The 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in the United Arab Emirates from 29 February to 6 March 2004. Matches were played in Dubai and Sharjah.

The tournament was the third and final edition of the ICC Six Nations Challenge, and featured six associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Canada, Namibia, and the Netherlands had competed in the 2003 World Cup, while the three other teams invited were Scotland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.K. R. Nayar (29 February 2004). "ICC Six Nations Challenge from today" – Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016. The six teams played each other once in a round-robin, with five teams finishing with three wins and two losses. The United States emerged as the winners based on net run rate, and consequently qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England, making their One Day International (ODI) debut.(8 March 2004). "USA claims ICC Champions Trophy berth in thrilling finish" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016. American all-rounder Clayton Lambert led the tournament in runs, while Scotland's John Blain was the leading wicket-taker.Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

Squads Each team named a squad of 14 players, one coach, one team manager, one physiotherapist, and one umpire.K. R. Nayar (22 February 2004). "UAE take on Canada in ICC Six-Nations opener" – Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016. Joseph Harris (c) Ashish Bagai Desmond Chumney Austin Codrington Sunil Dhaniram Zahid Hussain Shantha Jayasekera Ian Khan Ishwar Maraj Don Maxwell Asif Mulla Ashish Patel Kevin Sandher Zubin Surkari Jan-Berrie Burger (c) Louis Burger Sarel Burger Danie Keulder Bjorn Kotze Deon Kotze Hugo Ludik Gerrie Snyman Stephan Swanepoel Johannes van der Merwe Burton van Rooi Melt van Schoor Rudi van Vuuren Riaan Walters Luuk van Troost (c) Tim de Leede Jacob-Jan Esmeijer Sebastiaan Gokke Tjade Groot Feiko Kloppenburg Hendrik-Jan Mol Adeel Raja Darron Reekers Edgar Schiferli Chris Smith Jeroen Smits Daan van Bunge Bas Zuiderent Craig Wright (c) John Blain James Brinkley Dougie Brown Gavin Hamilton Majid Haq Paul Hoffmann Jamie Kerr Dougie Lockhart Gregor Maiden Ian Stanger Ryan Watson Fraser Watts Greig Williamson Khurram Khan (c) Ahmed Nadeem Ali Asad Arshad Ali Asghar Ali Asim Saeed Fahad Usman Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Nadeem Mohammad Tauqir Naeemuddin Aslam Nasir Siddiqi Syed Maqsood Yogesh Mistry Richard Staple (c) Amer Afzaluddin Rohan Alexander Aijaz Ali Zamin Amin Donovan Blake Jignesh Desai Nasir Javed Howard Johnson Mark Johnson Rahul Kukreti Clayton Lambert Steve Massiah Tony Reid

Points table

Team 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.551 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.523 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.150 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.127 5 3 2 0 0 6 –0.056 5 0 5 0 0 0 –1.212

Fixtures

Statistics

Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Clayton Lambert 214 5 107.00 64* 0 3 Steve Massiah 212 5 53.00 92* 0 2 Syed Maqsood 204 5 40.80 93 0 2 Gavin Hamilton 199 5 39.80 70 0 2 Darron Reekers 190 5 38.00 85 0 2 Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI John Blain 36.5 16 12.40 22.10 3.36 6/13 Deon Kotze 47.0 9 12.11 31.33 2.31 3/4 Sarel Burger 47.0 9 16.22 31.33 3.10 3/37 Edgar Schiferli 40.3 9 20.22 27.00 4.49 5/45 Khurram Khan 43.3 9 21.00 29.00 4.34 4/35

Source: CricketArchive

References

External links Tournament information at CricketArchive Tournament information at ESPNcricinfo