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| Dates | 28 June – 17 July 2001 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andKnockout |
| Host | Canada |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Participants | 24 |
| Player of the series | Roland Lefebvre |
| Most runs | Daniel Keulder (366) |
| Most wickets | Roland Lefebvre (20) Soren Vestergaard (20) |
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The2001 ICC Trophy was acricket tournament played inOntario,Canada in 2001. It was theCricket World Cup qualification tournament for the2003 Cricket World Cup. Three spots in the World Cup were on offer and the Netherlands, host nation Canada and for the first time, Namibia qualified. Scotland failed to qualify after losing in the 3rd place play-off and finishing fourth. The Netherlands won the final against Namibia. As a result of the final, the Netherlands qualified for the2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
By then, Bangladesh had been promoted to full Test and ODI status and did not take part in this competition. Kenya had also gained full ODI status, so both countries qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup automatically.
The first round group stage saw a unique two division format, designed to eliminate the mismatches that had blighted previousICC Trophy tournaments. Each division had two groups of six teams, making 24 teams in total.
However,Italy withdrew before the tournament started to protestJoe Scuderi being ruled ineligible despite being an Italian citizen.West Africa also withdrew, leaving one of the Division Two groups with just four teams, after Canadian immigration officials refused the West African team entry into the country due to concerns the players, especially fromSierra Leone, would stay in Canada illegally after the tournament.[1]
The top three teams from the first round Division One groups went through to the Super League stage, whilst the fourth-placed team in each group played off against the winners of the Division Two groups.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.374 | Advanced toSuper League |
| 2 |  Scotland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.030 | |
| 3 |  Canada(H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.724 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −0.294 | Advanced toSuper League Play-offs |
| 5 |  Fiji | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.362 | |
| 6 |  Singapore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.851 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.636 | Advanced toSuper League |
| 2 |  United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.187 | |
| 3 |  Ireland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.531 | |
| 4 |  Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.026 | Advanced toSuper League Play-offs |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.057 | |
| 6 |  Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.494 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.152 | Advanced toSuper League Play-offs |
| 2 |  Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −0.382 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −0.772 | |
| 4 |  Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −1.632 | |
| 5 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Withdrawn from tournament |
| 6 |  West Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uganda | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.969 | Advanced toSuper League Play-offs |
| 2 |  Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −0.640 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.862 | |
| 4 |  East and Central Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.473 | |
| 5 |  France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −1.516 | |
| 6 |  Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −1.006 |
7 July Scorecard |
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Namibia won by 75 runs Maple Leaf South-East Ground,Toronto Umpires: CJ Pickket(Ned), John Thallon (Sco) |
7 July Scorecard |
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UAE won by 5 wickets Maple Leaf North-East Ground,Toronto Umpires: Johan Luther (Den), Paddy O'Hara (Ire) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCF | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0.015 |
| 2 | Namibia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.735 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.367 |
| 4 | Canada(H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.617 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.322 |
| 6 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −0.712 |
| 7 | United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | −1.154 |
| 8 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −0.167 |
Advanced to2003 Cricket World Cup
Advanced to the2003 Cricket World Cup Qualification match
9 July Scorecard |
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Namibia won by 2 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Melt van Schoor (Nam) |
12 July Scorecard |
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Canada won by 121 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Joseph Harris (Can) |
13 July Scorecard |
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Namibia won by 9 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Burton van Rooi (Nam) |
13 July Scorecard |
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Netherlands won by 33 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Sebastiaan Gokke (Ned) |
17 July Scorecard |
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Canada won by 5 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Sanjayan Thuraisingam (Can) |
15 July Scorecard |
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Netherlands won by 2 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Player of the match:Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (Ned) |
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Keulder | Namibia | 366 | 9 | 45.75 | 104 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Joyce | Ireland | 359 | 8 | 71.80 | 87 | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph Harris | Canada | 329 | 9 | 41.12 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Smith | Scotland | 326 | 9 | 46.57 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahmed Nadeem | United Arab Emirates | 318 | 10 | 45.42 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
Source:ESPNcricinfo
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then bybowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Lefebvre | Netherlands | 72.3 | 20 | 11.05 | 21.75 | 3.04 | 5/16 |
| Søren Vestergaard | Denmark | 66.5 | 20 | 11.55 | 20.05 | 3.45 | 3/11 |
| Burton van Rooi | Namibia | 57.4 | 19 | 11.31 | 18.21 | 3.72 | 6/43 |
| Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates | 95.0 | 19 | 13.52 | 30.00 | 2.70 | 4/18 |
| Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Canada | 79.1 | 19 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 3.60 | 5/25 |
Source:ESPNcricinfo
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