya |
| Round 2 | September – October 2011 | Afghanistan | United Arab Emirates |
| Round 3 | March – April 2012 | Afghanistan | Netherlands |
| Round 3 | March – April 2012 | United Arab Emirates | Scotland |
| Round 3 | March – April 2012 | Kenya | Ireland |
| Round 3 | March – April 2012 | Namibia | Canada |
| Round 4 | June – July 2012 | Ireland | Afghanistan |
| Round 4 | June – July 2012 | Kenya | Namibia |
| Round 4 | June – July 2012 | Scotland | Canada |
| Round 4 | June – July 2012 | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates |
| Round 5 | March – April 2013 | Kenya | Canada |
| Round 5 | March – April 2013 | Namibia | Netherlands |
| Round 5 | March – April 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Ireland |
| Round 5 | March – April 2013 | Afghanistan | Scotland |
| Round 6 | July – August 2013 | Canada | United Arab Emirates |
| Round 6 | July – August 2013 | Scotland | Kenya |
| Round 6 | July – August 2013 | Netherlands | Ireland |
| Round 6 | July – August 2013 | Namibia | Afghanistan |
| Round 7 | September – October 2013 | Ireland | Scotland |
| Round 7 | September – October 2013 | Afghanistan | Kenya |
| Round 7 | September – October 2013 | Canada | Netherlands |
| Round 7 | September – October 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Namibia |
| Final | December 2013 | Ireland vs. Afghanistan | Ireland vs. Afghanistan |

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | FI | A | Pts | Q |
| Ireland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 116 | +1.891 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 104 | +1.228 |
| Scotland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 66 | +0.934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | +0.942 |
| Namibia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | +0.958 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | +0.856 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | +0.720 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | +0.761 |
* Win – 14 points
* Draw if more than 10 hours of play lost – 7 points (otherwise 3 points)
* First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of result)
* Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.

## Matches
### Round 1

* 21–24 June 2011 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Peter Nero (WI)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
* No play on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* Ahsan Malik (Ned) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Scotland 7, Netherlands 7
* 28–31 July 2011 Scorecard
* United Arab Emirates won by 266 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
* Runish Gudhka, Mansukh Jesani, Ramesh Mepani, Lucas Oluoch, Samarth Patel and Dominic Wesonga (all Ken) made their first-class debuts.
* Points: United Arab Emirates 14, Kenya 6
* 2–5 August 2011 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 9 wickets Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Jeff Luck (Nam) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
* Canada won the toss and elected to field.
* Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran (Afg) and Tyson Gordon (Can) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Canada 0
* 6–9 September 2011 Scorecard
* Ireland won by 5 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Richard Smith (Ger)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Match was originally scheduled for 28 June – 1 July but was pushed back due to visa issues.
* Graeme McCarter (Ire) and Gerhard Erasmus (Nam) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Ireland 20, Namibia 0

### Round 2

* 7–10 September 2011 Scorecard
* Match abandoned due to rain Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer, Netherlands Umpires: Johanes Cloete (SA) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
* Points: Netherlands 10, Kenya 10
* 13–16 September 2011 Scorecard
* Ireland won by an innings and 11 runs Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Manny Aulakh (Can) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Ireland 20, Canada 0
* 23–26 September 2011 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Jeff Luck (Nam) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* Safyaan Sharif (Sco) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Namibia 3, Scotland 9
* 5–8 October 2011 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bakthiyar Palekar and Vikrant Shetty (UAE) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Afghanistan 3, United Arab Emirates 9

### Round 3

* 12–15 February 2012 Scorecard
* Ireland win by 10 runs Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Max Sorensen (Ire), Duncan Allan, Irfan Karim and Shem Ngoche (Ken) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Kenya 6, Ireland 14
* 16–19 February 2012 Scorecard
* Scotland won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) and Shahul Hameed (Ina)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
* Freddie Coleman (Sco) and Faizan Asif (UAE) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: United Arab Emirates 0, Scotland 20
* 2–5 April 2012 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Afsar Zazai (Afg) and Tim Gruijters (Ned) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Afghanistan 14, Netherlands 6
* 5–8 April 2012 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 8 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Owen Chirombe (Zim) and Jeff Luck (Nam)
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Namibia 20, Canada 0

