1994 ICC Trophy


The 1994 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 in 1992 and so were no longer eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. They 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. All three sides thus qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

Teams and squads

Twenty teams contested the tournament. All twenty-two associate members of the International Cricket Council at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament, with Belgium and Japan the only ones not to send a team. Ireland, Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debuts.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Second round

Group E

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Group F

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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.
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Third-place play-off

The third-place play-off determined the twelfth and final team at the 1996 World Cup.
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Final

Plate competition

The plate competition was contested by the teams finishing third and fourth in each first-round group.

Group G

Group H

Final

Wooden spoon competition

The wooden spoon competition was contested by the teams finishing last in each first-round group.
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Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers are included in this table, ordered by runs, then by batting average, and then alphabetically.
PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Nolan Clarke517986.16121*31
Dexter Smith392956.0011012
Maurice Odumbe391765.16158*21
Clay Smith391955.8510813
Azhar Saeed370952.85126*12

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Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBest
Gavin Murgatroyd49.51910.2615.733.914/31
Fred Arua63.21910.5220.003.155/31
Ole Mortensen62.4188.2220.882.367/19
Stewart Brew54.01813.2218.004.404/16
Pacer Edwards81.01818.6127.004.135/27

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