The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe (2000+2002) and Sri Lanka (2002 only). Its place has been taken in the international cricket calendar by the ICC World Cricket League Championship (initially known as World Cricket League Division One), which performs the same function.
The 2000 tournament was played in Harare, Zimbabwe, the hosts being represented by Zimbabwe A. They were joined by Kenya, and four European teams; Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands and Scotland. It was then known as the ICC Emerging Nations tournament, and was won by Kenya.
The 2002 tournament was held in Windhoek, Namibia in April. Its purpose was to prepare the four associate teams for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. To this end, those four teams (Canada, Kenya, Namibia and the Netherlands) were joined by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The tournament was again won by Kenya, who beat Sri Lanka A in the final.
The final between Sri Lanka A and Kenya was played on 14 April 2002. Kenya won the toss and elected to field first. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 211. Jehan Mubarak top scored with 82, and Steve Tikolo was the pick of the Kenyan bowlers with 3/29. Kenya lost seven wickets in pursuit of their target, but still reached it in the 48th over for the three wicket win.
The Final was Umpired by Rudi Koertzen of South Africa and Zimbabwean Duncan Frost with Jeff Luck of Namibia serving as 3rd Umpire.
The 2004 tournament was held in Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. With Kenya busy on a tour of the West Indies, the top five teams from the 2001 ICC Trophy (Canada, Namibia, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE were joined by the USA. The USA went on to win the tournament and qualify for the Champions Trophy. It was a close tournament, with five teams all winning three games and losing two, the USA topped the table on net run rate by a tiny margin of 0.028.
Cricket Archive page on 2000 tournament 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
Cricket Archive page on 2002 tournament 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
Cricket Archive page on 2004 tournament
October 21, 2023
nations, challenge, nations, challenge, cricket, tournament, played, every, years, between, 2000, 2004, tournament, involving, best, associate, members, international, cricket, council, were, joined, first, tournaments, teams, from, zimbabwe, 2000, 2002, lanka. The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004 It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe 2000 2002 and Sri Lanka 2002 only Its place has been taken in the international cricket calendar by the ICC World Cricket League Championship initially known as World Cricket League Division One which performs the same function Contents 1 2000 Tournament 2 2002 Tournament 2 1 Points Table 2 2 Final 3 2004 Tournament 4 See also 5 References 6 External links2000 Tournament EditThe 2000 tournament was played in Harare Zimbabwe the hosts being represented by Zimbabwe A They were joined by Kenya and four European teams Denmark Ireland The Netherlands and Scotland It was then known as the ICC Emerging Nations tournament and was won by Kenya Points Table Team Played Won Lost NR Abnd Points NetRR nbsp Kenya 5 4 0 1 0 9 1 897 nbsp Netherlands 5 3 1 0 1 7 0 048 nbsp Ireland 5 2 2 0 1 5 0 338 nbsp Denmark 5 2 3 0 0 4 0 570 nbsp Zimbabwe A 5 1 3 1 0 3 0 163 nbsp Scotland 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 3122002 Tournament EditMain article 2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge The 2002 tournament was held in Windhoek Namibia in April Its purpose was to prepare the four associate teams for the 2003 Cricket World Cup To this end those four teams Canada Kenya Namibia and the Netherlands were joined by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka The tournament was again won by Kenya who beat Sri Lanka A in the final Points Table Edit Team Played Won Lost NR Bonus Pts Points NetRR nbsp Sri Lanka A 5 4 0 1 3 21 1 536 nbsp Kenya 5 3 1 1 1 15 0 745 nbsp Zimbabwe A 5 3 2 0 2 14 0 368 nbsp Namibia 5 2 3 0 1 9 0 011 nbsp Canada 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 979 nbsp Netherlands 5 1 4 0 0 4 1 161Final Edit The final between Sri Lanka A and Kenya was played on 14 April 2002 Kenya won the toss and elected to field first Sri Lanka were dismissed for 211 Jehan Mubarak top scored with 82 and Steve Tikolo was the pick of the Kenyan bowlers with 3 29 Kenya lost seven wickets in pursuit of their target but still reached it in the 48th over for the three wicket win The Final was Umpired by Rudi Koertzen of South Africa and Zimbabwean Duncan Frost with Jeff Luck of Namibia serving as 3rd Umpire 2004 Tournament EditMain article 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge The 2004 tournament was held in Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy With Kenya busy on a tour of the West Indies the top five teams from the 2001 ICC Trophy Canada Namibia Netherlands Scotland and the UAE were joined by the USA The USA went on to win the tournament and qualify for the Champions Trophy It was a close tournament with five teams all winning three games and losing two the USA topped the table on net run rate by a tiny margin of 0 028 Points Table Team Played Won Lost Points NetRR nbsp United States 5 3 2 6 0 551 nbsp Scotland 5 3 2 6 0 523 nbsp Namibia 5 3 2 6 0 150 nbsp Netherlands 5 3 2 6 0 127 nbsp United Arab Emirates 5 3 2 6 0 056 nbsp Canada 5 0 5 0 1 212See also EditWorld Cricket LeagueReferences EditExternal links EditCricket Archive page on 2000 tournament Archived 2012 11 03 at the Wayback Machine Cricket Archive page on 2002 tournament Archived 2012 03 19 at the Wayback Machine Cricket Archive page on 2004 tournament Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ICC Six Nations Challenge amp oldid 1133655385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
