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 4 4 0 0 0 16 2.320 4 3 1 0 0 12 0.769 4 2 2 0 0 8 0.115 4 1 3 0 0 4 -0.346 4 0 4 0 0 0 -2.674 Source: CricketArchive
Group B Team 4 4 0 0 0 16 1.305 4 3 1 0 0 12 0.857 4 2 2 0 0 8 1.265 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.310 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.991 Source: CricketArchive
Group C Team (H) 4 4 0 0 0 16 2.031 4 2 1 0 1 10 1.814 4 2 2 0 0 8 -0.181 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.592 4 0 3 0 1 2 -1.414 Source: CricketArchive
Group D Team 4 4 0 0 0 16 1.369 4 3 1 0 0 12 2.048 4 2 2 0 0 8 0.607 4 1 3 0 0 4 -1.062 4 0 4 0 0 0 -3.023 Source: CricketArchive
Second round Group E Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 1.371 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.196 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.020 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.504 Source: CricketArchive
Group F Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 0.488 3 2 1 0 0 8 0.669 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.402 3 0 3 0 0 0 -0.701 Source: CricketArchive
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.
Third-place play-off The third-place play-off determined the twelfth and final team at the 1996 World Cup.
Final
Plate competition The plate competition was contested by the teams finishing third and fourth in each first-round group.
Group G Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 0.548 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.226 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.759 3 0 3 0 0 0 -0.941 Source: CricketArchive
Group H Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 2.466 3 2 1 0 0 8 1.003 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.571 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.717 Source: CricketArchive
Final
Wooden spoon competition Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 1.843 3 2 1 0 0 8 0.469 3 1 2 0 0 4 -0.615 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.
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 517 9 86.16 121* 3 1 Dexter Smith 392 9 56.00 110 1 2 Maurice Odumbe 391 7 65.16 158* 2 1 Clay Smith 391 9 55.85 108 1 3 Azhar Saeed 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 49.5 19 10.26 15.73 3.91 4/31 Fred Arua 63.2 19 10.52 20.00 3.15 5/31 Ole Mortensen 62.4 18 8.22 20.88 2.36 7/19 Stewart Brew 54.0 18 13.22 18.00 4.40 4/16 Pacer Edwards 81.0 18 18.61 27.00 4.13 5/27
Source: CricketArchive
See also ICC Trophy 1996 Cricket World Cup
References
External links 1994 ICC Trophy page on Cricket Archive