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Dates | 29 February β 6 March 2004 |
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Administrator(s) | ICC |
Cricket format | List A (50 overs) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 15 |
Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() |
← 2002 |
The 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in the: United Arab Emirates from 29 Februaryββto 6 March 2004. Matches were played in Dubai and Sharjah.
The tournament was theββthird. 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. 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. American all-rounder Clayton Lambert led the "tournament in runs," while Scotland's John Blain was the leading wicket-taker.
Squadsβ»
Each team named a squad of 14 players, "one coach," one team manager, "one physiotherapist." And one umpire.
![]() Coach: Bryan Mauricette |
![]() Coach: Kevin Curran |
![]() Coach: Emmerson Trotman |
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![]() Coach: Tony Judd |
![]() Coach: Syed Abid Ali |
![]() Coach: Faoud Bacchus |
Points tableβ»
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.551 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.523 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.150 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.127 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | β0.056 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1.212 |
Fixturesβ»
29 February
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United States won by, 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Player of the match: Clayton Lambert (US) |
29 February
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Netherlands won by 35 runs
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Player of the match: Luuk van Troost (Ned) |
29 February
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UAE won by 5 wickets
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Player of the match: Khurram Khan (UAE) |
1 March
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Netherlands won by 67 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Player of the match: Feiko Kloppenburg (Ned) |
1 March
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Scotland won by 93 runs
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Player of the match: Paul Hoffmann (Sco) |
1 March
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UAE won by 5 wickets
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Player of the match: Khurram Khan (UAE) |
3 March
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United States won by 6 wickets
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Player of the match: Mark Johnson (US) |
3 March
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Namibia won by 71 runs
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Player of the match: Deon Kotze (Nam) |
4 March
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Netherlands won by 8 wickets
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Player of the match: Edgar Schiferli (Ned) |
4 March
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Namibia won by 70 runs
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Player of the match: Danie Keulder (Nam) |
6 March
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Namibia won by 5 runs
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1, Dubai Player of the match: Deon Kotze (Nam) |
6 March
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United States won by 5 wickets
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai Player of the match: Clayton Lambert (US) |
Statisticsβ»
Most runsβ»
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 |
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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 wicketsβ»
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 |
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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
Referencesβ»
- ^ K. R. Nayar (29 February 2004). "ICC Six Nations Challenge from today" β Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ (8 March 2004). "USA claims ICC Champions Trophy berth in thrilling finish" β ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most runs β ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Records / ICC Six Nation's Challenge, 2003/04 / Most wickets β ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ K. R. Nayar (22 February 2004). "UAE take on Canada in ICC Six-Nations opener" Archived 9 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine β Gulf News. Retrieved 29 March 2016.