1997 ICC Trophy
Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Bangladesh (1st title) |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 81 |
Player of the series | Maurice Odumbe |
Most runs | Maurice Odumbe (493) |
Most wickets | Aasif Karim (19) Asim Khan (19) Mohammad Rafique (19) |
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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.[1]
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.
Squads
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
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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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 | −1.066 |
Gibraltar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.134 |
Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.823 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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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 | 0.050 |
West Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.096 |
Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.350 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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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 |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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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 | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.025 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.045 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −0.380 |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1.617 |
Matches
1 April Scorecard |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kennedy Otieno 10 (14) Soren Sorensen 2/12 (5 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
- Match abandoned due to rain
4 April Scorecard |
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Baljit Singh 29 (76) Ingleton Liburd 3/14 (5 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 |
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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 | No result | Abandoned | Points | Net RRA |
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Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.969 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.471 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −0.424 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1.030 |
Matches
1 April Scorecard |
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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 |
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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 |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
- Match abandoned due to a slippery outfield
2 April Scorecard |
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Pat Fordham 32 (73) Asim Khan 4/28 (8.5 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat
- Match abandoned due to rain and lightning
4 April Scorecard |
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Robert van Oosterom 40 (59) Akram Khan 2/21 (4.5 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 |
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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 |
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Bernardo Irigoyen 39 (60) Gary De'Ath 2/21 (10 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ali Akbar 32 (80) Derek Kallicharran 2/32 (10 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1st | Bangladesh | Qualified for 1999 World Cup |
2nd | Kenya | |
3rd | Scotland | Promoted to Division One for the next edition |
4th | Ireland | |
5th | Denmark | |
6th | Netherlands | |
7th | Canada | |
8th | Hong Kong | |
9th | Bermuda | Phillip Snow Plate Champion |
10th | United Arab Emirates | |
11th | Fiji | |
12th | United States | |
13th | Papua New Guinea | |
14th | Singapore | |
15th | Namibia | Relegated to Division two for the next edition |
16th | Malaysia | |
17th | East and Central Africa | |
18th | West Africa | |
19th | Gibraltar | |
20st | Argentina | |
21st | Israel Italy | Wooden Spooner |
See also
References
- ^ "1997 ICC Trophy". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links
- 1997 ICC Trophy Official Site
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