### Round 4

* 4–7 July 2012 Scorecard
* Match abandoned due to rain Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground, Uddingston, Scotland Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
* Points: Scotland 10, Canada 10
* 9–12 July 2012 Scorecard
* Match drawn Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Richard Smith (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* No play on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran (Afg) and Stuart Thompson (Ire) made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Ireland 13, Afghanistan 7
* 16–19 July 2012 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer, Netherlands Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
* No play on Days 2 and 4 due to rain.
* Sebastiaan Braat, Shahbaz Bashir (Ned) and Haroon Iftikhar (UAE) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Netherlands 7, United Arab Emirates 7
* 29 September–2 October 2012 Scorecard
* Namibia won by an innings and 1 run Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match was originally scheduled for 6–9 June but was pushed back due to security reasons.
* Jason Davidson (Nam) made his first-class debut.
* Match moved from Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya due to security reasons.
* Points: Namibia 20, Kenya 0

### Round 5

* 12–15 March 2013 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by an innings and 5 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohibullah Oryakhel and Rahmat Shah (Afg) both made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Scotland 0
* 12–15 March 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Azam, Mohammad Naveed, Rohan Mustafa and Saqib Shah (UAE) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Ireland 9, United Arab Emirates 3
* 18–21 March 2013 Scorecard
* Kenya won by 4 wickets ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai, UAE Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
* Nikhil Dutta, Rayyan Pathan and Raza-ur-Rehman (Can) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Kenya 20, Canada 0
* 11–14 April 2013 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 82 runs Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Wynand Louw (Nam)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Namibia 14, Netherlands 6

### Round 6

* 1–4 July 2013 Scorecard
* Ireland won by 279 runs Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer, Netherlands Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Daniel Doram, James Gruijters and Quirijn Gunning (Ned) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Ireland 20, Netherlands 0
* Ireland qualify for the final.
* 7–9 July 2013 Scorecard
* Scotland won by 152 runs Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Craig Wallace (Sco) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Scotland 20, Kenya 0
* 1–4 August 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Simon Fry (Aus) Player of the match: Jeremy Gordon (Canada)
* Rain prevented play on the first day.
* Start of play on the second day was delayed due to a wet outfield.
* Nasir Aziz (UAE) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Canada 13, UAE 7
* 4–6 August 2013 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 10 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Wynand Louw (Nam)
* Maris Delport (Nam) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Namibia 0

### Round 7

* 22–25 August 2013 Scorecard
* Canada won by 8 wickets Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Peter Nero (WI)
* Canada won the toss and elected to field.
* Cecil Pervez and Salman Nazar made their first class debuts for Canada.
* Vivian Kingma and Paul van Meekeren made their first class debuts for the Netherlands.
* Points: Canada 20, Netherlands 0
* 11–14 September 2013 Scorecard
* Ireland won by an innings and 44 runs Castle Avenue, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Johan Cloete and Richard Smith
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Andrew McBrine and Craig Young (cricketer) made their first class debuts for Ireland.
* Hamish Gardiner made his first class debut for Scotland.
* Points: Ireland 20, Scotland 0
* 22–25 September 2013 Scorecard
* United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Enamul Haque and Sarika Prasad Player of the match: Ahmed Raza
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat
* Michau du Preez and Tiaan Snyman made their first class debuts for Namibia
* Kamran Shazad made their first class debuts for United Arab Emirates
* Points: United Arab Emirates 20, Namibia 0
* 6–9 October 2013 Scorecard
* Afghanistan won by 8 wickets ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai, UAE Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguru and Buddhi Pradhan Player of the match: Rahmat Shah
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
* Fazal Niazai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Nasim Baras, Rahmatullah Sahaq, Sayed Shirzad and Yamin Ahmadzai made their first class debuts for Afghanistan.
* Points: Afghanistan 20, Kenya 0

### Final

* 10–14 December 2013 Scorecard
* Ireland won by 122 runs ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai, UAE Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Tim Robinson (Eng) Player of the match: John Mooney
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 11 | 674 | 74.88 | 121* | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Molloy | Ireland | 7 | 11 | 419 | 52.37 | 123* | 1 | 3 |
| Swapnil Patil | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 8 | 401 | 66.83 | 89* | 0 | 4 |
| Gerrie Snyman | Namibia | 4 | 7 | 399 | 79.80 | 201* | 1 | 1 |
| Sarel Burger | Namibia | 5 | 9 | 393 | 56.14 | 135 | 1 | 2 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Christi Viljoen | Namibia | 7 | 267.5 | 39 | 20.97 | 7/61 | 3 |
| George Dockrell | Ireland | 5 | 182.1 | 33 | 16.57 | 6/39 | 3 |
| Izatullah Dawlatzai | Afghanistan | 5 | 122.3 | 30 | 13.36 | 6/57 | 4 |
| Majid Haq | Scotland | 6 | 191.0 | 26 | 16.73 | 6/32 | 1 |
| Hiren Varaiya | Kenya | 6 | 214.5 | 26 | 22.26 | 6/22 | 3 |